Panther wrestlers hit the road for two competitions last week, traveling to Three Forks for a mixer Jan. 9, then to Cut Bank for a two-day weekend tourney.
In Thursday’s mixer with Three Forks, Deer Lodge, Whitehall and White Sulphur Springs, the Panthers dominated the competition with a collective 18-7 record. In the first round, Leo Anderson, Dominick Davis, Jace Oxarart, John Armstrong, Eli Reed, Miles Dodge, and Matt Riehl all secured victory, with all but Riehl doing so by pin. The second round found Anderson, Briana Garcia, Christian and Dominick Davis, Clara Lufkin, Armstrong, Reed, Braeden Jones, Talon DeMers, Jeyden Sullivan, Dakota Dorn and Riehl all winning by pin. Gracie Olds and Joe Riehl also suited up.
Next up: The Cut Bank Booster Club Invitational, with 29 teams including several Class A schools. Anderson, Garcia, Christian and Dominick Davis, Oxarart, Armstrong, Reed, Jones, DeMers, Dorn, and Matt Riehl all advanced out of the first round. And Anderson, the Davis brothers, DeMers, Dorn, and Riehl made it out of the second.
