TMS wrestlers shine at conference

The Thermopolis Middle School wrestlers competed at Conference in Rocky Mountain on Saturday.

The team came out in fourth overall with 121 points. Powell came in first with 217 points, Worland was second with 175 points and Cody was third with 162 points.

First place finishers include Wyatt McDermott-84A, Logan Cole-220A, Cole Collins-HWTA, Tyson Medina-84B, Cole Christiansen-120B, Eric Bleak-132B, Tyler Kay-138B and Austin Barral-165B.

Bringing home second place are Blake Williams-98A, Riley Shaffer-138A and Teagan Anderson-138B.

Third place finishers are Dustin Harvey-126A, Spencer Axtell-155A and Hunter Bartholomew-220B.

Fourth place finishers include Cade McLean-91A, Hunter Mounts-115A, Matt Reynolds-132A and Jeffry Clark-220B.

“I was very pleased with the boys’ performance, both individually, and as a team,” said coach Toby Emery. He added, “There were a lot of close matches; some went our way and some didn’t unfortunately. At the end of the day, we crowned some champs and placed 4th as a team.”

“The boys gave it their all and I’m happy with their efforts. Next weekend, we travel to Riverton to hopefully see some new competition and end our season on a good note,” said Emery.

On Tuesday, Feb. 2, the middle school wrestlers competed in a quad at home. Thermopolis wrestled against Riverton and Lander with Worland attending the tournament also.

According to Emery, team scores were not kept, but Thermopolis wrestlers did well against both Riverton and Lander. In 26 matches against Riverton, Thermopolis won 18 and in 15 matches against Lander, Thermopolis won 9.

“It was fun to watch the boys wrestle in front of the home crowd. We saw some new competition, which was a nice change from our weekly tournament schedule. The boys are definitely showing progress,” said Emery.