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Photos: 2023 Iowa high school boys’ state wrestling finals
Feb. 18, 2023 11:01 pm, Updated: Feb. 18, 2023 11:17 pm
Championship matches of the 2023 Iowa high school boys’ state wrestling tournament at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023.
Linn-Mar's Tate Naaktgeboren (right) takes down Iowa City High's Gabe Arnold in a 182 pound championship bout of the Iowa High School Athletic Association 2023 Wrestling Championships at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023. Arnold won. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Linn-Mar's Tate Naaktgeboren (right) takes down Iowa City High's Gabe Arnold in a 182 pound championship bout of the Iowa High School Athletic Association 2023 Wrestling Championships at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023. Arnold won. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Midland's Caden Ballou (right) tries to avoid a takedown by Waterloo Columbus Catholic's Carson Hartz in a 182 pound championship bout of the Iowa High School Athletic Association 2023 Wrestling Championships at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Lisbon's Wyatt Smith (left) wrestles Don Bosco's Mack Ortner in a 285 pound championship bout of the Iowa High School Athletic Association 2023 Wrestling Championships at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023. Smith won. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Lisbon's Wyatt Smith acknowledges the crowd after defeating Don Bosco's Mack Ortner in a 285 pound championship bout of the Iowa High School Athletic Association 2023 Wrestling Championships at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Lisbon's Wyatt Smith (left) throws Don Bosco's Mack Ortner to the mat in a 285 pound championship bout of the Iowa High School Athletic Association 2023 Wrestling Championships at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023. Smith won. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Iowa City High's Gabe Arnold (right) wrestles Linn-Mar's Tate Naaktgeboren in a 182 pound championship bout of the Iowa High School Athletic Association 2023 Wrestling Championships at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023. Arnold won. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Iowa City High's Gabe Arnold (left) works to break down Linn-Mar's Tate Naaktgeboren in a 182 pound championship bout of the Iowa High School Athletic Association 2023 Wrestling Championships at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023. Arnold won. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Midland's Caden Ballou (front) wrestles Waterloo Columbus Catholic's Carson Hartz in a 182 pound championship bout of the Iowa High School Athletic Association 2023 Wrestling Championships at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Waverly-Shell Rock head coach Eric Whhitcome (left) and assistant coach Mike Schwab (right) hug Bas Diaz (right) after his win over Johnston's Braden Blackorby in a 145 pound championship bout of the Iowa High School Athletic Association 2023 Wrestling Championships at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023. Diaz won 3-1. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Waverly-Shell Rock assistant coach Mike Schwab (center) yells as head coach Eric Whhitcome (left) smiles as they wait to celebrate Bas Diaz (right) and his win over Johnston's Braden Blackorby in a 145 pound championship bout of the Iowa High School Athletic Association 2023 Wrestling Championships at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023. Diaz won 3-1. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Waverly-Shell Rock head coach Eric Whhitcome (left) and assistant coach Mike Schwab (right) hug Bas Diaz (right) after his win over Johnston's Braden Blackorby in a 145 pound championship bout of the Iowa High School Athletic Association 2023 Wrestling Championships at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023. Diaz won 3-1. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Linn-Mar's Grant Kress (left) shots in on Johnston's Jacob Helgeson in the final seconds of their 152 pound championship bout of the Iowa High School Athletic Association 2023 Wrestling Championships at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023. Helgeson won 3-2. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Don Bosco's Kyler Knaack raises his arms in victory after defeating West Hancock's Kellen Smith in a 152 pound championship bout of the Iowa High School Athletic Association 2023 Wrestling Championships at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Linn-Mar's Kane Naaktgeboren (right) shakes hands with Waverly-Shell Rock's Ryder Block after their 138 pound championship bout of the Iowa High School Athletic Association 2023 Wrestling Championships at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023. Block won the match. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Waverly-Shell Rock's Bas Diaz (right) works on staying on his feet as he wrestles Johnston's Braden Blackorby in a 145 pound championship bout of the Iowa High School Athletic Association 2023 Wrestling Championships at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023. Diaz won 3-1. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Linn-Mar's Kane Naaktgeboren (right) tries to escape a takedown attempt by Waverly-Shell Rock's Ryder Block in a 138 pound championship bout of the Iowa High School Athletic Association 2023 Wrestling Championships at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023. Block won the match. