February 26, 2023 at 5:56 a.m.
RHS sports recap: Saturday, Feb. 25
Rhinelander wrestler Abby Swanson made her was all the way back to finish third in the girls' 185-pound weight class at the WIAA state meet, which wrapped up Saturday at the Kohl Center.
Swanson pinned the No. 2 seed in the tournament, Bloomer/Colfax's Kendra Hamman to open Saturday's placement rounds before defeating Wausau West's Christiana Nordstrom by a 7-2 decision to conclude tournament.
It was Swanson's second time on the state podium. She finished fifth in the same weight class last year during the inaugural girls' state tournament. Ella Creighton, who defeated Swanson in the opening round, went on to win the state title. Swanson finishes the season with a 19-7 record.
Full reports will be published in Tuesday's River News.
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