MIDDLEBURY — Wrestlers from the Otter Valley youth program fared well this past weekend at an elementary school-age tournament held in Middlebury; according to a team official five Otters finished first and five more earned second-place finishes.
Taking first place for the Otter team were Caleb Whitney, Isaac Whitney, David Williams, Chase Cram and Ethan Corey. The team’s second-place finishers were Ethan Blow, Grant Blow, Nick Marcoux, Sam Martin and Simon Martin.
Overall, the young squad, which brought 37 athletes along to Middlebury, including only five 5th- and 6th-graders, finished second at the tournament. The team’s coaches are head coach Greg Babcock and assistants Derrick Miner and Duke Whitney.