Iowa City West’s Justin Avila shared some joyful tears with family, celebrating his 150-pound championship at the Class 3A boys’ state tournament Saturday night at Wells Fargo Arena.
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Iowa City West’s Justin Avila shared some joyful tears with family, celebrating his 150-pound championship at the Class 3A boys’ state tournament Saturday night at Wells Fargo Arena.
Alburnett’s Rowdy Neighbor and Preston Klostermann closed their prep careers in the Class 1A boys’ state wrestling finals Saturday night at Wells Fargo Arena. Both placed second, helping the Pirates to a second-place team finish.
Union Community’s Brayden Bohnsack beat Ballard’s Easton Enyeart, 3-2, to three-peat at the Class 2A state wrestling meet Saturday at Wells Fargo Arena, honoring his friend, Gavin Rohrbach, who tragically passed away last fall.
Cedar Rapids Prairie senior Dylan Munson returned to Wells Fargo Arena on Saturday -- two days after a scary incident during the quarterfinals left him in a neck brace -- cheering on and shoring up his teammates, and deepening his already unbreakable bonds with all the other Hawks at the state meet.
Photos from the boys’ state wrestling finals at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025.
Solon sophomore 215-pounder Lucas Feuerbach has been motivated by missing the state podium last season. He has a shot at a title this year, reaching the finals of the Class 2A boys’ state wrestling tournament at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines.
Action and reaction from the Class 2A semifinal round of Iowa High School boys’ state wrestling in Des Moines.
Teddy has been in North Mahaska head wrestling coach Ryan Groom’s corner for three and a half years. A constant companion on the mat and in the classroom. Calm and comforting in the face of the storm. In other words, the perfect service dog.
Nathan Beitz, a senior at Maquoketa Valley, beat Don Bosco’s Kyler Sallis by major decision in Friday’s Class 1A 215-pound state wrestling semifinals to advance to Saturday night’s championship round at Wells Fargo Arena.
Action and reaction from the Class 1A semifinal round of Iowa High School boys’ state wrestling in Des Moines.
Cedar Rapids Xavier’s Jean Ngoma scored four points in the third period, adding an escape and ride out for a 5-4 win over Southeast Polk’s Holden Hansen in the 215-pound semifinals of the Class 3A boys’ state wrestling tournament at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines. He’s joined in the finals with Iowa City West duo Alexander Pierce and Justin Avila.
Action and reaction from the Class 2A quarterfinal round at the 100th annual Iowa Boys’ State Wrestling Championships
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