Posted By Thorpe
Three Olympian wrestlers placed at the SCIAL 2009 tournament. Dillon Smith finished 2nd losing the final in overtime 4-2. Billy Rieck placed 3rd and Kyle Rotan finished 6th. Blue Mountain finished first in team scoring (Jim Thorpe finished 13th). Cort Choate of Blue Mountain was named Outstanding Wrestler. To read an article on the league tournament from the Pottsville Republican click here. To see pictures of Olympian wrestlers from the tournament click here.
Posted By Thorpe
Jim Thorpe is hosting the 2009 Schuylkill League wresting tournament Friday 1/16 and Saturday 1/17. The Olympians advanced 2 wrestlers to today’s semifinals, Dillon Smith and Billy Rieck. Action resumes today around noon. Tony Mistretta and Kyle 
Rotan both survived day 1. Both wrestlers pinned their opponents after dropping to the losers bracket. Defending champion Blue Mountain leads after day1 advancing 10 wrestlers to the semifinals. A summary of day 1 can be read on the Pottsville Republican website by clicking here. Photos of Jim Thorpe wrestlers in action can be seen by clicking here.
