IOWA’S FIRST ROUND NCAA MATCHUPS (# indicates tournament seed) Spencer Lee 125 – #3 Spencer Lee (Iowa) vs. #30 Bryce West (Solon)  (Northern Illinois) 133 – #7 Austin DeSanto (Iowa) vs. #26 Cody Russell (Appalachian State) 141 – #22 Max Murin (Iowa) vs. #11 Tristan Moran (Wisconsin) 149 – #10 Pat Lugo (Iowa) vs. #23 [Read More]

Here we are at the end of the high school season!  We had our first seeded state tournament. I’m not sure how everyone liked it but the people I visited with had mixed reactions.  Just like the NCAA tournaments, nothing goes according to seed.  It was interesting and I’m not sure how it could be [Read More]

Here we are discussing the Divisions III’s and Big 10 and Big 12 qualifiers as well as going the the NCAA Division I Brackets

The NCAA Championships are still my favorite wrestling event. I grew up following the Division I college tournament very closely and cheering for many of my early heroes in the sport. And I’ve covered the three-day extravaganza 18 times. This year’s NCAA Championships, set for March 21-23 in Pittsburgh, is setting up to be another [Read More]

CRESCO, IA: Four outstanding individuals who’ve contributed mightily to the sport of wrestling will be inducted into the Iowa Wrestling Hall of Fame in Cresco on Monday, April 8th. The 50th Annual Awards Banquet and Induction Ceremony will begin with a 5:30 social hour followed by a 6:30 banquet at the Cresco Country Club south [Read More]