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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.
Williamsburg hosted the 2023 Wamac Conference girls’ wrestling tournament on Monday.
The Hawkeyes had an interesting weekend. Plus, Coe and Upper Iowa picked up impressive wins, Brad Smith got his 700th dual victory and the IHSAA released regional dual pairings.
Photos from Solon’s 78-58 win over Mount Vernon in boys’ basketball on Tuesday night.
Photos from Solon’s 56-50 win over Mount Vernon in girls’ basketball on Tuesday night.
Girls’ basketball: Class 3A No. 3 Solon sinks 22 of 23 from the free-throw line, rallies past No. 13 Mount Vernon, 56-50.
Photos from the 2023 Solon Girls’ Wrestling Invitational on Monday.
The response to the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union’s first sanctioned season of wrestling has been deafening. Participation numbers have rapidly grown in the first half and many are excited about trajectory, even though officials work toward improvements.
Girls’ basketball: Iowa City Regina tops Mount Vernon in a 2A/3A top-10 encounter, 48-44.
United World Wrestling World Cup was another entertaining event. We peruse a few results from the weekend in college and high school wrestling.
Mount Vernon has been successful to open the boys’ wrestling season. The Mustangs have sandwiched a tournament title between two dual meet victories to begin the year. Mount Vernon topped Clear Creek Amana, 45-28, Thursday night at home.
Mount Vernon senior Claire Gaffney remembered the influence former Mustang girls’ wrestlers had on her. She’s filling that role for new Mustangs wrestlers.
Iowa City High’s Ben Kueter has been named the 2022 Gazette area prep football player of the year. He’s an Iowa commit, for both football and wrestling. The Gazette’s coach of the year is Mount Vernon’s Lance Pedersen, who led his Mustangs to the Class 3A state championship game.
The Hawkeyes lost its first game inside Jack Trice Stadium for the first time in seven season. Madison Hricik gives her analysis of the game.
UMass isn’t the worst team in FBS. It is, however, very, very, very, very close.
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