Merrimack Youth Association competes in the 2017 NH Middle School Meet of Champions Wrestling Tournament

MERRIMACK, NH — Merrimack competed in the annual NH Middle School Meet of Champions Wrestling Tournament held at Londonderry High School in Londonderry, NH on February 19, 2017. Merrimack Middle School placed fourth in the school division. Merrimack brought ten wrestlers to compete with individual results below.

Mitchell Krupp, 95 lbs and Anthony Almonte, 67 pounds fought hard in their respective brackets against each of their two opponents.

Owen Forrest, 67 pounds took third on the day with one win by points.

JJ Bright, 89 pounds took third place on the podium with three wins by points on the day.

Cam Wheeler, 176 pounds fought hard against his two opponents narrowly losing one match by a single point

Anthony Maglio, 88 lbs completed one win by pin on the day.

Alex Griffin, 169 lbs completed one win by points.

Zach Maszczak, 154 pounds finished in fourth place with one win by pin and one by points.

Anson Dewar, 118 pounds grabbed first place medal pinning two of his opponents and the third win by points.

Aiden Hanning, 136 lbs, took home first place on the podium also with two pins and one by technical fall due to a commanding lead by points.

The Merrimack Youth Wrestling Program is part of the Merrimack Youth Association. It strives to provide a safe recreational activity for Merrimack children in grades K-8. The program promotes the sport of wrestling, the world’s oldest sport, by providing a safe practice environment, by delivering high quality instruction, and by facilitating tournament competition opportunities. The Program is in its 12th season and currently has 46 wrestlers on its roster.

Photo caption 1: Owen Forrest working out from underneath his opponent

Photo caption 2: JJ Bright stuffing the head of his competition