For the Hermiston wrestling team, this weekend could potentially be bigger than Feb. 25-26, the date of the state high school championships.
The team will head to Liberty High School for the ReserÂ’s Tournament of Champions, an invitation-only tournament hand-selected by tournaments organizers to determine who are OregonÂ’s best wrestlers, regardless of school size.
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