Bridgeport captured the 2016 Western Trails Conference Wrestling Championship hosted by Kimball this past week with Mitchell a distant runnerup in the team scoring. Bridgeport won the team title with 234 points with Mitchell scoring 148.5, followed in order by Bayard with 133, Gordon-Rushville 119, Hemingford 106, Morrill 67, and Kimball 36. Sidney and Banner County also participated in the tournament but are not WTC members.
Although the young Kimball team finished last in a strong field of WTC wrestlers, many of whom are state ranked, coach Wade Brashear said “I am happy with our growth. As...