State Duals News Today

Upper Iowa swept Quincy University and University of Indianapolis on Sunday, earning a share of the conference dual title with McKendree and Maryville. Coe closed its regular season with a win over Dubuque. Read some final thoughts from the IHSAA state wrestling tournament.

Sergeant Bluff-Luton has slowly climbed the placing chart. The Warriors defeated returning state finalist West Delaware and defending state champion Osage for its first Class 2A State Duals finals appearance.

Alburnett Coach Clayton Rush knew exactly how long it had been since his team wrestled for a State Duals title. The wait ended. The Pirates beat Nashua-Plainfield to reach the Class 1A State Duals finals for the first time since 2016.

Don Bosco won the last four matches to beat top-seeded Alburnett for the Class 1A title. Creston won its first title since 2007, winning the final match for a 36-33 win over Sergeant Bluff-Luton. Southeast Polk rolled through the 3A field

Saturday the Waverly-Shell Rock, Wapsie Valley, Don Bosco and Nashua-Plainfield boys will compete at State Duals on KWAY Country AM 1470 FM 96.3. Waverly-Shell Rock is the 8-seed and will wrestling top-seed Southeast Polk at 9:00 in the morning.

West Delaware returned to the State Duals for the seventh straight season. They have reached the finals the last six seasons. The Hawks enter as the No. 4 seed in Class 2A. Action begins Saturday at 9 a.m. at Xtream Arena in Coralville.

The Montgomery Central High School varsity wrestling team reached the finals in both District and Regionals, falling to Fairview in both matches, but earning TSSAA runner-up plaques at both events.

Tuesday night the Waverly-Shell Rock boys wrestling team punched their ticket to State Duals on KWAY Country. The Go-Hawks cruised over Pleasant Valley 39-18 to set up a match up with the host Linn-Mar. In the decisive dual the Go-Hawks found themselves in a hole needing to win the last three ma ...

Top-ranked Alburnett opened with three straight pins and cruised to a 60-14 Class 1A regional dual final win over No. 17 Earlham. The Pirates earned their eighth State Duals berth.

Independence Coach Michael Doyle wondered about his team’s potential after the first dual of the season. The Mustangs went to work, progressed along with the season and now host a regional dual, looking for a fifth State Duals berth in six seasons.