By: Braxton Christensen Wrestlers placing at state. Photo Credit: Melanie Smith. The Bears wrestled their last tournament of the season on February 20, 2021 and placed 3rd as a team. Twenty four wrestlers from Bear River participated at state and eight placed individually in the end. Bears were neck and neck with Uintah and Mountain Crest the whole tournament. Cael Wilcox and Trenton Ward both brought home state medals.
For Ward, this was the second time winning state. Last year, Ward won it at the weight of 106 lbs and at 113 lbs this year. Some would think COVID would ruin a season, but not for Ward. Despite COVID and a quad injury that occured early in the season, Ward has been fighting all year. Some people thought he was done, one of those people being him: “After my quad injury, I didn't think I could do it. [But] when I stepped out on that mat, I knew I was ready.” Indeed he was pinning his kid from Stansbury in the late 2nd round. After the match, Ward got all the treatment he could ever ask for from his team mates. Walking into a crowd of friends, they lifted him on their shoulders and chanted his name! Ward said, “The feeling of winning is nothing like I’ve ever felt. Your body is speechless.” Ward ended the season with a 14-2 record. Junior River Smith also had great success placing 6th in one of the hardest weight classes: 152 lbs. Smith won his first match, then lost his second. He then climbed back up to accomplish 6th. Smith said, “I knew it was gonna be hard, but it was my goal to place at state.” Some would be disappointed with 6th place, but Smith, with a 21-11 record, feels very good about what he accomplished at state this year with it being his second medal at state. Smith brought home a 5th place medal as a freshman. With these accomplishments, Smith knows next year is going to be his year. With this year’s success at state, there are high expectations and big things coming for the Bear’s wrestling team. This year was great and many of the Bear’s toughest wrestlers will be returning for the upcoming season. It should be very fun to see what happens!
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