We are officially underway from downtown Des Moines for the 2026 Iowa state high school wrestling tournament.
Wrestlers and coaches have a slightly different schedule than in years past, with only Class 3A competing in the evening on the opening day of the tournament. After the first session on Wednesday evening, quarterfinal matches have been set in Class 3A. The start of competition in Class 2A and 1A begins on Thursday, Feb. 19.
Here are some rapid reactions and analysis from the start of the IHSAA wrestling tournament.
Southeast Polk starts hot at Iowa state wrestling tournament
Des Moines-area’s top wrestlers thrive in opening rounds
Fort Dodge’s Dreshaun Ross has a dominant start to his fourth state title run
Class 3A team scores at Iowa boys state wrestling tournament
Full team scores and updated brackets can be found on Flowrestling.com.
Eli McKown covers high school sports and wrestling for the Des Moines Register. Contact him at Emckown@gannett.com. Follow him on Twitter at @EMcKown23.
This article originally appeared on Des Moines Register: Rapid reactions from Iowa high school state wrestling Class 3A session
Reporting by Eli McKown, Des Moines Register / Des Moines Register
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