grappler87 Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 Three Martinsville High School wrestlers won their weight class with two more Artesians in the finals at a six-team individual tournament in Cloverdale on Dec. 20. A third and fourth place finish rounded out the scoring by Martinsville, which brought eight wrestlers due to illness. Pinning his opponent in the finals (Mike Bird of Owen Valley), Alex Dunbar dominated the 125-pound class. Placing fourth for Martinsville was Colin McCullough, wrestling up from the 119-pound weight class. In a tightly contested match at 135 pounds, Duncan Liden lost 3-2 to Robert Stewart of Owen Valley to take second place. Cody Smith of Martinsville was the class of the 140 pounders, pinning his way to first place for the Artesians. Martinsville?s Kyle Hicks wrestling up a weight class earned a spot in the finals by pinning Kody Kohler of Cloverdale before losing to Austin McClain of Terre Haute South at 152. In the 215-pound weight class, Adam Richardson battled to a third place finish for the Arties pinning Kurt Davis of Cloverdale in the consolations. Kaden Suter decisioned Josh Batchelor of Cloverdale winning the 285-pound division for Martinsville . Also putting in a good effort for Martinsville was Matt Haggard at 189 pounds. ?It was nice to hear how well our JV did, especially while we are competing at the varsity level,? coach Lee Liden said. ?It pumps up and motivates our varsity wrestlers to hear good results from their younger teamates. It is an indicator of how hard our reserve wrestlers work and the level of commitment of our assistant coaches.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts