Patriot Wrestlers Finish December Strong
The Clarkson-Leigh Patriot wrestlers have had a busy and successful season so far. The Patriots traveled to Wisner on December 21st for their first tournament of Christmas break.
Overall, the team placed 13th out of 16 teams with 28 points. Two Patriot wrestlers medaled: Levi Gall and Wyatt Langhorst. Gall finished 1st in the 285-lb weight class, winning all 5 of his matches. Langhorst finished 4th in the 190-weight class going 2-3. Hunter Gall went 2-2 and Brett Wemhoff went 3-2 for the day.
The Patriot wrestlers were back at it as they traveled to Newman Grove for the Holiday Invite on Saturday, December 28th. This tournament consisted of 16 teams. Clarkson-Leigh scored 37.5 points, earning themselves 11th place as a team.
For the Patriots, Aiden Jurgensen went 1-2, Hunter Gall went 2-2, Wyatt Langhorst went 0-2, Levi Gall went 4-0, and Brett Wemhoff went 1-2 on the day. Hunter Gall finished 5th and Levi Gall finished with 1st place.
Head wrestling coach Ryan Molacek said, “The two tournaments went well. Our boys were well prepared for their meets and are becoming battle tested for the upcoming weeks and end of the season. The boys are continuing to improve each and every day and hopefully we can make some noise at districts and state.”
Good luck to the Patriot wrestlers with the rest of their season!