In wrestling, when it comes to seeding in the post season, every match counts. A couple early season losses played a big role Saturday for AGWSR and may have been the difference between the five District qualifiers they got and the seven they might have had.
“We thought we’d get anywhere between two and eight, depending on how kids wrestled and the seeding meeting,” AGWSR head coach Chad Gerbracht said. “
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