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By Mark Huard
BENTON — Colby Nadeau of Benton fell in love with the sport of wrestling four years ago and qualified to complete in the 53rd Annual New England Interscholastic Wrestling Championships held March 3-4 in Providence, RI.
Nadeau is currently competing as an “Independent Wrestler” for the Lawrence Bulldogs through the Skowhegan Middle School Wrestling Program. As an independent, Nadeau has had the opportunity to practice with and compete as part of the best programs in the State of Maine including Skowhegan Youth and Middle School, Northwoods Outlaws, Maine Trappers, Wrestlers Way, Triton Athletics and Winslow Youth Wrestling.
Nadeau’s dedication, drive and hard work, along with the support of these programs, has earned these recent milestones:
* 2017 All-State Youth Wrestling Champion, 73 lbs Novice Division, #1 Seed from Maine
* 2017 Wildwoods National Duals Team Member
* 2016 Marshwood New England Wrestling Champion, 71 lbs
* 2016 Maine State Youth Wrestling Championships Runner-Up, 70lbs
* 2016 USA Wrestling New England Championships Top 15, 72 lbs
The All-State Youth Wrestling Championships are a USA Wrestling event where wrestlers have pre-determined weight classes/ divisions and only the top 3 in each weight division are automatically qualified as a seeded wrestler for the Youth New England Championships. Other youth wrestlers from Skowhegan qualifying for New Englands include Aiden Clark, Bryson Howard, JJ Aubin, Elijah Wilkinson — all Champions and the #1 seeds from Maine for their weight classes — and Cam Green, 3rd, and the #3 seed.
Winslow Youth Wrestlers included Chase Larrabee, 3rd in the state at 96 lbs. in the Intermediate weight division, and Troy Hachey, 1st in the state at 138 lbs., Novice Weight division.
(Photos By Mark Huard/ Central Maine Photography)
