Several area wrestling teams were in action Saturday, competing at multiple invitationals across central Ohio and turning in strong individual performances along with solid team finishes at both the high school and middle school levels.
BENJAMIN LOGAN HS BOYS
Licking Heights Invitational – Pataskala
8th place – 104.0 points
120 lbs – Seabass Stokes (2-2)
First Round – tech. fall over Andy Diaz (Xenia) 19-3
Quarterfinals – pin loss to Leo Grimes (Tri-Valley) 3:53
Second Consolation – pin over Declan Oimas (Watkins Memorial) 1:35
Third Consolation – pin loss to Leland Meadows (Lancaster) 2:20
138 lbs – Cooper Buck (4th) (4-2)
First Round – pin over Talon Downey (Bexley) 3:17
Quarterfinals – dec. loss to Braylon Young (Lancaster) 12-5
Second Consolation – pin over Luke Stanger (Tri-Valley) 0:47
Third Consolation – pin over Tristan Nachazel (Hamilton Township) 0:46
Consolation Semifinals – tech. fall over Austin Turner (Tri-Valley) 16-1
Third Place – dec. loss to Jensen Heimann (Hilliard Darby) 9-6
144 lbs – Owen Weaks (1st) (4-0)
First Round – pin over Zane Walls (Licking Heights) 0:40
Quarterfinals – tech. fall over Bryan Walker (Westland) 17-1
Semifinals – tech. fall over Cole Herb (Watkins Memorial) 17-2
First Place – maj. dec. over Landon Jenkins (Tri-Valley) 10-0
150 lbs – Bode Clapsaddle (6th) (3-3)
First Round – tech. fall loss to Hayden Stevens (Tri-Valley) 15-0
First Consolation – pin over Tyler Hammon (West Liberty-Salem) 4:29
Second Consolation – dec. over Jacob Markelonis (Watkins Memorial) 2-1 OT
Third Consolation – win by forfeit over Maxwell Troth
Consolation Semifinals – pin loss to Hayden Stevens (Tri-Valley) 3:21
Fifth Place – pin loss to Noah Jenkins (Hilliard Darby) 0:45
157 lbs – Kyle Kibler (1-2)
First Round – pin loss to Jaylen Jimenez (Garaway) 2:57
First Consolation – win by default over Chris Reid (Tri-Valley)
Second Consolation – dec. loss to Max Canela (Westland) 23-19
165 lbs – Emerson Carpenter (2-2)
First Round – pin over Liam Jenkins (Tri-Valley) 1:05
Quarterfinals – pin loss to Maddox Meade (Watkins Memorial) 3:00
Second Consolation – pin over DroRon Phillips (Whitehall) 0:26
Third Consolation – dec. loss to Logan Copper (Hilliard Darby) 6-0
175 lbs – Ethan Carpenter (1st) (4-0)
Ethan was named Most Valuable Wrestler on the day after defeating the Division I third-ranked and Division III fifth-ranked wrestlers by fall to claim his championship title.
First Round – pin over Beeri Speckman (Bexley) 1:08
Quarterfinals – pin over Camden Mehmen (Hilliard Darby) 2:40
Semifinals – pin over Hamde Bakaye (Whitehall-Yearling) 2:47
First Place – pin over Matt Frey (Garaway) 5:07
BENJAMIN LOGAN MIDDLE SCHOOL
Benjamin Logan’s middle school programs also had a strong week of competition.
The MS girls competed at the Heart of Ohio Tournament in Mechanicsburg and were led by Bristol Blair, who went 3-0 to win the 170-pound championship. Monroe Thompson and Carolyn Wickline also recorded notable wins.
The MS boys captured 1st place out of 17 teams at the Shawnee Junior High Wrestling Championships in Lima.
Individual champions included Cayde Buck, Owen Marshall, Kaleb Linkinhoker, Carter Crumm, and Bently Lewis.
