The tournament that used to signify the end of the season is now pretty much just another step in our journey to bigger and better competition throughout the winter. The Panhandle Classic or NIWL Championship was held in the Courts at Real Life on Saturday. We had a few kids getting their first taste of 16-man brackets and the endurance it takes to make it through each round after a loss bumps you to the consolation side. Our 6U crew faced the first matches where a pin-was-a-pin and there was hardware on the line.

After a couple of scratches, we had 39 wrestlers working hard to make it to the finals and earn an individual medal. 16-man brackets medaled to sixth place while 8-man and round robin brackets presented medals to third. 16-man brackets are more prevalent in the younger divisions with the most common weight classes, while all our 14U wresters were fighting for a spot in the top three.

Tough wrestling led to some great finishes and 26 medals collected. One of the best finishes brought Reed Russell his gold medal with a 10-3 win over a wrestler he faced every weekend in the finals and had yet to beat. Congratulations to everyone who faced a challenge and either won the match or learned another lesson for the next time.

Never give up Legacy – Keep Learning!

6U
Miles Darren 31.7-38.6lbs – 1st
Savannah Russell 36.2-39.7lbs – 1st
Luke White 54.4-63.6lbs – 2nd

8U
Colt Russell 45lbs – 1st
Evan Darren 49lbs – 1st
Brayden Doerflinger 49lbs – 2nd
Trapper Feist 53lbs – 2nd
Kamden Tyler 70lbs – 3rd
Dominic Vigil 70lbs – 6th
Amzie Hatfield 46lbs Girls – 1st

10U
Reed Russell 53lbs – 1st
Finn Bradshaw 63lbs – 6th
Pax Dunn 77lbs – 2nd
Ayla Nesselroth 100lbs Girls – 1st

12U
Braxley Hatfield 58lbs – 2nd
Rocco Ringer 70lbs – 3rd
Kaleb Erickson 74lbs – 4th
Beau Bradshaw 78lbs – 3rd
Jaeger Salcedo 86lbs – 2nd

14U
Wesley Hansen 80lbs – 2nd
Maxx Watson 115lbs – 1st
Reed Corey 132lbs – 1st
Cole Martin 140lbs – 1st
Tommy Holman 155lbs – 2nd
Olivia Watson 84-87lbs Girls – 1st
Anna Lozano 92-97lbs Girls – 2nd