Jan.29 Howell hosted the Kyle Thrasher wrestling tournament. Over the course of two days, over 400 varsity wrestlers from 20 different schools competed as individuals within their weight-class to earn points for their school. Several varsity wrestlers placed in their weight-classes, and the team thought it won the tournament. However, when Coach Kevin Stroh reviewed the tournament score keeping, he realized that a mistake had been made. Howell lost to Whitfield by only a single point.

“In one match the opposing wrestler should have been awarded injury points, but instead he only received a bye,” Stroh said. “Nobody would have noticed if I hadn’t pointed out the mistake, but I didn’t want to win like that. There were lots of other places we could have picked up points, but what happens happens. That’s just the way it goes.”