Ferguson captures Deer Park Invite title, Pederson third

The Cheney High wrestling team kicked off its season with a few high notes, most notably Michael Ferguson winning the 285-pound division at the Deer Park Invite, Dec. 5.

After a first-round bye, Ferguson tore through his bracket, pinning Royal's David Lopez in the quarterfinals, fellow Blackhawk Garrett Pederson in the semi-finals and Freeman's Joey Sims in the championship round. All three of Ferguson's pins were under a minute.

Ferguson spent most of last season at 220 pounds. Head coach Brad Rasmussen said Ferguson may drop back to 220 later in the season, while Pederson will continue to wr...

 

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