Watersmeet sisters aim for Romania

By DAMIIAN LANG

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WATERSMEET TOWNSHIP — Haley and Nicole Peterson are teenagers from Watersmeet. They’re going to Romania this October to compete in the 2024 Pankration World Championships.

Pankration, you say? Yes, Pankration. It is an Ancient Greek form of combat dating back to 648 BC. In Greek mythology, it was said that the heroes Heracles and Theseus invented Pankration as a result of using both wrestling and boxing in their confrontations with opponents.

The rules have changed over the centuries. It’s a safer, more inclusive martial arts form now, but the competitio...