Eighty-seven points should be more than enough to win a high school basketball game, but that tally was six points short for Iowa Falls-Alden following Thursday's regular season finale in Charles City.
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Seven greenbelt area wrestlers will begin their quest to reach the podium at Wells Fargo Arena when the 2020 State Wrestling Tournament begins Thursday in Des Moines.
One match to reach the ultimate goal.
For stretches, Iowa Falls-Alden hung with heavily favorited Hampton-Dumont/CAL. However, the Bulldogs were able to wear the Cadets down and eventually pull away for the 62-34 final, ending IF-A’s season in the Class 3A Region 3 first round.
Earlier in the day, Iowa Falls-Alden and Humboldt learned they would play each other a third time when the Class 3A Substate pairings were released.
Karson Sharar became a member of a select club while helping lead Iowa Falls-Alden to an impressive road victory in Fort Dodge Tuesday evening.
The Iowa Falls-Alden girls have not celebrated many victories this season, but they will enter postseason play on a two-game winning streak.
Four matches into Tuesday's Class 2A Regional Duals showdown, Iowa Falls-Alden found themselves in a 20-point hole versus Davenport Assumption.
The Iowa Falls-Alden girls produced a non-conference victory over South Hamilton Saturday evening, a win head coach Brandon Uhlenberg hopes will build confidence as the squad travels for another winnable contest at St. Edmond on Tuesday.
There have been plenty of highlights for the Iowa Falls-Alden wrestling team this winter.
A key 14-0 run and a career high performance from sophomore Sam Weaver were the catalysts for a big 10-point road victory over Webster City on Friday.