OKLAHOMA CITY —
Half of Stillwater High's wrestlers won their first round matchups Friday afternoon at the Class 6A State Wrestling Championships in Oklahoma City.
The Pioneers started off strong with freshman Kennedy Monday winning his 106-pound match against Josh Copeland of Midwest City with an 8-6 sudden victory. Sophomore Kaid Brock followed at 113 pounds with a second-period pin of Norman High senior Derek Ross.
Stillwater then hit a rash of close losses with junior King Williams dropping a 3-0 decision to Southmoore senior Zac Damico at 120 pounds and junior Benny Teegarden falling 3-1 to Edmond North senior Josh Breece at 126 pounds.
SHS got back in the win column with sophomore Joe Smith collecting a 19-4 technical fall of Lawton senior Danny Maldanado in the 132-pound weight class. Stillwater's sixth wrestler, freshman Chase Lane, was pinned in the second period by Muskogee junior Dawaylon Barnes.
First round consolation matches for Williams, Teegarden and Lane are scheduled to begin at 5 p.m., with championship semifinals beginning at 7:15 p.m.
Local Sports
February 22, 2013
UPDATE: Three Stillwater High wrestlers advance in championship bracket
- Local Sports
-
-
OSU basketball coach Ford grills for Moore victims
Ford served pancakes to students in the Union last December
-
Pioneers look to fill running back position
Williams will still run in the wildcat formation
-
Cowboys hope to leap over Horned Frogs in Big 12 tournament opener
Hursh will start the opener.
-
West Virginia baseball team violates NCAA game limit
WVU played an exhibition game in the fall and played 56 games in the spring.
-
Cowgirls struggle on second day of NCAA championships
OSU is 22nd of 24 teams
-
More than baseball on mind of OU coach
Stillwater High graduate and Oklahoma baseball coach Sunny Golloway saw firsthand the aftermath of the tornado that hit Moore.
-
Big 12 baseball championship postponed, will still play
The Big 12 Conference baseball championship will begin Thursday now and be of the pool play format.
- West Virginia baseball lends helping hand in relief effort
- Cowgirl golf off to slow start at NCAA
-
NEW: Cowboy, state wrestlers to Wrestle for Moore
- More Local Sports Headlines
-
