On Saturday, the Rangely Panthers traveled to Vernal, Utah, to compete in the Tournament of Champions. The team brought five wrestlers, with Aydan Christian earning the Panthers’ only placement, finishing seventh in the 120-pound weight class. This week, the Panthers will head to Hotchkiss, Colorado, to compete in the North Fork Tournament. Best of luck […]
On Saturday, the Rangely Panthers traveled to Vernal, Utah, to compete in the Tournament of Champions. The team brought five wrestlers, with Aydan Christian earning the Panthers’ only placement, finishing seventh in the 120-pound weight class. This week, the Panthers will head to Hotchkiss, Colorado, to compete in the North Fork Tournament. Best of luck to the team this weekend and go Panthers!
RANGELY | Last Thursday, the Rangely Panthers traveled to Steamboat Springs to face the Steamboat Springs High School Sailors in a wrestling dual. The night did not go as planned for the Panthers, who fell to the Sailors with a final score of 36-21.
The dual began in the 138-pound weight class, where Davon Lucero was defeated by Steamboat’s Colton Melland, giving the Sailors an early 6-0 lead. Jordan Irwin wrestling 144 pounds for the Panthers secured the Panthers’ first win in the following match, narrowing the score to 6-3. Teammate Landon Carlson followed with a victory in the 150-pound match, putting Rangely ahead 9-6.
However, the Panthers forfeited the next two weight classes, allowing the Sailors to take an 18-9 lead. A double forfeit at 175 pounds kept the score unchanged, but additional forfeits by Rangely in the next two matches pushed the Sailors’ lead to 30-9. In the 106-pound class, Blaine Stevens fell to Steamboat’s Kash Muhme, extending the score to 36-9.
The Panthers managed two late victories, with Cameron Preciado (113 pounds) and Aydan Christian (120 pounds) each earning wins, but the effort wasn’t enough to overcome the deficit. The dual ended 36-21 in favor of the Sailors.
