Hornet wrestlers fall to Lewisburg
By: Ed Weaver | NTL Sports | January 7, 2017
A day after winning their first match of the year, the Wellsboro Varsity Wrestling team suffered a 58-12 loss to Lewisburg on Friday, January 6.
The Hornets won three matches during the bout. Freshman Aidan Hauser scored a 9-4 decision over Ronald Lentz at 138 lbs., senior Caleb Sinkler pinned Aaron Strosser in 1:59 at 145 lbs., and sophomore Robert Brown won a 9-4 decision against Lance Klinefelter at 285 lbs.
Lewisburg's Broghan Persun pinned freshman Connor Ramsey in 3:02 at 132 lbs., Chase Prutzman won a 12-2 major decision against sophomore Jared Moreno at 160 lbs., Dakotah Snyder pinned sophomore Hunter Brown in 1:55 at 195 lbs., and Hunter Murphy pinned senior Kaleb Smith in 3:58 at 220 lbs.
Lewisburg closed out the match with forfeits at 170, 182, 106, 113, 120, and 126.
The loss drops the Hornets' record to 1-5 (1-3 NTL). The team is at the Coudersport Invite today and travels to Wyalusing on Tuesday, January 10.
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.
