Welcome to the first day of the 2018 NSAA State Wrestling Championships!
The Tigers are hungry for victory and ready to take down the competition.
Bryce Brown wrestles first for the Tigers on Mat 3 at 113 pounds. Blayne Kile is next wrestling at 120 pounds.
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Champ. Round 1:
Bryce Brown starts off with a win, 4-1. Blayne Kile also gains a win by fall at 24 seconds.
Izaak Hunsley is victorious, 9-2, at 126 pounds.
Mason Brumbaugh takes the match, 4-0 at 132 pounds.
Connor Laux earns a win by fall at 40 seconds.
Joel Smith defeated 3-9 at 145 pounds.
Damen Pape wins by fall at 13 seconds.
Bryce Brown starts off the Tigers in the Quarterfinals.
Brown wins 3-2 at 113 pounds. He will wrestle in Friday’s Semifinals.
Izaak Hunsley at 126 and Blayne Kile at 120 take to the mats next, competing simultaneously on Mats 1 and 4.
Hunsley battles hard but is defeated after three close periods, 2-3.
Kile also fights a close match, winning 4-3 after three full periods, qualifying for Friday’s Semifinals.
Connor Laux, 138, sweeps the competition with a fall at two minutes and fifty-two seconds, earning him a spot in Friday Night’s Semifinals.
Damen Pape, wrestling at 170, will also be competing in the Semifinals, finishing today’s match with another fall at two minutes and forty-six seconds.
Follow tomorrow for more coverage as four Tigers compete in the Semifinals at 5 p.m.