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PHOTOS: Boys’ State Wrestling 1A Semifinals on Friday, Feb. 21, 2025

Feb. 21, 2025 5:00 pm
Action and reaction from the Class 1A semifinal round of Iowa High School boys’ state wrestling in Des Moines.
Alburnett’s Preston Klostermann is presented the winner after his defeat of Belle Plaine’s Aidan Timm during their 1A 138 lbs. semifinal match at the Iowa Boys’ High School Athletic Association’s 2025 State Wrestling Championships at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, on Friday, February 21, 2025. Klostermann won by fall. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Maquoketa Valley’s Nathan Beitz (right) ties the wrist of Don Bosco’s Kyler Sallis during their 1A 215 lbs. semifinal match at the Iowa Boys’ High School Athletic Association’s 2025 State Wrestling Championships at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, on Friday, February 21, 2025. Beitz won by major decision 16-5. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Cascade’s Brock Morris (left) bridges as he tries to avoid the pin by Riverside, Oakland’s Drew Anderson during their 1A 132 lbs. semifinal match at the Iowa Boys’ High School Athletic Association’s 2025 State Wrestling Championships at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, on Friday, February 21, 2025. Anderson won by fall. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Maquoketa Valley’s Nathan Beitz (left) shoots in on Don Bosco’s Kyler Sallis during their 1A 215 lbs. semifinal match at the Iowa Boys’ High School Athletic Association’s 2025 State Wrestling Championships at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, on Friday, February 21, 2025. Beitz won by major decision 16-5. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Wapsie Valley’s Kanen Decker (left) works up to his feet and an escape from Alburnett’s Shayden Washburn during their 1A 175 lbs. semifinal match at the Iowa Boys’ High School Athletic Association’s 2025 State Wrestling Championships at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, on Friday, February 21, 2025. Decker won by fall. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Alburnett’s Shayden Washburn (left) hops as he tries to avoid the takedown of Wapsie Valley’s Kanen Decker during their 1A 175 lbs. semifinal match at the Iowa Boys’ High School Athletic Association’s 2025 State Wrestling Championships at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, on Friday, February 21, 2025. Decker won by fall. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Lisbon’s Tiernan Boots (left) locks up with West Hancock’s Teague Smith during their 1A 150 lbs. semifinal match at the Iowa Boys’ High School Athletic Association’s 2025 State Wrestling Championships at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, on Friday, February 21, 2025. Boots won by sudden victory 5-2. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
West Branch’s Ethan Humphrey (left) looks to his coaching bench as he wrestles WACO’s Ian Maize during their 1A 106 lbs. semifinal match at the Iowa Boys’ High School Athletic Association’s 2025 State Wrestling Championships at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, on Friday, February 21, 2025. Maize won by decision 7-2. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Jesup’s Cooper Hinz (left) bears the weight of Wilton’s Liam Adlfinger as he arches during their 1A 120 lbs. semifinal match at the Iowa Boys’ High School Athletic Association’s 2025 State Wrestling Championships at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, on Friday, February 21, 2025. Adlfinger won by decision 3-2. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
WACO’s Louden Huisenga (left) comes down hard on a takedown by Shenandoah’s Jayden Dickerson during their 1A 190 lbs. semifinal match at the Iowa Boys’ High School Athletic Association’s 2025 State Wrestling Championships at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, on Friday, February 21, 2025. Huisenga won by decision 4-3. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
North Tama’s Kolt Knaack (left) works on a takedown of Logan-Magnolia’s Corbin Reisz during their 1A 150 lbs. semifinal match at the Iowa Boys’ High School Athletic Association’s 2025 State Wrestling Championships at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, on Friday, February 21, 2025. Reisz won by technical fall 20-5. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Lisbon’s Tiernan Boots (left) works on a takedown of West Hancock’s Teague Smith during their 1A 150 lbs. semifinal match at the Iowa Boys’ High School Athletic Association’s 2025 State Wrestling Championships at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, on Friday, February 21, 2025. Boots won by sudden victory 5-2. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Logan-Magnolia’s Corbin Reisz (top) works on a reversal on North Tama’s Kolt Knaack during their 1A 150 lbs. semifinal match at the Iowa Boys’ High School Athletic Association’s 2025 State Wrestling Championships at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, on Friday, February 21, 2025. Reisz won by technical fall 20-5. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Maquoketa Valley’s Nathan Beitz (left) works to gain control to complete the takedown on Don Bosco’s Kyler Sallis during their 1A 215 lbs. semifinal match at the Iowa Boys’ High School Athletic Association’s 2025 State Wrestling Championships at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, on Friday, February 21, 2025. Beitz won by major decision 16-5. