Viking Wrestlers bring home six medals, sportsmanship award from Eagle Peak Tournament
- Rick Pyorre
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REDWOOD VALLEY, Calif. – On Saturday, March 24, Terrace Middle School Vikings sent six wrestlers to compete in the weekend’s Eagle Peak Middle School Wrestling Tournament.
The Vikings finished with three gold medals, one silver, two bronze medals and a sportsmanship award in memory of Eagle Peak Wrestler Kai Shepherd, who perished in the Redwood Valley fire.
In the girls varsity division, Ashley Pyorre (103 lbs.) went 2-0 with two pins to win her gold medal.
In the boys varsity division, Hayden Fowler (110 lbs.) went 2-1 to win a silver medal. His only loss was against the tournament’s most outstanding lightweight wrestler.
Liam Davis (130 lbs.) injured his elbow and was pulled from the tournament, but was still able to secure a bronze medal.
In the boys JV division, Hernan Romero (116 lbs.) was 3-0 with two pins to win his gold medal.
Elijah Alvarez (124 lbs.) went 2-0 with one pin to win a gold medal and was also awarded the tournament’s Kai Shepherd Memorial Sportsmanship Award as voted on by all the participating teams’ coaches.
Luis Aguilar (93 lbs.) wrestled some tough matches and was awarded a bronze medal.