Articles Tagged: Lisbon High School

A Gazette area watch list of top teams and individuals for the 2023 Iowa high school girls’ track and field season.

Cael Happel’s first postseason victory highlighted the Panthers’ perfect first session at the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships on Thursday. UNI went 7-0 and held an early tie for fourth in the team standings.

Brad Smith is the most accomplished coach in Iowa high school history. After guiding Lisbon and Iowa City High to 19 total state team titles and 37 wrestlers to 64 state titles, Smith has decided to retire, bringing an end to his Hall of Fame career that began with the 1978-79 season.

A list of 30 wrestlers who qualified for the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships from Iowa, Iowa State, UNI and former state preps at other programs

After a few days to reflect, the Pinning Combination is ready to break down an expanded Iowa high school boys’ state wrestling tournament. K.J. Pilcher and Dick Briggs take a class-by-class look at the standout teams, wrestlers and storylines.

Class 1A boys’ state wrestling finals recap: Brandon Paez captured his third state championship in four appearances. He became the seventh three-time titlist and 11th to win at least three in Lisbon’s storied tradition.

Class 1A boys’ state wrestling Friday recap: Brandon Paez embraced a journey from Nevada to Lisbon and now four state wrestling finals appearances.

Class 1A boys’ state wrestling takeaways from Thursday: Brody Neighbor avenged two previous losses to North Linn’s Cael Bridgewater, highlighting a strong quarterfinal round for Alburnett.

It’s time for the traditional Iowa high school boys’ state wrestling tournament, this year in an expanded, four-day format. K.J. Pilcher and Dick Briggs have a class-by-class preview on this week’s episode of the Pinning Combination.

A class-by-class synopsis of the 2023 Iowa high school boys’ state wrestling tournament, including team and individual predictions.

Here are five storylines to follow during this week’s Iowa high school boys’ traditional state wrestling tournament.

Iowa’s No. 13 Cobe Siebrecht pulled off a big move in sudden victory to drop No. 10 Will Lewan at 157 pounds. He helped No. 2 Iowa handle No. 9 Michigan, 33-8, in a Big Ten Conference dual Friday night at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

Five area Iowa high school girls’ basketball games to watch Saturday in Class 3A regional quarterfinals and 2A first-round games.

Lisbon finds itself in an uncommon and unique situation. Seventh-ranked Lisbon will host No. 24 Pleasantville in a regional dual semifinal Tuesday night at Lisbon. The winner advances to face No. 5 Wapsie Valley in the final immediately following with a state duals berth on the line.

This week’s episode of the Pinning Combination podcast with K.J. Pilcher and coach Dick Briggs looks ahead to a big weekend of Iowa high school wrestling, previewing regional tournaments for the girls and conference tournaments for the boys.