OHS wrestling

After five years as the Owatonna High School wrestling coach, Cliff Casteel is stepping down to spend more time as a parent in the stands for his kids.

After a couple of days to let the feelings sink in, state champions Peyton Robb and Brandon Moen, along with third-place finisher Tanner Cole, chatted with KRFO radio.

Owatonna's Peyton Robb won his second straight state wrestling title Saturday, only the third OHS wrestler to do so. His teammate Brandon Moen captured his first.

The state high school individual wrestling tournament begins Friday. Seven OHS wrestlers are in the field. Four are returning place winners from 2015.

Half of Owatonna's wrestling lineup qualified for the state individual tournament during the Section 1 meet at the Mayo Civic Center. State is at Xcel Energy Center on February 26-27.

All but two Owatonna wrestlers advanced to the second day of the Section 1AAA tournament at the Mayo Civic Center in Rochester. Ten are in the semifinals.

Owatonna has two top seeds and three wrestlers seeded second for the 1AAA individual tournament at Mayo Civic Center in Rochester starting Friday.

There's nothing quite like high school winter sports playoffs. Think about it. In the spring, they get jammed in over the course of about 10 days and most of the kids are more interested in what else is going on in their lives (namely, summer) than the events themselves...

The Faribault Falcons had several additions to their lineup for the Section 1AAA semifinals versus Owatonna and reversed the result from the regular season dual.

The Owatonna girls hockey team lost the Section 1A final to Northfield 3-1. OHS wrestling won its section opener and will face Faribault on Saturday at 1PM at Mayo Civic Center.