Several area wrestling teams were in action over the weekend, competing at multiple invitationals across central Ohio with strong individual performances and team finishes.
MECHANICSBURG HS
Spartan Wrestling Invitational – Lima Senior
2nd place / 20 teams – 203.5 points
Connor Shultz (126 lbs)
First Round – pin over Myles Stark (Allen East) 0:36
Second Round – pin loss to Robert Tyas (Crestview) 2:53
Consolation – tech. fall over Silas Evans (Elida) 18-3
Consolation – pin over David Modd (Kenton) 1:31
Fifth Place – tech. fall over Ryan Hilgert (Bath) 16-0
Camryn Runyon (132 lbs)
First Round – tech. fall over Jadyn Hammons (Lincolnview) 21-4
Second Round – dec. over Kellen Wireman (Allen East) 9-5
Quarterfinals – pin over Joseph Allison (Rogers) 2:40
Semifinals – dec. over Evan Strausbaugh (Elmwood) 6-2
First Place – dec. over Jax Van (St. Marys Memorial) 12-7
Hayden Smith (138 lbs)
Quarterfinals – dec. over Logan Miller (Delaware Jefferson) 13-8
Semifinals – pin over Lake Paxson (Allen East) 3:35
Semifinals – dec. over Gavin Kirk (Elida) 20-19
First Place – dec. over J.J. Declercq (Lima Central Catholic) 9-3
Kyler Aills (144 lbs)
First Round – pin loss to Robert Harris (Springfield) 1:00
Consolation – maj. dec. over Brayden Wright (Bath) 14-3
Consolation – maj. dec. over Max Falrey (Kenton) 17-7
Consolation – tech. fall over Grant Hadding (Shawnee) 19-1
Fifth Place – pin loss to Steven Emerick (Allen East) 0:10
Gavin Stacy (150 lbs)
First Round – pin over Charlie Skeels (Maumee) 0:37
Second Round – pin over Alex Robertson (Perry) 1:05
Quarterfinals – tech. fall over Ethan Baker (Elida) 19-2
Semifinals – pin loss to Jordan Neal (Lima CC) 1:02
Third Place – win by forfeit over Austin McMichael (Spencerville)
Hagen Philips (157 lbs)
First Round – pin over Connor Wita (Elida) 5:17
Second Round – pin over Austin Baum (Elmwood) 1:10
Quarterfinals – win by default
Semifinals – maj. dec. loss to Anthony Kleinmark (Fostoria) 17-3
Third Place – maj. dec. over Bentley Webb (Bath) 11-0
Isaih Tubbs (165 lbs)
First Round – pin over Aaden Wise (Elmwood) 0:52
Second Round – pin over Aaron Parrish (Lima Senior) 1:22
Quarterfinals – dec. loss to Silas Raney (Fostoria) 19-16
Consolation – pin over Trevor Maxwell (Elida) 2:33
Fifth Place – maj. dec. over Cole Brickner (Shawnee) 14-1
Aidan O’Neal (175 lbs)
First Round – pin over Kade Dey (Crestview) 1:07
Second Round – tech. fall over Joshua Leaper (Rogers) 18-3
Quarterfinals – pin over Conner Heistan (Spencerville) 0:23
Semifinals – tech. fall over Braxton Hoover (Elida) 17-0
First Place – pin loss to Miles McDorman (Allen East) 3:18
Cain Stryker (190 lbs)
First Round – dec. over Zach Kreider (Shawnee) 4-2
Second Round – pin over Jack White (Delaware Jefferson) 1:13
Quarterfinals – pin over Carter Johnson (Spencerville) 1:42
Semifinals – dec. over Isaac Blevins (Kenton) 9-3
First Place – dec. loss to Carter Lester (Lima CC) 8-1
Liam O’Laughlin (215 lbs)
First Round – pin over Ayden Schwartz (Bath) 0:24
Second Round – dec. over Jackson Page (Shawnee) 7-4
Quarterfinals – pin loss to Zaden Williams (St. Marys Memorial) 2:47
Consolation – maj. dec. loss to Ben Hawkins (Allen East) 15-4
Seventh Place – pin over Colten Miller (Elida) 0:59
URBANA HS
Licking Valley Invitational – Newark
15th place / 17 teams – 31.5 points
Libertie Nigh (106 lbs)
First Round – pin over Eli Mahoney (Miami East) 0:40
Quarterfinals – dec. loss to Frank Ramirez (Dover) 17-10
Consolation – pin over Kaiden Snyder (Warren) 3:22
