Photos: Iowa high school girls' wrestling regional tournament in Cedar Rapids

Photos from 2023 Iowa high school girls’ wrestling regional tournaments at Alliant Energy PowerHouse in Cedar Rapids on Friday, Jan. 27.

West Liberty’s Dionni Garcia-Vasquez shoots for a takedown on Davenport’s Greta Brus during the Iowa high school girls regional qualifier 5 on Friday, Jan. 27, 2023, at the Alliant Energy Powerhouse in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Kennedy’s Ella Brown stuff a takedown from Independence’s Rachel Eddy during the Iowa high school girls regional qualifier 5 on Friday, Jan. 27, 2023, at the Alliant Energy Powerhouse in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Kennedy’s Ella Brown becomes emotional after winning the the Iowa high school girls regional qualifier 5 on Friday, Jan. 27, 2023, at the Alliant Energy Powerhouse in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Linn-Mar’s Kate Seery controls the back of Waco’s Rylee Rice during the Iowa high school girls regional qualifier 5 on Friday, Jan. 27, 2023, at the Alliant Energy Powerhouse in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Linn-Mar’s Hayley Setrum defends a takedown from West Liberty’s Nellie Stagg during the Iowa high school girls regional qualifier 5 on Friday, Jan. 27, 2023, at the Alliant Energy Powerhouse in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Mount Vernon’s Libby Dix has her hand raised after winning during Iowa high school girls regional qualifier 5 on Friday, Jan. 27, 2023, at the Alliant Energy Powerhouse in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Independence’s Dakota Whitman takes the back of Mid-Prairie’s Ellie Brenneman during the Iowa high school girls regional qualifier 5 on Friday, Jan. 27, 2023, at the Alliant Energy Powerhouse in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Mid-Prairie’s Ellie Brenneman grapples with Independence’s Dakota Whitman during the Iowa high school girls regional qualifier 5 on Friday, Jan. 27, 2023, at the Alliant Energy Powerhouse in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Linn-Mar’s Kate Seery has her hand raises after winning the Iowa high school girls regional qualifier 5 on Friday, Jan. 27, 2023, at the Alliant Energy Powerhouse in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Mid-Prairie’s Gabi Robertson prevents a get up from Fort Madison’s Hailey Kemper during the Iowa high school girls regional qualifier 5 on Friday, Jan. 27, 2023, at the Alliant Energy Powerhouse in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Bettendorf’s Nesa Selmani tries to take down City High’s Erin Anderson during the Iowa high school girls regional qualifier 5 on Friday, Jan. 27, 2023, at the Alliant Energy Powerhouse in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Mid-Prairie’s Ellie Brenneman slams down Benton’s Lizzy Wolf during the Iowa high school girls regional qualifier 5 on Friday, Jan. 27, 2023, at the Alliant Energy Powerhouse in Cedar Rapids, Ill.. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Linn-Mar’s Kate Seery takes down Independence’s Morgan Krall during the Iowa high school girls regional qualifier 5 on Friday, Jan. 27, 2023, at the Alliant Energy Powerhouse in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Bettendorf’s Nesa Selmani runs a pinning move on Linn-Mar’s Reese Roberts during the Iowa high school girls regional qualifier 5 on Friday, Jan. 27, 2023, at the Alliant Energy Powerhouse in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

West Liberty’s Dionni Garcia-Vasquez tries to finish a pin on Kennedy’s Meredith Kaump during the Iowa high school girls regional qualifier 5 on Friday, Jan. 27, 2023, at the Alliant Energy Powerhouse in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Linn-Mar’s Trinity Young hugs Kennedy’s Gwen Canney after winning here semifinal match during the Iowa high school girls regional qualifier 5 on Friday, Jan. 27, 2023, at the Alliant Energy Powerhouse in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Linn-Mar’s Kate Seery takes the back of Independence’s Morgan Krall during the Iowa high school girls regional qualifier 5 on Friday, Jan. 27, 2023, at the Alliant Energy Powerhouse in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Linn-Mar’s Ally Jelinek stuffs a takedown attempt from Davenport’s Jadalynn Daily during the Iowa high school girls regional qualifier 5 on Friday, Jan. 27, 2023, at the Alliant Energy Powerhouse in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

