Dec. 29, 2004: Box Elder News Journal

JV Wins Viewmont; Bee Wrestlers Place High at Tournaments

Box Elder wrestlers had an impressive finish at the Brute Reno Tournament of Champions early last week, finishing 13th in a field of 88 teams from all over the United States.

Earlier, the Bee Junior Varsity won the Viewmont Invitational Wrestling meet by a large margin over the next highest team.

At Reno, the Bees scored 109.5 points, compared to Easton Area High School from Easton, Pennsylvania, which scored 171.5 points. Only one other Utah High School, Wasatch High School, was ahead of Box Elder as the Wasps had 171.0 points to finish just one-half point behind the winner.

Casey Fromm finished fifth in the 145-npound class, while Brett Boyce finished fourth in the 189-pound class. They were the Beesí top point-getters.

In the Viewmont meet, Be JV wrestlers grabbed points in 11 of 14 weight divisions. Cody Tolman (119), Jaren Jensen (145) and Skyler Rackham (152) each were champions in their respective weight divisions.

Cody Caldwell finished second (135) while Lynn Walker (160), Kolby Williamson (140) and Duncan Wright (275) all had third placed finishes. Wade Miles (103) had a fourth while Bailey Flint (125) and Jared Iverson (130) each finished fifth. Kelton Hardy (189) was sixth.