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Iowa City High's Ben Kueter bows to the audience as they applaud his fourth high school state championship after defeating Dubuque Hempstead's Joseph Lewis in a 220 pound championship bout of the Iowa High School Athletic Association 2023 Wrestling Championships at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Iowa City High's Ben Kueter acknowledges the audience as they applaud his fourth high school state championship after defeating Dubuque Hempstead's Joseph Lewis in a 220 pound championship bout of the Iowa High School Athletic Association 2023 Wrestling Championships at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Johnston's Jacob Helgeson smiles into the stands after defeating Linn-Mar's Grant Kress in a 152 pound championship bout of the Iowa High School Athletic Association 2023 Wrestling Championships at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023. Helgeson won 3-2. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Linn-Mar's Brayden Parke wrestles Waukee Northwest's Carter Freeman in a 132 pound championship bout of the Iowa High School Athletic Association 2023 Wrestling Championships at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023. Freeman won 6-3. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Linn-Mar's Brayden Parke (right) tries to avoid the takedown from Waukee Northwest's Carter Freeman in a 132 pound championship bout of the Iowa High School Athletic Association 2023 Wrestling Championships at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023. Freeman won 6-3. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Fort Dodge's Damarion Ross (right) squares off with Waverly-Shell Rock's Danny Diaz in a 160 pound championship bout of the Iowa High School Athletic Association 2023 Wrestling Championships at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023. Diaz won 4-2. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Linn-Mar's Kane Naaktgeboren (left) wrestles Waverly-Shell Rock's Ryder Block in a 138 pound championship bout of the Iowa High School Athletic Association 2023 Wrestling Championships at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023. Block won the match. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Waverly-Shell Rock's Bas Diaz celebrates hhihhs win over Johnston's Braden Blackorby in a 145 pound championship bout of the Iowa High School Athletic Association 2023 Wrestling Championships at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023. Diaz won 3-1. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Iowa City High's Cale Seaton wrestles Ames's Jabari Hinson in a 126 pound championship bout of the Iowa High School Athletic Association 2023 Wrestling Championships at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023. Seaton won 4-3. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Iowa City High's Cale Seaton wrestles Ames's Jabari Hinson in a 126 pound championship bout of the Iowa High School Athletic Association 2023 Wrestling Championships at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023. Seaton won 4-3. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Iowa City West's Alexander Pierce wrestles Norwalk's Tyler Harper in the 106 pound championship bout of the Iowa High School Athletic Association 2023 Wrestling Championships at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023. Pierce won 10-7. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Iowa City West's Alexander Pierce wrestles Norwalk's Tyler Harper in the 106 pound championship bout of the Iowa High School Athletic Association 2023 Wrestling Championships at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023. Pierce won 10-7. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Iowa City West's Alexander Pierce wrestles Norwalk's Tyler Harper in the 106 pound championship bout of the Iowa High School Athletic Association 2023 Wrestling Championships at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023. Pierce won 10-7. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Iowa City West's Alexander Pierce wrestles Norwalk's Tyler Harper in the 106 pound championship bout of the Iowa High School Athletic Association 2023 Wrestling Championships at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023. Pierce won 10-7. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Iowa City West's Alexander Pierce wrestles Norwalk's Tyler Harper in the 106 pound championship bout of the Iowa High School Athletic Association 2023 Wrestling Championships at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023. Pierce won 10-7. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Iowa City High's Ben Kueter (left) goes for a pin of Dubuque Hempstead's Joseph Lewis in a 220 pound championship bout of the Iowa High School Athletic Association 2023 Wrestling Championships at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023. Keuter won his fourth state championship title. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Iowa City High's Ben Kueter acknowledges the audience as they applaud his fourth high school state championship after defeating Dubuque Hempstead's Joseph Lewis in a 220 pound championship bout of the Iowa High School Athletic Association 2023 Wrestling Championships at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Iowa City High's Ben Kueter acknowledges the audience as they applaud his fourth high school state championship after defeating Dubuque Hempstead's Joseph Lewis in a 220 pound championship bout of the Iowa High School Athletic Association 2023 Wrestling Championships at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Iowa City High's Ben Kueter (left) takes down Dubuque Hempstead's Joseph Lewis in a 220 pound championship bout of the Iowa High School Athletic Association 2023 Wrestling Championships at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023. Keuter won his fourth state championship title. