The Wolves' Hunter Davis grapples with his opponent from Shoshoni Saturday morning at Monroe Elementary School. The Wolves won their first dual of the season Saturday.
The Wolves were split between three wrestling competitions over the weekend, which included a home dual against Shoshoni Saturday. The Wolves defeated Shoshoni 19-18.
Head coach Josh Wisniewski said some wrestlers went to Heber City, Utah while other competed at a tournament in Evanston. Through the weekend, Wisniewski thought the Wolves wrestled well and believed the team matched up pretty well against the squad from Shoshoni. While the coach was happy with the team's performance, he plans to address a few issues before their next competitions. Specifically, he thinks the Wolves needs to improve getting back on their feet from the bottom position.
"We definitely want to work on that," Wisniewski said.
The Wolves will wrestle in Mountain View Wednesday evening and will follow that up with two days of competition in Gillette Friday and Saturday. Wisniewski said the Mountain View date was added recently and the team was working hard to prepare for the meet on short notice.
"We will have a little bit different lineup," he said, saying the coaches want to send wrestlers who won't have a chance to go to Gillette later in the week.
Any chance to compete is something Wisniewski said he, the other coaches and the wrestlers themselves are grateful for and has reminded the team they're experiencing something other wrestlers outside of Wyoming won't have the opportunity to have this year. Despite the challenges the pandemic has placed on the Wolves wrestling program, Wisniewski said he's looking forward to seeing how this "scrappy group" of wrestlers will compete as the season progresses. He said the goal he has for every wrestler is to keep improving week after week, showing off the gains they've made at the end of the season. Wisniewski also said he's just enjoying the time he's spending with the group this year.
"I've really like coaching this group of kids this year," he said.
Green River vs. Shoshoni results
At 106, Shoshoni's Rianna Tidwell defeated Raab Poignee of Green River by fall in 1:45.
At 120, Tyler Castillon and Nick Weipert of Green River won via forfeit.
At 138, Green River's Ethan Guzman defeated Shoshoni's Emma Crichton by a 12-0 major decision.
At 152, Green River's Brett Stanton defeated Ezekiel King of Shoshoni by a 1-0 decision.
At 182, Shoshoni's Cannon Campbell defeated Green River's Alexander Hudson by fall at 0:36.
At 285, Bobby White of Shoshoni won via forfeit.
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