Bulldog grapplers host dual tournament and place sixth out of ten teams

Ogden wrestlers found quite a bit of success this past week with a triangular at Perry and hosting 9 other schools in their own gym during a dual meet. 

On Tuesday night, Ogden traveled to Perry to a triangular which included Woodward-Granger, Montezuma Community, and Perry Community. Ogden started their day off with a 36-24 win over Montezuma. They then lost 45 to 36 to Perry and 45 27 to Woodward-Granger. 

In the first match against Montezuma, Ogden ended up winning 4 of the 6 matches that didn’t involve forfeits. This was highlighted by Ogden’s Zach McCloud and Austin Flynn both pinning their opponents. McCloud got his pin after 1:22 and Flynn forced the fall after just 28 seconds. Those bonus points were instrumental to their team win. 

Against Perry, Ogden did lose overall in points 45 to 36, but if forfeits were taken out (because Ogden didn’t have wrestlers in those weight classes) Ogden would have stomped Perry 36 to 15. So based on what happened on the mat, Ogden deserved the win. Especially when you consider that Ogden pinned the Perry wrestlers in all 6 of their wins. Jacob Kathman, McCloud, Garrett Bales, Blake Haub, Trent Ganoe, and Flynn all picked up pins. 

Read more in the Dec. 14 issue of The Ogden Reporter.