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Rangely wrestlers open at Craig tournament

Bill Turner, who won Rangely’s first individual state wrestling title, congratulates the newest Panther state champion Travis Witherell. Turner won the 165-pound class in 1958 and Witherell won the 152-pound state title Feb. 20.RANGELY I Even though they were missing some of their team members, Rangely Junior High’s wrestling team had some strong individual performances in last weekend’s season-opening tournament at Craig.
Ketson Rouse, a sixth-grader, wrestled at 60 and 75 pounds and won twice for the Panthers.
“He wrestled a kid who weighed 75 and pinned him,” Rangely coach Derek Stolworthy said of Rouse.
Heath Peters was 2-1 and “did real well” at 85 pounds, Stolworthy said.