The Saratoga Wrestlers competed in three pool rounds but lost these three duals at the Southeast Duals in Veteran Saturday. The squad then won two duals in the bracketed round. The first three duals, in the pool rounds, determined which teams would move on in the tournament. The bracketed rounds paired up teams with those teams that finished the same earlier in the day.
In pool wrestling, the Panthers lost all three duals to Gordon/Rushville, Bayard and Lingle. However, in matches actually wrestled, the Panthers fared much better as there were only eight wrestlers in the 14 weight divisions.
Competing for the Panthers were Bradley Bifano at 106 lbs., Chaze Wiant at 113 lbs., Thatcher Spiering at 120 lbs., Hunter Mason at 126 lbs., Tate Stinson at 138 lbs., Levi Weatherd at 182 lbs., Jacob Wells at 220 lbs. and Hazer Hinkle at 285 lbs.
Round 1: Gordon/Rushville 45, Saratoga 34
Bradley Bifano, Hunter Mason and Jacob Wells all earned pins for the Panthers. Levi Weatherd and Hazer Hinkle each received forfeit wins and Thatcher Spiering won a 16-3 major decision. Chaze Wiant and Tate Stinson suffered the only losses for the Panthers.
Round 2: Bayard 42, Saratoga 33
Chaze Wiant, Thatcher Spiering, Hunter Mason and Tate Stinson all won by fall for the Panthers and Jacob Wells won a 2-1 decision. Hazer Hinkle took the only loss in this dual. Bradley Bifano received a forfeit and then lost a tough 9-10 decision in an exhibition match against a wrestler from Crawford.
Round 3: Lingle 34,
Saratoga 33
Bradley Bifano, Chaze Wiant and Thatcher Spiering pinned their opponents from Lingle. Hunter Mason won a 6-0 decision. Levi Weatherd and Hazer Hinkle contributed to the team score with forfeit wins.
After the pool wrestling, Saratoga won both duals in the bracketed rounds.
Round 4: Saratoga 40, Hemingford/
Sioux County 15
Tate Stinson, Levi Weatherd and Jacob Wells all earned pins, with Thatcher Spiering and Hunter Mason receiving forfeit wins for the Panthers. Bradley Bifano added a 13-3 major decision victory for the team cause. Chaze Wiant lost a close decision and Hazer Hinkle was pinned in the two Panther losses.
Round 5: Saratoga 36,
Lusk 34
Bradly Bifano, Chaze Wiant, Thatcher Spiering, Hunter Mason, Jacob Wells and Hazer Hinkle all received forfeit wins. Tate Stinson and Levi Weatherd lost to Lusk opponents and Hunter Mason finished with a tough 3-6 exhibition loss to a wrestler from North Park.
“Our freshmen still look good,” coach Jared Mason said. “Lianzo Escobedo and Marshal Hill were both out last weekend and we would have had a better chance with them wrestling.”
Hunter Mason earned the wrestler of the week in the Panther locker room for his effort last weekend. Mason defeated a kid from Lingle that is ranked in the state standings.
Up next for the grapplers is the Carbon County Invite at the Panther Den this weekend. The action kicks off on Friday at 3 p.m. and continues Saturday at 9:30 a.m.
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