Ten area wrestlers qualify for state tournament
Published 12:00 am Monday, February 24, 2003
Ten area wrestlers have qualified for the Minnesota state high school tournament.
United South Central had seven individuals advance through the Section 3A tournament: Brian Wood, 103 pounds; Kenny Sandt, 119; Chance Carlson, 135; Chris Adams, 140; John Niebuhr, 145; Steven Wood, 189; and Matt Linder.
Three NRHEG wrestlers advanced through Section 2A: Anders Mattson, 145; Kaleb Jacobson, 171; and James Petsinger.
NRHEG has also qualified as a team.
The state tournament is Thursday-Saturday at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul.
See Tuesday’s Tribune for more on the area wrestlers.