The week of Nov. 30-Dec. 6 was the first full week of winter sports for high school male athletes.

Boys basketball, wrestling and swimming all got fully underway during the week.

The Dan Gable Donny Brook Invitational wrestling tournament featuring several top boys wrestlers from Iowa, including the Des Moines metro area, and surrounding states took place on Dec. 5-6 at the Xtream Arena Coralville. The Keith Young Invitational in Cedar Falls and the Joe Fitch Invitational in Humboldt also took place during the week.

In high school boys basketball, the 2025 Class 5A state runner-up Waukee Northwest defeated Urbandale (81-69) and Ankeny Centennial (64-21) during the week and defending champion West Des Moines Valley came up short against both Southeast Polk (68-62) and Ankeny (58-52).

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