Seven B-U wrestlers earn state tournament berths

First photo:B-U junior wrestler DAKOTA LINGER (top) scores a takedown against Musselman’s Todd Williams during their 126-pound regional title match Saturday. Linger won the match by a second-round pin fall to claim the Region II title. Second photo:B-U 120-pounder Tyler Demastes (left) grabs the leg of Lewis County’s Caleb Howell and takes him down to the mat during their third-place match Saturday at the Class AAA Region II Championships. Demastes won by a 7-2 decision. Photos by ANDREW REINER/The Record Delta

WESTON — Seven Buckhannon-Upshur wrestlers qualified for the 2013 WVSSAC Wrestling Championships and two B-U juniors won regional titles Saturday at the Class AAA Region II Championships.

B-U juniors Dakota Linger at 126 pounds and Daniel Nolte at 220 won three straight matches in their respective brackets Saturday, earning their first career regional titles. Linger and Nolte led the Bucs to a third-place team finish and the Bucs equaled their total of state qualifiers from the 2012 season.



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