The Mendota Trojan wrestlers took down Hall/Putnam County and lost to Orion in a triangular meet at Orion on Dec. 19.

Against Hall/Putnam County, the Trojans were 42-24 winners. Gaining pin wins for Mendota were Trayvon Rucker and Cole Kleckner, while the other five victories came via forfeit. Those went to Adrian Arteaga, Jayleen Jordan, Rhett Watson, Reyli Sandoval and Zach Schmidt.

Orion claimed a 70-12 triumph over Mendota. Payton Gagliardo got a pin for the Trojans and Arteaga won via forfeit.

Dec. 19 @ Orion

Mendota 42, Hall/PC 24

106 – Adrian Arteaga (M) won forfeit; 113 – double forfeit; 120 – Ziel (H) won forfeit; 126 – double forfeit; 132 – Trayvon Rucker (M) pinned Conlin (H), 0:29; 138 – Cole Kleckner (M) pinned Scribner (H), 1:44; 144 – Jayleen Jordan (M) won forfeit; 150 – Rhett Watson (M) won forfeit; 157 – double forfeit; 165 – Reyli Sandoval (M) won forfeit; 175 – Zach Schmidt (M) won forfeit; 190 – Irwin (H) pinned Emma Dearing (M), 1:02; 215 – Levine (H) pinned Laina Gonzales (M), 1:02; 285 – Leota (H) pinned Madrick Musgrove (M), 2:19

Orion 70, Mendota 12

106 – Arteaga (M) won forfeit; 113 – Marshall (O) won forfeit; 120 – Nedved (O) won forfeit; 126 – Perkins (O) won forfeit; 132 – Terry (O) pinned Rucker (M), 4:31; 138 – Clark (O) pinned Kleckner (M), 1:26; 144 – Duhs (O) pinned Gavin Evans (M); 150 – Anderson (O) pinned Watson (M), 1:45; 157 – Edmunds (O) won forfeit; 165 – Rodney (O) pinned Sandoval (M), 1:40; 175 – Tyler (O) pinned Schmidt (M), 1:34; 190 – Payton Gagliardo (M) pinned Gibbons (O), 1:42; 215 – Fisher (O) pinned Michael Thornhill (M), 0:48; 285 – Parr (O) won forfeit

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Mendota hosted Ottawa and Streator in a triangular meet on Dec. 21 at the MHS gym.

The Trojans picked up a 42-36 victory over Streator. Nate Giberson earned a pin win and Rucker won by decision, while forfeits went to Kleckner, Gavin Evans, Watson, Schmidt and Michael Thornhill.

Ottawa outdueled Mendota, 60-24. Three wrestlers picked up wins via pin for the Trojans – Evans, Sandoval and Angil Serrano. Kleckner got a forfeit win.

Dec. 21 @ Mendota

Mendota 42, Streator 36

106 – Gwalney (S) won forfeit; 113 – Henson (S) won forfeit; 120 – Rodriguez (S) won forfeit; 126 – double forfeit; 132 – Rucker (M) dec. Wachowski (S), 9-5; 138 – Kleckner (M) won forfeit; 144 – Evan (M) won forfeit; 150 – Watson (M) won forfeit; 157 – Thompson (S) won forfeit; 165 – Lukes (S) pinned Sandoval (M), 3:52; 175 – Schmidt (M) won forfeit; 190 – Lopez (S) pinned Gagliardo (M), 3:19; 215 – Thornhill (M) won forfeit; 285 – Nate Giberson (M) pinned Dummitt (S), 0:24

Ottawa 60, Mendota 24

106 – Beegrady (O) won forfeit; 113 – Contreras (O) won forfeit; 120 – Munoz (O) won forfeit; 126 – K. Duffy (O) won forfeit; 132 – Wheeler (O) pinned Rucker (M), 0:46; 138 – Kleckner (M) won forfeit; 144 – Evans (M) pinned McKinnon (O), 2:27; 150 – M. Duffy (O) pinned Watson (M), 5:50; 157 – Stayton (O) won forfeit; 165 – Sandoval (M) pinned Ristau (O), 1:24; 175 – Reding (O) pinned Schmidt (M), 0:31; 190 – Frey (O) pinned Gagliardo (M), 1:48; 215 – Valdez (O) pinned Thornhill (M), 3:59; 285 – Angil Serrano (M) pinned Day (O), 1:55