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Iowa City High's Ben Kueter (left) goes for a pin of Dubuque Hempstead's Joseph Lewis in a 220 pound championship bout of the Iowa High School Athletic Association 2023 Wrestling Championships at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023. Keuter won his fourth state championship title. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Iowa City High's Ben Kueter acknowledges the audience as they applaud his fourth high school state championship after defeating Dubuque Hempstead's Joseph Lewis in a 220 pound championship bout of the Iowa High School Athletic Association 2023 Wrestling Championships at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Iowa City High's Ben Kueter acknowledges the audience as they applaud his fourth high school state championship after defeating Dubuque Hempstead's Joseph Lewis in a 220 pound championship bout of the Iowa High School Athletic Association 2023 Wrestling Championships at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Iowa City High's Ben Kueter (left) takes down Dubuque Hempstead's Joseph Lewis in a 220 pound championship bout of the Iowa High School Athletic Association 2023 Wrestling Championships at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023. Keuter won his fourth state championship title. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Iowa City High's Ben Kueter (right) takes down Dubuque Hempstead's Joseph Lewis in a 220 pound championship bout of the Iowa High School Athletic Association 2023 Wrestling Championships at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023. Keuter won his fourth state championship title. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Iowa City High's Ben Kueter (right) takes down Dubuque Hempstead's Joseph Lewis in a 220 pound championship bout of the Iowa High School Athletic Association 2023 Wrestling Championships at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023. Keuter won his fourth state championship title. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Iowa City High's Gabe Arnold counts his state championships for the crowd as he celebrates his win over Linn-Mar's Tate Naaktgeboren in a 182 pound championship bout of the Iowa High School Athletic Association 2023 Wrestling Championships at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Alburnett's Rowdy Neighbor (right) wrestles Akron-Westfield's Cael Morrow in a 113 pound championship bout of the Iowa High School Athletic Association 2023 Wrestling Championships at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023. Morrow won the championship 10-2. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Akron-Westfield's Cael Morrow (left) locks the leg of Alburnett's Rowdy Neighbor in a 113 pound championship bout of the Iowa High School Athletic Association 2023 Wrestling Championships at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023. Morrow won the championship 10-2. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Iowa City High's Cale Seaton wrestles Ames's Jabari Hinson in a 126 pound championship bout of the Iowa High School Athletic Association 2023 Wrestling Championships at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023. Seaton won 4-3. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Akron-Westfield's Cael Morrow (right) controls Alburnett's Rowdy Neighbor after scoring a two-point takedown in a 113 pound championship bout of the Iowa High School Athletic Association 2023 Wrestling Championships at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023. Morrow won the championship 10-2. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Akron-Westfield's Cael Morrow celebrates his 113 pound championship win over Alburnett's Rowdy Neighbor at the Iowa High School Athletic Association 2023 Wrestling Championships at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023. Morrow won the championship 10-2. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Iowa City High's Cale Seaton wrestles Ames's Jabari Hinson in a 126 pound championship bout of the Iowa High School Athletic Association 2023 Wrestling Championships at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023. Seaton won 4-3. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Alburnett's Rowdy Neighbor wrestles Akron-Westfield's Cael Morrow in a 113 pound championship bout of the Iowa High School Athletic Association 2023 Wrestling Championships at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023. Morrow won the championship 10-2. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Wilton’s Mason Shirk wrestles Nashua-Plainfield's Jayden Ricken at 106 pounds during the championship round of the 2023 IHSAA Boys’ State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa on Saturday, February 18, 2023. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Union’s Brayden Bohnsack wrestles Burlington Notre Dame's Carter West at 106 pounds during the championship round of the 2023 IHSAA Boys’ State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa on Saturday, February 18, 2023. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Union’s Brayden Bohnsack wrestles Burlington Notre Dame's Carter West at 106 pounds during the championship round of the 2023 IHSAA Boys’ State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa on Saturday, February 18, 2023. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Wilton’s Mason Shirk wrestles Nashua-Plainfield's Jayden Ricken at 106 pounds during the championship round of the 2023 IHSAA Boys’ State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa on Saturday, February 18, 2023. