Articles Tagged: Vinton-Shellsburg High School

Here are five storylines to follow during the 2026 Iowa High School Athletic Association traditional state wrestling tournament at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines.

Here is a breakdown, including top qualifiers, synopsis and predictions, of each class at the Iowa High School Athletic Association state wrestling tournament Wednesday through Saturday at Casey’s Center in Des Moines.

Mount Vernon’s Gracie Pinckney was focused and fierce, recording a second-period pin to claim the 170-pound title at the Class 1A state wrestling tournament Friday night at Xtream Arena in Coralville.

Vinton-Shellsburg’s Chloe Sanders loves wrestling and appreciates every chance she gets to take the mat. She takes advantage of those moments, earning her second state finals appearance at the Class 1A state tournament Friday at Xtream Arena in Coralville.

Independence received titles from Ben Anderson (120), 126-pounder Adam Carey and Kam Kremer at 150 at the Wamac Conference boys wrestling tournament Saturday at Marion. The Mustangs won its first conference tournament title since 2015.

The final installment of the Gazette’s area high school boys wrestling individual rankings for the 2025-26 season.

The sixth installment of the Gazette’s area high school boys wrestling individual rankings for the 2025-26 season.

The Vinton-Shellsburg senior earned her 200th win just a few weeks ago, becoming the state’s first female wrestler to reach that milestone.

More from University of Iowa’s loss to Penn State. Iowa State hosted the Harold Nichols Open, while Cornell held the Cliff Keen-Mike Duroe Invitationals. Jesup captured the team title at the Loyd Shaffer-Marion Invitational and more high school results in the Wrestling Weekend That Was.

Here is The Gazette’s fifth installment of area high school boys wrestling individual rankings for the 2025-26 season.

Here is The Gazette’s fourth installment of area high school boys wrestling individual rankings for the 2025-26 season.

Here is The Gazette’s third installment of area high school boys wrestling individual rankings for the 2025-26 season.

Event for Iowa high schools, colleges and universities was Dec. 3-5, 2025, in Des Moines.

Here are The Gazette’s second installment of 2025-26 area high school boys’ wrestling individual rankings.