The “Pinning Combination” wrestling podcast with reporter K.J. Pilcher and Wyatt Schultz of The Predicament returns to wrap up the season of Division 1 college wrestling, as the national championships were held this past weekend in Des Moines. The guys talk about the event as a whole, the new video reviews process and the results [...]
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DES MOINES — Iowa State sophomore Michael Moreno said he found out a lot about himself during the second day of the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships. The same could be said for the Cyclones as a team. Moreno led a Cyclone surge on Friday at Wells Fargo Arena, winning four matches and earning a [...]
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DES MOINES – Iowa’s Tony Ramos advanced to the 133-pound final with a 6-4 overtime win over Tyler Graff of Wisconsin on Friday night at Wells Fargo Arena. Ramos will face Ohio State’s Logan Stieber in the finals on Saturday night. Here’s how it happened: [View the story "Iowa's Ramos advances to 133-pound final" on [...]
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Iowa’s Matt McDonough was upset in the 125-pound quarterfinals by Cornell’s Nahshon Garrett. Here’s how it happened: [View the story "Iowa's McDonough upset in 125 quarterfinals" on Storify]Iowa’s McDonough upset in 125 quarterfinalsHawkeye 125-pounder fails to make it to finals for first time in his careerStorified by CR Gazette Sports· Fri, Mar 22 2013 09:19:19No. [...]
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Iowa’s Mark Ballweg – wrestling with a “tweaked” knee – advanced to the 141-pound quarterfinals with his second win of Thursday’s wrestling action in Des Moines. Here’s how it happened: [View the story "Iowa's Ballweg wrestles to 141 quarters" on Storify]Iowa’s Ballweg wrestles to 141 quartersHawkeye wrestler Mark Ballweg tweaked his knee at Big Tens [...]
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In a way, it was the dawn of today. The careers of some of the state’s top college wrestlers came to light at the same site they will attempt to add to their accomplishments. Former Iowa state champions return to the Wells Fargo Arena floor, where they excelled as preps, to face the nation’s top collegiate wrestlers [...]
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KCRG-TV9′s Scott Saville was joined by the Gazette’s K.J. Pilcher to talk about the national wrestling tournament in Division I, which begins Mar. 21 in Des Moines at Wells Fargo Arena. The guys talked about Iowa’s chances of winning the tournament, and individual wrestlers Matt McDonough, Tony Ramos and Derek St. John. You can watch [...]
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Warburg’s Kodie Silvestri got to the final at 149 before losing to Greg Sanders of Concordia (Wisc.), who celebrated his national championship victory with a backflip. Sanders scored a late reversal to beat Silvestri 6-5. Video of the third period is above.
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CEDAR RAPIDS – One good day made an entire rough season worth it. Coe’s Jimmy Gotto battled through injury and self-doubt this season, making his achievement even sweeter. The Kohawks’ junior rode Heidelberg’s Delian Schneider the entire third period for a 5-4 win in the 125-pound quarterfinals of the NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships at [...]
continue »Wartburg’s Ryan Fank isn’t a prototypical heavyweight. The Knights’ junior can wrestle unorthodox at times, resembling a lightweight with his ability to roll on the mat. It paid dividends at the national tournament for the second straight year. Fank used a leg-spladle to pin Elizabethtown’s Jeremy Rieth in 4:19 in the first round of the [...]
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