Keeling, Mears, Mikesell, place at State

March 10, 2021

Malta senior Jaden Keeling pins Chinook's Wyatt Dunbar in the Heavyweight class' third place match last Saturday afternoon at the State B/C Tournament at Shelby High School. Photo by Pierre Bibbs.

Despite having only four wrestlers, the Malta Mustangs Wrestling team ended the year with three wrestlers on the podium, and scored 55.5 points, and placed 11th as a team at the 2021 State B Wrestling Tournament at Shelby High School last Saturday.

"I'm really excited," Malta Head Coach Jake French said. "I am really excited for Jaden and excited for all of our wrestlers. They wrestled hard."

Senior Jaden Keeling led the Mustangs with a third-place finish in the heavyweight class and 24 points scored. He pinned five of his six opponents, including Chinook's Wyatt Dunbar at 4:14 in the thir...

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