The Jefferson High School Panther wrestling team competed at the Western B/C Divisional Tournament in Pablo at the Salish Kootenai College on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 3 and 4. Twenty-four teams participated and the top eight in each weight class were guaranteed to be qualified for state.
In the team race Jefferson finished fourth with 211 points, just behind third place Whitehall who had 230 points.
Jefferson had sixteen wrestlers entered into the tournament, which had 243 participants and was set up on 32-man brackets. Wrestling for the Panthers was Dylan Mikesell and Leighton LaFromboise at 120 pounds, Dayton Brown and Reed Zander at 126 pounds, Cooper Mikesell and Mike Richard at 132 pounds, Colman Thornton at 138 pounds, Jace Oxarart at 145 pounds, John Armstrong and Cole Jeske at 152 pounds, Hunter Steele at 170 pounds, Brady Armstrong at 182 pounds, Jeyden Sullivan and Luke Jackson at 205 pounds and Kolbe Michaud and Dylan Stevens at 285 pounds.
