Matbirds Season Comes to a Close 

WAITSBURG-The Matbirds have been busy with a couple of recent tournaments. The Pomeroy Little Guy tournament was on Saturday, March 26 and Benton City hosted wrestlers on Saturday, April 2. It is the end of the season for most of the Matbirds as only five wrestlers will travel to Spokane on April 9 for the last tournament.

Fifteen wrestlers went to Pomeroy where Parker Winona, Jackson Hutchens and Koyen Fortune had three wins each. Auri Lindley, Connor Murdock, Wyatt Parrish, Ian Mertens, Monte Richie and Byron Collier had two wins each. Kane Culley, Raider Lindley, Jess Winona, Luke Collier, Riley Coates and Lydia Mertens had one win each.

At Benton City thirteen wrestlers worked to pin their opponents. Wyatt Parrish and Carter Barron had three wins each.  Parker Winona, Jackson Hutchens, Jess Winona, Luke Collier and Koyen Fortune had two wins each. Participating also were Connor Murdock, Ian Mertens, JJ Gleason, Monte Richie, Lydia Mertens and Byron Collier.