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01/20/2018 11:00 PM

Hand JV Wrestling Takes 2nd at Bristol Eastern Tourney


The Hand JV wrestling team recently impressed at a tournament at Bristol Eastern. Pictured from the Tigers are (front) Sam Williams, Jakob Firth, Jack Burke, Rocky Mayer, and Joseph Doerr; (middle) Joseph Aurora, Aiden McCabe, Brian Beirne, Carter Ganino, Ian Hurley, and Sam Stein; (back) Drew Westphal and Sean Nichols. Photo courtesy of Casey Davern

The Hand JV wrestling squad recently had a strong second-place finish at a tournament at Bristol Eastern High School on Jan. 15. The Tigers went 4-1 at the tournament by defeating Trumbull (55-15), New Milford (30-15), Bristol Central (37-16), and Foran (36-21). Hand also took a 34-28 defeat against Bristol Eastern. All totaled, the Tigers finished with a combined 94 takedowns and 24 pins for the event.

The athletes who competed for Hand included Joseph Aurora, Brian Beirne, Jack Burke, Joseph Doerr, Jakob Firth, Carter Ganino, Ian Hurley, Rocky Mayer, Aiden McCabe, Sean Nichols, Sam Stein, Drew Westphal, and Sam Williams.

Information courtesy of Casey Davern