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.
Wartburg captured its 13th title, while Coe and Upper Iowa rebounded after opening-round losses at the NWCA Multi-Divisional Dual Championships at the UNI-Dome. Life University gets title sweep. Iowa State sweeps out west. UNI gets 800th dual win. Alburnett boys’, Decorah girls’ impressive during the Wrestling Weekend That Was.
The Iowa high school boys’ wrestling is paused until 2024. The season resumes with 6 1/2 weeks of competition until champions are crowned in Des Moines. Here are some notable events for the second half of the season.
Iowa State claimed its first Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational team title since 1996, receiving a title from heavyweight Yonger Bastida. UNI’s Parker Keckeisen won the 184 title there. Iowa dropped Penn and the Dan Gable Donnybrook highlight high school meets. This is the Wrestling Weekend That Was.
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