Thursday, December 17, 2015

Spartan Wrestling Off to a Great Start




By OHS Torch Reporter TJ Peters
 
The Olympia Spartan wrestling program is off to a great 6-0, beating multiple state ranked teams, start to their 2015-2016 season; the Spartan wrestling are ranked sixth in class A.
 
On December 1, the Spartans faced off the Porta Blue Jays. Porta was state ranked 9 and the Spartans pulled away with a 56-22 win.
 
Two days later the Spartans traveled to Bloomington High School and battled a state ranked 8 in class AA Bloomington Raiders. Each wrestler had a battle and it came all the way down to the wire when Senior captain Wyatt Spaulding pinned his opponent to win the match 39-35.
 
On Saturday the 5th, the Spartans hosted five teams for a day of duals. They started the day off with Danville, beating them, 42-31.
 
Saint Joe Ogden was the next opponent for Olympia. The Spartans handled them easy with a 54-24 victory.
 
The Spartans continued their winning streak when faced with Urbana High School. Olympia only lost three of their matches winning with a score of 61-16.
 
Next the wrestlers faced a rival and state ranked 13 LeRoy High School. All of the Spartans battled to the end and came out on top with a 42-31 victory.
 
The Spartans are off to a great start with a 6-0 record. Great job and good luck Spartans!

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