Mercer Island wrestling beats Ballard

By Megan Managan • December 11, 2009 12:55 pm
Mercer Island wrestler T.J. Blackburn looks to take down his Ballard opponent during the Islanders home win over the Beavers.
Mercer Island wrestler T.J. Blackburn looks to take down his Ballard opponent during the Islanders home win over the Beavers.

The Mercer Island High School wrestling team took out Ballard on Thursday evening, beating the Beavers 73-6 in a non-conference match at MIHS.

Islander head coach Creighton Laughary said following the win the team was more mentally prepared for the meet, especially after a stressing take downs during practice.

See next week’s Reporter for a full recap of the meet, including individual scores and more of Laughary’s thoughts.