Congratulations to the Norwich Purple Tornado Wrestling team on winning the 2nd annual Coach K Duals held at NHS over the weekend. The team poses with Coach Don K himself. (Photo from NCSD Athletics)

NORWICH – Over the weekend, the Norwich Purple Tornado wrestling team hosted the Coach K Duals, where they went 4-0 with wins against Dryden, Oxford-Greene, Sidney, and Canasota.

Norwich also had five wrestlers go undefeated; Maverick Beckwith, Regan Roach, Nate Murphy, Yanni Drapanotis, and Mason Edwards.

Coach Bob Hagenbuch applauded his team and quoted this meet as a great bounce back performance after the Tornado lost 48-21 vs Windsor last Thursday.

Maverick Beckwith at the 102 weight class won three out of four matches to forfeits while defeating Sidney’s Caden Higley in a reversal at 2:15 of the second period.

Regan Roach had an impressive day for the 132 weight class. He won his first match on a reversal before picking up a forfeit and a win on a choice at 2:50 in the second period.

Nate Murphy finished the day undefeated in the 145 weight class. His first match was a victory in a fall at 3:05 before winning on a takedown against Oxford-Greene’s Corey Swift in 1:45 in the first period. Against Canastota, Murphy won in a close 5-3 decision.

Yanni Drapanotis in the 152 weight class won his matches on two takedowns and a close 4-3 decision. He defeated neighboring Oxford-Greene’s Christian Paden in a takedown at 1:24 in the first period.

Despite the loss, Hunter Page and Cade Mustin were notable wrestlers for Oxford-Greene. Page earned a 15-3 major decision win against Robert McIntyre while Mustin defeated Aiden Hernandez with a takedown at 1:39.

In the 172 class, Mason Edwards had a stellar day with quick wins. He took down Dryden’s Ethan Carr in just 25 seconds before a quick takedown of Oxford-Greene’s Isiah Sexton in 16 seconds. In his final match, he won on a fall at 30 seconds.

Norwich is currently 1-1 in the STAC East division and will be taking on non-league opponent Chenango Valley on Thursday at 6:30 p.m.