Trojans fly high at Halstead wrestling tourney
Hillsboro High School wrestling team continued its hot streak Saturday at the Halstead tournament.
Seven wrestlers placed at the tournament, giving the Trojans a fourth-place finish out of 22 teams.
Andrew Bina kept alive his perfect season with four victories and a first-place finish. He now sits at 15-0 on the season in the 140-pound weight class.
Ric Johnson and Eric Cress were the next highest finishers for Hillsboro, taking second in the 130-pound and 140-pound classes respectively. Cress finished the day 4-1 and Johnson 4-2.
Nicholas Mueller (125 pounds) and Kurtis Shaw (275) both took fourth place, while Tyler Jones (135) finished fifth. Matt Brown was 2-0 at 145 pounds, but had to take sixth place after falling ill.
Junior varsity
HHS junior varsity squad dominated the Abilene tournament with nine wrestlers finishing in the top three.
stats
Tyler Lofton - 189 pounds, second.
Sean Leihy - 140 pounds, second.
Zach Jost - 140 pounds, second.
Isaac Leihy - 145 pounds, second.
Matthew Brown - 125 pounds, third.
Frankie Martin - 130 pounds, third.
Grady Stultz - 145 pounds, third.
Darcy Unrau - 160 pounds, third.
John Hein - 189 pounds, third.
Lonnie Benda - 135 pounds, fourth.
Tyler Jensen - 135 pounds, fourth.
Nathan Walker - 171 pounds, fourth.
