Des Moines, IA- All eyes and lights are on you for championship Saturday, as a pair of local wrestlers squared off against the top seed in their weight class for the right to bring home the title from the IHSAA’s 2026 State Wrestling Tournament. Here’s how our two local athletes fared.
Class 1A
113-Pound Weight Class
With only one goal in mind, WACO’s #2 Ian Maize was gifted a rematch against #1 Kaiden Belinsky of Don Bosco, the same wrestler who defeated him last year in the state championship.
Unfortunately, the senior for the Dons jumped out to an early 8 to 1 lead in the 1st period and never looked back, winning by technical fall. Maize, a sophomore, finished the season as the runner-up and with a 38-4 record for the season.
Class 2A
175-Pound Weight Class
In his fourth trip to the state tournament, Mediapolis’ #2 Kyler Crow was looking to end his high school career with a state championship but standing in his way was #1 Christian Dunning of Clear Lake.
Dunning proved to be the top wrestler of the class for a reason as he tabbed four takedowns by the end of the match for a major decision victory. Crow grabbed the silver medal and a 51-2 record for the year.
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The Class 1A team title went to Don Bosco. The Class 2A team title was split between Decorah and Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont, and the Class 3A title was snatched by Southeast Polk.
KILJ would like to thank all of our tournament sponsors for allowing us to cover the 2026 Boys’ Wrestling State Tournament.