text: Solanco 170-pounder Ben Root was the sole Golden Mule to stand atop the podium during the 20th Annual Mule Wrestling Classic held at the high school on Friday, December 8 and Saturday, December 9. Root, a senior and top seed, breezed through the opposition pinning West Chester East’s Jake Fenimore in 27-seconds, flattening Hamburg’s Brendan Hamilton in 28-seconds, earning a 12-1 major decision over Northern Lebanon’s Ethan Herb and downing Hershey’s Nyiem Flucas in a 4-minute 52-second technical fall in the finals.