Memory Monday | Spartan wrestlers suffer home loss to Falcons

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Spartans' Jordan Hartman pins Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley's Jeremy Smolek during their match on November 27, 2012. Before the Spartans fell in their home match 54-30, Hartman took just 40 seconds to stick Smolek for his first win of the season.


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St. Joseph-Ogden's David Trewyn fights to stay in a neutral position in his match against Falcon's Dylan Donner during their 126-poound match. Trewyn was later pinned by Donner.


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Matt Knipfer tries to take down GCMS' Austin Dill during their 132-pound match. Dill prevailed with at a third-period pin.


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Going at it hard in their 145-pound match SJO's Gage Haga vs GCMS' Aaron Carter maneuver for position to score points. Carter pinned Haga in the second period for a win.


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Austin Hedrick tosses Falcon's Austin Rosenbaum to the mat during their 160-pound match during the SJO's home opener in 2012. Despite Hedrick's first period pin, St. Joseph-Ogden lost their season opener to Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley.


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Spartans' Austin Upton sticks Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley's Michael Cler during their 170-pound match. Except for the three forfeits, every match ended in a pin for the Falcons or the Spartans. It took Upton just 55-second to earn his first win of the season.


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Future state champion Wesley Kibler pins GCMS's Jacob Franklin in the first match of his prep wrestling career. Kibler won his 195-pound match in the first period at 1:47.


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After the varsity contest, St. Joseph-Ogden's Gunnar Meeker wrestles Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley's Will Donner in a junior varsity match.