Independence Coach Michael Doyle wondered about his team’s potential after the first dual of the season. The Mustangs went to work, progressed along with the season and now host a regional dual, looking for a fifth State Duals berth in six seasons.
Iowa won 18 of 20 matches in duals at Illinois and Northwestern, UNI and ISU split duals on their Oklahoma tour, Augsburg got revenge in the Battle of the Burgs and Prairie won the MVC team title.
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.
Mount Vernon’s Klayten Perreault recorded a pin for the 106-pound title Saturday at Williamsburg and helped propel the Mustangs to their first Wamac Conference tournament team title since joining the league in 2009.
See photos from the 2024 Wamac Conference boys’ wrestling tournament at Williamsburg High School. Mount Vernon claimed its first team title.
Vinton-Shellsburg received regional titles from Bree Swenson and Chloe Sanders and advanced seven to next week’s IGHSAU state wrestling tournament in Coralville. Vinton-Shellsburg finished second to Bettendorf in the Region 6 team race Friday at Alliant Energy PowerHouse.
Cedar Rapids Jefferson’s Josephine Budederi never wrestled before high school but watched her brothers compete. When she got the opportunity, she didn’t hesitate. She earned her second state berth with a runner-up finish at 135 pounds Friday at the Region 5 tournament at Alliant Energy PowerHouse.
Photos from the Region 5 and Region 6 Iowa high school girls’ wrestling tournaments Friday at Alliant Energy PowerHouse in Cedar Rapids. The top four at each weight class advanced to next week’s state tournament.
Cedar Rapids Washington junior 190-pounder Wyatt Young is pursuing a return trip to the state tournament, qualifying last season at 170. He recorded a pin against Cedar Rapids Kennedy on Thursday night, but the host Cougars dominated the dual, 63-11.
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.
Alburnett has climbed to the top of the Class 1A boys’ wrestling dual rankings. The Pirates were fourth at the 2023 state duals and will host regional duals again this season. The Wamac Conference has seven teams in the field with No. 2 Mount Vernon, West Delaware and Indpendence hosting 2A regional duals. Linn-Mar is the lone Gazette-area host in 3A.
This week’s episode of the Pinning Combination podcast with Hall of Fame coach Dick Briggs looks back at wins for the Iowa men and women last week, reviews American Rivers Conference competitions, highlights the standouts from the weekend of high school tournaments and previews upcoming boys’ conference tournaments and regional duals and girls’ regional tournaments.
Coe followed up a fifth-place finish at the NWCA National Duals with a 4-0 mark at the American Rivers Conference Duals on Saturday at Luther in Decorah. The Kohawks improved to 10-1 this season. The A-R-C held its first women’s conference tournament, Iowa’s offense against Purdue and prep results in the Wrestling Weekend That Was.
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