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COOPERSTOWN – With five in the finals and two taking the Class D titles, the Marauders of Sherburne-Earlville brought home Section III Class D bragging rights for the second year in a row.

Both the Vikings of Otselic Valley and Sherburne-Earlville traveled to Cooperstown Saturday, February 3 to participate in the Class D Tournament. The two schools had a combined total of 12 wrestlers place and all will qualify for the Section III Division-II Championship Tournament in Syracuse that will be held on Saturday, February 10.

Bailey Walzer of the 160 pound weight class was the first of the Marauders to win with a 15-0 tech fall over Cato-Meridian’s Ethan Scanlon. Walzer reached the finals with two pins in his firs to matches.

Alex Thompson of S-E was the second champion crowned for an individual title. Thompson also reached the finals with two pins but won his match by a 3:34 pin over Josh Greenwood of Beaver River.

The Marauders’ Morgan Lakin (132), Ethan Eldred (170) and Tanner Campbell (195) all finished in second place. Lakin made it to the finals with a 2-0 decision and a :34 pin. In the finals, he faced Beau Burke. Burke took a 5-2 decision over Lakin after the full six minutes of the match.