Jefferson Wrestling

J-Hawks claim district wrestling title

Cedar Rapids Jefferson Coach Dick Briggs looked like a one-armed ticket peddler at a popular sports event Saturday night, trying to meet demand and stuffing money in his pocket as quickly as he could until all the precious seats were gone.

Briggs had a tiny allotment of 60 tickets to sell for the state wrestling tournament in Des Moines next week and Jefferson fans lined up to get as many as possible.

They sold like hotcakes at $8 apiece.

"I'll try to get some more," he told disappointed parents and fans after he ran out.

The Jefferson wrestling community was in a buying mood Saturday after the fifth-ranked J-Hawks topped No.4 Linn-Mar for the Class 3A district title at the Jefferson gym.

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J-Hawk wrestlers headed to state duals

ELDRIDGE - Jefferson built a huge early lead then held off North Scott, 41-29, Wednesday night to advance to next week's state dual meet wrestling tournament.

Brenden Baker's pin at 106 pounds in the last bout sealed the Class 3A regional victory for the J-Hawks.

Jefferson (13-1) is seeded seventh in the state meet and will face No.2 seed Waverly-Shell Rock (20-0) in the first round at 9 a.m. on Feb. 19 at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines.

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J-Hawks jump to 7th in mat rankings

The Cedar Rapids Jefferson wrestling team has climbed two spots to No.7 in the Class 3A dual meet rankings by the Iowa Wrestling Coaches Association.

Prairie is ranked No.4 and Linn-Mar is No.5 in the latest poll.

All three Metro teams will be competing in the regional finals tonight, with winners advancing to the state dual meet tournament in Des Moines next Wednesday, Feb. 19.

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J-Hawk grapplers sweep MVC duals

WATERLOO - Michael Moncivais and Kelly May collected two pins Thursday night as Jefferson swept a pair of Mississippi Valley Conference wrestling meets in Waterloo.

The J-Hawks defeated Waterloo West, 50-19, and whipped Iowa City High, 71-9.

Brenden Baker, Matt Culver and Luke Sedlacek also had two victories on the mat for Jefferson.

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