SHERIDAN — When filling the wrestling room at either the Ranchester Community Center or Sheridan High School, veterans mix with underclassmen. The Tongue River and Sheridan freshmen and seniors alike are bound together by a wrestler’s commitment to diets and two-a-day practices when they work to become physically and mentally tough.

Tongue River High School wrestling head coach CJ Scholl best summarizes both the Eagles’ and Broncs’ commitment to their craft as a product of the athletes being “the same breed” and “bought into the family program.” Sheridan head coach Tyson Shatto sums up the Broncs’ dedication similarly, noting the heightened dedication apparent even after just one mid-December wrestling match.

“It doesn’t happen every year where we get a lineup like we have, so we’re excited,” Shatto said.

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