Riley Cole

Lion senior rallies to win on Monday and has high hopes for final season, including a spot in the state finals

In a time of grief and sorrow, Independence’s Kenleigh Trumblee leaned on the sport of wrestling to help her not only heal but also learn an important life lesson.

At this time last year, Center Point-Urbana junior Tara Crowley was a newbie to the sport of wrestling. Fast forward to now. Crowley kicked off her 2024-2025 campaign with back-to-back falls in Tuesday night’s triangular.

Decorah, East Buchanan among Eastern Iowa teams to watch this season with Class 2A and 1A compteition

Meet The Gazette’s 2024 all-area high school girls’ wrestling team: Naomi Simon of Decorah is the Wrestler of the Year and Gene Adams of Decorah is the Coach of the Year.

West Delaware’s Jax Miller narrowly missed out on the boys’ state wrestling tournament in 2022 and qualified as a district runner-up in 2023. On Saturday, in his home gym, the junior Hawk found himself in uncharted territory and for good reason.

Mustang junior is program’s first champion, but coach vows it won’t be the last

On Thursday and Friday, there will be 448 wrestlers who will toe the line in hopes of becoming a state champion at the second IGHSAU girls’ state wrestling tournament at Xtream Arena in Coralville. Here are five things to watch.

On the back of West Delaware’s boys’ wrestling practice shirts is a simple slogan: “Earning it.” The fourth-ranked Hawks did just that with a 43-24 win over No. 23 Decorah in a Class 2A regional dual Tuesday night, earning them a berth in the Class 2A state duals tournament Saturday at Xtream Arena in Coralville.

Freshman Eleanor Pfab qualified for this week’s IGHSAU state wrestling tournament. She etched her name in history, becoming Cedar Rapids Xavier’s first state qualifier in girls’ wrestling.

Wrestlers on Friday will descend upon Hy-Vee Hall in Des Moines, Alliant Energy PowerHouse in Cedar Rapids, the fieldhouse at Mason City High School and Tyson Arena in Sioux City in hopes of punching a ticket to next week’s Iowa high school girls’ state wrestling tournament, Feb. 1-2 at Xtream Arena in Coralville. Here are five storylines you should watch.

Cedar Rapids Kennedy’s Ella Brown has found herself at the top of the podium in every tournament she’s wrestled in this season. Saturday’s first “official” Mississippi Valley Conference tournament was no different.

Sophomore Kiersten Swart and junior Libby Dix wrestle on opposite sides of the lineup for the Mount Vernon Mustangs. This season, the dynamic duo is quite similar. Their records are nearly identical — Swart’s is 29-3, while Dix 29-1.

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.