Additional placers for the Raiders were:
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Hunter Harker – 2nd
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Jennings Bednarki – 2nd
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Marshall Elliott – 2nd
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Quinn Kuba – 2nd
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Bryson Greiner – 2nd
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Luke Cronkelton – 3rd
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Ryan Miller – 3rd
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Brooks Leonard – 3rd
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Daryen Ransom – 4th
BELLEFONTAINE HS BOYS
North Union Don Wasserbeck Classic – Richwood
8th place – 80.5 points
126 lbs – River Phillips (5th) (0-4)
First Round – pin loss to Wyatt Stacklin (North Union) 1:04
Second Round – pin loss to Khadim Lo (Finneytown) 3:07
Third Round – pin loss to William Chute (Newark) 3:45
Sixth Round – pin loss to Peyton Schindewolf (Pleasant) 1:22
132 lbs – Ricky Smiley (0-2)
First Round – maj. dec. loss to Michael Gregg (Triad) 10-2
Second Round – pin loss to Micael Valoy-Castellanos (Northland) 5:11
138 lbs – Maddox Keith (5th) (3-2)
Second Round – tech. fall over Levi Grooms (Pleasant) 17-2
Third Round – maj. dec. loss to Wyatt Smith (Triad) 12-3
Fourth Round – pin loss to Cooper Schlaegel (Elgin) 2:40
Sixth Round – maj. dec. over Jack Kemp (North Union) 14-1
Fifth Place – pin over Darian Richardson (Marion Harding) 2:19
144 lbs – Nicholas Beair (6th) (2-3)
Second Round – maj. dec. over Grady Hall (Pleasant) 11-3
Third Round – pin loss to Ryan Phillips (Olentangy Orange) 1:15
Fourth Round – pin loss to Greyson Haycook (Pleasant) 0:24
Sixth Round – dec. over Xavier Whitt (Fairbanks) 6-1
Fifth Place – pin loss to Owen Garver (Fredericktown) 1:57
150 lbs – Andrew Larison (3rd) (3-1)
First Round – pin over Jayce Beeman (Fredericktown) 1:39
Third Round – dec. over Dominick Price (Northwestern) 18-14
Sixth Round – maj. dec. loss to Garret Bollack (Triad) 17-3
Third Place – dec. over Stone Rhoades (Elgin) 9-2
157 lbs – Ru Lyburtus (6th) (3-2)
First Round – tech. fall loss to Brady Volz (Finneytown) 19-4
Second Round – dec. over Azair Gray (Marion Harding) 14-12 OT
Third Round – pin over Aaron Nelson (Columbus South) 3:16
Sixth Round – dec. over Azrae’l Miller (Columbus South) 2-1
Fifth Place – dec. loss to Andrew Baughman (Newark) 6-4
165 lbs – Noah King (4th) (2-3)
First Round – pin loss to Finn VanGundy (Elgin) 1:15
Second Round – pin over Kasan Roberts (Pleasant) 5:46
Fourth Round – dec. over Quentin Hughes (Pleasant) 10-7
Sixth Round – pin loss to Phillip Addis (Marion Harding) 4:33
Third Place – pin loss to Finn VanGundy (Elgin) 0:24
175 lbs – Hunter Werling (0-2)
First Round – tech. fall loss to Westley Phillips (Northland) 21-5
Second Round – pin loss to Noah Campbell (Triad) 0:18
215 lbs – Ty Johnson (1-3)
Pinned by wrestlers from North Union, Marion Harding, and Elgin
Fourth Round – pin over De’quan Pace (Columbus South) 2:24
285 lbs – Cameron Hensley (6th) (2-3)
Pinned by Pleasant and Elgin early
Pinned Preston Larson (North Union) 2:38
Pinned Timothy Dailey-Blum (Newark) 1:45
Fifth Place – pin loss to Alexander Pickens (Marion Harding) 1:24
TRIAD HS BOYS
North Union Don Wasserbeck Classic – Richwood
9th place – 75.5 points
132 lbs – Michael Gregg (6th) (2-3)
First Round – maj. dec. over Ricky Smiley (Bellefontaine) 10-2
Second Round – pin loss to Micael Valoy-Castellanos (Northland) 4:46
Fourth Round – maj. dec. loss to Avidan Shaw (Newark) 15-3
