By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER BRISTOL – The Bristol Eastern wrestling team took on some of the state’s top teams in state in a huge non-conference challenge from the Thomas M. Monahan Gym on Saturday, Jan. 25. Being that the Lancers are also a top 10 squad in the Nutmeg state, there were some big expectations on the afternoon for the home team. That talented quad consisted of Ledyard, Fairfield Warde, and Milford along with home-standing Eastern. And the Lancers more than held its own at the event and only fell to, perhaps, the top team in the state. Milford won the final five matches over the Lancers, wrapping up three pins, and pulling out two decisions to get past Eastern, 42-22. But the Lancers came away with a huge win over Ledyard, 50-20, and then wrapped up a victory over Fairfield Warde 36-34 to go 2-1 against three of the state’s top ten teams. The wrestling line-ups were impressive from top to bottom and Eastern really showed what it could do against Ledyard as it wrangled up a big 30-point win over the talented squad. The event started out at 126 pounds and that meant an appearance by Eastern’s [...]
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