Werstling season begins Saturday in Ft. Pierre

by Sandra Frickson

Ipswich, Leola and Bowdle wrestlers began the season with practice on November 18. The three schools combine to create the Ipswich Area Wrestling program.

They will begin their season on Saturday, Dec. 7 in Ft. Pierre.

Coach Todd Naasz returns 10 letter winners and one state place winner. Although the team returns a good number of wrestlers from last season, they continue to be a very young team, with only three of them being sophomores or older. The team will have 11 high school athletes; two from Bowdle, four from Leola and five from Ipswich.

High School-aged wrestlers inc...