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Washington wrestling head coach Brent Van Weelden addressed the Washington High School student body on Wednesday morning, congratulating the members of the wrestling team, the cheerleaders and managers on a great season. Washington had four wrestlers make it to the state tournament, with Kyle Anderson (eighth place) and Brad Skubal (second place) each bringing home medals.

A slow offensive night ended up catching up to the IMS boys? basketball team on Tuesday night. Through the first three quarters, IMS was only able to manage 19 points, and despite a furious comeback, they ended up falling to Montezuma 46-39. The loss ended IMS? season in the district semifinals. ?We struggled to score those first three quarters,? IMS head coach Dwight Gingerich said. ?We had trouble ...

Highland High School recognized the wrestlers who participated in the state tournament during an assembly on Tuesday afternoon. From left to right: Head coach Clint Jones, senior Zach Kleopfer, sophomore Drew West (third place at the state tournament) and sophomore Bryce West (champion, 120 pounds).

The week before the state tournament, Highland wrestling coach Clint Jones said that sophomore Bryce West was wrestling like he was on fire. That fire carried over to the weekend for the 120-pound Highland wrestler, as West cruised through the tournament en route to a state championship on Saturday night. When the clock finally hit zero on his championship match, which he won by a 14-6 major decision, West ...

In his second trip to the state tournament, Columbus? Josh Keller?s hard work paid off in the form of a state tournament championship berth. Keller, a junior, ended up falling by a 6-3 decision in the state finals at 106 pounds, but still came home with a second place medal, and will be even hungrier next season. ?I feel like I wrestled pretty well, and I?ve stepped it up every day I?ve been out here and ...

Highland sophomore Bryce West won the Class 1A 120-pound state wrestling title on Saturday night by a 14-6 major decision over No. 4 ranked Cole Needham."I'm finally state champ," West said. "There are a lot of emotions."West started off the match with a flurry of points as the match never seemed to be in doubt for the sophomore, who finished in second place at the state tournament last season."It feels good," ...

After the consolation semifinals of the Iowa High School wrestling state tournament, nine area wrestlers will be wrestling for medals.Check back throughout the day for updates. WashingtonBrad Skubal (195 pounds):Skubal will wrestle for the 2A state championship on Saturday night.Kyle Anderson (120 pounds):Anderson will wrestle for seventh place on Saturday afternoonUPDATE: Anderson fell in an 11-3 major ...

It was a great sendoff for one Washington senior at the state wrestling tournament on Saturday night. One year after taking eighth place in the state tournament, Brad Skubal picked up a second-place finish on Saturday night in the 195-pound weight class. In the finals, the No. 2 ranked Skubal ended up falling to Mediapolis? Steven Holloway in a 9-2 decision, who was responsible for all four of Skubal?s losses ...