Written by
Dee Loflin, SMT Writer
Poplar Bluff, Missouri - Dexter Bearcat wrestling team traveled to Poplar Bluff on a very cold and windy Thursday evening to compete in a dual with Cape Central Tigers and the Mules.
It was Senior Night for the Mules and they were up for the challenge in a head to head dual with Cape and Dexter.
The Mules were ready to wrestle the Bearcats and there was no stopping this night. Dexter’s James Mullins 120# weight class, Trever Waldner 132# weight class, Ethan Stevens 145# weight class, Dylan Bacarian 152# weight class, and Logan Quertermous 182# weight class were able to win their matches.
The Mules were able to capitalize on their strength and agility to win 51 to 24 over Dexter and they were also strong enough to dominate the Cape Central Tigers as well.
However, Cape Central Tigers were no match for the Dexter Bearcats. Several of the Bearcat wrestlers won their matches.
In the 106 lb weight class division Brandon Twomey of Dexter won by forfeit.
In the 113 lb weight class Logan Wright of Cape Central won by pinning Dexter’s Steven Parks in 4 minutes 54 seconds.
In the 120 lb weight class James Mullins of Dexter won by pinning Samuel Rees of Cape Central in less than 1 minute.
Storm Massey of Dexter won by technical fall over Bailey Sheehan of Cape Central in the 126 lbs weight division, 15-0.
Trever Waldner of Dexter won by pinning Anton Aleksandrov of Cape Central in under two minutes in the 132 lb weight class.
In the 138 lb weight class Tremaine Grant of Cape Central won by decision over Ty Harmon of Dexter 5-0.
Ethan Stevens of Dexter won in the 145 lb weight class over Alex Davis-Carter of Cape Central by decision 11-6.
In the 152 weight class Dylan Bacarian of Dexter won by pin over Jordan Franklin of Cape Central in under a minute.
Nathan Sterns of Cape Central was able to pin Brandon Quertermous of Dexter. It took 5 minutes and 31 seconds in this 160 lb weight division.
In the 170 lb weight division Michael Hurst of Dexter won by forfeit.
Logan Quertermous of Dexter won by pinning TJ Marquis in just 29 seconds in the 182 lb weight class.
Jason Mattison of Dexter won by forfeit in the 220 lb weight class.
Chris Bryant of Cape Central won by pinning Cameron Craft in 29 seconds in the 285 lb weight class division.
The Dexter Bearcats were able to beat the Cape Central Tigers with a total score of 56 to 21. Way to go wrestlers!
