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No state loves wrestling quite like Iowa, and no podcast covers wrestling in Iowa quite like the Pinning Combination. From the Hawkeyes, Cyclones and Panthers to the thriving statewide high school scene, the Pinning Combination covers all things Iowa wrestling every Monday during the season. Former coach Dick Briggs joins the Gazette’s K.J. Pilcher to break down the biggest matches, tournaments and duals and discuss the latest trends in the sport. Note: This podcast is seasonal, running pre-season to post-wrestling season.
Weather wiped out much of the wrestling schedule in Iowa last week, but there still are plenty of topics to discuss on this week’s episode of the Pinning Combination, including Iowa’s impressive win over Nebraska and Ben Kueter’s debut.
The first weekend of wrestling tournaments in 2024 gave the Pinning Combination podcast plenty to discuss this week, from the NWCA National Duals in Cedar Falls to high school action returning around the state.
This week’s episode of the Pinning Combination podcast with Hall of Fame coach Dick Briggs looks at the ramifications of the Soldier Salute tournament.
This week’s Pinning Combination ponders “duck or not to duck” competition as ISU goes 3-0 at Collegiate Duals. K.J. Pilcher and Dick Briggs also discuss UNI’s next meets, senior nationals, Upper Iowa’s big weekend at Indianapolis and area high school action. Our last podcast of 2023 includes our top Christmas movies and songs.
This week’s Pinning Combination discusses Iowa’s and UNI’s contrasting results against Columbia with K.J. Pilcher and Hall of fame coach Dick Briggs.
This week’s episode of the Pinning Combination podcast starts out west, where Iowa State won the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational. Then we move east to break down Iowa’s win over Penn. Hall of fame coach Dick Briggs shares his thoughts on the NIL era before moving into the high school segment, where we look back at last week’s big tournaments.
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