Mount Vernon Faces Solon in 3A Girls Showdown Tonight
Mount Vernon, ranked No. 1 in Class 3A with a 20 game win streak and a 21-1 record, hosts Solon in a regional semifinal as five Mount Vernon starters hit 45 percent or better. Solon, the reigning 3A champion, aims to slow the Mustangs and keep the state title bid alive. Also on the slate Linn-Mar at Waterloo West with Nakia Ollivierre leading the Wahawks.
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Mount Vernon
Mustangs
Chloe Meester
Solon
Jamie Smith
Smith
Spartans
Linn-Mar
Waterloo West
West
Lions
Army West Point
Nakia Ollivierre
Wahawks
Dreya Kern
Cedar Rapids Prairie
Sydney Huber
Center Point-Urbana
Adelyn Stien
Avery Sweeney
Cliff Jette
Mount Vernon Wrestler Aims for State Gold After Two Silver Finals
Mount Vernon junior Jase Jaspers, top seed at 144 pounds with a 43 0 record, seeks his first state title at the Class 2A state boys wrestling tournament in Des Moines. He has two previous finals losses, a freshman runner up finish in 3 2 to Derrick Bass and last year’s 138 pound final loss to Blake Fox, and trains with daily Post-it reminders and nightly visualization.
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Mount Vernon
Jase Jaspers
Jaspers
Aaron
Truitt
Wells Fargo Arena
Des Moines
Greg Randall
Davenport Assumption
Derrick Bass
Osage
Blake Fox
Solon
Jordan Schmidt
Savannah Blake
the Gazette
Boys State Wrestling Opens at Wells Fargo Arena Des Moines
The traditional state tournament runs today through Saturday at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines. Schedule includes 9 a.m. first and second rounds for Class 3A and first-round consolations, 1:30 p.m. Class 1A consolations, and 6 p.m. Class 2A rounds. Streaming via IHSSN and Flowrestling with tickets from HyVee and IHSSN partners.
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Wells Fargo Arena
Des Moines
Hoyt triplets make history at Iowa Valley districts
The Hoyt triplets Mason Chance and Skyler from Iowa Valley qualified for state wrestling in 1A districts at Pleasantville, marking a rare family milestone. Skyler’s qualification earlier inspired her brothers, who emphasize their special bond and support for one another on the mat.
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Marengo
Hoyt
Iowa Valley
Mason Hoyt
Chance Hoyt
Skyler Hoyt
Skyler
Chance
Mason
Tigers
Pleasantville
Albia
Parker Hemann
Ben Lamparek
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OWA City Area Sports Commission
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Ihssn.com
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