Eastern High School

Eastern Wrestling has had a busy week on the mats. This past Saturday they competed at the Southwestern Wrestling Classic in Hanover. It was a solid day of wrestling highlighted by sophomore Colton Pickerill placing 6th in a tough 175 pound division. Other wrestlers who notched wins were Colin Jones, Micah Tucker, and Bryson Shanks with his first career Tech Fall. At the end of the tournament Eastern placed 16th out of 20 teams. On Tuesday Eastern hosted Paoli for their first annual Alumni Night. 13 former Eastern wrestlers were honored mat side before the match, with 7 of those being current Musketeer Wrestling coaches! Senior Colin Jones was honored for Senior Night and capped the night off with a thrilling pin fall win. Other wrestlers to notch wins were Colton Pickerill, and Bryson Shanks. The final score was Paoli 47, Eastern 18. Last night Eastern travelled to Mitchell to face the Bluejackets. Grapplers who were victorious were Colton Pickerill (pinfall), Eric Myers (FF), Micah Tucker (FF), and Bryson Shanks (pinfall). The final score was Mitchell 39, Eastern 24. The level of wrestling of this team has improved day by day, brick by brick, and the results are starting to show! This Saturday Eastern will travel to Scottsburg for the Mid Southern Conference Championships.