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Wapsie Valley’s Kanen Decker (top) squeezes on a pin attempt on Alburnett’s Shayden Washburn during their 1A 175 lbs. semifinal match at the Iowa Boys’ High School Athletic Association’s 2025 State Wrestling Championships at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, on Friday, February 21, 2025. Decker won by fall. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Alburnett’s Rowdy Neighbor (right) works to breakdown Central Springs’ Dawson Jacobsen during their 1A 126 lbs. semifinal match at the Iowa Boys’ High School Athletic Association’s 2025 State Wrestling Championships at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, on Friday, February 21, 2025. Neighbor won by major decision 14-2. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Alburnett’s Preston Klostermann (left) drives Belle Plaine’s Aidan Timm to the mat during their 1A 138 lbs. semifinal match at the Iowa Boys’ High School Athletic Association’s 2025 State Wrestling Championships at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, on Friday, February 21, 2025. Klostermann won by fall. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
WACO’s Ian Maize runs to his coaches after defeating West Branch’s Ethan Humphrey during their 1A 106 lbs. semifinal match at the Iowa Boys’ High School Athletic Association’s 2025 State Wrestling Championships at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, on Friday, February 21, 2025. Maize won by decision 7-2. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Cascade’s Brock Morris (right) works to gain control of Riverside, Oakland’s Drew Anderson during their 1A 132 lbs. semifinal match at the Iowa Boys’ High School Athletic Association’s 2025 State Wrestling Championships at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, on Friday, February 21, 2025. Anderson won by fall. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Don Bosco’s Hayden Schwab (left) celebrates after pinning Alburnett’s Owen Henriksen during their 1A 120 lbs. semifinal match at the Iowa Boys’ High School Athletic Association’s 2025 State Wrestling Championships at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, on Friday, February 21, 2025. Schwab won by fall. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Don Bosco’s Hendrix Schwab celebrates after pinning Lisbon’s Cael Stricker during their 1A 113 lbs. semifinal match at the Iowa Boys’ High School Athletic Association’s 2025 State Wrestling Championships at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, on Friday, February 21, 2025. Schwab won by fall. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Cascade’s Brock Morris (right) scrambles from Riverside, Oakland’s Drew Anderson during their 1A 132 lbs. semifinal match at the Iowa Boys’ High School Athletic Association’s 2025 State Wrestling Championships at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, on Friday, February 21, 2025. Anderson won by fall. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Jesup’s Cooper Hinz (left) drives into Wilton’s Liam Adlfinger during their 1A 120 lbs. semifinal match at the Iowa Boys’ High School Athletic Association’s 2025 State Wrestling Championships at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, on Friday, February 21, 2025. Adlfinger won by decision 3-2. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
WACO’s Louden Huisenga (right) tris to take down Shenandoah’s Jayden Dickerson during their 1A 190 lbs. semifinal match at the Iowa Boys’ High School Athletic Association’s 2025 State Wrestling Championships at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, on Friday, February 21, 2025. Huisenga won by decision 4-3. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Alburnett’s Rowdy Neighbor (right) controls Central Springs’ Dawson Jacobsen during their 1A 126 lbs. semifinal match at the Iowa Boys’ High School Athletic Association’s 2025 State Wrestling Championships at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, on Friday, February 21, 2025. Neighbor won by major decision 14-2. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Riverside, Oakland’s Drew Anderson (left) celebrates after defeating Cascade’s Brock Morris during their 1A 132 lbs. semifinal match at the Iowa Boys’ High School Athletic Association’s 2025 State Wrestling Championships at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, on Friday, February 21, 2025. Anderson won by fall. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Jesup’s Cooper Hinz (right) faces off with Wilton’s Liam Adlfinger during their 1A 120 lbs. semifinal match at the Iowa Boys’ High School Athletic Association’s 2025 State Wrestling Championships at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, on Friday, February 21, 2025. Adlfinger won by decision 3-2. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Jesup’s Cooper Hinz kneels on the mat after his 1A 120 lbs. semifinal loss to Wilton’s Liam Adlfinger at the Iowa Boys’ High School Athletic Association’s 2025 State Wrestling Championships at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, on Friday, February 21, 2025. Adlfinger won by decision 3-2. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
