DES MOINES — Half of Clarion-Goldfield’s 10 qualifiers are still alive for state championships, and four more are in medal contention in Class 2A. The Cowboys went 12-6 in matches and had a strong day on the backside, going 3-1 there. Paxton Redenius (120), Adrian Phetxoumphone (126), ...

DES MOINES — Six Messenger-area wrestlers moved into the quarterfinals at state wrestling here on Thursday in Class 1A, with all six scoring falls in their lone matches. West Bend-Mallard’s Hunter Lester and Mason Knapp, South Central Calhoun’s Karson Wuebker and Jace Pedersen, and ...

DES MOINES — Josh Anderson’s children continue to one-up him on the wrestling mat. Anderson, the head wrestling coach at Manson Northwest Webster, was a state qualifier in high school. Three of his four children have achieved the same feat. But Brodie, Ellisa and Mason all did something ...

DES MOINES — Rylee Brown has been waiting for a day like this at the state tournament. The Fort Dodge senior passed his first two tests at the state tournament, and the four-time state qualifier is inching closer to earning an elusive medal. Brown (29-7 at 165 pounds) was joined by ...

HUXLEY — The season came to an end for the Fort Dodge girls here on Wednesday night, and with it, the high school career of LJ Maehl. The Dodgers were eliminated from Class 4A regional play by Ballard, 57-27, as the Bombers advance to the Region 2 semifinals to take on Pella Saturday ...

COLUMBUS, Neb. — The 13th-ranked Iowa Central men got back in the win column with a convincing 98-77 victory over Central here Wednesday night. The Tritons (21-6 overall, 13-5 in ICCAC) were red-hot from the 3-point line, sinking 12 triples, including eight from Jalen Wynter. Wynter ...