The Knoxville Wrestling Squad was young this season, but not by design.The Panthers were relying on a few seniors to fill the weights and close out their careers in fine fashion. However, two important seniors suffered early-season injuries, plus a couple more that had injuries during football season that never properly healed. Coach Doug Hatch tells KNIA/KRLS Sports they freshmen and sophomores that wrestled varsity stepped up in a big way. He adds the seniors that did wrestle, did a good job of leadership. The Panthers were second in the South Central Conference in duals.

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