HYRUM – By Cari Doutre – Feb. 7, 2020
After the first day of the 4A Division B high school wrestling tournament, 13 Bear River Bears are going into tomorrow’s final day undefeated.
This year’s tournament is being hosted by Mountain Crest High, the 2019 4A state champions. Saturday’s competition starts at 9 a.m. with finals slated for 4 p.m.
The Valley Headliner – BRVNEWS.com – will be covering tomorrow’s final matches and will provide updates and photo coverage.
In Division B there are 10 teams. After today’s competition Mountain Crest currently sits in first place with 247.5 points but Bear River is close behind in second place with 231.5 points, and there’s still plenty more competition and points to be added tomorrow.
Individual Bear River wrestlers currently undefeated in Division B include:
Trenton Ward (106)
River Smith (120)
Zack Folkman (126)
Kamryn Rees (132)
Cael Wilcox (145)
Kaeson Burn (152)
Easton Winward (152)
Maverik Skinner (160)
Porter Tackett (170)
Tyler Howard (182)
Zach Phillips (220)
Jeshua Koch (285)
Logan Fraser (285)
There are still several Bear River wrestlers competing in the consolation bracket and will continue onto tomorrow’s competition for a chance at third place. They include:
Max Miller (106)
Kayden Ward (113)
Tyson Hirschi (113)
Dilon Wright (120)
Brayden Wolfe (132)
Brayden Morgan (138)
Corbin Kierstead (138)
Tavish Miner (145)
Kwade Kosoff (160)
Braxton Christensen (195)
Rusty Smith (195)
Carson Pond (220)
Next week, Feb. 14-15, all 4A wrestlers will compete at the final state championship tournament. This event will be held at Utah Valley University in Orem. The final matches will be held on Saturday, Feb. 15, around 5 p.m.
Be sure to check The Valley Headliner at BRVNEWS.com for updates of that tournament. Additional coverage will be provided of the final matches courtesy of The Valley Headliner.
