Trojan Men Wrestlers Place 2nd, Women 6th, at Cascade Tourney

After two days of competitive wrestling among 21 boy and 13 girl teams, the Whitehall boys placed second and the girls placed sixth. Whitehall entered 19 boys and two girls into the tournament, earning eleven medals.

In the girl's competition, Alexas Rector earned a 2-1 record with 2 pins and a second-place medal. Cassidy Collins went 2-2 with 2 pins and placed 4th. Together they earned 38 team points and placed 6th among the girls' teams.

The boy's team also wrestled well, earning 215.5 points and finishing second only behind Three Forks.

Three Trojans placed first in their respective weight class. Cody Fuller (132 lbs) dominated his field, pinning all four of his opponents. Miles Hoerauf (182) also won his four matches with three by pin. Leo Scafani (HWT) pinned all four of his opponents on his way to his championship. Placing second for the Trojans was Michael Reiff (160) with a 3-1 record and three pins. Dane Hoover (145) placed third with a 3-1 record, Tucker Witzel (103) also placed third with a 1-1 record, Kyle Denny (170) 3-3, and Gunner South (103) 0-2 each placed fourth. Placing fifth was Ethan Wock with a 2-2 record. Others competing in the main tournament were Isaac Skogen (120) 2-2, Sam Valov (120) 0-3, Reilly Slater (126) 3-3, Blake Ritz (145) 1-3, Nick Denny (145) 1-3, Gavin Watson (152) 3-2, Wesley Biggers (152) 2-1, Blake DuBois (160) 0-2, Karson Klapan (205) 1-2, and Ivar Radcliffe (138) 3-2. Competing in the JV tournament were Braxton Walker (145) 1-1, Levi Fuller (132) 2-1, Joey Beebout (138) 1-0, and Anthoney Porter (160) 0-1.

This week provides an opportunity for the Whitehall community to see these athletes compete. Thursday evening there will be a dual against Columbus and North Fremont, ID in the varsity gym.

Friday and Saturday the Whitehall tournament will present two full days of wrestling using all three available gyms. Wrestling starts at 10 AM each day.