ON TO STATE!!! Waukon girls wrestling team qualifies three young ladies for first-ever IGHSAU-sanctioned State Wrestling Tournament
Qualifies for State as 170-pound runner-up ... Waukon girls wrestling 170-pound junior Kloe Hemmersbach works to turn Algona junior Gretchen Gorham to her back for a fall in the semifinal round of competition at the Region 8 Tournament at Luther College in Decorah Friday, January 27. Hemmersbach pinned Gorham in 20 seconds, following up a 12-second pin in the quarterfinals, but then falling herself in the championship match to finish as the 170-pound runner-up and advance to this year’s State Tournament. View and find out how to purchase this photo and many more by clicking on the Photo Galleries link on this webpage.
Kloe Hemmersbach, Mia Kurth and Faith Cooper to compete this week at historic season grand finale
The Waukon girls wrestling team had the 2022-2023 season brought to a close for all but three of its wrestlers this past week, as three young ladies battled their way to advancement to this year’s first-ever State Wrestling Tournament sanctioned by the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union (IGHSAU). Prior to the extension of this season for that trio, the Indian mat ladies wrestled in one final dual competition at the MFL/MarMac Scramble in Monona Tuesday, January 24. They then competed in the first-ever IGHSAU Region 8 Tournament Thursday, January 27 at Luther College in Decorah for the right to advance to this year’s season grand finale, with three of eight competing Indians finishing within the required top four in their respective weight classes to earn State Tournament qualification.
Those three Lady Indians - juniors Mia Kurth and Kloe Hemmersbach and sophomore Faith Cooper - are now scheduled to compete this Thursday and Friday, February 2 and 3 in the IGHSAU State Tournament being held at Xtream Arena in Coralville.
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