Panthers’ Fitterer moves on to championships

Published 2:14 pm Saturday, February 27, 2016

NRHEG's Wyatt Fitterer celebrates with coach Shawn Larson after winning his semifinal match against Trent Esping of Minneota Saturday at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul. - Colleen Harrison/Albert Lea Tribune

NRHEG’s Wyatt Fitterer celebrates with coach Shawn Larson after winning his semifinal match against Trent Esping of Minneota Saturday at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul. – Colleen Harrison/Albert Lea Tribune

ST. PAUL — Wyatt Fitterer of NRHEG is heading to the state finals.

Fitterer won his semifinal match Saturday at Xcel Energy Center, and will wrestle in tonight’s Class A championships of the state wrestling tournament. He pinned Trent Esping of Minneota in 1:02 during Saturday’s 285 weight class semifinals.

Fitterer (35-4) will wrestle Dover-Eyota’s Tanner Welsh (41-2) in the state championship match.

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About Colleen Harrison

Colleen Harrison is the photo editor at the Albert Lea Tribune. She does photography and writes general-assignment stories.

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