{"id":3082,"date":"2025-12-30T18:07:49","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T18:07:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/midamerica.news\/sigourney-news-review\/?p=3082"},"modified":"2025-12-30T18:07:49","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T18:07:49","slug":"sports-year-in-review-february-success-at-girls-state-wrestling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/midamerica.news\/sigourney-news-review\/2025\/12\/30\/sports-year-in-review-february-success-at-girls-state-wrestling\/","title":{"rendered":"Sports year in review &#8211; FEBRUARY: Success at girls State wrestling"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_3083\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3083\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3083\" src=\"https:\/\/midamerica.news\/sigourney-news-review\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/12\/SP-February-State-wrestling-success-1-1024x695.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"434\" srcset=\"https:\/\/midamerica.news\/sigourney-news-review\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/12\/SP-February-State-wrestling-success-1-1024x695.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/midamerica.news\/sigourney-news-review\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/12\/SP-February-State-wrestling-success-1-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/midamerica.news\/sigourney-news-review\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/12\/SP-February-State-wrestling-success-1-768x521.jpg 768w, https:\/\/midamerica.news\/sigourney-news-review\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/12\/SP-February-State-wrestling-success-1-1536x1043.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/midamerica.news\/sigourney-news-review\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/12\/SP-February-State-wrestling-success-1-2048x1390.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/midamerica.news\/sigourney-news-review\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/12\/SP-February-State-wrestling-success-1-1170x794.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3083\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shane Utterback (left) and Reanah Utterback (right) share a moment after Shane was able to give his daughter the first-place medal following her State championship in the class 1A 115-pound wrestling tournament.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3084\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3084\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3084\" src=\"https:\/\/midamerica.news\/sigourney-news-review\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/12\/SP-February-State-wrestling-success-2-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/midamerica.news\/sigourney-news-review\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/12\/SP-February-State-wrestling-success-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/midamerica.news\/sigourney-news-review\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/12\/SP-February-State-wrestling-success-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/midamerica.news\/sigourney-news-review\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/12\/SP-February-State-wrestling-success-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/midamerica.news\/sigourney-news-review\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/12\/SP-February-State-wrestling-success-2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/midamerica.news\/sigourney-news-review\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/12\/SP-February-State-wrestling-success-2-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/midamerica.news\/sigourney-news-review\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/12\/SP-February-State-wrestling-success-2-1170x780.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3084\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pekin&#8217;s Lexa Nelson twists Perry opponent Mercedes Ponce around for a nearfall during the second period of their class 1A 105-pound match.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4 class=\"zw-paragraph heading0\" data-header=\"0\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;ff&quot;:&quot;Liberation Serif&quot;,&quot;fgc&quot;:&quot;rgb(0,0,0)&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;12&quot;,&quot;char_sty&quot;:36158440,&quot;fw_i&quot;:400,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\" data-margin-bottom=\"6\" data-hd-info=\"0\" data-line-height=\"1.000\" data-doc-id=\"1763097000001425009\" data-doc-type=\"writer\"><span data-char-style-info=\"36158440\">By Mark Schafer | The News-Review<\/span><\/h4>\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph heading0\" data-header=\"0\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;ff&quot;:&quot;Liberation Serif&quot;,&quot;fgc&quot;:&quot;rgb(0,0,0)&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;12&quot;,&quot;char_sty&quot;:36158440,&quot;fw_i&quot;:400,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\" data-margin-bottom=\"6\" data-hd-info=\"0\" data-line-height=\"1.000\"><span class=\"EOP\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-char-style-info=\"36158440\">CORALVILLE &#8211; What a few days it turned out to be in Coralville last February. