Riley Cole

Marion’s Natalie Hedlund dislocated her shoulder and had to medically forfeit out of last year’s state tournament. Hedlund underwent shoulder surgery over the summer and continues to wrestle with a shoulder brace. But she is back now, with a record of 17-3.

Due to the strong reputation of wrestling at Clear Creek Amana, Halle Bormann knew she wanted to give the sport a try. Reflecting on her first season, she knew she made the right choice.

Off to a dominating start in her junior campaign with a record of 20-2 and ranked No. 1 at 130 pounds, Cedar Rapids Prairie’s Mackenzie Childers is using her state title from a year ago as her motivation for working hard.

At the beginning of the season, Independence’s Morgan Krall was not listed on the roster. She wasn’t going out for wrestling. That quickly changed after the Mustangs moved forward with their first practices of the season.

Union’s Jillian Worthen is one of the state’s top female wrestlers and is ranked No. 2 in the 125-pound weight class. But “Monster” has bigger goals, like seeing the sport grow in Iowa at the collegiate level

A North Cedar student and a wrestler for Anamosa, Adison Musser is having fun — and winning — during her final season. She is ranked No. 7 with a 20-1 record.

A senior on the Benton Community girls’ wrestling team, Madilyn Colburn will graduate in March and head into the National Guard, carrying on a family tradition.

A small group of Warriors are learning life lessons as well as skills on the mat, something to build on now and in the future.

Inspired by her brother and father, Linn-Mar’s Kate Seery has hopes for a high state finish this year in girls’ wrestling.

In track and field, Kylie Shoop qualified for the state meet for North Linn. And, on the wrestling mat, she punched her ticket to the inaugural Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union’s state tournament with West Delaware.

Naomi and Anastasia Simon are sisters. They attend Decorah High School together. They share a bedroom together. And, on Friday night, they were wrestling in the finals of the Dan Gable Donnybrook wrestling tournament together.

Isabelle Gasper may be a freshman at Cedar Rapids Kennedy, but she’s no new kid on the block when it comes to wrestling.

With a BEDS classification number of 144, East Buchanan was the smallest school competing in Saturday’s Linn-Mar Dual Tournament. But, that didn’t stop the Buccaneers from sailing to a fourth-place finish, after falling to Raccoon River, 54-30, in the placing round.

There were open weights and double forfeits. But, there wasn’t a shortage of one thing during Tuesday’s girls’ wrestling quad at Cedar Rapids Jefferson — excitement. The J-Hawks were dominant in their own gym, going 3-0 during the quad.

The Vinton-Shellsburg trifecta of Ellie Weets, Bree Swenson, and Chloe Sanders is particularly good at one thing when it comes to wrestling — showing their opponents the lights.