WRESTLING WEDNESDAYS WITH GARY ALTHISER (EP 3) FEATURING BRITTAN ALLEN

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The wrestling season is officially in full swing. Wrestlers have plenty of reps under their belts now. As another week has come and gone, we’ve seen more big wins, and big performances.  The top teams in the area were all in action, and all of them put up solid results. We welcomed in Gary Althiser back for another week of Wrestling Wednesdays to talk about the week that was, and preview the week that will be.

This week on Wrestling Wednesdays the boys were joined by Brittan Allen from Salem. Allen is one of the senior leaders for the impressive wrestling squad in Quaker country. Allen is coming off a big 4-0 weekend in United to not only win the 138 division, but also help the Quakers win the whole tournament.

Brittan has become an awesome leader for this program. He leads not just on the mat, but also off it helping build the future of wrestling in Salem.  He’s building the program by raising interest among the student body and bringing in more wrestlers to join the program. Any player that cares enough to recruit his classmates to fill his team’s roster proves not just a big leader in the team, but also a big leader in the school. Join Gary, Anthony, and Scotty as they hear from this impressive young man in Episode 3 of Wrestling Wednesdays.

 

BLUE JAYS PERFORM WELL IN MALVERN

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The wrestling team got off to a strong start this weekend as they opened up their season at the Hornet Holiday Classic in Malvern, Oh. The tournament fields competition from 18 Division III schools from around the southern and northeast ohio areas.

The Jays finished 5th overall in the team race while landing an impressive 8 wrestlers on the podium. Of those 8 wrestlers, the Jays crowned two of their own individual champions. Senior Owen McDevitt and Sophomore Jayden Scott remain perfect on the season as they both climbed to the top of the podium in the 113# and 126# weight class.

Tournament Results:

Jayden Scott – 113# – 1st

Jack McDevitt – 120# – 2nd

Owen McDevitt – 126# – 1st

Lucas Sokol – 144# – 3rd

Colton Lynn – 165# – 5th

Gavin White – 215# – 2nd

Camron Lynn – 215# – 3rd

Cole Capelli – HWT – 5th

The wrestlers will compete again next weekend as they travel north to Painsville, Oh to compete in a two-day tournament at the Riverside Rumble. Results can be followed on Baumspage.com. Congratulations and good luck wrestlers!

*Contributed By Jackson Milton Athletics

GO SHORTY, IT’S YOUR BIG DAY

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CANFIELD, OH- When all the dust settles on those who live for signing days, and the bright lights of the attention dim; there remain those who are the blue-collar workers of the class.  The ones who aren’t afraid to get their hands dirty, punch the clock, and get to work.

There lies some of the best.  The ones that don’t necessarily crave attention, but live for the team and the mission a particular team strives to achieve.

In the famous words of Jay Z- “Allow me to reintroduce” you to Logan “Shorty” Cormell.  A young man who ties together the line in football is a point pacer on the mat and is a hit collector on the diamond.

Simply put, Cormell is a winner between the lines, and also outside them.

 

We caught up with Shorty following a baseball game to discuss some big news of his future plans, as well as talking about his experience as a Raider over the years.

All that and more in this edition of South Range Player Profile: GO SHORTY, IT’S YOUR BIG DAY

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RAIDER WORLD ORDER: SOUTH RANGE TAKES STATE

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CANFIELD, OH- Saturday evening marked a historic event for South Range High School.  For only the second time in school history, a team captured a state championship in sports.  This time, it was the wrestling team who stunned all in attendance by holding the big trophy in Versailles.

Chris Colucci had the weight of the world on his shoulders in his match and needed a pin to finish the meet.

A pin is what he delivered, and led the celebration immediately following.

We caught up with the two gentlemen partially responsible for the championship wave the Raiders are riding: Michael Lally, and Chris Colucci, where we discussed the run up to the state duals, the legacy they’d like to leave, and what a win like this means for a program like theirs.

2022 EOWL RESULTS

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106

Guaranteed Places

  • 1st Place – Lacy Harvey of Louisville
  • 2nd Place – Hunter Newell of South Range
  • 3rd Place – Brodi Bowersock of Beaver Local
  • 4th Place – Quinton Burns of Liberty
  • 5th Place – Skye Jones of Austintown Fitch
  • 6th Place – Quinn Gaca of Canfield
  • 7th Place – Owen Martin of Southeast
  • 8th Place – Bradyn Balla of Hubbard

1st Place Match

  • Lacy Harvey (Louisville) 26-6, Sr. over Hunter Newell (South Range) 29-4, Jr. (Dec 9-3)

3rd Place Match

  • Brodi Bowersock (Beaver Local) 19-10, Fr. over Quinton Burns (Liberty) 30-5, Jr. (SV-1 11-6)

5th Place Match

  • Skye Jones (Austintown Fitch) 26-13, So. over Quinn Gaca (Canfield) 21-15, Fr. (Fall 2:25)

7th Place Match

  • Owen Martin (Southeast) 18-12, Sr. over Bradyn Balla (Hubbard) 17-12, Fr. (Fall 1:29)

113

Guaranteed Places

  • 1st Place – Kolten Barker of Louisville
  • 2nd Place – Dominic Leone of Liberty
  • 3rd Place – EJ McCarthy of Hubbard
  • 4th Place – Dylan Newhouse of Salem
  • 5th Place – Kaden Welker of South Range
  • 6th Place – Nate Hang of West Branch
  • 7th Place – Willy Rankin III of Boardman
  • 8th Place – Damien Gerthung of Austintown Fitch

