Class 1A boys’ state wrestling takeaways from Thursday: Brody Neighbor avenged two previous losses to North Linn’s Cael Bridgewater, highlighting a strong quarterfinal round for Alburnett.
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Class 1A boys’ state wrestling takeaways from Thursday: Brody Neighbor avenged two previous losses to North Linn’s Cael Bridgewater, highlighting a strong quarterfinal round for Alburnett.
Every bout’s a blessing. Each second on the mat’s sublime. That’s because Iowa City High’s Cale Seaton is able to compete in the Class 3A Iowa high school boys’ state wrestling tournament — a proposition that appeared bleak about a month ago.
See photos from the second day of the Class 1A Iowa high school boys’ state wrestling tournament at Wells Fargo Arena.
See photos from the first day of the 2023 Class 3A Iowa high school boys’ state wrestling tournament at Wells Fargo Arena.
See photos from the first day of the 2023 Class 2A Iowa high school boys’ state wrestling tournament at Wells Fargo Arena.
Cedar Rapids Prairie’s Tyler Lee and Linn-Mar’s Grant Boddicker devoured fourth-seeded opponents to reach the Class 3A state quarterfinals Wednesday night at Wells Fargo Arena. They helped their teams finish in the top 10 after the first day of the state tournament.
These three Gazette area athletes stood out on the first day of the 2023 Iowa high school boys’ state wrestling tournament at Wells Fargo Arena.
Mikey and Henry Ryan and Jase and Jackson Jaspers of Mount Vernon all advanced to the Class 2A state wrestling quarterfinals. The Mustangs are in second in the team race after the first day.
Top-seeded heavyweight Cody Fox of East Buchanan made sure his first match after sustaining a knee injury in his district meet would be anything but close. Fox — a four-star Iowa football recruit — won by fall in his only bout on the first day of the Class 1A state wrestling tournament Wednesday.
They hunt and fish together. They’re good friends and have each other’s backs. But each day in the Maquoketa Valley wrestling room, upper weight standouts Nathan Beitz, Brady Davis and Aiden Salow beat the crap out of each other.
Alburnett senior Gunnar Keeney reached the state wrestling tournament for the third straight year, but this appearance was different. He got his hand raised, which wasn’t the case the last two seasons.
See photos from the first day of the Class 1A Iowa high school boys’ state wrestling tournament at Wells Fargo Arena.
The 2023 Iowa high school boys’ state wrestling tournament begins Wednesday at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, with the finals set for Saturday night. Here is information on how to watch, plus the schedule and brackets.
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