Serving Whitman County since 1877
Serving Whitman County since 1877
The Colfax wrestling team finished their regular season with meets against Moscow and Waitsburg-Prescott.
Reggie Jones of Colfax gets position on Conal Thie of Moscow in the second set of matches Thursday at Colfax.They now head to the district tournament Saturday at Davenport.
At home against Moscow for senior night Jan. 23, Colfax won the first round 5-4 and dropped the second round 4-2. Trapper Askins won two matches for Colfax (a Gar-Pal wrestler), while Mitch Barney, Dalton McNeilly, Brian DeYoung, Reggie Jones and Thomas Newton also won matches for the Colfax team.
The Bulldogs wrestled next at home against Waitsburg-Prescott Tuesday night.
Colfax won with eight wins and three losses. All eight wins were by pin.
Winners included Jones, Newton, McNeilly, Miller, DeYoung, Knauff and Ray Compton (195).
Trapper Askins of Garfield/Palouse picks up a leg as he goes to work against his Moscow opponent in the 120-pound class.Colfax will travel to Davenport Saturday for the 13-team district tournament, beginning at 10 a.m.
The top six wrestlers in each weight class will advance to the regional tournament.
MOSCOW MEET
120-Trapper Askins -GP over Pedro Martinez 17-6, pinned A. J. Bruce, 1:14 . 120-Mitch Barney pinned A.J. Bruce, 52.7 1st.
120- Tyson Rogers pinned by Kyle Cutting, :05, lst .; pinned by Hernandez, 1:03 1st.
132-Thomas Newton (SJE) over Conal Thie 12-7.
145-Dalton McNeilly pinned Joshua Lindsey, 1:33 1st.
160-Kevin Knauff (GP) pinned by Sam Bruce in OT; pindned by Riley Hanks, 59.7 1st.
160-Josh Miller -GP pinned by Austin Beck 34.4, 1st; to Zac Norman, 3-5.
170-Brian DeYojng pinned Lawrence Charitar, 1:14, 1st
180-Evan Lord to Cade Armstrong, 2-7; pinned by Joey Reintges, 30.2, 3rd.
Garth Meyer is a former Whitman County Gazette reporter.
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