West Liberty’s Nellie Stagg holds back her emotion after her comeback semifinal victory during the Iowa high school girls regional qualifier 5 on Friday, Jan. 27, 2023, at the Alliant Energy Powerhouse in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Fans cheer on wrestlers during the Iowa high school girls regional qualifier 5 on Friday, Jan. 27, 2023, at the Alliant Energy Powerhouse in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Vinton-Shellsburg’s Bree Swenson takes down West Branch’s Emmersen Thomas while wrestling in a 110 pound first place match during the regional girls wrestling tournament at the Alliant Energy PowerHouse in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, January 27, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Prairie’s Myah Rausch holds onto Waverly-Shell Rock’s Amber Hoth while wrestling in the 100 pound first place match during the regional girls wrestling tournament at the Alliant Energy PowerHouse in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, January 27, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Iowa City West’s Jannell Avila pulls Prairie’s Erika Brokovich back while wrestling in a 155 pound semifinal match during the regional girls wrestling tournament at the Alliant Energy PowerHouse in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, January 27, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

East Buchanan’s Keeley Kehrli takes down Keokuk’s Jalyiah Gardner while wrestling in a 155 pound semifinal match during the regional girls wrestling tournament at the Alliant Energy PowerHouse in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, January 27, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Waverly-Shell Rock’s Madison Hinrichs smiles after winning a 235 pound first class match against Central DeWitt during the regional girls wrestling tournament at the Alliant Energy PowerHouse in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, January 27, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

East Buchana’s Miley Walz holds down Wilton’s Kiley Langley while wresting in a 135 pound first place match during the regional girls wrestling tournament at the Alliant Energy PowerHouse in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, January 27, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Waverly-Shell Rock’s Madison Hinrichs pins down Central DeWitt’s Averyia Binnion in a 235 pound first class match during the regional girls wrestling tournament at the Alliant Energy PowerHouse in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, January 27, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

East Buchanan’s Brooklyn Graham pins down West Branch’s Teagyn Hartz in a 170 pound match during the regional girls wrestling tournament at the Alliant Energy PowerHouse in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, January 27, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Vinton-Shellsburg’s Ellie Weets wrestles Marion’s Natalie Hedlund in a 115 pound semifinal match during the regional girls wrestling tournament at the Alliant Energy PowerHouse in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, January 27, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Vinton-Shellsburg’s Chloe Sanders wrestles Clear Creek-Amana’s Kaly Thomas in a 130 pound semifinal match during the regional girls wrestling tournament at the Alliant Energy PowerHouse in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, January 27, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Prairie’s Myah Rausch wrestles Waverly-Shell Rock’s Amber Hoth in the 100 pound first place match during the regional girls wrestling tournament at the Alliant Energy PowerHouse in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, January 27, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Prairie’s Mackenzie Childers pins Wilton’s Hannah Rogers in a 125 pound first class match during the regional girls wrestling tournament at the Alliant Energy PowerHouse in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, January 27, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Waverly-Shell Rock’s Kiara Djoumessi pins down East Buchanan’s Andelyn Cabalka in a 140 pound first place match during the regional girls wrestling tournament at the Alliant Energy PowerHouse in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, January 27, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Iowa City Liberty’s Kenzi Steele becomes emotional as she hugs her coach during the regional girls wrestling tournament at the Alliant Energy PowerHouse in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, January 27, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Pleasant Valley’s Abigail Meyrer wrestles Clear Creek-Amana’s Emma Descourouez in a 120 pound semifinal match during the regional girls wrestling tournament at the Alliant Energy PowerHouse in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, January 27, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

