The Mariner wrestling team finished sixth out of eight teams at the Skyview Invitational Saturday and was bolstered by several strong performances.

Topping that list was 112-pounder Ben Daigle who beat Skyview’s Michaela Hutchison, last season’s state champion at 103 pounds, 3-2. Hutchison is currently ranked third at 112 pounds according to akmat.org.

It was the first time second-ranked Daigle beat Hutchison.

“We planned out what I was going to do and it worked,” said Daigle.

Daigle also knocked off Colony’s fifth-ranked Kyle Wilson 2-1 to go undefeated for the weekend.

He’ll likely get a chance to wrestle his weight division’s top-ranked wrestler, Service’s Anthony Ricketts, this weekend when the Mariners wrestle at the West X-Mas tournament in Anchorage. The duo have split two previous meetings this season. But to get to Ricketts, Daigle will likely have to beat Hutchison again.

“It’s going to be a hard tournament,” Daigle said. “It’s all on one day.”

Daigle’s older brother, Simeon, also was undefeated over the weekend at 130 pounds. Simeon now has more than 20 wins this year and is the state’s top ranked wrestler at that weight.

Robbie and Tris Brymer both earned 3-1 records over the weekend.

Colony won the Skyview Invitational, beating Soldotna. Homer’s smaller team had to forfeit four weight-classes.

The Mariners dual West on Friday, then battle 15 other teams at the West X-mas on Saturday.

Ben Stuart can be reached at ben.stuart@homer news.com.