Loftus Falls Short as Lehman Reaches 138-pound Final
In Des Moines Logan Loftus of Iowa Valley lost 4-2 to Taylor Lehman of Clarion Goldfield in a 138-pound Class 1A state semifinal. Loftus rallied with a last second takedown and won in overtime before tumbling to a 6-4 finish, earning a finals berth amid emotional reactions from seven area 1A state semifinal winners.
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Jim Slosiarek
the Gazette
Iowa Valley
Logan Loftus
Taylor Lehman
Clarion-Goldfield
Loftus
Des Moines
Clarion Goldfield
Class 1A Leaders Shine at Des Moines Wrestling Semi Finals
Alburnett's Washburn and Windfield reach finals with narrow wins and pins. Lisbon, Emmetsburg, North Linn, West Branch, and Regina riders claim strong showings as top contenders push toward titles. Gaffey and Loftus also advance, eyes on championship night.
Consolation Round Tests Wrestlers at Iowa State Meet
At Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines the state wrestling tournament features the second round of consolation with wrestlers fighting for medals and a place on the awards stand. Cedar Rapids Prairie’s Josh Wenger rebounded to earn a second state medal. Linn-Mar’s Joel Northrup, undefeated entering the 3A quarters, fell in an ultimate tiebreaker but won his next bout. Top-ranked foes dropped in Class 1A and 2A as six officials including Bob Murphy and Marv Reiland prepare for the Grand Match before tonight’s finals.
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Washburn
North Linn
Brendan Schott
West Branch
Cade Jones
Schott
State
Jones
Des Moines
Wells Fargo Arena
Cedar Rapids
Blake Williams
Josh Wenger
Hawks
Chris Walters
Linn-Mar
Joel Northrup
Indianola
Matt Victor
Northrup
Tri-County
Matt Wempen
Fort Madison
Bryce Meyer
Murphy
Reiland
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Rob Gray
Alburnett
Hunter Washburn
Dylan Windfield
Pirates
Emmetsburg
Windfield
Zach Alven
Westwood Sloan
Lisbon
Carter Happel
Southeast Warren
Jake Hunerdosse
Lions
Regina
Dan Gaffey
Gaffey
Joe
Joe Lofthus
Isugazet
T. Alburnett
Eddyille B
Wilton
Woodbury Central
Liz Martin
Buchanan
Tyler Hoffman
Iil.com
KCRG
Limn-Mar
Doug Streicher
West Delaware
Bob Murphy
Iowa City West
Marv Reiland
Iowa
Terry Brands
Story
West Marshall
Dale Hilleman
Roy Snider
Sun
Aleem
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