Lancaster wrestler River Diaz places fifth at state tournament
Lisa Hinton-Valdrighi
by Lisa Hinton-Valdrighi
River Diaz had a plan and he stuck to it.
River Diaz fulfilled his goal of making it to the podium by finishing fifth in his weight class at the Class 1 wrestling tournament. From left are Diaz, third-place medalist Hunter Pennington of Rural Retreat, champion Aaron Peterson of Grayson County, runner-up Jackson Brockenborough of Parry McClure, fourth place medalist Mason McCoy of Eastside and sixth place medalist Jessie Monastyrly of Mathews. Photo by Kim Diaz
The Lancaster High School junior had set his goal early in the season to make it to the podium at the Virginia High School League Class 1 wrestling championships, and he did just that with a fifth place finish in his weight class on March 1 at Virginia High School in Bristol.
Diaz, who finished 24-11 on the season, won a major decision, 13-2, over Jessie Monastyrly of Mathews in the 150-pound fifth-place match….
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