High School State Tournaments

The High School wrestling season is coming to an end so I compiled a list of all our recruits and some of our top targets and when their state(s) tournament is.

Commits​
Year​
Name​
Weight​
School​
State​
State Tournament​
Brackets​
2023​
Blake Gioimo​
120​
Cedar Rapids Prairie​
Iowa​
February 15-18th​
2023​
Tate Naaktgeboren​
182​
Linn-Mar​
Iowa​
February 15-18th​
2023​
McCrae Hagarty​
195​
Waverly-Shell Rock​
Iowa​
February 15-18th​
2024​
Adrian Meza​
126​
Valiant Prep​
Arizona​
February 16-18th​
2024​
Daniel Herrera​
285​
Palm Desert​
California​
February 23-25th​
2024​
Sawyer Bartelt​
220​
South Dade​
Florida​
March 2-4th​

Targets​
Year​
Name​
Weight​
School​
State​
State Tournament​
Brackets​
2024​
Kane Naaktgeboren​
138​
Linn-Mar​
Iowa​
February 15-18th​
Trackwrestling
2024​
Ben Davino​
126​
St. Charles​
Illinois​
February 16-18th​
Trackwrestling
2024​
Angelo Ferrari​
175​
Melissa​
Texas​
February 17-18th​
Trackwrestling
2024​
Luke Lilledahl​
126​
Wyoming Seminary​
Pennsylvania​
March 9-11th​
2026​
Danarii Mickel​
195​
Ames​
Iowa​
February 15-18​
Trackwrestling

NFL: Twas the Night Before the Superbowl

I wrote this and read it to my 4 1/2 year old and newborn tonight as their bedtime story.

'Twas The Night Before The Superbowl

'Twas the night before The Superbowl and all through the Kingdom
The Chiefs fans were stirring, wondering what tomorrow would bring them.
The jerseys were hung in the lockers with care
In the hopes that the Lombardi trophy soon would be theirs

The team was nestled all snug in their beds
While visions of touchdowns danced in their heads.
Mom in her jersey and I in my cap
and Andy Reid was probably eating 3 cheeseburgers as a snack

When down in Arizona there arose such a clatter
I turned on the TV to see what was the matter
The season had flown by like a flash
much like the speed of Mecole Hardman running the 40 yard dash

The stage was set all bright and a glow
It’s the Chiefs and Patrick in their 3rd Superbowl.
When what to my wondering eyes should appear
But a giant team bus and eight players dressed in Chiefs Gear
With a little old driver with a mustache so thick.
Well I knew it was coach Reid cuz he was shaped like a brick.

Let’s take down the Eagles, coach Reid did exclaim
And he whistled and he shouted and he called them by name
"On Patrick, on Travis, on Pacheco and Butker
On Jones, on Clark, on Dunlap and JuJu smith- Schuster!

From the top of the AFC, to on top of them all
Now, Run the ball, Pass the ball, Score the ball all!"
As quickly as Eagles fan yell “Fly Eagles Fly”
The Chiefs knew they had to stop them, was Chris Jones the guy?
So down to Arizona the whole team and fans flew
with a bag full of tricks, that Eric and Andy all knew.
They used these tricks to beat teams all year
The Jags and the Bengals in times most recently near

People doubted the Chiefs in the Superbowl, not knowing if they could.
Especially Bills Fans who say “Josh Allens so good”
The Cincinnati Mayor filled his mouth with his foot
Kelce Called him a Jabroni as they gave the Bengals the boot

The Chiefs took it to the Bengals with the run and the pass
Remember its Mahomes house, Burrowhead my ass!

Gracie Hunts eyes, how they twinkle, her dimples, how merry
Her Swimsuits she wears like roses, her booty shaped like a cherry
Britney Mahomes is annoying and will probably wear a bow
Jackson Mahomes is equally annoying, leave him home in the snow

Remember the cigarette Len Dawson held loose in his teeth
And the smoke, it encircled his head like a wreath
He did that when he won Superbowl 4
Lets get this for him and the others who passed before

Tomorrows the day that we all had to wait
The players need to be fired up right out of the gate
be aggressive and physical but play with your head
because giving up too many penalties is something to dread

After last season Coach Reid went to work.
Revamping the offensive and defensive weapons was a perk
It always helps to have big Chris Jones at the nose
Sacking the quarterbacks and striking a pose

The offensive line has the big job to protect
The quarterback Mahomes, we gotta keep him erect.
The Chiefs defense will have to come at Hurts like a missile
And play a good game until the final whistle.
We made it to the game, Kelce exclaimed, so lets not be Tardy
And remember everyone
You gotta fight for your right to Lombardi.

