Braden Holmes (black singlet) for Pine View, Desert Hills Holiday Duals Wrestling Tournament, St. George, Utah, Dec. 12, 2015, | Photo by Robert Hoppie, ASPpix.com, St. George News
ST. GEORGE — All evening Friday and almost all day Saturday, the Thunder Holiday Duels wrestling tournament took place at Desert Hills High School, with local schools and several out-of-region teams taking to the mats.
Wrestling season is in full swing and next weekend will be the Desert Storm Tournament at Dixie High.
St. George news photographer Robert Hoppie was at DHHS this weekend and brings us this photo gallery:
Desert Hills' Enoka Fuaileloto (gray singlet) wrestles at 220 lbs, Desert Hills Holiday Duals Wrestling Tournament, St. George, Utah, Dec. 12, 2015, | Photo by Robert Hoppie, ASPpix.com, St. George News
Nate Olsen (gray singlet) wrestles at 113 lbs. for Desert Hills, Desert Hills Holiday Duals Wrestling Tournament, St. George, Utah, Dec. 12, 2015, | Photo by Robert Hoppie, ASPpix.com, St. George News
Dalton Petty (gray singlet) wrestles at 120 lbs. for Desrt Hills, Desert Hills Holiday Duals Wrestling Tournament, St. George, Utah, Dec. 12, 2015, | Photo by Robert Hoppie, ASPpix.com, St. George News
Dalton Petty (gray singlet) for Desert Hills, Desert Hills Holiday Duals Wrestling Tournament, St. George, Utah, Dec. 12, 2015, | Photo by Robert Hoppie, ASPpix.com, St. George News
Dalton Petty wins his match at 120 lbs. for Desert Hills, Desert Hills Holiday Duals Wrestling Tournament, St. George, Utah, Dec. 12, 2015, | Photo by Robert Hoppie, ASPpix.com, St. George News
Zayden Rowley (gray singlet) wrestles at 126 lbs. for Desert Hills, Desert Hills Holiday Duals Wrestling Tournament, St. George, Utah, Dec. 12, 2015, | Photo by Robert Hoppie, ASPpix.com, St. George News
Desert Hills' Zayden Rowley (gray singlet), Desert Hills Holiday Duals Wrestling Tournament, St. George, Utah, Dec. 12, 2015, | Photo by Robert Hoppie, ASPpix.com, St. George News
Jayden Nielsen (black singlet) wrestles at 182 lbs. for Pine View, Desert Hills Holiday Duals Wrestling Tournament, St. George, Utah, Dec. 12, 2015, | Photo by Robert Hoppie, ASPpix.com, St. George News
Jayden Nielsen wins his match at 182 lbs. for Pine View, Desert Hills Holiday Duals Wrestling Tournament, St. George, Utah, Dec. 12, 2015, | Photo by Robert Hoppie, ASPpix.com, St. George News
Pine View's Christian Reis (black singlet) wrestles at 195 lbs, Desert Hills Holiday Duals Wrestling Tournament, St. George, Utah, Dec. 12, 2015, | Photo by Robert Hoppie, ASPpix.com, St. George News
Desert Hills Holiday Duals Wrestling Tournament, St. George, Utah, Dec. 12, 2015, | Photo by Robert Hoppie, ASPpix.com, St. George News
Desert Hills Holiday Duals Wrestling Tournament, St. George, Utah, Dec. 12, 2015, | Photo by Robert Hoppie, ASPpix.com, St. George News
Raymond Tauoa (black singlet) wrestles at 285 lbs. for Pine View, Desert Hills Holiday Duals Wrestling Tournament, St. George, Utah, Dec. 12, 2015, | Photo by Robert Hoppie, ASPpix.com, St. George News
Raymond Tauoa wins his match at 285 lbs. for Pine View, Desert Hills Holiday Duals Wrestling Tournament, St. George, Utah, Dec. 12, 2015, | Photo by Robert Hoppie, ASPpix.com, St. George News
Randall Donn (black singlet) wrestles at 113 lbs. for Pine View, Desert Hills Holiday Duals Wrestling Tournament, St. George, Utah, Dec. 12, 2015, | Photo by Robert Hoppie, ASPpix.com, St. George News
Randall Donn (black singlet) wrestles for Pine View, Desert Hills Holiday Duals Wrestling Tournament, St. George, Utah, Dec. 12, 2015, | Photo by Robert Hoppie, ASPpix.com, St. George News
Randall Donn wins his match at 113 lbs. for Pine View, Desert Hills Holiday Duals Wrestling Tournament, St. George, Utah, Dec. 12, 2015, | Photo by Robert Hoppie, ASPpix.com, St. George News
Braden Holmes (black singlet) wrestles at 120 lbs. for Pine View, Desert Hills Holiday Duals Wrestling Tournament, St. George, Utah, Dec. 12, 2015, | Photo by Robert Hoppie, ASPpix.com, St. George News
Braden Holmes (black singlet) for Pine View, Desert Hills Holiday Duals Wrestling Tournament, St. George, Utah, Dec. 12, 2015, | Photo by Robert Hoppie, ASPpix.com, St. George News
Spencer Bassett (black singlet) wrestles at 126 lbs. for Pine View, Desert Hills Holiday Duals Wrestling Tournament, St. George, Utah, Dec. 12, 2015, | Photo by Robert Hoppie, ASPpix.com, St. George News
Andy Griffin has been in sports media since 1989 and has covered BYU, Utah State and the Utah Jazz as well as all sports in southern Utah. A journalism graduate of USU, Andy has carried on a dual career as both a sports writer and a sports broadcaster and has been heard around the country. He has also been published in USA Today, Sport magazine, The Sporting News, Fairways magazine, the Los Angeles Times and locally in the Deseret News, the Salt Lake Tribune and the Spectrum. Andy was “The Voice of Region 9 sports,” for many years. He also hosted a daily sports talk show for three years called AG in the a.m.
Andy has been married to his college sweetheart Shelly for 28 years and has five children ages 13 to 25.