Eight regionals at four sites will serve as the inaugural IGHSAU state wrestling qualifiers. The Alliant Energy PowerHouse in Cedar Rapids and Luther College in Decorah will join Des Moines and Sioux City as hosts.
Senior guard Brayson Laube recently broke Marion High School’s record for career scoring, a mark that had been stood since 1952. Laube was a first-team all-stater last year who hopes to lead the Wolves back to the state tournament.
Girls’ basketball: Anna Quillin comes off the bench and makes a huge impact (15 points, 14 rebounds) in Solon’s 58-49 win over Marion.
Photos from the boys’ and girls’ high school basketball games Tuesday night between Solon and Marion.
Boys’ basketball: Solon hounds Brayson Laube early, but Calen Claypool’s big effort boosts 3A No. 4 Marion in a 68-58 win.
Williamsburg hosted the 2023 Wamac Conference girls’ wrestling tournament on Monday.
The Metro’s two Class 3A boys’ basketball teams are pretty good, good enough to come in second and fourth, respectively, in the class this week, as the Iowa High School Athletic Association released its latest rankings Monday. Cedar Rapids Kennedy remains first in 4A, with North Linn second in 1A.
Watch or listen to the January 19, 2023, Prep Basketball Podcast as Jeff Johnson and Jeff Linder discuss the latest talking points in Iowa high school basketball.
WIlliamsburg 120-pounder Gavin Jensen continued his senior season success with a title at the Loyd Shaffer Marion Invitational. He pinned his way through the bracket and improved to 26-4 overall
Photos from the 2023 Marion Invitational wrestling tournament.
Marion’s boys’ basketball team hasn’t faced many junk defenses this season, but Center Point-Urbana started Tuesday night’s game with a box-and-one: four defenders in a zone and another face guarding Marion all-state guard Brayson Laube. The Wolves laid waste to that D, getting 14 first-quarter points from Myles Davis in a 75-57 win.
Girls’ basketball: Vinton-Shellsburg collects 16 steals, owns the boards late and is the quicker team to the ball throughout a 54-45 win over Marion.
Doug Streicher has transformed Linn-Mar into a top wrestling program during his 26-season tenure, becoming the elder statesman of current Mississippi Valley Conference head wrestling coaches. He still finds reward in the progress athletes make on and off the mat.
United World Wrestling World Cup was another entertaining event. We peruse a few results from the weekend in college and high school wrestling.
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