Live updates: Iowa high school wrestling state tournament finals (2/17/2024)
The biggest night of the Iowa high school wrestling season is here.
Wrestlers from all three classes will battle for state titles. At the end of the night, individual and team titles will be crowned.
Join us starting at 5:30 p.m. for all of the action.
Bettendorf's Jake Knight looks at his opponent, Fort Dodge's Dru Ayala, during a Class 3A semifinal match at 120 pounds during the Iowa high school wrestling state tournament at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Friday. (Photo by Ryan Timmerman)
See live updates below.
Class 3A
Southeast Polk's 221.5 points was just shy of the all-time points record of 225 that was set by Waverly-Shell Rock in 2008.
For complete team standings go here
Class 3A Team Standings
1. Southeast Polk 221.5
2. Bettendorf 160
3. Fort Dodge 119
4. Ankeny Centennial 110.5
5. Waverly-Shell Rock 107
Class 2A Team Standings
1. Osage 128.5
2. Mount Vernon 110
3. Union, La Porte City 95
4. Burlington Notre Dame 79.5
5. Creston 78
Class 1A Team Standings
1. Don Bosco 183.5
2. Alburnett 152
3. Wilton 144
4. Jesup 89
5. Underwood 85
That's it for live action. Stay tuned for final team standings.
Class 1A - 285
Columbus Catholic's Mason Knipp takes a 5-3 decision over West Branch's Logan Wright.
Class 2A - 285
Osage's Mac Muller earns a 6-3 decision over Columbus/WMU's Russel Coil.
Class 3A - 285
Hererra, the Iowa State signee, takes an 18-6 win to finish an undefeated season.
Class 3A - 285
Ames' Daniel Herrera is dominating Waverly-Shell Rock's Caden Wetherell, 14-3, in the third period.
Class 1A - 215
Nodaway Valley's Ashton Honnold scored a late takedown to push his match with Maquouketa Valley's into overtime. He the added another takedown in overtime to steal a 6-4 decision.
Class 2A - 215
NH/TV's Braden McShane earns a 5-4 decision over South Tama County's Gavin Bridgewater.
Class 3A - 215
Fort Dodge sophomore Dreshaun Ross has already made his presence known on the football field and wrestling mat in his short prep career, and he adds to it with another state title. He dominated Southeast Polk's Holden Hansen scoring three early takedowns and then pinned Hansen at the 1:38 mark.
Class 1A - 190
North Butler-Clarksville's MaKade Bloker earns a 9-3 decision over Louden Huisenga of WACO, Wayland.
Class 2A - 190
Jarrett Roos of Sheldon/South O'Brien takes a 4-2 decision over North Polk's Ben Bryant.
Class 3A - 190
Mickel tied the match but Slade records a takedown with 20 seconds left to take the 6-5 decision.
Class 3A - 190
Southeast Polk's Brent Slade takes a 4-3 lead over Danarii Mickel late in the third in what has been a hotly contested match.
Class 1A
Don Bosco clinches yet another team title.
Class 2A - 170
Anamosa's Austin Scranton takes a 6-4 decision Roland Story's Hesston Johnson.
Class 3A - 170
Carlisle's Asa Hemsted pulled off the biggest upset of the tournament in the semifinals Friday with a win over three-time state Waterloo East's Max Magayna. However, he couldn't pull off a title win as Fort Dodge's Damarion Ross hung on for a 2-1 decision.
Class 1A - 170
Kaiden Knaack of Don Bosco scores a 3-1 decision over Emmetsburg's Jaace Nelson Brown.
Class 1A - 165
Underwood's Maddox Nelson earns a 9-5 decision over Colfax-Mingo's John McGill.
Class 2A - 165
Dubuque Wahlert's Colin Young takes a 6-2 decision over Humboldt's Broedy Hendricks.
Class 3A - 165
Johnston's Jacob Hegelson takes a 12-3 decision over Urbandale's Gabe Carver.
Class 3A - 157
Iowa City High's Voinovich scores a 12-3 decision over Carlisle's Jaxon Miller.
Class 2A - 157
Osage clinches the team title with a Tucker Stangel 2-1 decision over Bo Koedam of Sergant Bluff-Luton.
Class 1A - 157
Don Bosco's Kyler Knaack takes a 3-2 decision West Hancock, Britt's Kellen Smith.
