Medical Lake wrestling earn runner-up finish at River City Duals

Medical Lake wrestling’s drive towards the postseason continued to be an impressive path with a runner-up finish in the River City Duals at Post Falls, Idaho, Jan. 13–14.

The Cardinals put on a stout finish in the title match, falling to Ephrata 36–34 as a rally came up just short.

“We didn’t wrestle our best at River City Dual’s, our team has been pretty sick all week,” head coach Matt Leenhouts wrote in an email, leading to forfeits at a few weights. However, “Our kids battled which showed me how much character this team has.”

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