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Union’s Brayden Bohnsack wrestles Burlington Notre Dame's Carter West at 106 pounds during the championship round of the 2023 IHSAA Boys’ State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa on Saturday, February 18, 2023. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Union’s Brayden Bohnsack is declared the winner after wrestling Burlington Notre Dame's Carter West at 106 pounds during the championship round of the 2023 IHSAA Boys’ State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa on Saturday, February 18, 2023. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Alburnett's Rowdy Neighbor wrestles Akron-Westfield's Cael Morrow at 113 pounds during the championship round of the 2023 IHSAA Boys’ State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa on Saturday, February 18, 2023. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Union’s Jace Hedeman wrestles Atlantic's Aiden Smith at 113 pounds during the championship round of the 2023 IHSAA Boys’ State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa on Saturday, February 18, 2023. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Union’s Jace Hedeman wrestles Atlantic's Aiden Smith at 113 pounds during the championship round of the 2023 IHSAA Boys’ State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa on Saturday, February 18, 2023. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Alburnett's Rowdy Neighbor wrestles Akron-Westfield's Cael Morrow at 113 pounds during the championship round of the 2023 IHSAA Boys’ State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa on Saturday, February 18, 2023. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Akron-Westfield's Cael Morrow is declared the winner at 113 pounds during the championship round of the 2023 IHSAA Boys’ State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa on Saturday, February 18, 2023. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Union’s Jace Hedeman is declared the winner after wrestling Atlantic's Aiden Smith at 113 pounds during the championship round of the 2023 IHSAA Boys’ State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa on Saturday, February 18, 2023. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Osage’s Blake Fox wrestles Glenwood's Vinny Mayberry at 120 pounds during the championship round of the 2023 IHSAA Boys’ State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa on Saturday, February 18, 2023. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Osage’s Blake Fox wrestles Glenwood's Vinny Mayberry at 120 pounds during the championship round of the 2023 IHSAA Boys’ State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa on Saturday, February 18, 2023. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Lisbon’s Brandon Paez wrestles West Hancock's Teague Smith at 120 pounds during the championship round of the 2023 IHSAA Boys’ State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa on Saturday, February 18, 2023. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Lisbon’s Brandon Paez wrestles West Hancock's Teague Smith at 120 pounds during the championship round of the 2023 IHSAA Boys’ State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa on Saturday, February 18, 2023. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Mount Vernon's Jase Jaspers wrestles Assumption's Derrick Bass at 126 pounds during the championship round of the 2023 IHSAA Boys’ State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa on Saturday, February 18, 2023. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Nashua-Plainfield's Garret Rinken wrestles Wapsie Valley's Dawson Schmit at 126 pounds during the championship round of the 2023 IHSAA Boys’ State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa on Saturday, February 18, 2023. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Nashua-Plainfield's Garret Rinken wrestles Wapsie Valley's Dawson Schmit at 126 pounds during the championship round of the 2023 IHSAA Boys’ State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa on Saturday, February 18, 2023. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Mount Vernon's Jase Jaspers wrestles Assumption's Derrick Bass at 126 pounds during the championship round of the 2023 IHSAA Boys’ State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa on Saturday, February 18, 2023. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Mount Vernon's Jase Jaspers wrestles Assumption's Derrick Bass at 126 pounds during the championship round of the 2023 IHSAA Boys’ State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa on Saturday, February 18, 2023. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Mount Vernon's Jase Jaspers wrestles Assumption's Derrick Bass at 126 pounds during the championship round of the 2023 IHSAA Boys’ State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa on Saturday, February 18, 2023. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Nashua-Plainfield's Garret Rinken is declared the winner after wrestling Wapsie Valley's Dawson Schmit at 126 pounds during the championship round of the 2023 IHSAA Boys’ State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa on Saturday, February 18, 2023. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Underwood's Blake Allen wrestles South Winneshiek's Collin Holm at 138 pounds during the championship round of the 2023 IHSAA Boys’ State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa on Saturday, February 18, 2023. