Deylin Miller pins his opponent Friday while competing at the 3A Southwest Regional Quad in Green River. Miller took first in his weight class.
With the State wrestling meet next week, the Wolves' qualifying wrestling team has little time to fine tune their strategies, but head coach Josh Wisniewski isn't worried about how they will fare in their final week.
Wisniewski said the team's goal was to qualify 85% of their members for the showdown in Casper.
"It's pretty neat we were able to do that," he said.
Four Wolves were named the champions of their weight classes: Kale Knezovich at 106, Thomas Dalton at 120, Conner Todd at 132 and Deylin Miller at 220.
Competitors finishing in the top four received a spot at the Staet tournament.
They were unable to win the tournament overall, with Star Valley taking top honors over the weekend. However, Wisniewski is proud of how his team has competed overall, despite the challenges the pandemic has presented them with.
"If these guys can get through a season like this, they can handle anything," he said. "I'm proud of this group of kids,."
Practices throughout the week are designed to be short and intense. Wisniewski said they plan to get the wrestlers in and out in 90 minutes to keep the boys fresh for competition. During this time, Wisniewski said he plans to work on some technique, but wants to keep the high-intensity aspect of the practices intact.
Wisniewski said he's looking forward to seeing how well they compete in Casper.
Team scores
Star Valley, 247.5
Green River, 183
Lyman, 83
Mountain View, 65
Individual results
106 lbs.
1. Kale Knezovich
4. Axel Mackinnon
113 lbs.
2. Dominic Martinez
120 lbs.
1. Thomas Dalton
4. Nick Weipert
126 lbs.
2. Kade Flores
4. Ethan Guzman
132 lbs.
1. Conner Todd
3. Jaxxson Gomez
138 lbs.
4. Hunter Davis
145 lbs.
4. Brett Stanton
152 lbs.
2. Zach Weipert
170 lbs.
2. Max Orr
182 lbs.
4. Tyler Waters
195 lbs.
2. Michael Cynova
220 lbs.
1. Deylin Miller
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