The Nevada Tiger Pit youth wrestling team opened 2017 competition Jan. 7-8 with a pair of meets hosted by Carl Junction. Tiger Pit wrestlers placing second in their respective age and weight-divisions, were: Michael Culpepper, Daeten Raney and Brayden Koenig. Earning third place medals, were: Cohen Longobardi, Tyler Longobardi, Chance Dighero, Zade Lee, and Ryan Raney. In addition, many other Tiger Pit wrestlers medaled at the meets.
Tiger Pit wrestlers, pictured front from right: Conner Irwin, Domanick Vernon, Daeten Raney, Clayton Wilson, Lee Burney, Lucas Turowski, and Christian Pendergrass. Second row: Lotus Van Dyke, Tyler Longobardi, Ryan Raney, Isaac Campbell, Ethan Dighero, Aiden Seay, Michael Culpepper, Cohen Longobardi, Zade Lee and Gus Shouse. Back row: Chance Dighero, Kenneth Johnson, Dominick Young, Brayden Koenig, and Brayden Wilson. (submitted photo)