The Iowa high school wrestling postseason rolls on and the Pinning Combination is here to discuss the latest, with The Gazette's K.J. Pilcher, The Predicament's G. Wyatt Schultz and former coach Dick Briggs. On this week's show: • Recapping last Saturday’s Class 1A and 2A sectional tournaments and Tuesday’s regional duals • Previewing Saturday’s district tournaments. • The IHSAA’s decision to keep restrictions in place at state despite Gov. Kim Reynolds removing statewide mandates. Subscribe to https://www.facebook.com/onthemats (On The Mats by K.J. Pilcher on Facebook) or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoFprQ14cWg (The Gazette on YouTube) to watch the full show.

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Pinning Combination: Sectionals recap, districts preview

Listen to the high school portion of this week's Pinning Combination Iowa wrestling podcast with The Gazette's K.J. Pilcher, The Predicament's G. Wyatt Schultz and former coach Dick Briggs. This week: • An interview with Jeff Voss, the head coach of the https://www.thegazette.com/subject/sports/iowa-prep-sports/wrestling/west-delaware-wrestling-is-perfect-in-2020-21-and-looks-to-keep-getting-better-20210128 (2A No. 1-ranked West Delaware Hawks) • After another https://www.thegazette.com/subject/sports/iowa-prep-sports/wrestling/as-iowa-girls-state-wrestling-grows-millie-peach-becomes-events-first-3-time-champ-20210123 (successful state tournament), what's https://www.thegazette.com/subject/sports/iowa-prep-sports/wrestling/iowa-wrestling-weekend-that-was-girls-state-tournament-keeps-getting-better-20210125 (next for girls' wrestling in Iowa)? • Full weekend recap and preview • The weekly "You Make The Call" segment

Pinning Combination: West Delaware Coach Jeff Voss + What's next for girls' wrestling?

The Gazette's K.J. Pilcher, The Predicament's Wyatt Schultz and former coach Dick Briggs recap the weekend that was in Iowa high school wrestling and look ahead to this week's action on the Pinning Combination. Included is a look at girls' wrestling in Iowa with the state tournament set for this weekend. Participation numbers continue to grow, showing the interest is there. But it still isn't sanctioned by the IHSAA or IGHSAU and the wrestling community is making sure girls have opportunities to compete at a high level in the meantime. Subscribe to https://www.facebook.com/onthemats (On The Mats by K.J. Pilcher on Facebook) or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoFprQ14cWg (The Gazette on YouTube) to watch the full show.

Pinning Combination: Girls' wrestling keeps growing in Iowa; Weekend recap + preview

Listen to the high school portion of this week's Pinning Combination Iowa wrestling podcast with The Gazette's K.J. Pilcher, The Predicament's G. Wyatt Schultz and former coach Dick Briggs. This week: • A https://www.thegazette.com/west-delaware-captures-team-title-at-talent-laden-bobcat-eckenrod-wrestling-tournament-20210110 (Bobcat Jerry Eckenrod Invitational) with eight ranked teams and around 60 ranked wrestlers did not disappoint. Plus a look around the state at last weekend's results • https://www.thegazette.com/subject/sports/iowa-prep-sports/wrestling/changes-planned-for-high-school-state-wrestling-tournament-20210101 (What the IHSAA state wrestling schedule and format could look like this year) (no changes have been determined yet) • Weekend preview, including the J-Hawk Invite at Cedar Rapids Jefferson Subscribe to https://www.facebook.com/onthemats (On The Mats by K.J. Pilcher on Facebook) or https://www.youtube.com/user/gazetteonline (The Gazette on YouTube) to watch the full show.

Pinning Combination: Bobcat Jerry Eckenrod Invitational doesn't disappoint; Weekend preview

Wednesday morning, Gov. Kim Reynolds gave the green light for high school summer sports in Iowa. Within hours, the state’s governing bodies for interscholastic athletics proceeded. As a result, high school baseball and softball are all systems go. According to the Iowa Department of Education, team-organized practices for baseball and softball may begin June 1 “unless circumstances dictate a change in date.” Games may begin June 15. In both cases, a long list of mitigation efforts are required — in the words of the Department of Education — “to help ensure player, coach, and spectator safety during games.” After Reynolds’ announcement, the IGHSAU board of directors and IHSAA board of control met, and both voted to approve resuming the 2020 summer seasons under Department of Education guidelines. In this podcast, The Gazette's Jeff Linder, K.J. Pilcher and Jeff Johnson react to the news and discuss ongoing questions about what this season will look like. Read more: Jean Berger, Tom Keating and the aftermath of the decision to open up Iowa high school sports https://www.thegazette.com/subject/sp... It's 'PLAY BALL' for Iowa high school summer sports https://www.thegazette.com/subject/sp... Follow: Twitter https://twitter.com/iowaprepsports Facebook https://www.facebook.com/iowaprepsports/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/iowaprepsports/

Iowa high schools will play baseball and softball: Initial reactions + questions we still have

We got a glimpse of fall Thursday when the Iowa High School Athletic Association released teams’ schedules for the 2020 prep football season. Here to discuss their initial reactions on the Iowa Prep Sports Podcast and takeaways are The Gazette’s Jeff Johnson and K.J. Pilcher. From Class 4A to 8-Player, it’s a look at the most notable games and overall schedules.

First reactions to 2020 Iowa high school football schedules

It was a surreal scene on Friday, March 13 at Wells Fargo Arena as the Iowa high school boys' state basketball championship games were played with limited fans in attendance due to the COVID-19 pandemic that has now suspended spring sports. On the latest edition of Call It Both Ways, The Gazette's Jeff Johnson and Jeff Linder discuss how the IHSAA made the decision to finish the tournament while other states postponed or canceled. They also talk basketball, recapping both the boys' and girls' 2020 state tournaments and discussing The Gazette's all-area teams. Hopefully this helps pass some time as we commit to social distancing!

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