Sixth Round – pin over Daniel Cepeda (Olentangy Orange) 0:57
Fifth Place – pin loss to Jaiden Jackson (Marion Harding) 0:47
138 lbs – Wyatt Smith (3rd) (4-1)
First Round – pin over Levi Grooms (Pleasant) 1:07
Third Round – maj. dec. over Maddox Keith (Bellefontaine) 12-3
Fourth Round – pin over Jaquel Napier (Olentangy Orange) 2:20
Sixth Round – maj. dec. loss to Gabe Addy (Pleasant) 12-4
Third Place – tech. fall over Navontae Banks (Columbus South) 19-2
150 lbs – Garret Bollack (1st) (5-0)
First Round – pin over Joshua McCoy (Newark) 1:51
Second Round – pin over Cayden Wittig (Marion Harding) 3:35
Third Round – pin over Russell Norton (Pleasant) 1:12
Sixth Round – maj. dec. over Andrew Larison (Bellefontaine) 17-3
First Place – pin over Aaron Hibar (Pleasant) 4:17
175 lbs – Noah Campbell (5th) (3-2)
Second Round – pin over Hunter Werling (Bellefontaine) 0:18
Third Round – pin loss to Westley Phillips (Northland) 2:32
Fourth Round – pin loss to Robinson Ramos (Marion Harding) 3:38
Sixth Round – dec. over Donte Robinson (Columbus South) 10-9
Fifth Place – pin over Miles Conforti (Olentangy Orange) 4:30
INDIAN LAKE HS BOYS
The Laker men wrestled at the Chuck Forward Duals in Archbold on Saturday and brought home a runner-up team trophy. Indian Lake defeated Edgerton, Defiance, Tiffin Calvert, and Van Wert before falling in the final to Archbold 41-32 in a tight match.
Several wrestlers turned in standout performances:
5-0 on the day:
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120 lb — Keshawn Blackwell
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126 lb — Brayden Riffell
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132 lb — Jordan Henderson
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150 lb — Bronx Dickson
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165 lb — Logan Hale
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Hwt — Christopher Timms
4-1 on the day:
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106 lb — Cash Scott
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138 lb — JJ Shirk
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144 lb — Gavin Henry
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175 lb — Wendell Hurless
All Lakers wrestlers won matches and contributed to the runner-up finish.
Indian Lake returns to the mats Tuesday, Jan. 27 at Versailles in a dual meet and will compete Jan. 30-31 at the Sam Ridder Invitational in Eaton.
WEST LIBERTY-SALEM HS GIRLS
19th place out of 60 teams
WL-S girls wrestled tough at the Heart of Ohio Invitational, earning multiple podium finishes in a deep 60-team field.
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100 lbs — Jenna Cline (3rd place)
Went 3-1 with three pins -
110 lbs — Chloe Griffith (3rd place)
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115 lbs — Shelby Vincent
Went 2-2 with two pins -
120 lbs — Hayes Wise
Went 0-2
The Tigers will return to the mat Tuesday, Jan. 27, at the Fairbanks Scramble.
MECHANICSBURG HS GIRLS
5th place out of 50 teams
Despite a small lineup, the girls’ team delivered an impressive fifth-place finish out of 50 teams.
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190 lbs — Sophia Harris (Champion)
Senior went 3-0 to win the championship -
Bella Hughes (Runner-up)
Went 3-1 and reached the championship match -
Livi Achor (3rd place)
Went 5-1 on the day -
Makenley Harker (4th place)
Freshman went 3-2 -
Addie Anderson — two wins
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Madalene Campbell (Freshman) — battled tough all day
The girls return to action Thursday the 22nd at home for Senior Night, starting at 6:00 p.m.
