The Crookston Pirate Wrestling team has Masyn Arguelles competing in the Thief River Falls Girls Wrestling tournament on Friday at the Ralph Englestad Arena.
Masyn had a great start to the tournament as she pinned Ella Rich of Ottertail Central at 1:55 to win the first round match. Masyn had a takedown to take a 3-0 lead before picking up the pin at the end of the first period.
Masyn took on Maddie Poissant of Thief River Falls in the second round. Poissant scored a takedown 48 seconds into the match for a 3-0 lead. A few seconds later, Masyn escaped and countered with a takedown for a 4-3 lead at the end of the first period. Masyn started the second period down and scored two points on a reversal 21 seconds into the period and won the match by a pin at 3:24 to start the tournament 2-0.
Masyn continued dominating in the third round as she beat Myah Held of Pierz. Masyn started with a takedown 37 seconds into the match. Held escaped five seconds later before she ended the period with a takedown and a 6-1 lead. Masyn started the second period down and scored an escape halfway through the period. A little over 20 seconds later, she added three more points on a takedown for a 10-1 lead. A few seconds later, Masyn won by a pin at 3:44 to go 3-0 with one match left in the round-robin tournament.
In the fourth and final round of the tournament, Masyn took on Amber Kremper of Bemidji. Masyn had a battle for the first minute of the first period before getting a takedown for a 3-0 lead, which she took into the second period. Masyn started the second period down and scored a reverse 15 seconds into the period for a 5-0 lead and won by a pin at 2:49 to win all four of her matches to win the championship.
