Team members: Bottom row (left to right): Tucker Binner, Nash Graner, Gavin Stout, Jack Nielsen, Easton King, Reid Ihrke, Mason Rahman,
Back row: Coach Ryan King, Coach Jeff Cargill, Chase Floeter, Heath Deming, Aaron Matiash, Brady Melcher, Logan Hanson, Matthew Graner, and Coach Mike Matiash.
The future is bright for Bulldog wrestling as the PEM 7-8th grade wrestling team is going to state! The young grapplers competed in the Northland Youth Wrestling Association (NYWA) dual team region and state qualifier on Sunday in Grand Meadow. The wrestlers took down Owatonna (twice) and host Grand Meadow to finish the day 3-1 and a 3rd place overall finish. This sends PEM to Mayo Civic Center on March 30th-31st against the next best 31 teams in the state of Minnesota at the annual NYWA state tournament. The Bulldogs will wrestle 5 duals with the chance to be crowned state champions in Rochester.