Spiering, Irene take second

Saratoga Panther, Thatcher Spiering, and Hanna-Elk Mountain- Medicine Bow (HEM) Miner, Justin Irene, both wrestled their way into the finals this past weekend. Both wrestlers earned second place in their weight classes at the state wrestling tournament. Saratoga took 11th out of 21 teams in class 2A.

“This year was an exciting one,” Mason said. “We had five medals at state and the most I’ve seen while coaching Saratoga is six. It’s an exciting bunch of kids.”

Bradley Bifano and Daynon Mowry both at 106 pounds, wrestled into the second and third round consolation matches respec...