TJ, if you are reading this….

TJ if you are reading this I have but one simple request. Let me see you sweat. You sir could be a beast. You have put up good numbers and are helping out the team. I currently dream of what you could help this team accomplish if you would simply break a good ol nasty sweat. I've seen your games so far and I have yet to see sweat dripping from your face. It seems that you are holding back. You probably don't even know it. But if you want to leave a legacy like you have the potential to, you have to never take a game off. There is no reason that coaches shouldn't fear facing you. Make your presence known each game. That is your lane, defend it. You should feel ashamed to allow the teams score in the paint like they have. Keep your hands clapping so you don't give up your position so easily. If you work enough to sweat for us during the games, you will leave a legacy that my kids will be talking about for many years to come.

Reality Check

Everyone step back from the ledge. TJ has flirted with the top 10 2 years in a row with a rag tag group of players. TJ is an exponentially better coach than Prohm. Yes, we won’t win the Big12 this year. That’s Ok. We will make the NCAA tournament and hopefully do some damage. We have 2 epic recruiting classes coming in. The future is BRIGHT. We will be okay. We will be so much better in the near future. Breathe.

Welp. Texas Tech just beat #12 Kansas State

Our game sucked balls. But we gotta keep perspective. It honestly cannot be understated how tough this league is. That isn’t casual banter. It’s factual. In fact it’s the toughest league season maybe in decades.

Goal for us was to be a bubble team this year. We are gonna make it in. Yes it sucks to lose these close games no doubt. Season is still a success and can do damage.

Big 12s - stealing a slot

Looking ahead, I got to thinking, if you have not earned an allocation for Big 12, and you need to steal a spot to get to NCAAs, it looks like you would have to get two wins in order to steal a spot (or advance via bye). You can afford to lose your first match as long as you then win 2 in a row, or you can win the first but have to then win 1 of the next two in order to place in the allocation position. I am assuming 8 allocations at a given weight (specifically eyeing 125 and 141). Does this look to be correct?
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Post-Dual Write Up and Video

Hey guys -

Here is what I wrote after the dual. Most importantly find video from post-dual at the bottom.

I recorded Schwab as well since I thought you die-hards might enjoy that!

Where does the Iowa State basketball team stay in KC

Hi Everyone,

I am working on booking my trip to KC for the basketball tourney and was curious what hotel the basketball team stays in. Last year I stayed at the Crown Plaza where the texa$ and West Virginia teams were staying there and all things being equal it would be more of a thrill seeing Iowa State coming and going to the games than hearing the eyes of texa$ being played in the lobby. Thanks!

***#21 Iowa State at West Virginia (Saturday, 5:00)***

Who: No. 21 Iowa State (15-6, 7-4 Big 12) at West Virginia (14-8, 5-6 Big 12)
Where: WVU Coliseum – Morgantown, West Virginia
When: Saturday, Feb. 11, 2023 – 5 p.m. Central

The Links
WATCH: Big 12 Now
PxP: Eric Little

LISTEN: Cyclone Radio Network – Varsity App or Radio Affiliates
PxP: Noah Wolf
Analyst: Jamie Steyer Johnson


STATS: LIVE STATS

IOWA STATE GAME NOTES (PDF) | WEST VIRGINIA GAME NOTES (PDF)

PROJECTED STARTERS
IOWA STATEWEST VIRGINIA
F - 31 Kane (6-3 SR*); 4.6 ppg, 4.0 rpgF - 14 Blacksten (6-3 JR); 6.8 ppg, 3.8 rpg
G/F - 24 Joens (6-1 SR); 20.1 ppg, 9.1 rpgG - 32 Watson (5-10 SO*); 6.6 ppg, 4.6 rpg
G - 3 Fritz (5-11 FR*); 7.7 ppg, 4.2 rpgG - 00 Hemingway (5-11 SR); 9.5 ppg, 5.5 rpg
G - 21 Donarski (6-0 JR); 12.3 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 3.1 apgG - 11 Quinerly (5-8 SO); 14.4 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 2.2 spg
G - 11 Ryan (5-11 JR); 11.0 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 7.1 apgG - 30 Smith (5-5 SR*); 13.0 ppg, 3.0 apg
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