From the wild team races to the outstanding individual showings, K.J. Pilcher and Dick Briggs discuss their top takeaways from the 2022 Iowa high school state wrestling tournament on this episode of the Pinning Combination podcast. Plus, a look at Iowa, Iowa State, UNI and more Iowa college teams going into the postseason.
Class 2A state wrestling finals: For Union Community freshman Jace Hedeman, it’s one down, three to go, after winning the 106-pound title Saturday night.
Photos from Center Point-Urbana’s Class 3A girls’ basketball regional final win over Vinton-Shellsburg to earn a spot in the state tournament.
Ryley Goebel made the big plays in overtime to help send Center Point-Urbana to the girls’ state basketball tournament with a Class 3A regional final win over Vinton-Shellsburg.
Gabe and Cooper Sanders of Vinton-Shellsburg returned to Iowa from Utah a few months ago in time for wrestling season. Both advanced to Saturday night’s Class 2A state wrestling finals.
Saturday’s rubber match between CPU, Vinton-Shellsburg is for a Class 3A girls’ state basketball tournament berth.
Top-ranked West Delaware advanced seven wrestlers to the Class 2A quarterfinals and shared the team lead with Burlington Notre Dame after the first day of the state wrestling tournament.
Here is a closer look at Iowa high school state wrestling tournament that begins Thursday at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines.
Girls’ basketball: Bliss Beck posts a double-double, and Clear Creek Amana shoots 58 percent in a 64-40 win at Vinton-Shellsburg
The Pinning Combination podcast brings you weekend takeaways from college and high school wrestling in Iowa, including Drake Ayala impressing, Michael Kemerer returning, Wyatt Voelker dominating and more.
Center Point-Urbana’s Carter Kirtz is a state placewinning breaskstroker for the Vinton-Shellsburg’s boys’ swim team.
University of Northern Iowa Coach Doug Schwab had a better feeling after this year’s UNI Open. Of course, three champs and six finalists help. Iowa’s Cullen Schriever and Patrick Kennedy also earn titles and much more.
Cedar Rapids Xavier remains on top in this week’s Gazette girls’ basketball Super 10 rankings.
Vinton-Shellsburg topped Marion 52-49 in a Wamac girls’ basketball game at Rivalry Saturday.
Three area teams and nine area swimmers to watch for the 2021-22 Iowa high school boys’ swimming season.
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