by Joe Milledge of KIIC Albia’s Shadow Leshen made it all the way to the finals held Saturday night at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines for the Iowa High School State Wrestling Tournament – finishing second overall. Leshen lost his final match to Max Thomsen (Union – LaPorte City). Thomsen had only lost one […]
by Joe Milledge of KIIC Eddyville-Blakesburg runs into Buzzsaw at State The Eddyville-Blakesburg Rockets advanced only 1 wrestler to the finals after a tough Friday where 6 of their 7 wrestlers were defeated. The Rockets fell from 1st place after Thursday night’s session to 8th place as a team. Brett Roberts remains in the hunt […]
by Joe Milledge of KIIC Albia’s Shadow Leshen remains in the hunt for a state title in weight class 113 at the State High School Wrestling Tournament in 2A. Leshen is now 47-5 on the season with a win over Brady Jennings of Osage 8-7. Leshen is the last Albia grappler still alive in the […]
by Joe Milledge of KIIC Oskaloosa’s Dane Jones pinned Justin Klinkel from Ames Friday in the Quarterfinal round of class 3A State Wrestling at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines. Jones’ pin came in just 24 seconds. This marks his second pin of the tournament as he continues through the consolation. Jones can still move […]
by Joe Milledge of KIIC Albia advances 3 of their 4 wrestlers to the quarterfinal round Friday with Shadow Leshen moving to 42-5 on the season with a major 14-1 decision over his opponent from Sac County. Dalton Folkerts also advances as does Brett Leshen moving up to 47-2 on the year. Prairie City Monroe […]
by Joe Milledge of KIIC Des Moines – Eddyville Blakesburg Rocket Megan Black became the first female wrestler to win a contested match at the Iowa High School state wrestling tournament in Des Moines Thursday evening as she defeated her opponent from Don Bosco 10-1. After having transferred from Ottumwa, Black had to sit out […]
The Iowa High School State Wrestling tournament is underway at Well’s Fargo Arena in Des Moines opening this morning in Class 3A. Here are some local results from KIIC. 113 – Jay Fresh of Knoxville – Pinned in 1:12 by Fredy Stroker of Bettendorf. Stroker has only one loss on the year and advances to […]
The Iowa High School State Wrestling tournament is underway at Well’s Fargo Arena in Des Moines opening this morning in Class 3A. Here are some local results from KIIC. 113 – Jay Fresh of Knoxville – Pinned in 1:12 by Fredy Stroker of Bettendorf. Stroker has only one loss on the year and advances to […]
On Saturday, January 28th, the Eddyville / Blakesburg High School Jazz Band earned a division I rating at the State Jazz Band Contest in Muscatine. EBHS Jazz I received a division I rating from all three judges in the performance center and also earned a division I rating in the sight reading portion of the […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The 7-8 Oskaloosa Indian Boy Basketball Team was looking to break a 2 game losing streak Friday night, but those plans were pushed aside by a tough Pella team 42 to 76. No one real player stood out in Friday’s game, but Tyce Sarver lead the Indians with 9 points. Tyler Hafner […]
