NRHEG wrestlers traveled to Medford on Thursday December 11. The Tigers won 6 of the 11 matches that were wrestled, but the Panthers received three forfeits, which proved to be the difference.
The final score was NRHEG 42, Medford 28.
“Medford has a good group of wrestlers, said coach Shawn Larson.
“We had good matches in almost all of the contested matches, and it would have been extremely interesting if they had a full line-up.”
“We wrestled well, though there is always room to improve.”
Key wins came from Dillon Kubiatowicz, Alex Merritt, and Jet Wayne who each earned falls for the Panthers.
Results:
(106 lbs.) Jeron Matson of Medford pinned Brett Kubiatowicz of NRHEG in 2 minutes and 50 seconds.
(113 lbs.) Cole Lenort of NRHEG beat Willie Von Ruden of Medford 4-0 (Decision).
(120 lbs.) Dillon Kubiatowicz of NRHEG pinned Can Van Ryn of Medford in 1 minute and 51 seconds.
(126 lbs.) Bo Noble of Medford pinned Tyler Jacobson of NRHEG in 3 minutes and 35 seconds.
(132 lbs.) Cole Staloch of NRHEG won by forfeit against Medford.
(138 lbs.) Alex Merritt of NRHEG pinned Greg Larson of Medford in 3 minutes and 28 seconds.
(145 lbs.) Palmer Peterson of NRHEG beat Nick Masso of Medford 14-12 (Decision).
(152 lbs.) Marcus Deleon of Medford beat Karter Sletten of NRHEG 12-3 (Major Decision).
(160 lbs.) Jet Wayne of NRHEG pinned Nate Meixner of Medford in 4 minutes and 26 seconds.
(170 lbs.) Nick Von Ruden of Medford beat Trey Hoppe of NRHEG 8-1 (Decision).
(182 lbs.) Trevor Grems of Medford beat Nick Bartness of NRHEG 5-3 (Decision).
(195 lbs.) Keith Maxon of NRHEG won by forfeit against Medford.
(220 lbs.) Zeke Erickson of NRHEG won by forfeit against Medford.
(285 lbs.) Nate Elzen of Medford pinned Todd Erickson of NRHEG in 5 minutes and 23 seconds.