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Shorthanded wrestling team comes up shy
Pioneer coach seeks more participants
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Warren County High School Pioneer wrestler Jamison Merriman grapples with a Shelbyville opponent Tuesday.
Without a full contingency of weight classes, Warren County High School had to grapple with the fact it was forced to forfeit in seven weight classes in the Pioneers opening match against Shelbyville, costing the Pioneers a fighting chance at victory.Dropping the contest 46-16 to the visiting Golden Eagles, the Pioneers were lacking in the 120, 126, 145, 152, 160, 170, and 182-pound weight classes and had to forfeit in those categories.“We would have had to pin them all,” said Warren County wrestling coach Stephen Martin. “We have a very young team. We have some growing up to do, we have to get our heart right, overcome a defeatist attitude.