Jan. 6, 2004: Wasatch Wave

Wrestling USA Has Wasps In Sixth After Reno Tournament Victory
by Courtney Gressman

Before Reno, the Wasps were sitting 12th in the nation. Now that they won the Reno Tournament, the Wasps have moved up into sixth among the nations best wrestling teams.

The Wasps will take that ranking into Minnesota this weekend, as they look to dominate “The Clash” Tournament, where they finished fourth in last year.

As of Sunday, the Wasps were also picked as the Top High School Southwestern Region team. They are one of the few teams from the west to be competing at this tournament.

The team that could give the Wasps their first loss this year could be number two-ranked Apple Valley (MN), who is picked to win the tournament.

The tournament will be held in Rochester and begins Friday. The Wasps have an afternoon draw and will be wrestling Friday afternoon. The tournament continues through Saturday.

Wasatch has drawn Milaca for the first round. Milaca is a 2A school from Minnesota and will be the No. 5 seed in the tournament. Wasatch goes in with a No. 1 seed.

The Wasps could meet Owatonna in the final of the day, which is the team former coach Wade Discher left Wasatch to help coach. This could be an interesting match up.

Friday’s matches begin after 2:00 p.m...