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph heading0\" data-header=\"0\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;ff&quot;:&quot;Liberation Serif&quot;,&quot;fgc&quot;:&quot;rgb(0,0,0)&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;12&quot;,&quot;char_sty&quot;:36158440,&quot;fw_i&quot;:400,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\" data-margin-bottom=\"6\" data-hd-info=\"0\" data-line-height=\"1.000\"><span data-char-style-info=\"36158440\">To start off both Pekin and Sigourney-Keota were able to send record amount of athletes to the IGHSAU State wrestling tournament. For Sigourney-Keota they would end up sending three total wrestlers to the State wrestling tournament.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph heading0\" data-header=\"0\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;ff&quot;:&quot;Liberation Serif&quot;,&quot;fgc&quot;:&quot;rgb(0,0,0)&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;12&quot;,&quot;char_sty&quot;:36158440,&quot;fw_i&quot;:400,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\" data-margin-bottom=\"6\" data-hd-info=\"0\" data-line-height=\"1.000\"><span data-char-style-info=\"36158440\">Everyone would have their eye on undefeated wrestler, senior, Reanah Utterback. She wouldn&#8217;t disappoint as they pinned her way through the 115-pound bracket. In the championship match Utterback was able to pin her Don Bosco opponent and capture her second-straight State title. She was also able to to finish her career with over 175 wins. Her last two seasons on the wrestling mat, she was never defeated once. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph heading0\" data-header=\"0\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;ff&quot;:&quot;Liberation Serif&quot;,&quot;fgc&quot;:&quot;rgb(0,0,0)&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;12&quot;,&quot;char_sty&quot;:36158440,&quot;fw_i&quot;:400,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\" data-margin-bottom=\"6\" data-hd-info=\"0\" data-line-height=\"1.000\"><span data-char-style-info=\"36158440\">The rest of the Sigourney-Keota wrestlers also experienced success. Kia Montgomery finished the tournament with a 1-2 overall record. Freshman Karley Greiner would go 0-2, but her experiences at State wrestling would help her as she prepared for the future. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph heading0\" data-header=\"0\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;ff&quot;:&quot;Liberation Serif&quot;,&quot;fgc&quot;:&quot;rgb(0,0,0)&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;12&quot;,&quot;char_sty&quot;:36158440,&quot;fw_i&quot;:400,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\" data-margin-bottom=\"6\" data-hd-info=\"0\" data-line-height=\"1.000\"><span data-char-style-info=\"36158440\">Pekin would send four wrestlers to the State meet with Lexa Nelson having the most success. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph heading0\" data-header=\"0\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;ff&quot;:&quot;Liberation Serif&quot;,&quot;fgc&quot;:&quot;rgb(0,0,0)&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;12&quot;,&quot;char_sty&quot;:36158440,&quot;fw_i&quot;:400,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\" data-margin-bottom=\"6\" data-hd-info=\"0\" data-line-height=\"1.000\"><span data-char-style-info=\"36158440\">Nelson qualified in the 105-pound bracket and would eventually finish sixth overall. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph heading0\" data-header=\"0\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;ff&quot;:&quot;Liberation Serif&quot;,&quot;fgc&quot;:&quot;rgb(0,0,0)&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;12&quot;,&quot;char_sty&quot;:36158440,&quot;fw_i&quot;:400,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\" data-margin-bottom=\"6\" data-hd-info=\"0\" data-line-height=\"1.000\"><span data-char-style-info=\"36158440\">Throughout the tournament Nelson had to overcome a lot of adversity. She fought through every challenge and was able to climb the podium. That has helped her start this season undefeated. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph heading0\" data-header=\"0\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;ff&quot;:&quot;Liberation Serif&quot;,&quot;fgc&quot;:&quot;rgb(0,0,0)&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;12&quot;,&quot;char_sty&quot;:36158440,&quot;fw_i&quot;:400,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\" data-margin-bottom=\"6\" data-hd-info=\"0\" data-line-height=\"1.000\"><span data-char-style-info=\"36158440\">The other Pekin wrestlers had success as well. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph heading0\" data-header=\"0\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;ff&quot;:&quot;Liberation Serif&quot;,&quot;fgc&quot;:&quot;rgb(0,0,0)&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;12&quot;,&quot;char_sty&quot;:36158440,&quot;fw_i&quot;:400,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\" data-margin-bottom=\"6\" data-hd-info=\"0\" data-line-height=\"1.000\"><span data-char-style-info=\"36158440\">Hailey Pedrick wrestled in the 140-pound bracket where she finished the meet with a 1-2 overall record. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"zw-paragraph heading0\" data-header=\"0\" data-textformat=\"{&quot;ff&quot;:&quot;Liberation Serif&quot;,&quot;fgc&quot;:&quot;rgb(0,0,0)&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;12&quot;,&quot;char_sty&quot;:36158440,&quot;fw_i&quot;:400,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;text&quot;}\" data-margin-bottom=\"6\" data-hd-info=\"0\" data-line-height=\"1.000\"><span data-char-style-info=\"36158440\">Lila Miller would wrestle in the 135-pound bracket. 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