Competing in Iowa-Minnesota All-Star Border Battle Friday ...

Waukon wrestling 182-pound senior Blain Swenson will be among the top senior wrestlers from northeast Iowa and southeast Minnesota who will face off in the 16th annual Iowa-Minnesota All-Star Border Battle dual meet at 7 p.m. this Friday, March 10 at Crestwood High School in Cresco. The event is sponsored by the Iowa Wrestling Hall of Fame housed in Cresco, and tickets for the event will be sold at the door at Crestwood High School. Iowa Wrestling Hall of Fame President and event organizer Dennis Meirick noted wrestlers from Crestwood, Waukon, Decorah, Osage, South Winneshiek, MFL/MarMac, Postville, Sumner-Fredericksburg and North Fayette Valley have been invited to wrestle for the Iowa squad, which holds an 8-7 series advantage over the Minnesota squad.