Two Trojans qualify for state wrestling

Two New Prague Trojan wrestlers are headed to the State Class AA individual wresting tournament, which begins Friday, March 2, at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul.
Freshman Colby Dunkel finished second at 106 pounds and junior Gaige Giles finished second at 152 pounds at the Section 2AA tournament in Waseca Saturday, Feb. 25, to earn their spots at the state tourney. 
Dunkel lost in the championship match to Nick Johnson of Tri-City United, while Giles lost to Justin Schultz of Waconia. 
One other Trojan wrestled in the championship match - Trevor Skogerboe lost to Tyler Wagener of Waconia at 145 pounds. He then lost a true-second match to Jack Fogarty of Scott West and finished third. 
In all, seven Trojans placed in the top six at the section tournament: 
106 - Colby Dunkel, second place - state qualifier
126 - Carter Bornholdt, sixth place
145 - Trevor Skogerboe, third place
152 - Gaige Giles, second place - state qualifier
160 - NIck Arguedas, fourth place
182 - Tyler Montanye, third place
195 - Brennan Rutt, fourth place

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