DES MOINES — Matthew Crimmins joined two of the very best to wear a St. Edmond singlet on Saturday at the state wrestling tournament. Crimmins became the highest finisher for the Gael program since the late Vinnie Harvey placed second in 2014 when the sophomore pinned Aidan Timm of Belle ...
DES MOINES — Karson Wuebker showed his true growth this season on the biggest stage possible here Saturday night. Wuebker, a sophomore at South Central Calhoun, dropped a hard-fought 1-0 decision to Ty Martin of Don Bosco in the Class 1A 106-pound championship match inside the Casey’s ...
DES MOINES — Knox Ayala’s first state tournament run experienced just one bump in the road. The Fort Dodge freshman entered the Class 3A 106-pound bracket as the fourth seed, and Ayala finished his maiden voyage as a bronze medalist. “I didn’t get what I wanted, but there’s always ...
DES MOINES — When Rylee Brown and Jesse Egli entered the state tournament one final time, there was only one goal in mind: to finish on the podium. Both Fort Dodge seniors walked into the Casey’s Center as three-time qualifiers, but had zero medals between the two of them. That ended ...
DES MOINES — A day after losing in the state championship match, Humboldt’s Broedy Hendricks was already back to work. “Thinking about my (upcoming) senior year, it’s definitely going to drive me to finally get that win and become a state champ,” Hendricks said on Sunday. “Yes, ...
The Iowa Central men’s basketball program will forever remember its sophomore class of 2026. Five impactful players were honored on Saturday inside Hodges Fieldhouse as the 13th-ranked (NJCAA Div. II) Tritons rolled past Iowa Lakes by a final of 96-77. Aleix Sempere, CJ Mitchell, Jordan ...