Freshmen take 5th at regional wrestling event

Warren County?s freshman wrestlers traveled to McGavock High School last week, and came home with a fifth-place finish at the 2007 Fred Rigsby Grand Championship.

The tournament, which serves as the Middle Tennessee regional for freshman wrestlers, featured five Pioneers who earned medals, including heavyweight Taylor Bain, who captured the overall championship in his division.

Jose Martinez and Casey Welch earned second-place medals in the 95- and 103-pound classes, respectively, while Dylan Myers finished third in the 145-pound class and Hector Labrada was fourth at 189. Ben Matheney (135 pounds) and Matt Martin (125) also competed at the event, during which the Pioneers took fifth in a tough 27-team field.

East Literature Magnet School won the team championship with 158 total points, followed by Father Ryan, Montgomery Bell Academy, Brentwood and the Pioneers, who had 105.5 points.

On the varsity level, the Pioneers traveled to Soddy Daisy for a tournament Saturday, with Aaron Thomas taking third and Jon Paz finishing fourth in his weight class. WCHS wrestled at Crossville Tuesday, and will be in action at Hickory Creek Thursday, for a 5 p.m. match against Coffee County.