Northern wrestlers win battle of No. 1s

If there were any doubters about the Montana State University-Northern wrestling team deserving to be the top-ranking team in NAIA, there are significantly fewer following Saturday night's defeat of the Northwest Community College Trappers.

After surrendering a forfeit at 125 pounds, Northern reeled off five consecutive wins to set the tone early and basically end any chances of the No. 1 team in the NJCAA knocking off the No. 1 team in NAIA.

"I'm pleased," said head coach David Ray. "That's a solid team that we beat. We win seven out of nine matches and very easily could've won eight out o...