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NMHS Wrestling Team Places Fourth in Tournament
The Newark Memorial Cougar Wrestling Team competed against 40 teams this past weekend.
From Coach Tim Hess:
The NM Cougar Wrestling Team placed 4th out of 40 teams at the 48th Annual Overfelt HS Wrestling Tournament in San Jose. The Cougars were led by Jake Smith, Jacob Pratt, and Trevor Hubby who all placed 2nd in their weight class. Anthony Rubio was 3rd at 152 lbs, Andrew Zeigler 4th @ 195lbs, while Randy Tran (106) and Elmer Hamidy (285) were 5th.
The JV team and the Lady Cougars competed in the Baler Bash at San Benito HS. The JV's placed 5th out of 24 teams. Marlin Hess, Michael Lennon, Jared Hebert and Jacob Clausen-Collins placed 3rd, Patrick Smith was 4th, while Sean DeAnda and Khyree Mackey finished in 6th place for the Cougars.
The Lady Cougars came in 2nd place. Lisa Tran, Melanie Silva, Erica Contreras, and Sarina Silva all took first place and Raelyn Troche was 3rd.
Congratulations to all the Cougar Wrestlers and thank you to their coaches.
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