Losing is never easy. But losing by one point makes the loss even harder, especially when the team you lose to goes on to win a championship.
Minneota received the No. 3 seed for the upcoming Section 3A team wrestling tournament and will host a quarterfinal match on Thursday, Feb. 13.
Minneota fell behind 10-0, but then won the next seven matches and went on to sink Camden Conference rival Canby 34-28 Thursday in the Dawson Double Duals.
It was a banner night as both Eric Carrasco and Blake Reiss won their 100th matches of their careers, while Jonah Gruenes won his 75th in a 62-9 win over Dawson-Boyd/Lac qui Parle Valley/Montevideo
Alex DePestel and Hudson Scholten were each champions at 138 and 189 pounds, respectively, at the MNGWL Region 2 individual wrestling tournament Saturday in Redwood Falls.
Blake Reiss notched a pair of pins and Minneota split a triangular Thursday at Marshall on Thursday, defeating Morris Area-Hancock-Chokio-Alberta 41-26 and succumbing to Marshall/Lakeview/Russell-T
On Friday, Minneota succumbed to a pair of ranked Class A teams in the Long Prairie-Grey Eagle/Browerville Duals in Browerville.
In a quick match in which there were nine pins, Tracy-Milroy-Balaton/Westbrook-Walnut Grove edged Minneota 39-34 in a Camden Conference duel on Thursday night. TMB/WWG is ranked No.
Minneota edged Adrian Area 34-33 and then defeated Windom/Mountain Lake 42-28 in the Adrian Triangular on Tuesday.
Minneota won one of three matches at the Wabasso/Red Rock Central Invitational Saturday in Wabasso. The Vikings, ranked No.