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01-09: West Frankfort Redbird Invitational (Union Co. Results)

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http://www.ucadvocate.com/articles/stories/public/201001/13/04O5_sports.html

UCHS wrestlers win Mt. Vernon tournament for sixth straight time

Advocate Staff Report news@ucadvocate.com

The Union County High School wrestling team took home another championship at the West Frankfort Redbird Invitational last Saturday, making them the sixth straight tournament winner in the six years it has been implemented.

Union scored 214 points just ahead of Mt. Vernon, Indiana, who had tallied 196 points. Taking third place honors was Highland of Illinois with 146.5 points. Union took 12 wrestlers and all 12 came away as medalists.

There were six first-place winners including Brock Ervin at the 10-3lb. weight class with a pin over Devin Wilson of Carmi, Illinois who was ranked second in the state (of Illinois) in that weight class. In the 119-lb. class, first=place honors went to Gabe Ervin who defeated Zach Frasier of West Frankfort, Illinois, going 11-9 in overtime. In the 130-lb. class, Keaton Thomas defeated Curt Kaufman of Mt. Vernon with a score of 16-7 and was awarded first place in his division.

Taking champion honors in the 135-lb. class was Isaac Thomas who defeated his opponent 7-4 and Caleb Ervin once again took first place in the 140-lb. class by pinning Mitchell Murrell of Mt. Vernon in 3:22. Caleb recorded three pins for the day and was voted the Outstanding Wrestler of the tournament by the coaches.

Thomas Buckman in the 171-lb. weight class pinned his opponent, Jacob Ewers of Mt. Vernon, in 4:26 for the win. Buckman also had three pins for the day with an outstanding showing at the tournament. In the 152-lb. class, Jake Risinger finished second for the tournament with two wins but lost a battle in the finals with a score of 8-2 against Jake Marshall of Mt. Vernon.

At the end of the semi-finals and the beginning of the consolation round, Union was trailing Mt. Vernon by 29 points but after a pep talk by Coach Dennis Walls, the momentum changed.

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