Tigers begin state today
Published 8:32 am Thursday, March 3, 2011
Albert Lea’s Dalton Westerlund wrestles Saturday in the 145-pound Section 1AAA individual finals at the Mayo Civic Center in Rochester. Westerlund wrestles today as the Albert Lea team looks for a first, second or third place finish at state. - Andrew Dyrdal/Albert Lea Tribune
The Section 1AAA champion Albert Lea Tigers wrestling team opened the Class AAA state tournament at 11 a.m. today against Hopkins at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul.
The No. 3-seeded Tigers are 27-3 and Big Nine Conference champions. Hopkins is 17-8 and a longshot to make the state tournament. As the No. 3 seed in the Section 6AAA tournament but upset No. 2 Minnetonka 42-27 and No. 1 Eden Prairie 37-26 after losing to both teams during the regular season.
The Tigers wrestle again at 1 p.m. and either 5 or 7 p.m.
See AlbertLeaTribune.com today for results.
Albert Lea coaches Larry Goodnature, left, and Neal Skaar watch Saturday at the Section 1AAA individual tournament. -- Andrew Dyrdal/Albert Lea Tribune
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