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A quick glance at area boys wrestling Districts
Districts start Saturday at 10 a.m.
By Ben Lamparek, Hometown Current
Feb. 8, 2026 8:56 am
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Boys wrestling Districts are coming up Saturday across all three classes.
A total of 24 wrestlers will earn State Tournament berths across 12 Districts in each class. The top two at each weight class will advance.
Area teams are split among four different sites, three in Class 1A. Williamsburg hosts in 2A.
Here is a quick look at each area District. Rankings are based off the Jan. 27 IAwrestle individual and team rankings.
CLASS 1A
At Colfax-Mingo
Teams: ACGC, Baxter, Colfax-Mingo, Columbus Catholic, East Marshall, English Valleys, HLV-TC, Lynnville-Sully, Montezuma, Moravia, North Mahaska
Ranked teams: #4 North Mahaska
Ranked wrestlers: 106 pounds — #4 Cooper Sampson (North Mahaska); 138— #7 Matthew Mintle (Lynnville-Sully); 150— #2 Ayden Groom (North Mahaska), #5 Brett Johnson (Moravia), #11 Ryder Cline (ACGC); 157— #3 Gage Ries (North Mahaska), #5 Cael Weisskopf (HLV-TC); 165— #1 Ryan Groom (North Mahaska); 215— #2 Braxton Plants (Montezuma), #8 Carter Richter (ACGC); 285— #8 Teagan Dybevik (Colfax-Mingo), #11 Benjamin Squires (Lynnville-Sully), #12 Jack Sheeder (ACGC)
At Lisbon
Teams: Belle Plaine, Durant, Lisbon, Lone Tree, Midland, New London, North Cedar, Iowa City Regina, Springville, WACO
Ranked teams: #10 Lisbon
Ranked wrestlers: 106 — Kyler Happel (Lisbon); 113 — #2 Ian Maize (WACO), #6 Jack Gogel (Lisbon); 120— #10 Cael Stricker (Lisbon); 126 — Cade Happel (Lisbon); 132 — Kane Fornseen (New London); 138— #6 Will Sankot (Belle Plaine); 144— #2 Aidan Timm (Belle Plaine); 175— #11 Caleb Brown (Lisbon); 215— #5 Kamdyn Kraklio (Durant); #7 Porter Shetler (I.C. Regina)
At Sigourney
Teams: BGM, Columbus/Winfield-Mt. Union, Highland, Iowa Valley, Jesup, Louisa-Muscatine, Pleasantville, Sigourney/Keota, Van Buren County, Wapello
Ranked teams: #2 Jesup
Ranked wrestlers: 106— #7 Kaleb Gordon (Jesup), #10 Landon Sweeting (Highland); 113— #7 Carver Hinz (Jesup), #10 Dakota Aney (Columbus/WMU); 120— #1 Ayden Bergman (Jesup), #6 Cash Cole (Highland), #8 Bo Hake (Louis-Muscatine); 126— #10 DeShawn Parrow (Jesup), #12 Walker Riggan (Louisa-Muscatine); 132 — #1 Cooper Hinz (Jesup); 144— #3 Kaden Lange (Jesup), #10 Hayden Riggan (Louisa-Muscatine); 150— #4 Chance Hoyt (Iowa Valley), #10 Tyrone Parrow (Jesup), 157— #8 Cohen Wolford (Wapello); 175— #5 Mason Hoyt (Iowa Valley); 190— #6 Nolan Kriegel (Iowa Valley), #11 Kason Dopler (Columbus/WMU); 215— #6 Dax Youngblut (Jesup); 285— #4 Owen Menke (Sigourney-Keota)
CLASS 2A
At Williamsburg
Teams: Cardinal, Davis County, Keokuk, Mediapolis, West Burlington Notre Dame/Danville, Washington, West Marshall, Williamsburg
Ranked teams: #6 West Burlington Notre Dame/Danville
Ranked wrestlers: 113— #1 Kohen Dietzenbach (WBND), #5 Riker DeWitt (Williamsburg); 120— #1 Urijah Courter (West Marhsall), #5 Rowan Berndt (WBND); 126— #6 Colt Boyles (WBND), #7 Jon Gonzales (West Marshall); 132— #12 Hayden Albaugh (Williamsburg); 138— #6 Caden Greiner (Washington), #8 Jared Glendening (WBND), #11 Paxton Thompson (Davis County); 144— #12 Tate Sherwood (WBND); 150— #3 Kael Cook (WBND), #12 Kinnick Geers (West Marshall); 175— #2 Kyler Crow (Mediapolis), #12 Brady Grier (Williamsburg), 285— #4 Carson Grier (Williamsburg)

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