WATERLOO – Eric Whitcome took a glance toward a future opponent and smiled.
Pleased at the end of the day of the amount of fight his Waverly-Shell Rock wrestling team showed to reach the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum Battle of Waterloo Championship finals Friday, Whitcome couldn’t hold back the smile.
But after watching top-ranked Southeast Polk lose just two matches in three duals while also advancing to the championship bracket, outscoring its three opponents 220-7, Whitcome shrugged, smiled and said Saturday would be another hard day at the Battle…