The Crookston Pirate Wrestling team was only able to win three matches in a 60-14 dual loss to the Mahnomen-Waubun Thunderbirds in a Section 8A matchup in Waubun on Thursday night.
Mahnomen-Waubun won the first match of the dual by a forfeit at 107 pounds for a 6-0 lead. Mauricio Arriaga got the Pirates on the board at 114 pounds. Mauricio was dominant from the start and beat Avery Bush by a tech fall (22-5) at 4:25, and the Pirates trailed 6-5. Crookston was open at 121 pounds, and the Thunderbirds took a 12-5 lead. Mahnomen/Waubun won the next two matches by pin in the second periods for a 24-5 lead. Crookston got back on the board when Jose Contreras won by a forfeit at 139 pounds to get the Pirates within a 24-11 deficit. Crookston was open at 145 pounds and lost by forfeit before Gavyn Hlucney, ranked #2 in the state at 152 pounds was up next. He took on Gabriel Demere and had a good battle for six minutes and was able to come away with a 10-5 dual victory to bring the Pirates within a 30-14 deficit. Mahnomen/Waubun won the next four matches by pin and were open at heavyweight, and the Thunderbirds won the match 60-14.
Crookston drops to 0-1 on the season and will next compete at the Hillsboro/Central Valley Dual Jamboree on Saturday.
| Weight | Crookston-14 | M/W-60 | Winner | Result |
| 107 | OPEN | Keo Keezer | M/W | Forfeit |
| 114 | Mauricio Arriaga | Avery Bush | Crookston | Tech Fall 4:25 |
| 121 | OPEN | Owen Hoban | M/W | Forfeit |
| 127 | Gabe Perala | Eli Pazdernik | M/W | Pin 2:49 |
| 133 | Kolten Bahrenfuss | Brandon Miller | M/W | Pin 2:53 |
| 139 | Jose Contreras | OPEN | Crookston | Forfeit |
| 145 | OPEN | Henry Geray | M/W | Forfeit |
| 152 | Gavyn Hlucny | Gabriel Demere | Crookston | 10-5 |
| 160 | Jose Contreras | Manny Johnson | M/W | Pin 4:49 |
| 172 | Jaron Knutson | Cade Walz | M/W | Pin 1:50 |
| 189 | Miles Corneillie | Dylan McMullen | M/W | Pin 1:49 |
| 215 | Jack Odegaard | Blake McMullen | M/W | Pin 0:44 |
| HWT | OPEN | Kaden Barnes | M/W | Forfeit |
