Articles Tagged: West Delaware High School

West Delaware took on Mount Vernon in a boys’ wrestling match at Mount Vernon High School in Mount Vernon, Iowa on Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023.

West Delaware Coach had an interesting analogy to describe his team. They resemble farm dogs chasing passing cars, trying to run down their best performances. The Hawks won the South Winn Invitational and hits a challenging stretch of duals this week.

In addition to overall co-players of the year Derek Weisskopf of Williamsburg and Preston Ries of Monticello, The Gazette’s 2023 all-area football team is led by offensive player of the year Grant Glausser of Western Dubuque and defensive player of the year Rayce Heitman of Williamsburg. Curt Ritchie of Williamsburg is the area coach of the year.

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.

Williamsburg High School hosted the Williamsburg girls’ wrestling invitational at Williamsburg High School in Williamsburg, Iowa on Dec. 4, 2023.

Here are 18 Gazette-area individuals to keep an eye on during the 2023-24 Iowa high school boys’ wrestling season.

Here are eight Gazette-area teams to keep an eye on during the 2023-24 Iowa high school boys’ wrestling season.

Derek Weisskopf of Class 3A state champion Williamsburg and Preston Ries of 2A semifinalist Monticello have been named class captains by the Iowa Print Sports Writers Association. The honors were in conjunction with the IPSWA all-state teams, which were voted upon Sunday and released Tuesday.

A look at some of the top Gazette-area teams and bowlers to watch in the 2023-24 Iowa high school bowling season.

All-state volleyball: Mount Vernon’s Chloe Meester is an Elite selection and the Class 3A player of the year.

The Prep Football Huddle podcast is Dome bound. So are 28 Iowa high school football teams. We review last week’s quarterfinal games and preview this week’s UNI-Dome semifinals on this episode.

With a trip to the UNI-Dome on the line, second-ranked Solon and West Delaware emptied their playbooks and delivered a classic Class 3A quarterfinal. For the third year running, the second-ranked Spartans ended West Delaware’s season, booking their 17th trip to the state semifinals with a wild 36-35 victory Friday night at Solon.

Follow The Gazette’s live blog for scores and updates from Iowa high school football state quarterfinal playoff games Friday night.

Clear Creek Amana is a wire-to-wire No. 1 in The Gazette’s Super Ten area volleyball rankings.

Who will advance to the UNI-Dome? Those 28 state semifinal spots will be determined this week. We preview the Iowa high school state football quarterfinals on this episode of the Prep Football Huddle podcast.