Panther pride heads to state finals Photo

The entire Saratoga Panthers wrestling

team qualified for state at regionals last

Saturday.

Daynon Mowry and Thatcher Spiering

finished second at 126 and 145 respectively

and earned All Conference, an especially

big honor considering that unlike basketball

and other sports where All Conference

is voted on by coaches, the wrestlers have

to place in the top two at regionals to earn

that honor.

Jaxon King, finally back from a shoulder

injury, finished third with a win by fall

over Cole Cook from Moorcroft; Thomas

Ingraham and Chaze Wiant placed third

in their weight classes and Kyle Bartlett

finished fourth.

Wyatt Carricato, Marshal Hill, and

Hunter Mason will join their teammates to

compete Friday and Saturday at state in

Casper. "We've been dealing with everyone

being sick the last few weeks so we're really

looking forward to a good couple days

of practice," head coach Jared Mason said.

Monday's practice was relaxed and energetic,

but the team was reminded, "At this

point in the year all of your records are basically

thrown out and every year there is a

major upset in the first round," Mason said.

The Panthers placed well enough to control

their own destiny for the most part. The one

exception is Carricato, who will once again

face the number one seed Kole Schell from

Moorcroft in the first round.