Hayes celebrates wrestling senior night with a tech fall, SJO wins home meet


SJO's Coy Hayes wrestles South Vermillion's Brayden Nickle in January
Photo: Sentinel/Clark Brooks

ST. JOSEPH - St. Joseph-Ogden's Coy Hayes tries to drive South Vermillion's Brayden Nickle to the mat during their 165 pound match on Tuesday (see more photos below). Hayes, a senior, won the match on his home mat in front of a crownd of nearly 100 wrestling fans via technical fall 16-1. The Spartans were victorious in 11 of the 14 weight classes to win their only home dual meet of the season 61-13. Hayes was also one of 14 seniors in the SJO wrestling program honored earlier in the evening. The Spartans wrestle again on Friday starting at 4:30 p.m., hosting the two-day Illini Prairie conference meet.

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