Peterson then met LeSueur-Henderson sophomore Austin Anderly in the second round and suffered a 15-0 setback. Anderly, who entered state with a 37-4 mark, went on to capture the championship at 106.
Peterson’s season came to an end when he was defeated 22-9 by sophomore Andrew Nissen from Blackduck in his first wrestleback match. Nissen brought a 33-9 record to state.
Peterson ended his freshman season with a 28-21 mark.
Sophomore Kubiatowicz dropped both of his matches before heading home.
Kimball sophomore Blaine Tschida brought a 41-5 record into his match with Kubiatowicz. Tschida, who went on to place third in the 113-pound bracket, decisioned Kubiatowicz 5-0.
Zach Scott of Holdingford ended Kubiatowicz’s season with a 15-2 win in the consolation round.
Kubiatowicz finished the year with a 25-22 record.
Fitterer, a freshman at his first state tourney, had perhaps the toughest draw of the Panther trio.
Fitterer was matched up against River Valley senior Lance Baird in the opening round and was pinned in 1:47. Baird went on to complete an undefeated season by winning the state championship at 285. Senior Tyler Jenson was Fitterer’s opponent in the consolation round. Jenson pinned Fitterer in 3:46 to end Fitterer’s year at 26-23. Jenson went on to finish fourth.
“Our efforts were good in all of our matches and hopefully the real benefit of this state tournament will come down the road in the event they are able to return,” said Cyr. “They know the routine and all the other stuff that goes into wrestling in the state tournament.”
This was the final action for Cyr, wrapping up 27 years and 445 wins with the Panther wrestling program.
“It was somewhat bittersweet for me,” said Cyr. “It would have been great to have a placewinner in my last tournament as coach, but as I have said before, this team has been a real pleasure to work with and see develop, so by that measure it has been a great year.”