Class 1A - 150
Starmont's Keaton Moeller scores a 3-1 decision over Danny Kinsella of Treynor.
Class 2A - 150
Union, La Porte City's takes a 3-0 decision over Garner-Hayfield-Ventura's Lucas Kral.
Class 3A - 150
No. 1-ranked Bas Diaz of Waverly-Shell Rock scores a 5-3 decision over Southeast Polk's Logan Trenary.
Class 3A - 144
Kane Naaktgeboren of Linn-Mar moves past West Des Moines Valley's JahKari Clark with a 9-2 decision.
Class 2A - 144
Osage's Anders Kittelson scores a 4-0 decision over Central DeWitt's Royce Butt.
Class 1A - 144
Logan-Magnolia's Corbin Reisz earns a 4-2 decision over Denver's Boden White.
Class 1A - 138
Underwood's Blake Allen scores a 3-1 decision over West Hancock, Britt's Teague Smith.
Class 2A - 138
Osage's Blake Fox takes a 3-1 decision over Mount Vernon's Jase Jaspers.
Class 3A -138
Davidson pulls off a five-point move and puts an end to Freeman's dream of four straight titles. He takes the 6-1 decision.
Class 3A - 138
We are heading to overtime tied at 1.
Class 3A -138
Fort Dodge's Koy Davidson leads Freeman 1-0 going into the third period.
Class 3A - 138
Waukee Northwest's Carter Freeman attempts to become the 33rd all-time Iowa prep wrestler to win four straight state titles.
Class 3A -132
Iowa City High's Cale Seaton takes a 3-2 decision over Bettendorf's Jace Freeman.
Class 2A -132
Blume does clinches the title and an undefeated season with a 10-3 decision.
Class 1A -132
Freshman Dawson Youngblut takes a 4-2 decision over Tanner Arjes of North Butler-Clarksville.
Class 2A -132
Roland-Story's Kaden Blume trying to run his record to 40-0 holding a late 6-3 advantage over Burlington Notre Dame's Kaiden Dietzenbach.
132 matches coming up next.
Class 1A - 126
Jesse Lewis of West Sioux, Haywarden takes a dominating 14-3 decision over Cascade's Brock Morris.
Class 3A -126
Bettendorf's Timothy Koester takes a 4-3 decision over Waukee Northwest's Koufax Christensen.
Class 2A - 126
Webster City's Carson Doolittle upsets two-time champion Jace Hademan of Union, LaPorte City. Doolittle, who took third last year, won the match with a takedown in overtime to take a 3-1 decision.
Class 1A - 120
Alburnett's Rowdy Neighbor scores a 5-0 decision over Akron-Westfield's Cael Morrow.
Class 2A - 120
E-B-F Gage Spurgeon takes a 6-0 win over Ryan Bahnson of West Lyon.
Class 3A - 120
Southeast Polk's Carter Pearson takes a 1-0 decision Jake Knight.
Class 1A -113
Denver's Gavin Landers earned a 12-0 decision over Wilton's Mason Shrik.
Class 2A - 113
Union, LaPorte City's Brayden Bohnsack takes a 4-2 decision over Webster City's Linden Phetxoumphone.
Class 3A - 113
Norwalk senior Tyler Harper avenges his title loss from last year to Iowa City High's Alexander Pierce. Harper scores the 10-4 decision to secure the title. He finishe 44-0.
Class 2A - 106
Mount Vernon's Klayten Perrault takes the title with a 7-1 decision over Cael McCabe.
Class 3A - 106
DeSalvo takes the title in dominating fashion with a 13-0 decison over Porter.
Class 1A - 106
Wilton's Liam Adlfinger upsets No. 1 Hayden Schwab of Don Bosco in a wild finish. Adlfinger scored late to earn the 9-8 decision.
Class 3A -106
Southeast Polk freshman Nico 'DeSalvo has a commanding 7-0 lead over fellow freshman Weston Porter of Lewis Central. End of second period.
106 matches have begun.
Class 3A
Southeast Polk aleady has the 3A team championship wrapped up but will be gunning for the all-time high point total held by Waverly-Shell Rock.
The finals are beginning soon. All 336 wrestlers are participating in the Grand March with the Olympic anthem playing in the background. One of the more special moments in Iowa prep sports.
-- Nate Olson I nate@scorebooiklive.com I @ndosports
