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Injuries put hurt on Raiders
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Times photo: Mark Nesbitt Sugar River junior Dan Nolden works to pin Columbus freshman Ray Steger. Nolden pinned Steger in 4 minutes, 14 seconds at 145 in the Raiders 40-38 dual meet loss to the Cardinals on Thursday in Belleville.
BELLEVILLE - The Sugar River wrestling team faced an uphill climb Thursday with injuries forcing some of its top performers into cheerleading roles.The short-handed Raiders battled until the end, but lost a dual match 40-38 to Columbus. The Raiders had four starting wrestlers sidelined.