Iowa City High won seven of the final nine matches to defeat host Cedar Rapids Prairie, 42-26, Thursday night. The Little Hawks won the Mississippi Valley Conference Valley Division dual title.
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Iowa City High won seven of the final nine matches to defeat host Cedar Rapids Prairie, 42-26, Thursday night. The Little Hawks won the Mississippi Valley Conference Valley Division dual title.
Here are The Gazette’s fifth 2024-25 installment of area high school boys’ wrestling individual rankings.
The Lions won two straight MVC Super Meets before being unseated by Cedar Rapids Prairie last season. Linn-Mar is coming off a team title at Clinton’s Bob Lueders Invitational and is one of the favorites at the MVC tournament.
This week, The Gazette’s K.J. Pilcher and Dick Briggs sit down with Cornell College men’s wrestling coach Brent Hamm. They chat about the Rams’ impressive season, his coaching philosophy, wrestling under Brad Smith and the late Mike Duroe, and what's next on the schedule. Plus, Pilcher and Briggs break down Iowa vs. Penn State and recap last weekend’s college and high school results.
Girls’ wrestling: Taylor Cavanh and Evelyn Eggleston are leaders and won MVC gold on same day
No. 2 Iowa men beat Ohio State and built some momentum for trip to No. 1 Penn State. Iowa women’s team sweeps Journeyman Duals. Oklahoma State’s upper weights turn away University of Northern Iowa and Iowa State. Soldier Salute makes changes, Upper Iowa wins and high school results in the Wrestling Weekend That Was.
Photos from the girls’ wrestling MVC Tournament at Liberty High School in North Liberty, Iowa on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025.
Mississippi Valley Conference wrestlers put on a show Saturday during the conference’s second girls’ wrestling tournament. Check out five storylines from the day at Liberty High School
The dual came down to the final match. Class 2A sixth-ranked Independence needed a pin to win but had to settle for a major decision, allowing No. 5 West Delaware to hold on for a 30-29 victory in the Highway 20 Clash Thursday night in Manchester.
Multisport athletes are not unique, but West Liberty’s Ryker Dengler is a rare competitor who wrestles and plays basketball. He has been successful in both, qualifying for state last year and leading the basketball team in several statistical categories.
Here are The Gazette’s fourth 2024-25 installment of area high school boys’ wrestling individual rankings.
The Pinning Combination podcast includes The Gazette’s K.J. Pilcher, Dick Briggs and special guest Alburnett Coach Clayton Rush.
Spartan senior has grown up on the mat since her days in the school’s youth program and now eyes a third trip to state tournament
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