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Kimball Wrestlers Fourth At Mitchell

Bateman, Cluff Win Championships

A good day for the Kimball High Wrestling Team as they placed 4 wrestlers and finished 4th in the team standings of the 11 team field of entries in the Mitchell tournament.

The Longhorns had two champions in Connor Cluff and Stephen Bateman, a 2nd place from Trey Schindler and a 3rd from Matt Johnson and scored 63 team points.

Coach Wade Brashear said, “As a team we wrestled very well. Stephen Bateman led the way at heavyweight, registering 4 pins on his way to becoming the champion at 285 pounds. He had to battle out of some tough situations, but found a way to do so.

“Connor Cluff w...