Articles Tagged: Vinton-Shellsburg High School

Photos from the Iowa high school boys’ state swim meet at the University of Iowa.

Decorah’s Naomi Simon capped her third straight undefeated season with a pin in the finals for the 170-pound title at the inaugural Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union state wrestling tournament.

Cedar Rapids Prairie’s Mackenzie Childers became the Hawks’ and the Metro’s first Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union state finalist. The top-seeded sophoore reached the 125-pounds Friday at Xtream Arena in Coralville.

Photos from the second session of the first day of the 2023 Iowa high school girls’ state wrestling tournament.

Chloe Sanders warmed up, watching teammates Bree Swenson and Ellie Weets earn their spot on the IGHSAU’s first state wrestling podium. She followed with her own win, giving the Vikings three semifinalists and securing her own medal.

Jannell Avila, a senior at Iowa City West, has made her contributions to her family’s legacy. Plus more stories and results from Thursday’s first session of the Iowa high school girls’ state wrestling tournament.

Photos from the first session of the 2023 Iowa high school girls’ state wrestling tournament at Xtream Arena.

Photos from the Wamac Conference high school boys’ wrestling tournament at Independence on Saturday.

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

Williamsburg hosted the 2023 Wamac Conference girls’ wrestling tournament on Monday.

Wrestling action resumed at full-throttle this weekend. College teams competed at all levels with conference duals and multi-divisional national duals. High schools held their first Saturday of tournaments since the break. Here is the Wrestling Weekend That Was.

Photos from the 2023 edition of the Jerry Eckenrod Invitational wrestling tournament at Benton Community.

Girls’ basketball: Vinton-Shellsburg collects 16 steals, owns the boards late and is the quicker team to the ball throughout a 54-45 win over Marion.

The response to the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union’s first sanctioned season of wrestling has been deafening. Participation numbers have rapidly grown in the first half and many are excited about trajectory, even though officials work toward improvements.