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Underwood's Blake Allen wrestles South Winneshiek's Collin Holm at 138 pounds during the championship round of the 2023 IHSAA Boys’ State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa on Saturday, February 18, 2023. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Greene County's McKinley Robbins wrestles Keokuk's Tate O'Shea at 138 pounds during the championship round of the 2023 IHSAA Boys’ State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa on Saturday, February 18, 2023. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Underwood's Blake Allen wrestles South Winneshiek's Collin Holm at 138 pounds during the championship round of the 2023 IHSAA Boys’ State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa on Saturday, February 18, 2023. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Underwood head coach Joe Stephens reacts during the championship round of the 2023 IHSAA Boys’ State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa on Saturday, February 18, 2023. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Underwood’s Blake Allen is declared the winner after wrestling South Winneshiek's Collin Holm at 138 pounds during the championship round of the 2023 IHSAA Boys’ State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa on Saturday, February 18, 2023. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Osage’s Tucker Stangel wrestles Sergeant Bluff-Luton's Ty Koedam at 145 pounds during the championship round of the 2023 IHSAA Boys’ State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa on Saturday, February 18, 2023. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
West Sioux's Mikey Baker wrestles Don Bosco's Kaiden Knaack at 145 pounds during the championship round of the 2023 IHSAA Boys’ State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa on Saturday, February 18, 2023. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
West Sioux's Mikey Baker wrestles Don Bosco's Kaiden Knaack at 145 pounds during the championship round of the 2023 IHSAA Boys’ State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa on Saturday, February 18, 2023. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Osage’s Tucker Stangel wrestles Sergeant Bluff-Luton's Ty Koedam at 145 pounds during the championship round of the 2023 IHSAA Boys’ State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa on Saturday, February 18, 2023. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
West Sioux's Mikey Baker celebrates after defeating Don Bosco's Kaiden Knaack at 145 pounds during the championship round of the 2023 IHSAA Boys’ State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa on Saturday, February 18, 2023. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
West Sioux's Mikey Baker celebrates after defeating Don Bosco's Kaiden Knaack at 145 pounds during the championship round of the 2023 IHSAA Boys’ State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa on Saturday, February 18, 2023. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Vinton-Shellsburg's Cooper Sanders wrestles Burlington Notre Dame's Isaiah Fenton at 152 pounds during the championship round of the 2023 IHSAA Boys’ State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa on Saturday, February 18, 2023. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Vinton-Shellsburg's Cooper Sanders wrestles Burlington Notre Dame's Isaiah Fenton at 152 pounds during the championship round of the 2023 IHSAA Boys’ State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa on Saturday, February 18, 2023. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Vinton-Shellsburg's Cooper Sanders wrestles Burlington Notre Dame's Isaiah Fenton at 152 pounds during the championship round of the 2023 IHSAA Boys’ State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa on Saturday, February 18, 2023. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Burlington Notre Dame's Isaiah Fenton celebrates after defeating Vinton-Shellsburg's Cooper Sanders at 152 pounds during the championship round of the 2023 IHSAA Boys’ State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa on Saturday, February 18, 2023. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Logan-Magnolia's Wyatt Reisz wrestles New London's Dominic Lopez at 160 pounds during the championship round of the 2023 IHSAA Boys’ State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa on Saturday, February 18, 2023. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Red Oak's Dawson Bond wrestles Crestwood's Cole Butikofer at 160 pounds during the championship round of the 2023 IHSAA Boys’ State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa on Saturday, February 18, 2023. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Logan-Magnolia's Wyatt Reisz wrestles New London's Dominic Lopez at 160 pounds during the championship round of the 2023 IHSAA Boys’ State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa on Saturday, February 18, 2023. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Red Oak's Dawson Bond celebrates after defeating Crestwood's Cole Butikofer at 160 pounds during the championship round of the 2023 IHSAA Boys’ State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa on Saturday, February 18, 2023. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Logan-Magnolia's Wyatt Reisz wrestles New London's Dominic Lopez at 160 pounds during the championship round of the 2023 IHSAA Boys’ State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa on Saturday, February 18, 2023. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Logan-Magnolia's Wyatt Reisz is declared the winnerafter defeating New London's Dominic Lopez at 160 pounds during the championship round of the 2023 IHSAA Boys’ State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa on Saturday, February 18, 2023. