After a full 10-hour day of dozens of hard-won matches, the top honors just barely eluded the Bearcats, who placed second at the 3A state wrestling championship at Casper Feb. 26.

Twenty-one Bearcat wrestlers – roughly two-thirds of the team – will advance to the state championship in Casper on Feb. 26, after the team placed first in the 3A regional tournament last weekend in front of a hometown crowd.

Bob Bath isn’t even sure how he got to this point.

The Douglas Bearcats trounced nearly all the competition in a series of weekend duals held in Gillette, losing only to Natrona County High School.

Varsity and junior varsity members of the Douglas Bearcat wrestling squad sunk their claws into Buffalo and Glenrock wrestlers on Dec. 10, handily defeating both teams in their first match of the season.

Douglas Middle School wrestling team won a large majority of the matches against Casper’s Centennial Junior High Nov. 17, according to coach Brady Shatto.

A humble and quiet Cody Pinkerton capped off the most dominant season – and one of the most storied careers in the history of Douglas High School sports – Saturday night in Casper.

The Douglas Bearcats wrestling team celebrated senior night Thursday night, honoring nine wrestlers and two team managers.

The moment was one that Cody Pinkerton had been working for tirelessly since the summer after eighth grade.

Charlie Koss admittedly can’t get enough of soda pop, even during the wrestling season.

Wrestlers grappled their opponents to the mat with aggression and parents yelled with excitement from the stands. A few feet off the mats, teammates and coaches shared words of encouragement as spectators filled the stands for the annual Douglas Middle School Invitational.

Saturday evening at the 3A State Wrestling Championships is reserved for the coveted final matches. Matches that begin with two gladiators in front of throngs of fans. It all ends with one warrior leaping to his feet, flexing and screaming along with the adulation and deafening cheers and vi…

Few athletes possess the attributes for cross country and wrestling. The average cross country runner’s build is better suited to basketball, the stereotypical stalky wrestler’s build is generally not a winner for cross country.

Ron Thon is a big deal as far as wrestling tournaments in Wyoming go. This year it was no exception. Riverton High School was packed with hundreds of wrestlers and thousands of fans Saturday as the final round of wrestling began.

Dedication, perseverance, focus and mental toughness are not commonly associated with sophomores in high school.

It was a dream season for the middle school wrestlers this year, finishing undefeated in duals and tournaments. The young grapplers are proving to be a powerhouse on the mat.

Kullin Lindbo loves to wrestle, and last year he won more than he lost. He shrugs off how impressive that is. The unassuming senior wrestler barely remembers those stats, focusing instead on this season because he will finally be able to face grapplers at 170 pounds rather than those at 220 …

The near full capacity front gymnasium at the Douglas High School recreation center echoed with whistles being blown and fans screaming in celebration when wrestlers were pinned to the mat.