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Owatonna wrapped up the opening day of The Clash National Wrestling Duals in Rochester with a win over No. 2A Frazee 36-25. That came after a competitive loss to Vacaville, CA 37-28 in the first round. The Huskies had a bye in the second round.

Five Owatonna High School varsity sports teams will compete in holiday tournaments this week all around the state. Coaches frequently speak of how significant this time of season is for team bonding in addition to getting in some events without conference and section implications hanging on the result.

Owatonna begins competition at The Clash wrestling tournament Friday morning at RCTC in Rochester against Kearney, Missouri. With a first-round win they would face top-seed St. Edward (OH). The loser of the first match has a second round bye.

Owatonna held a 9-7 lead early against the No. 4 ranked Apple Valley boys' basketball team Thursday night at a packed OHS gym. A couple of short stretches cost Owatonna points and momentum in a 95-73 to the defending state champs.

Owatonna's Cade King and Peyton Robb capped the ultra-competitive Minnesota Christmas Wrestling Tournament with championships to lead the Huskies to a top ten finish in the team standings. King and Robb each donned a Santa in the winners' circle along with the other champions.

The Owatonna wrestlers earned their second straight individual tournament title Saturday, winning at Chanhassen with four champions. OHS boys hockey won at St. Francis 3-1 with a three-goal second period. The Huskies gymnasts won at Waconia, a day after winning their season-opener at Red Wing. Dance competed at Fridley.

Pinning and dunking were among the Owatonna sports highlights on Saturday. The Huskies wrestlers won the Faribault Invitational individual tournament to open their season. The first event for the OHS boys basketball team was their Husky Havoc exhibition.

Incoming Owatonna High School senior Peyton Robb went unbeaten in Buenos Aires to bring home a pair of gold medals from the Cadet Pan American Games.

A pair of two-time state champion Owatonna High School wrestlers were named as The Guillotine Academic All-State honorees.

In the new realignment announced by the high school league over the weekend, Albert Lea Area comes back into Section 1AAA. OHS girls hockey moves back into Section 1AA.