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Wrestling: Princeton doubles up on Morris, Reed-Custer in season opener

Six double winners lead Tigers to sweep

Augustus Swanson

The Princeton Tigers opened the 2023-24 wrestling season Tuesday with a pair of wins on the mats at Morris.

The Tigers defeated Morris, 49-29, and Braidwood Reed-Custer, 47-36.

Double winners on the mat for the Tigers were Augustus Swanson (106/113) with a 12-4 major decision vs. Morris, 0:44 fall vs. R-C), Kaydin Gibson (126) with a pair of falls in 3:06 and 0:21, Preston Arkels (157) with an 8-5 decision and a 0:47 fall and Casey Etheridge (165) with a 1:38 fall and an 18-2 tech fall.

Also winning twice were Ace Christiansen (138) with a 1:57 fall and forfeit and Cade Odell (275) by forfeit and a 2:58 fall.

Arthur Burden (195) and Ian Morris (215) both won by fall against Morris while Graysen Rokey (175) recorded a pin fall against Reed-Custer.

At Ottawa: Princeton wrestled in the Ottawa Girls Scramble on Wednesday, where Katelynn Hartmann and Heather Heider each won both matches.

Kevin Hieronymus

Kevin Hieronymus

Kevin has been sports editor of the BCR since 1986 and is Sports Editor of Putnam County Record. Was previously sports editor of the St. Louis Daily News and a regular contributor for the St. Louis Cardinals Magazine. He is a member of the IBCA and Illinois Valley Hall of Fames. He is one of 4 sportswriters from his tiny hometown Atlanta, IL