Newman, Joe Adams Take Two Matches at Spangle

SPANGLE – Five Waitsburg wrestlers got wins last Thursday at a District 7/9 league meet in Spangle. Devin Newman and Joe Adams won both their matches, and David Just, Ky Adams, and Tyler Hoffman got a win and a loss each.

Newman, wrestling in the 145-pound weight class, pinned both of his opponents. He ended his first match, against Liberty's Sam Nelson, late in the first period. In his second match, Newman pinned Nate Barney, of Colfax, at the 28-second mark.

Joe Adams faced Mason Payne, of Readan, in the 182-pound class, and pinned him in the first period. Adams then defeated Kevin Date, also from Reardan, by a score of 4-1.

In the 138-pound class, David Just took on Dayton Lane, of Lind-Ritzville, and pinned him after 42 seconds in the first period. In his second match, Just faced Nathan Kiefer, of Readan. After a hard-fought match, Kiefer pinned Just late in the final period.

Ky Adams lost his first match, by a decision against Glen Johnson, of Liberty. Ky then took on Reardan's Ozius Harden, and beat him by a score of 4-2.

Hoffman, wrestling in the heavyweight class, pinned Hunter Dawley, of Reardan, early in the first period. However, in his second match, Hoffman faced Tucker Guiles, of Lind-Ritzville, and was pinned in the second period.

Waitsburg's Dylan Knowles also wrestled in the heavyweight class, but lost both of his matches. His first loss was to Guiles, by pin. In his second match, Knowles faced Reardan's Dawley, and again was pinned.