The Stars won a tight wrestling dual over Nikiski 45-37 Wednesday night at Nikiski High School.
Soldotna grapplers recorded five pins, which amounted to 30 points, as Logan Craig (98 pounds), Gideon Hutchison (113), Bechler Metcalf (145), Talon Musgrave (152), and Emmanuel Van Hout (160) all pinned their opponents.
Nikiski, meanwhile, had four pins, as T.J. Cox (120 pounds), Justin Cox (138), Nathan Carstens (170) and Tyler Litke (220) all won with takedowns.
Soldotna 45, Nikiski 37
98 — Logan Craig, Sol, p. Malcolm Yerkes, Nik, :49; 106 — Gabe Smith, Nik, MD Charles Meyer, Sol, 13-0; 113 — Gideon Hutchison, Sol, p. Landon Burleson, Nik, 2:51; 120 — T.J. Cox, Nik, p. Travis Howell, Sol, 3:14; 126 — Donovan Smith, Nik, forf; 132 — Seth Hutchison, Sol, forf; 138 — Justin Cox, Nik, p. Logan Schrader, Sol, 1:48; 145 — Bechler Metcalf, Sol, p. Daemeion Gahm, Nik, 1:56; 152 — Talon Musgrave, Sol, p. Matthew Hollinger, Nik, 1:28; 160 — Emmanuel Van Hout, Sol, p. Dustin Mullins, Nik, :38; 170 — Nathan Carstens, Nik, p. Jesse Boze, Sol, :41; 182 — Dylan Broussard, Sol, dec. Austin Schrader, Sol, 9-7; 195 — Paul Wilcox, Sol, dec. Dakota Hupp, Nik, 9-4; 220 — Tyler Litke, Nik, p. Noah Schmelzenbach, Sol, 3:05; 285 — Dalton Best, Sol, forf.
