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Viking wrestlers shine at Grand Rapids Invite, take 4th place |
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By Steve Morris
At the Grand Rapids Invite Jan. 26, the North Branch wrestling team
proved they can compete with the best teams in the area as they took
4th place out of 13 teams.
Boyd Suparat was crowned the champion of his weight class while heavy weight John Morrison took second place.
On Suparat, head coach Tony Aho said, “He puts a lot into this sport and is reaping the rewards of all of his hard work.”
Suparat currently holds the record at North Branch for the most career wins at more than 100.
In the 140 pound weight class, Tom Newham took third.
Jake Kostik 4th
112 Tom Mork 3rd
Jake Kalkbrenner DNP
Erik Kostik 2nd
Boyd Suparat Champion
Joe Blom DNP
140 Matt Newham 3rd
145 Luke Levasseur DNP
Chad Anderson DNP
Zach Frink DNP
Greg Arnt 2nd
Jeremy Lacina 6th
Justin Bergerson 4th
HWT John Morrison 2nd
Chisago
Against Chisago Lakes, the Vikings won by the thickness of their uniforms, 37-34 on Jan. 24.
North Branch knew prior to the match it was going to be an all-out as battle as both teams know each other’s style well.
Jake Kostik in the 103 pound weight class started the match on a high note, pinning Bobby Sontag.
Justin Bergerson managed a 6-5 win against Troy Motague.
“Bergerson was outstanding as he outwrestled one of Chisago’s better wrestlers,” Aho said.
103 Jake Kostik (NB) pinned Bobby Sontag at :29
112 Pao Thao (CL) defeated Tom Mork 5-3
119 Jake Kalkbrenner (NB) pinned Tyler McConville at 3:24
125 Erik Kostik (NB) defeated Mike Michaelson 10-0
130 Boyd Suparat (NB) pinned Jake Bowersox at 2:24
135 Travis Kammerer (CL) pinned Daub Bartylla at 1:51
140 Matt Newham (NB) pinned Ben Hinderman at :52
145 Shane Hultman (CL) pinned Luke Levasseur at 2:50
152 Kenny Laplante (CL) pinned Chad Anderson at 1:21
160 Derek Sibernagel (CL) defeated Andy Freel 11-3
171 Greg Arnt (NB) won by FF
189 Clay Olson (CL) pinned Jeremy Lacina at 4:21
215 Justin Bergerson (NB) defeated Troy Motague 6-5
HWT Tony Gall (CL) defeated John Morrison 5-2
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