Cimarron-Memorial’s wrestling team captured the title in its own Spartan Duals tournament on Monday.
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John Lessner and Hunter Brown each won an individual title Saturday to help Centennial’s wrestling team to a seventh-place finish in the Las Vegas Holiday Classic at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
Owen Lawrie, a senior at Faith Lutheran, is looking to become the first back-to-back state wrestling champ in school history. After winning last year”s title at 126 pounds, Lawrie moved up a weight class this season and will compete at 138 pounds.
Competing against opponents who were up to 80 pounds heavier than him had its disadvantages for Clark wrestler Jacob Chaparian.
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PRIMM — Western High School senior Erik Gonzalez had a big smile on his face after his Division I-A 113-pound state championship match against Elko’s Aram Villegas, Saturday night at the Star of the Desert Arena.
Pahrump Valley senior Scott Maughan knew going into his regional championship match that he was facing the No. 1-seeded wrestler from his weight class.
After a state runner-up finish at 113 pounds his freshman year at Bishop Gorman, Owen Lawrie painfully sat out last year because of Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association transfer rules.
Cimarron-Memorial won four matches by pin Wednesday en route to a 46-18 home win over Liberty.
