Photo gallery: Hannibal, Palmyra square off on wrestling mat

January 10, 2023 | By Muddy River Sports

Hannibal’s Tristen Essig wrestles Palmyra’s Tyler Spicknall during their 126 pound match in the Hannibal Pirates and Palmyra Panthers dual Monday in Palmyra. Mathew Kirby/Herald Whig-Courier Post

Hannibal’s Tristen Essig battles Palmyra’s Tyler Spicknall during their 126-pound match during Monday night’s dual in Palmyra, Mo. | Photo courtesy Mathew Kirby

PALMYRA, Mo. — Coming off highly successful weekends — the Hannibal wrestling team won the Capital City Dual Tournament with seven wrestlers going 5-0, while Palmyra took fourth out of 21 teams at the St. Louis Vianney Tournament with three individual champions — the Northeast Missouri programs went head-to-head Monday night.

The Pirates won the dual 45-30, dominating the lower weights.

Hannibal’s Austin Brown won by pin at 106 pounds, while Reign Creech won by technical fall at 113 and Tristen Essig scored a 13-0 major decision at 126. Also winning by pin were the Pirates’ Noah Young (190) and Ryan Ross (285).

The Panthers were strong in the middle weights. Brayden Pillars scored a pin at 144 pounds, with Collin Arch earning a technical fall at 150. Ashton Hankins won a two-point decision at 175, and Jose Juarez earned a five-point decision at 215.

Freelance photographer Mathew Kirby captured the action at Palmyra High School. Here is a gallery of his images: