Friday and Saturday, December 19 and 20, the NRHEG Panthers wrestled at the Redwood Riot. The Panthers finished in second place out of a field of 31 teams.
The only team placing ahead of NRHEG was Kerkoven-Murdock-Sunberg.
The Panthers had seven place winners. These placewinners are:
Dillon Kubiatowicz 120 - Champion
Cordell Peterson 126 - Champion
Nick Bartness 170 - 4th Place
Keith Maxon 182 - 6th Place
Matt Jensen 195 - 6th Place
Todd Erickson 220 - 2nd Place
Wyatt Fitterer 285 - 5th Place
“This was a good showing from our athletes,” said coach Shawn Larson. “Our wrestlers have grown accustomed to experienced competetion, and this time they were prepared to compete.
“I am very proud of a second place finish at a tournament like this, our boys deserved this finish after the work they have put in so far.”
There is more to do, though.
“We are happy with our accomplishments, but we are not content. We know that there is a lot of season left, and we are going to keep working at getting better. Hopefully coming into January we can continue to compete well.”
Next, the Panthers will host Blue Earth Area, St. Clair, and Triton for a quadrangular on January 2, 2015.