Grapplers suffer first district loss
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Warren County started the match off with back-to-back losses and quickly turned things around, but it was too late as the Wolverines defeated Warren County 40-30. The Pioneers dropped to 10-3 on the season and 8-1 in district matches.
“This was a disappointing effort tonight, but La Vergne is a very good team,” said head coach Matt Turner. “We are still looking at a district title matchup with Smyrna next Friday and hopefully tonight’s performance will be a wake-up call for the kids.
“We had several chances to win tonight but we just didn’t do a good job of staying focussed. We let a couple of matches slip away and it cost us the team victory.”
Five Pioneers won their matches, including Chris King in the heavyweight division. Richard Klossterman in the 103 pound class, Donnie Roach at 135, Cody Spivey at 145 and Aaron Thomas in the 152 class.
• Last Saturday the Pioneers competed in the Chattanooga Central Tournament and came home with a fifth-place finish.
Nine Pioneers brought home medals from the tournament. Brent Scott finished second in the 125 division. BeeBo York at 130 placed fourth, Donnie Roach at 135 placed third, Justin Anderson at 152 finished third, Mark Chambers at 189 placed fifth, Jon Paz placed fifth in the 189 class, Alex Boroff third in the 112 class, Casey Welch fifth in the 119 class and Chris King placed second in the heavyweight division.
Warren County finished 10 points out of fourth place and Boroff received a medal for most pins in the tournament.