The Crookston Pirate Wrestling team had a couple of wins on the duel against the Mahnomen-Waubun Thunderbirds, but were unable to overcome four open classes, and fell tom the Thunderbirds 60-14 in Waubun on Thursday night.
Crookston got their wins from the 114, 139 and 152 weight classes. Mauricio Arriaga got his his first win of the season, defeates sophomore Avery Bush 22-5 in 4:25, giving him a 5-0 win over Bush. The next win came from Jose Contreras, who won by forfeit in the 139 weight class. The final win came from Gavin Hlucny, the secior ranked #2 in the state at the 152 weight class. Though he was matched up against freshman Gabriel Demere, he was unable to get the pin, but did win by decision by a score of 10-5, giving him 3 points. These three results added up to the 14 total points the Pirates gained on the night.
Crookston had 4 open weight classes, which were 107, 121, 145, and the heavyweight class. The rest of the results were 6-pointers, with the Thunderbirds getting pins on six different occasions. These 10 results gave the Thunderbirds their 60 points on the night.
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 | Decision (22-5) |
| 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 | Decision 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 |