East Buchanan’s Miley Walz wrestles Pekin’s Lila Miller during a 135 pound semifinal match during the regional girls wrestling tournament at the Alliant Energy PowerHouse in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, January 27, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

East Buchanan’s Keeley Kehrli smiles at her team after winning a 155 pound semifinal match during the regional girls wrestling tournament at the Alliant Energy PowerHouse in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, January 27, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Wilton’s Kiley Langley wrestles Solon’s Olivia Bonnema during a 135 pound seminal match during the regional girls wrestling tournament at the Alliant Energy PowerHouse in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, January 27, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

East Buchanan’s Destiny Krum wrestles Waverly-Shell Rock’s Lily Stough in a 130 pound semifinal match during the regional girls wrestling tournament at the Alliant Energy PowerHouse in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, January 27, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

East Buchanan’s Brooklyn Graham wrestles Iowa City Liberty’s Kenzi Steele in a 170 pound semifinal match during the regional girls wrestling tournament at the Alliant Energy PowerHouse in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, January 27, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

East Buchanan’s Brooklyn Graham wrestles West Branch’s Teagyn Hartz in a 170 pound match during the regional girls wrestling tournament at the Alliant Energy PowerHouse in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, January 27, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

East Buchanan’s Keeley Kehrli takes down Iowa City West’s Jannell Avila in a 155 pound first place match during the regional girls wrestling tournament at the Alliant Energy PowerHouse in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, January 27, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Pleasant Valley’s Caitlin Reiter wrestles Vinton-Shell Rock’s Ellie Weets in a 115 pound first place match during the regional girls wrestling tournament at the Alliant Energy PowerHouse in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, January 27, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Iowa Valley’s Emma Peach holds down Waverly-Shell Rock’s Haidyn Snyder in a 145 pound first class match during the regional girls wrestling tournament at the Alliant Energy PowerHouse in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, January 27, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Waverly-Shell Rock’s Madison Hinrichs wrestles Central DeWitt’s Averyia Binnion in a 235 pound first class match during the regional girls wrestling tournament at the Alliant Energy PowerHouse in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, January 27, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Waverly-Shell Rock’s Brinley Meier pins down East Buchanan’s Sammi Isham in a 120 pound semifinal match during the regional girls wrestling tournament at the Alliant Energy PowerHouse in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, January 27, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Vinton-Shellsburg’s Chloe Sanders wrestles East Buchanan’s Destiny Krum in a 130 pound first place match during the regional girls wrestling tournament at the Alliant Energy PowerHouse in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, January 27, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

East Buchanan’s Keeley Kehrli reacts as she runs to her team after winning the 155 pound first place match during the regional girls wrestling tournament at the Alliant Energy PowerHouse in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, January 27, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

East Buchanan’s Keeley Kehrli pins down Keokuk’s Jalyiah Gardner while wrestling in a 155 pound semifinal match during the regional girls wrestling tournament at the Alliant Energy PowerHouse in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, January 27, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Pleasant Valley’s Abigail Meyrer holds down Waverly-Shell Rock’s Brinley Meier while wrestling in a 120 pound first place match during the regional girls wrestling tournament at the Alliant Energy PowerHouse in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, January 27, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

A ref watches as East Buchana’s Miley Walz pins down Wilton’s Kiley Langley while wresting in a 135 pound first place match during the regional girls wrestling tournament at the Alliant Energy PowerHouse in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, January 27, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Marion’s Natalie Hedlund looks up at the clock as she wrestles Vinton-Shellsburg’s Ellie Weets wrestles in a 115 pound semifinal match during the regional girls wrestling tournament at the Alliant Energy PowerHouse in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, January 27, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

East Buchanan’s Keeley Kehrli reacts after winning the 155 pound first place match during the regional girls wrestling tournament at the Alliant Energy PowerHouse in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, January 27, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)