Two Mustang Wrestlers Go to State
Tue, 03/05/2019 - 9:41am
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Abigail Walton
The Individual Wrestling Tournament for Section 8A was held on Friday, February 22 and Saturday, February 23 in Crookston. The wrestlers who placed first and second in their weight class in the tournament advanced to state. Two brothers from Red Lake County Central qualified for the State Tournament. Damon Ferguson was first in his 138 weight class in the tournament and Tristyn Ferguson won second place in his 170 weight class. Damon is an eighth grader and Tristyn is a sophomore at RLCC.
Also placing at Section 8A from RLCC were the following: In the 220 weight class, Zach Howard was in third place; in the 145 weight class Paul DeHate placed fourth; George Duden placed fifth in the 285 weight class; and Oscar Duden placed sixth in the 126 weight class. The Mustangs wrestlers are coached by Nick Cervantes and Cameron Lundeen.
The individual competition of the Minnesota State High School League’s Wrestling State Tournament was held March 1st and 2nd at the Xcel Energy Center in downtown St. Paul. In the first round, Damon Ferguson was matched with Blake Legred from United South Central. Damon lost 0-2 to Legred. Tristyn Ferguson took the mat against Matthew Ziebell from Pelican Rapids. Ferguson lost a 3-15 decision to Ziebell in the first round.
Congratulations to both for making it to state!