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Osage’s Nicholas Fox wrestles Sioux City Heelan's Ethan DeLeon at 170 pounds during the championship round of the 2023 IHSAA Boys’ State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa on Saturday, February 18, 2023. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Columbus Catholic's Maximus Magayna celebrates after defeating Emmetsburg's Jace Nelson-Brown at 170 pounds during the championship round of the 2023 IHSAA Boys’ State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa on Saturday, February 18, 2023. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Columbus Catholic head coach lifts Maximus Magayna after he defeated Emmetsburg's Jace Nelson-Brown at 170 pounds during the championship round of the 2023 IHSAA Boys’ State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa on Saturday, February 18, 2023. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Osage’s Nicholas Fox is declared the winner after defeating Sioux City Heelan's Ethan DeLeon at 170 pounds during the championship round of the 2023 IHSAA Boys’ State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa on Saturday, February 18, 2023. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Columbus Catholic's Carson Hartz wrestles Midland's Caden Ballou at 182 pounds during the championship round of the 2023 IHSAA Boys’ State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa on Saturday, February 18, 2023. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Columbus Catholic's Carson Hartz wrestles Midland's Caden Ballou at 182 pounds during the championship round of the 2023 IHSAA Boys’ State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa on Saturday, February 18, 2023. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Burlington Notre Dame's CJ Walrath wrestles Ballard's Brody Sampson at 182 pounds during the championship round of the 2023 IHSAA Boys’ State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa on Saturday, February 18, 2023. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Burlington Notre Dame's CJ Walrath is declared the winner Ballard's Brody Sampson at 182 pounds during the championship round of the 2023 IHSAA Boys’ State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa on Saturday, February 18, 2023. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Columbus Catholic's Carson Hartz wrestles Midland's Caden Ballou at 182 pounds during the championship round of the 2023 IHSAA Boys’ State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa on Saturday, February 18, 2023. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Iowa City High's Gabe Arnold wrestles Linn-Mar's Tate Naaktgeboren at 182 pounds during the championship round of the 2023 IHSAA Boys’ State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa on Saturday, February 18, 2023. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Columbus Catholic's Carson Hartz is declared the winner after defeating Midland's Caden Ballou at 182 pounds during the championship round of the 2023 IHSAA Boys’ State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa on Saturday, February 18, 2023. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Iowa City High's Gabe Arnold wrestles Linn-Mar's Tate Naaktgeboren at 182 pounds during the championship round of the 2023 IHSAA Boys’ State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa on Saturday, February 18, 2023. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Iowa City High's Gabe Arnold celebrates after defeating Linn-Mar's Tate Naaktgeboren at 182 pounds during the championship round of the 2023 IHSAA Boys’ State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa on Saturday, February 18, 2023. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Iowa City High's Ben Kueter wrestles Dubuque Hempstead's Joseph Lewis at 220 pounds during the championship round of the 2023 IHSAA Boys’ State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa on Saturday, February 18, 2023. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Iowa City High's Ben Kueter celebrates after defeating Dubuque Hempstead's Joseph Lewis at 220 pounds during the championship round of the 2023 IHSAA Boys’ State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa on Saturday, February 18, 2023. The win was Kueter’s fourth individual wrestling state championship. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Columbus Catholic's Mason Knipp is declared the winner at 220 pounds during the championship round of the 2023 IHSAA Boys’ State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa on Saturday, February 18, 2023. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
West Delaware's Cameron Geuther wrestles Dike-New Hartford's Wil Textor at 285 pounds during the championship round of the 2023 IHSAA Boys’ State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa on Saturday, February 18, 2023. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
West Delaware's Cameron Geuther is declared the winner after wrestling Dike-New Hartford's Wil Textor at 285 pounds during the championship round of the 2023 IHSAA Boys’ State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa on Saturday, February 18, 2023. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Lisbon’s Wyatt Smith is declared the winner after wrestling Don Bosco's Mack Ortner at 285 pounds during the championship round of the 2023 IHSAA Boys’ State Wrestling Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa on Saturday, February 18, 2023. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
