The Lowry High School wrestling squad held its own at the Winnemucca Events Complex last weekend in two days of individual matches.
Twenty six teams came to town to challenge the Buckaroos for a pre-season warm up.
Reed High School finished the first day of competition with a slim 56-53 lead over Spanish Springs. The Lowry Blue squad was close behind at 51.
Spanish Springs cranked it up on Saturday however, and they won going away with a 216.5 total. Lowry Blue held strong to finish in a tie with Reed for second place at 185.
Buckaroo senior Jimmy Rackley finished third in the 126-pound class and said after his final match.
“That kid was strong; I knew that he was going to be tough," Rackley said "I tried to wrestle smart and get good shots in, take advantage of some easy points. Every point made the difference; I won that match by one point in overtime. “I like the challenge of wrestling, you can not make an excuse about someone else making you lose. It is just you and the other person on the mat. When you win, it is great to know that you were better than the other person that day.”
The outstanding wrestler awards for the meet were given to Nickolas Foster from Spanish Springs in the lower weight class (under 145 pounds) and Sparks’ Tyler Green in the upper weight class (152-285). Foster and Green both won their weight classes.
In the 113-pound division, Isaiah Blanco went 2-1 on the weekend, finishing second and scoring 22 team points.
Isaac Mori finished 2-2 in his 120-pound class matches, and Jimmy Rackley garnered third place in the 126 pound division with five wins, giving Lowry Blue another 24 team points.
Taylor Corak finished undefeated with five wins, scoring 31 team points for the Buckaroos in claiming the 132 pound title.
Caden Ricci finished third with five wins and brought home another 20 points for the team.
Cade Bell had four wins and secured 20 points for the Buckaroos with a fourth-place finish.
Anthony Peterson compiled three wins on his way to a second place finish, bringing Lowry another 25 team points.
Caleb Sanchez finished fifth with a 4-2 performance, but he logged 17 team points in the process.
In the 220-pound weight class, Josiah Chapman grabbed 13 team points with his 3-3 sixth place finish.
Lowry heads to Pershing County (Lovelock) on Saturday, for its next matches, before heading to Douglas County High School on Saturday, Dec. 22.
