Morning Star Staff
Vernon’s Sam Eggert has shown he’s fully recovered from a fractured collarbone that forced him to miss most of his Grade 10 high school wrestling season.
The Grade 11 Vernon Secondary student used his signature moves – arm toss, gut wrench, half-nelson – to go undefeated and win the gold medal in the 66 kilo division at the B.C. High School Wrestling zone finals in Salmon Arm.
The meet featured teams from Kelowna, Kamloops, Lytton, Salmon Arm and Vernon.
Eggert’s VSS teammates, Isaac Schrott and Trey Defoor, wrestled in a combined eight matches and both Grade 9s showed signs of potential throughout the tournament.
Both settled for fourth in their respective weight divisions.
The B.C. High School Championship takes place Feb. 25-27 in Abbotsford.
Rob Eggert and Brad Wyse have built the strong VSS program in the past few years.
