The Mid-Prairie Golden Hawk wrestling team took the mat at Tim Grady Gymnasium for the final time in the 2020-21 season Thursday, hosting Wilton, Durant and West Liberty in a River Valley Conference quadrangular for Senior Night. Mid-Prairie started the night against the Wilton Beavers, falling in the opener 48-36. The Hawks got wins in contested matches from Kaden Meader at 170 by fall, Ben Meader at 182 by fall, Cael Garvey at 195 by fall, Josh Wallington at 220 by fall and Gannon Callahan at 285 by fall. The win for Wallington was the 100th of his career.

The Golden Hawks bounced back in their second action of the night, beating Durant 54-24. Mid-Prairie got wins in contested matches from Malachai Sexton at 106, Ben Meader at 182, Cael Garvey at 195, and Josh Wallington at 220 all by fall.

In the nightcap, Mid-Prairie was beaten by West Liberty 46-35. The Hawks had wins in contested matches from Kaden Meader at 170 by fall, Ben Meader at 182 by fall, Cael Garvey at 195 by tech fall, and Gannon Callahan at 285 by fall. After the matches, Mid-Prairie head coach Justin Garvey talked about the night and his seniors. “This year’s class is a bunch of workers. A lot of these guys when they started out were JV kids and they stayed in the room and grinded it out. Hats off to every single one of them. It was a lot of fun being able to have senior night here tonight and I’m really proud of them all. Against Durant, it was lopsided numbers wise but we got wins at all of the upper weights. Those guys are wrestling really tough right now.”

Mid-Prairie honored seniors Vinnie Bowlin, Ben Meader, Dominic McCain, Josh Wallington, Michael Kelly, Caitlyn Busch and Sarah Meader with a ceremony before the duals. After the night, Mid-Prairie is now 12-10 on the year.