Leading the way for the Panthers, Todd Erickson (220) and Dillon Kubiatowicz (120) each won their weight class. NRHEG also had two runner-ups and six 3rd place finishers. Kubiatowicz beat two state entrants from last year on his way to his first place finish. In the finals, he defeated Brock Buysse of Minneota 3-1 in OT; last year Buysse was the runner-up at 106 in the state tournament.
“I saw great things today from many of our wrestlers…Dillon Kubiatowicz with his Outstanding Wrestler performance, Todd Erickson remaining unbeaten, and Palmer Peterson, who really wrestled better than he had prior to today,” said Larson. “We still have work to do in the practice room, though if we continue to improve, good things are going to happen.”
Next up, the Panthers open their Gopher Conference schedule with a trip to Medford on Dec. 11 and travel to Jackson on Dec. 13 for the Pizza Ranch Invitational.