Archive photos: State wrestling at Iowa's Veterans Memorial Auditorium

1986: Dowling Catholic wrestling coach Bob Darrah, left, and assistant Ron Gray are animated during a match during the state wrestling tournament.

From 2005: Phil Horn of facility managing company Global Spectrum mops wrestling mats before state wrestling at Veterans Memorial Auditorium in Des Moines, removing the powder that's applied when they're stored.

From 2005: Placewinners at 171 pounds, from left, Brett Schultz, Tyler Reed, Austin Boehm and Jay Borschel on the podium at state wrestling at Veterans Memorial Auditorium.

From 1992: Daryl Nerness cleans the mats between state wrestling sessions at Veterans Memorial Auditorium.

From 1995: Corey Stanley of Wilton celebrates after winning the Class 2-A 119-pound state championship against Doug Schwab of Osage.

From 1998: Coon Rapids-Bayard coaches Steve Cadwallader, left, and Rick Seydel watch Seydel's son, Andy, wrestling at the state tournament at Veterans Memorial Auditorium in Des Moines. Andy Seydel pinned Jim Miller of Bondurant-Farrar in a Class 1-A 119-pound match.

From 2001: Ogden Coach Brian Reimers speaks with 119-pounder Jesse Sundell after Sundell won his fourth state championship Saturday at Veterans Memorial Auditorium. Sundell became the 12th wrestler to capture four Iowa state titles.

From 2001: Full stands and busy mats during the state tournament at Veterans Memorial Auditorium.

From 2001: The first round of Class 3A state wrestling action in session at Veterans Memorial Auditorium in Des Moines.

From 2002: ADM (Adel) fans use newspapers to reserve seats before the Class 2-A first round state wrestling matches at Veterans Memorial Auditorium.

From 2002: Workers tape a seam on one of the eight mats at Veterans Memorial Auditorium that were the focus of attention during Day 1 of the state high school wrestling tournament.

From 2002: Des Moines Register photographer Rodney White captures the moment high above the action at Veterans Memorial Auditorium Day 1 of state wrestling.

From 1975: Gladbrook's Donn Diercks (top) flips Tri-Center of Neola's Steve Pogge in consolations of the State Class A wrestling tournament at Veterans Memorial Auditorium. Diercks claimed third place at 145 pounds by posting a 4-1 decision.

From 2002: Wrestlers crowd the mats during warmups before the first session of state wrestling at Veterans Memorial Auditorium.

From 2004: Ryan Johnston of Des Moines Christian was among the rowdy wrestling fans during the first session of state wrestling at Veterans Memorial Auditorium in Des Moines.

From 2004: West Des Moines Valley cheerleader Tara DeBartolo roots on Tigers during state wrestling at Veterans Memorial Auditorium in Des Moines.

From 2004: Ottumwa fans Ryan Reed, left, Ashley Frazier, center and Travis Simpson, right, cheer on Reed's brother, Tyler, during a 171-pound Class 3A quarterfinal match against Austin Boehm of Urbandale during state wrestling at Veterans Memorial Auditorium.

From 2004: Roger Twito, center, hands on knees, of Cedar Falls, watches as his son Daniel Twito wins a Class 3A 130-pound quarterfinal match against Julian Lira of Davenport West, 6-4.

From 2004: Joni Swanson, left, and Melinda Dunkin, both of Knoxville, embrace each other after watching Dunkin's son Chris win a 171-pound quarterfinal match over Tylor Pilcher of Fairfield during the state wrestling tournament at Veterans Memorial Auditorium. Earlier, Swanson's son Josh won his 140-pound quarterfinal match over Kalvin Hodge of Iowa City West.

From 2005: West Des Moines Valley's Montell Marion against Nick Moon of Knoxville.

From 2005: Roosevelt High School cheerleader Clare Bridgeford, center, shows her frustration during during the opening round of state wrestling at Veterans Memorial Auditorium. Also pictured: Amanda Marek, left, and Demetria Witt, right.