Fifth Place – tech. fall over Brycen Yourkovich (Martins Ferry) 17-2
Jacob Blakeman (120 lbs)
Second Round – pin loss to Luke Motz (Carroll) 2:38
Consolation – pin loss to Cole Harvey (Steubenville) 1:18
Jordan Jackson (132 lbs)
First Round – maj. dec. loss to Xzavior Beach (Grove City) 19-5
Second Round – pin loss to Avidan Shaw (Newark) 1:24
Consolation – pin over Alyssa Hall (Miami East) 0:43
Elijah Burghduf (138 lbs)
Second Round – pin loss to John Childs (Carrollton) 0:13
Third Round – pin loss to D.J. Waite (New Lexington) 0:34
Consolation – tech. fall loss to Julian Harvey (Utica) 19-4
Consolation – pin over Michael Hecker (Newark) 0:53
Carter Bradshaw (144 lbs)
Second Round – pin loss to Isaac Day (Carrollton) 0:19
Third Round – tech. fall loss to Keenan Lucey (Martins Ferry) 16-1
Fourth Round – tech. fall loss to Easton Russell (Carroll) 16-0
Consolation – pin loss to Thias Stanley (Grove City) 1:42
Alexander Harness (165 lbs)
First Round – pin loss to Cary Brown (Grove City) 1:33
Second Round – pin loss to Alex Nolting (Highland) 0:58
Consolation – pin loss to Owen Eller (Warren) 0:47
Cooper Merriman (175 lbs)
First Round – tech. fall loss to Dalyus Nealy (New Lexington) 16-1
Second Round – tech. fall loss to Nathaniel Shreve (Martins Ferry) 17-2
Consolation – pin over Carter Thornton (Highland) 0:14
Brayden Zeigler (285 lbs)
First Round – pin loss to Jonathan McClelland (Grove City) 0:45
Second Round – pin loss to Wyatt Ridzon (Carrollton) 1:58
Consolation – pin over Roger Miller (Warren) 1:46
TRIAD HS BOYS
Kevin Cleveland Memorial – Dublin Scioto
15th place / 16 teams – 16.0 points
Michael Gregg (132 lbs)
First Round – dec. loss to Liam Ramsey (Licking Heights) 10-7
Consolation – pin loss to Ahmad Hammad (Worthington Kilbourne) 3:12
Wyatt Smith (138 lbs)
Quarterfinals – dec. loss to Cohen Thomason (Milford) 8-1
Consolation – maj. dec. loss to Madison Smith (Findlay) 18-5
Garret Bollock (150 lbs)
First Round – dec. over Cashel West (Findlay) 17-11
Quarterfinals – pin over Gabriel Castrejon (Dublin Scioto) 5:10
Semifinals – maj. dec. loss to Griffen Beery (Marysville) 13-4
Consolation Semifinal – pin over Corbin Smith (Harrison) 2:40
Third Place – maj. dec. loss to Chayce Roberts (Mayfield) 16-4
Noah Campbell (175 lbs)
First Round – pin loss to Rylan Moran (Western Central) 0:40
Consolation – tech. fall loss to Jayson Baker (Big Walnut) 16-1
TRIAD HS GIRLS
DeSales Girls Classic – Columbus
15th place / 20 teams – 19.0 points
Rachel Haser (125 lbs)
First Round – pin over Nevaeh Hibbard (Lake Catholic) 1:48
Second Round – pin over Anna Valiquette (Westerville South) 0:30
Quarterfinals – pin loss to Taylor Flynn (Delaware Hayes) 1:43
Consolation – pin loss to Naudia Marquez (Hamilton Township) 1:22
Third Place – pin over Madilynn Young (Reynoldsburg) 2:36
WEST LIBERTY-SALEM HS GIRLS
The WL-S girls wrestling team competed at Jonathan Alder for the Lady Pioneer Classic, highlighted by multiple podium finishes.
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105 lbs: Jenna Cline went 3-1 with two pins and a tech fall to finish as the runner-up.
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110 lbs: Chloe Griffith went 3-2 with three pins, earning third place.
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115 lbs: Shelby Vincent finished 2-2 with two pins.
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120 lbs: Hayes Wise earned her first career win and pin, going 1-3 on the day.
