The AGWSR Cougars (14-8) had owned the BCLUW Comets (15-9) over their last 30 match-ups. The Cougars held a 23-7 edge, including two this season by 49-30 and 48-31 scores, heading into Friday’s Class 1A Region 1 semifinal in Ackley.
The West Fork Warhawks may not be ranked, but at 19-3 they could be. With a 54-34 Class 1A Dist. 4 semifinal win against AGWSR in Sheffield Thursday night, Cougar head coach Ryley Schipper thinks they may prove the poll makers wrong yet.
Kaden Abbas knew he needed work on the bottom position. His first trip to the Iowa State Championships proved him right.
AGWSR (14-7) did not make a field goal in the entire fourth quarter and still managed to pull away from a late-charging Gladbrook-Reinbeck Rebel team (9-11) to win 38-26 in Ackley Tuesday night.
For the better part of four quarters Monday night, AGWSR Cougar head coach Ryley Schipper got exactly what he’s wanted from his squad all season – a complete game. Minus the final minute of the first half, he got it as AGWSR (6-14) beat Rockford (8-12) 62-48 in Rockford.
Kaden Abbas has a long way to go to be on Trey Lashbrook’s level of accomplishment. But the Cougar freshman can forever compare himself to the three-time State medalist on one thing right now – being a freshman State qualifier.
The AGWSR Cougars have not been playing exactly great over the last seven games. Two of four losses in that stretch have been to teams with losing records. The fact that North Butler came to Ackley for a Class 1A Region 1 opener Thursday night with a 3-18 season mark wasn’t lost on head coac…
Time has run out on the regular season for the AGWSR Cougar girls. If she had her way, head coach Laurie Gann would play one more before Thursday’s Regional opener.
With their seasons winding down, the AGWSR Cougar girls (12-6, 8-2) continue to try to refine the best parts of their game while the boys (5-12, 1-9) are just trying to figure out what the best part of their game is.
Weather postponed AGWSR’s North Iowa Cedar League-West home pair with Grundy Center until Saturday. For the host Cougars, that still may have been too soon as the Spartans swept the pair.
From mohawks and braids to neatly trimmed and shaved, haircuts have always been a way for athletes to make a personal statement. Unlike almost every other sport, wrestling has implemented strict hairstyle rules.