WACO’s Ian Maize (left) wrestles West Branch’s Ethan Humphrey during their 1A 106 lbs. semifinal match at the Iowa Boys’ High School Athletic Association’s 2025 State Wrestling Championships at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, on Friday, February 21, 2025. Maize won by decision 7-2. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Lisbon’s Tiernan Boots makes an escape from West Hancock’s Teague Smith during their 1A 150 lbs. semifinal match at the Iowa Boys’ High School Athletic Association’s 2025 State Wrestling Championships at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, on Friday, February 21, 2025. Boots won by sudden victory 5-2. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Belle Plaine’s Aidan Timm (left) ties up the wrist of Alburnett’s Preston Klostermann during their 1A 138 lbs. semifinal match at the Iowa Boys’ High School Athletic Association’s 2025 State Wrestling Championships at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, on Friday, February 21, 2025. Klostermann won by fall. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Riverside, Oakland’s Drew Anderson (left) ties up the wrist of Cascade’s Brock Morris during their 1A 132 lbs. semifinal match at the Iowa Boys’ High School Athletic Association’s 2025 State Wrestling Championships at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, on Friday, February 21, 2025. Anderson won by fall. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
West Branch’s Ethan Humphrey (left) faces off against WACO’s Ian Maize during their 1A 106 lbs. semifinal match at the Iowa Boys’ High School Athletic Association’s 2025 State Wrestling Championships at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, on Friday, February 21, 2025. Maize won by decision 7-2. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Cascade’s Brock Morris (right) wrestles Riverside, Oakland’s Drew Anderson during their 1A 132 lbs. semifinal match at the Iowa Boys’ High School Athletic Association’s 2025 State Wrestling Championships at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, on Friday, February 21, 2025. Anderson won by fall. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
WACO’s Ian Maize (left) controls the leg of West Branch’s Ethan Humphrey during their 1A 106 lbs. semifinal match at the Iowa Boys’ High School Athletic Association’s 2025 State Wrestling Championships at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, on Friday, February 21, 2025. Maize won by decision 7-2. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Wapsie Valley’s Kanen Decker reacts after defeating Alburnett’s Shayden Washburn during their 1A 175 lbs. semifinal match at the Iowa Boys’ High School Athletic Association’s 2025 State Wrestling Championships at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, on Friday, February 21, 2025. Decker won by fall. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Wapsie Valley’s Kanen Decker reacts after defeating Alburnett’s Shayden Washburn during their 1A 175 lbs. semifinal match at the Iowa Boys’ High School Athletic Association’s 2025 State Wrestling Championships at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, on Friday, February 21, 2025. Decker won by fall. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Don Bosco’s Hendrix Schwab works on a pin of Lisbon’s Cael Stricker during their 1A 113 lbs. semifinal match at the Iowa Boys’ High School Athletic Association’s 2025 State Wrestling Championships at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, on Friday, February 21, 2025. Schwab won by fall. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Jesup’s Cooper Hinz (right) tries for a takedown of Wilton’s Liam Adlfinger during their 1A 120 lbs. semifinal match at the Iowa Boys’ High School Athletic Association’s 2025 State Wrestling Championships at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, on Friday, February 21, 2025. Adlfinger won by decision 3-2. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Cascade’s Brock Morris (right) works for a reversal Riverside, Oakland’s Drew Anderson during their 1A 132 lbs. semifinal match at the Iowa Boys’ High School Athletic Association’s 2025 State Wrestling Championships at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, on Friday, February 21, 2025. Anderson won by fall. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
West Branch’s Ethan Humphrey (left) makes an escape form WACO’s Ian Maize during their 1A 106 lbs. semifinal match at the Iowa Boys’ High School Athletic Association’s 2025 State Wrestling Championships at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, on Friday, February 21, 2025. Maize won by decision 7-2. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Don Bosco’s Hayden Schwab (left) works to gain control of Alburnett’s Owen Henriksen during their 1A 120 lbs. semifinal match at the Iowa Boys’ High School Athletic Association’s 2025 State Wrestling Championships at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, on Friday, February 21, 2025. Schwab won by fall. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Riverside, Oakland’s Drew Anderson (left) reacts after defeating Cascade’s Brock Morris during their 1A 132 lbs. semifinal match at the Iowa Boys’ High School Athletic Association’s 2025 State Wrestling Championships at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, on Friday, February 21, 2025. Anderson won by fall. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Alburnett’s Preston Klostermann (left) works on a takedown of Belle Plaine’s Aidan Timm during their 1A 138 lbs. semifinal match at the Iowa Boys’ High School Athletic Association’s 2025 State Wrestling Championships at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, on Friday, February 21, 2025. Klostermann won by fall. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
WACO’s Louden Huisenga (left) comes down hard on a takedown by Shenandoah’s Jayden Dickerson during their 1A 190 lbs. semifinal match at the Iowa Boys’ High School Athletic Association’s 2025 State Wrestling Championships at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, on Friday, February 21, 2025. Huisenga won by decision 4-3. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
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