Third-Place Trifecta

 

Maintaining a focused and hungry mindset after losing a match in the State Tournament isn’t likely an easy thing to do. With individual State championships out of the question, though, three area wrestlers stayed focused and hungry enough to bring home third-place finishes at last week IHSAA State Wrestling Championships in Des Moines.

Two of those three third-place finishers lost to the eventual State Champ in their respective weight classes, including Sigourney-Keota’s Nathan Fritz at 145 pounds.

Fritz started out his journey to third place with a 9-0 win over Lisbon’s Hunter Robinson in his only match on Thursday. The senior then saw his title hopes go out the window the next day, when eventual champion Blake Meyer, of Sumner-Fredericksburg, took out Fritz by a score of 8-2. Fritz maintained great focus, though, and won his next two matches on Friday. First, Fritz pinned Logan-Magnolia’s Brady Anderson in the first period. Then, the senior won an 8-0 decision against Westwood’s Drew Anderson and clinched a shot a earning third on Saturday.

In the consolation semifinals, Fritz notched a 5-4 win over Audubon’s Brad Kerkoff, before registering a quick pin over Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Brady Brott to win bronze.

"Read the full article in the Wednesday, Feb. 25 edition of The News-Review"

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