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Whitehall shines at home tourney

The Whitehall High School wrestling team showed home fans they will be a force to be reckoned with during the 2018-19 season.

Competing at the annual Whitehall Duals Tournament, the Trojans squad went 5-1 on their way to a third-place finish. Whitehall's only loss at the tournament was 38-31 in the semifinals to North Fremont High School out of Ashton, Idaho. The Trojans defeated Jefferson High School in the third-place match.

"With 21 teams competing, we were very pleased with the third-place finish," assistant coach Steve Sacry said. "It was also notable that we gave the eventual champions their toughest challenge, losing 38-31, the margin of one match."

Whitehall wrestlers Connor Johnson and Dawson Powers went undefeated over three days of action which also included the Thursday night Whitehall Mixer event. Mike Wilkinson and Dallen Hoover each had eight wins for the Trojans, with Sacry adding that most of the wrestlers ended up with winning records.

Sacry said one of the values of the weekend is to wrestle a lot of matches and work in technique against many different opponents.

"Most of our wrestlers had eight to 10 matches. As coaches, we were able to see improvement in technique and confidence. There were several specific strategies that we wanted them to employ, which they did impressively," Sacry said. "There was some really fine wrestling and it sets us up well for the rest of the season."

Whitehall will compete Friday and Saturday at the CMR Tournament in Great Falls.

 

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