• Adding two more wins to their record, the Groton wrestling team remains on track to beat last season's record of 14 dual wins. Groton hosted Deuel and Clark/Willow Lake in a triangular meet on Thursday. Groton defeated both Deuel, 60-18, and Clark/Willow Lake, 4-31. In the third match Clark/Willow Lake defeated Deuel 39-18.
• "We got off to a slow start," Head Coach Chris Kucker said. "I would have liked to see a little more aggression. Between the matches we talked about wrestling with heart, to keep going and not to give up. It paid off; we did better in the second match."
• Kelby Hawkins and Brandyn Anderson each won both of their matches. Rayce Harder, Brook Anderson, and Dalton Locke each won one match by forfeit and the second match by defeating their opponents.
• In an exhibition match Trevor Pray defeated Chris Landmark of Deuel 16-0.
• Groton will host the Lion's Tournament on Saturday. The tournament starts at 10am. Twelve teams are scheduled to be here on Saturday, many of the teams are AA schools
• "We should do well in the tournament," Kucker said. "We should be one of the top two teams."

-Char Telkamp

Groton 60, Deuel 18
106 Kelby Hawkins won by decision over Devon Sievers, 8-2.
113 Rayce Harder won by decision over Zach Stoltenburg, 17-12
120 Devon Poppen won by forfeit
126 Groton forfeited to Keith Konold
132 Brook Anderson WBF in :45 over Austin Anderson
138 Isaiah Cutler won by forfeit
145 Jeric Albrecht was pinned by Jordan Lovre in 5:46
152 Parker Kroll was pinned by Bill Greber in 3:32
160 Grayson McCranie won by forfeit
170 Tyler Scott won by forfeit
182 Brandyn Anderson WBF in :40 over Preston Shea
195 Logan Lane won by forfeit
220 Trenton Duncan won by forfeit
285 Dalton Locke pinned Braxton Fuller in 1:46

Groton 48, Clark/Willow Lake 31
106 Kelby Hawkins pinned Josh Weisbrod in :12.
113 Rayce Harder won by forfeit
120 Groton forfeited to Jess Karber