There were so many great stories that came out of the girls' state wrestling tournament last weekend, and I wish we could've gotten to more than we did.
There was Charles City's Lilly Luft, of course, and her remarkable story of winning a state championship in honor of her late brother. The Diaz sisters moved to Waverly-Shell Rock from Florida and both won titles. Their teammate, Annika Behrends, won two thrilling matches to return to the top of the podium.
There were more — Ella Schmit, Abby McIntyre and Millie Peach all repeated; Independence's Rachel Eddy took second last year, then won it this year; Naomi Simon, just a freshman from Decorah, pinned her way through the tournament; and Samantha Spielbauer became Clayton Ridge's first state wrestling champ, boy or girl.