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Reardan's H.K. Bird battled Austin Campbell from Colfax. This was the first of Bird's two wins Thursday, Jan. 18.
Reardan's Danika Bretz grapples Liberty's Alexis Taylor in a mix-and-match hosted by the Screaming Eagles Thursday, Jan. 18.
REARDAN - The Screaming Eagles won 14 of 17 matches on Senior Day in an NE2B league wrestling meet Thursday, Jan. 18. Their win total was the highest of the eight teams that competed in the event.
Joey Matusik, wrestling at 106 pounds, went 2-0 on the day. He pinned Micah Rocha of Northwest Christian in 5:32 and Ty Scott of Colfax in 1:12.
His brother Alex Matusik, wrestling in the 120-pound weight class, pinned his two opponents as well. He defeated Cooper Ramos of Lind-Ritzville/Sprague in 0:28 and Wayland Holberg of Davenport in 4:46.
In the 138-pound weight class, Carson Kline picked up two wins. He pinned Raymond Lasz of Liberty in 34 seconds and Austin Campbell of Colfax in 52 seconds.
Coen Caldwell, wrestling at 144 pounds, defeated Turner Slack of LRS via pin in 0:30 and lost to Carsen Kubik of LRS by a 15-4 decision.
H.K. Bird, wrestling in the 150-pound weight class, went 2-0 in his matches. He pinned Austin Campbell of Colfax in 2:36 and Slack in 1:38.
"This was my first ever win," Bird said. "I didn't give up, and it feels so good. I've been listening to Carson Kline and my coaches, and it paid off today."
Alexis Taylor of Liberty pinned Danika Bretz in 5:16 in Bretz's only match of the day.
Wrestling at 190 pounds, Sterling McLaughlin went 1-1 on the day. He was pinned by Brock Gustaveson of Davenport but bounced back to defeat Traye Redburn via pin in 1:31.
Conner Kline, also wrestling at 190 pounds, defeated two opponents in a combined 22 seconds. He pinned John Branham of LRS in 0:10 and Marek Heitter-Lamb of Asotin in 0:12.
Carson Durbin, wrestling in the 215-pound weight class, pinned Austin Stein of Asotin in 1:26 and Kyron Clovis of Asotin in 2:30.
"I think we did very well as a team," Reardan head coach Arron Mauzay said. "Most of our kids came away with pins, but H.K. (Bird) stood out. He threw in moves I've never even taught him. Everyone looked great, but we still need to work on our conditioning."
Reardan's boys will be at the league dual championships at Almira-Coulee-Hartline at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 27.
Meanwhile, Bretz and other area girls wrestlers will conclude their regular season at Mead at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 31 before the postseason begins next weekend.
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