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How to watch and follow the 2019 Iowa high school state wrestling tournament

Cody Goodwin
The Des Moines Register

The 2019 state wrestling tournament is down to its final day.

The action, which began with Wednesday’s duals, finishes with the traditional tournament championship round Saturday night that has sold out for the the last 31 years.

It is one of the hottest tickets in town. Wrestling fans both here in state and beyond Iowa’s borders will tune into the action. Here’s how you can, too:

How to watch on TV and online

You have some options.

Trackwrestling will carry Wednesday’s duals, all of Thursday’s action, Friday’s quarterfinals and consolations and Saturday morning’s consolations. You can watch live and archived matches for just $12.95.

Friday night’s semifinals and Saturday night’s finals will be on NBC Sports Chicago. That’s channels 665 and 665-1 for DirecTV and channel 429 for Dish. There are also plenty of streaming options available:

There are a couple of audio options available. The Iowa High School Sports Network will provide free updates, and 1460 KXNO in Des Moines will also provide play-by-play of the Class 3A action on Thursday and Friday, as well as all of Saturday night's finals.

STATE BRACKETS: See the match-ups on mobile — desktop

 

Updates and analysis on wrestling action

We will have live updates on DesMoinesRegister.com each day to bring you all the action. You can also download the Register app for updates (iPhone | Android). We will have a recap of the state duals on Wednesday night and coverage of all three classes each day of the traditional tournament. That includes storylines, takeaways and observations, and matches to watch each day of the competition. We also have the brackets online. You can view those here.

On Twitter: Cody Goodwin (@codygoodwin) will be at the Well every day, but also covering will be Danny Lawhon (@DannyLawhon), Matthew Bain (@MatthewBain_) and Dargan Southard (@Dargan_Southard) throughout the week. And don't forget to follow photographers Zach BoydenHolmes (@Boydenphoto), Bryon Houlgrave (@bryonhoulgrave), Kelsey Kremer (@kelsey_kremer) and Byron Powers (@bpowersphoto) to see photos.

Be sure to also follow the main Des Moines Register Sports account (@DMRsports) and the All-Iowa Sports account (@AllIowa), as well as the Register's account (@DMRegister). The Register’s High School Insider Facebook page also will contain all of our wrestling coverage this week, as will the Des Moines Register's Facebook page.

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State wrestling schedule

Wednesday, State Duals

  • 9 a.m.: Class 3A quarterfinals (mats 1, 2, 3, 4); Class 2A quarterfinals (mats 5, 6, 7, 8)
  • 11 a.m.: Class 1A quarterfinals (mats 1, 2, 3, 4); Class 3A consolations (mats 5, 6); Class 2A consolations (mats 7, 8)
  • 1 p.m.: Class 1A semifinals (mats 1, 2); Class 2A semifinals (mats 3, 4); Class 3A semifinals (mats 5, 6); Class 1A consolations (mats 7, 8)
  • 4:30 p.m.: Class 1A, fifth place (mat 2); Class 2A, fifth place (mat 4); Class 3A, fifth place (mat 6); Class 1A, seventh place (mat 1); Class 2A, seventh place (mat 3); Class 3A, seventh place (mat 5)
  • 6:30 p.m.: Class 1A final, (mat 2); Class 2A, final (mat 4); Class 3A, final (mat 6); Class 1A, third place, (mat 1); Class 2A, third place, (mat 3); Class 3A, third place (mat 5)

Thursday, Traditional Tournament

  • Session 1: Class 3A, first round and first round consolations, 9 a.m.-noon
  • Session 2: Class 1A, first round and first round consolations, 1:30-4:30 p.m.
  • Session 3: Class 2A, first round and first round consolations, 6-9 p.m.

Friday

  • Session 4: Class 3A, 1A quarterfinals, second round consolations, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
  • Session 5: Class 2A quarterfinals, second round consolations, 3A semifinals, third round consolations, 2:30-5:45 p.m.
  • Session 6: Class 1A semifinals, third round consolations, 7:30-8:40 p.m.; Class 2A semifinals, third round consolations, 8:45-10 p.m.

Saturday

  • Session 7: Class 3A, 2A, 1A consolation semifinals, placement matches, 10 a.m.-2:15 p.m.
  • Session 8: Class 3A, 2A, 1A finals, 6 p.m.

More:The Register's list of the 50 best Iowa high school wrestlers of all time

How to get tickets

Tickets can be purchased online and are also available at the Wells Fargo Arena ticket office (southwest corner of the arena).

 

    Cody Goodwin covers wrestling and high school sports for the Des Moines Register. Follow him on Twitter at @codygoodwin.