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Wrestling: Canby's Noel Hygelund bounces back to place third at state championships

Junior wins five of six matches in 152-pound bracket

Photo By: Miles VanceRoad to third
Canby junior Noel Hygelund (left) took third place in the 152-pound bracket Feb. 23 at the Class 6A state wrestling championships at Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Portland.
PORTLAND — Noel Hygelund wasn’t simply wrestling for himself. The Canby junior felt it was his duty to give nothing less than his best in his final match at the Class 6A state championships, especially because senior teammate Keith Nichols couldn’t compete after coming down with chickenpox just days before the regional tournament.



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