Wrestlers compete in off-season matches

Competing in a total of 132 matches, 13 wrestlers from Green River recently competed in Paonia, Colo. against teams from Colorado, Utah and Nebraska.

Coach Marshal Rhodes said some of the wrestlers competed in as many as 14 matches during their trip.

"That is a lot of wrestling in a short time period," Rhodes said.

He said the group, consisting of junior high and high school wrestlers, are putting forth effort to improve during the off season. He believes off-season competition like the matches in Colorado, will aid the team for the coming wrestling season.

"Although they were tired and sore,...