Hornet wrestlers drop second straight match
By: Ed Weaver | NTL Sports | December 16, 2016
The Wellsboro Varsity Wrestling team dropped their second straight match in a 39-18 loss to Troy on Thursday, December 15.
Sophomore Hunter Brown was pinned by Troy's Zachery Zimmerman in 2:42 at 195 lbs. to start the match, but Wellsboro would take a 12-6 lead as sophomore Robert Brown pinned Cameron Long in 2:22 at 220 lbs. and senior Kaleb Smith picked up a forfeit at 285 lbs. The lead would be short-lived however, as Troy rattled off 3 forfeits in a row.
Freshman Aidan Hauser picked up his first career Varsity win at 145 lbs. by pinning Edward Cole in 45 seconds to bring the score to 24-18.
Troy then took the next 3 matches for the win. Tyler Williams scored an 11-7 decision at 160 lbs. against senior Caleb Sinkler, William Stewart won a forfeit at 170 lbs., and Eric Stone pinned sophomore Brennan Catherman in 3:24 at 182 lbs.
The loss drops the Hornets to 0-2 (0-2 NTL). The team will return to action on Wednesday, December 21 at Athens.
Ed Weaver is the owner of Circle W Sports in Wellsboro, PA, is the Sports Director for The Home Page Network and the creator of WellsboroAthletics.com and WellsboroFootball.com. You can follow him on Twitter or friend him on Facebook.
