Welter: Baseball or Wrestling
By: Eric Lueders
Don Bosco's Clay Welter is one of the most talented wrestlers and baseball players in the state. Earning a state title last season as a sophomore, it wasn't soon after that rumors started swirling that he would only concentrate on baseball. IAWI caught up with Welter and talked about his first love, his great state tournament run, and whether or not there is any truth to the rumors...
Devos Returns...
The rumors have been swirling all summer long about the possibility of Apple Valley's 2x state champion Eric Devos returning to Iowa. IAWI's Eric Lueders caught up with Devos, who was more then happy to talk wrestling. Find out today where the nationally ranked wrestler will be wrestling, his thoughts about leaving behind the chance to be a rare six time state champion, and his thoughts about his new team...
Slaton recalls the pain
Joey Slaton sat on the back of the stage at the Hawk Club celebration at the Renaissance Grand Hotel in St. Louis, unable to face the faithful Iowa wrestling fans. Just a few hours earlier, Slaton was wrestling for the 133-pound championship in the NCAA Wrestling Championships at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis. Slaton was on the precipice of realizing a lifelong dream....
Q-C area wrestlers sign with UNI
Two of the newest wrestlers joining UNI's 2008 recruiting class are two Quad-City area wrestlers. Davenport West's Blayne Beal, and Davenport North's Alec Hoffman have both signed to continue their wrestling career with the Panthers of Northern Iowa. Check out the article today!
Juergens earns promotion
Former Hawkeye National Champion Eric Juergens, the current wrestling coach at Augustana, has earned a promotion. Find out what promotion Juergens earned...