1st Place Match

  • Kolten Barker (Louisville) 30-6, So. over Dominic Leone (Liberty) 28-6, Sr. (Fall 1:46)

3rd Place Match

  • EJ McCarthy (Hubbard) 32-4, Sr. over Dylan Newhouse (Salem) 20-9, Sr. (Dec 8-5)

5th Place Match

  • Kaden Welker (South Range) 27-8, Fr. over Nate Hang (West Branch) 18-15, So. (Dec 9-6)

7th Place Match

  • Willy Rankin III (Boardman) 18-15, So. over Damien Gerthung (Austintown Fitch) 17-18, Jr. (MD 10-2)

120

Guaranteed Places

  • 1st Place – Gavin Pahanish of South Range
  • 2nd Place – Jacob Ferguson of Austintown Fitch
  • 3rd Place – Grayson Hoover of Garrettsville Garfield
  • 4th Place – Michael Dorris of West Branch
  • 5th Place – Maliki Mason of Alliance
  • 6th Place – Connor Novosel of Louisville
  • 7th Place – Cyle Burt of Salem
  • 8th Place – Connor Burns of Liberty

1st Place Match

  • Gavin Pahanish (South Range) 28-4, Sr. over Jacob Ferguson (Austintown Fitch) 26-3, Sr. (Dec 6-2)

3rd Place Match

  • Grayson Hoover (Garrettsville Garfield) 22-3, Jr. over Michael Dorris (West Branch) 25-9, So. (Fall 0:58)

5th Place Match

  • Maliki Mason (Alliance) 21-7, Sr. over Connor Novosel (Louisville) 13-11, Jr. (SV-1 8-6)

7th Place Match

  • Cyle Burt (Salem) 18-7, So. over Connor Burns (Liberty) 13-7, Jr. (Fall 2:10)

126

Guaranteed Places

  • 1st Place – Dylan Rhoads of Louisville
  • 2nd Place – Mason Amodio of Southeast
  • 3rd Place – Adam Heckman of Howland
  • 4th Place – Clayton Kramer of South Range
  • 5th Place – Tyler Scharrer of Canfield
  • 6th Place – Joey Kana of Salem
  • 7th Place – Kaydon Bobby of Beaver Local
  • 8th Place – Gage Hunter of Poland

1st Place Match

  • Dylan Rhoads (Louisville) 24-9, Jr. over Mason Amodio (Southeast) 24-7, Sr. (Dec 8-2)

3rd Place Match

  • Adam Heckman (Howland) 21-5, So. over Clayton Kramer (South Range) 25-6, Sr. (Dec 6-3)

5th Place Match

  • Tyler Scharrer (Canfield) 34-5, Fr. over Joey Kana (Salem) 20-9, Fr. (Dec 8-1)

7th Place Match

  • Kaydon Bobby (Beaver Local) 13-8, Jr. over Gage Hunter (Poland) 18-13, Sr. (Dec 2-1)

132

Guaranteed Places

  • 1st Place – Pablo Castro of Louisville
  • 2nd Place – Ray Cmil of South Range
  • 3rd Place – Jaymin Salsberry of Beaver Local
  • 4th Place – Authur Croom of Austintown Fitch
  • 5th Place – Braeden Stallworth of Crestview
  • 6th Place – Brittan Allen of Salem
  • 7th Place – Jonathan Waszil of Jefferson
  • 8th Place – Jayce Dietrich of Pymatuning Valley

1st Place Match

  • Pablo Castro (Louisville) 35-2, Sr. over Ray Cmil (South Range) 25-1, Sr. (Dec 5-0)

3rd Place Match

  • Jaymin Salsberry (Beaver Local) 19-3, Sr. over Authur Croom (Austintown Fitch) 31-8, Jr. (Fall 4:03)

5th Place Match

  • Braeden Stallworth (Crestview) 18-5, Jr. over Brittan Allen (Salem) 19-9, Jr. (TB-1 6-5)

7th Place Match

  • Jonathan Waszil (Jefferson) 18-5, Sr. over Jayce Dietrich (Pymatuning Valley) 17-14, Jr. (Inj. 0:00)

138

Guaranteed Places

  • 1st Place – Dominic Hoffarth of Louisville
  • 2nd Place – Mark Emmerling of Beaver Local
  • 3rd Place – Michael Markulin of South Range
  • 4th Place – Rian Spangler of Howland
  • 5th Place – Frankie Garcia of Poland
  • 6th Place – Mason Jacobs of Jefferson
  • 7th Place – Aiden Stecker of Salem
  • 8th Place – Andrew Swanson of Boardman

1st Place Match

  • Dominic Hoffarth (Louisville) 26-4, Jr. over Mark Emmerling (Beaver Local) 18-5, Sr. (Fall 1:24)

3rd Place Match

  • Michael Markulin (South Range) 33-3, Sr. over Rian Spangler (Howland) 25-7, Sr. (Dec 3-1)

5th Place Match

  • Frankie Garcia (Poland) 25-10, Sr. over Mason Jacobs (Jefferson) 29-10, Sr. (Fall 3:48)

7th Place Match

  • Aiden Stecker (Salem) 22-8, Fr. over Andrew Swanson (Boardman) 18-17, Jr. (Dec 3-1)

144

Guaranteed Places

  • 1st Place – Dorian Jackson of Beaver Local
  • 2nd Place – Collin Wonner of Crestview
  • 3rd Place – Ian Hull of Canfield
  • 4th Place – Jacob Richardson of South Range
  • 5th Place – David Shannon of Austintown Fitch
  • 6th Place – Ashton Labelle of Boardman
  • 7th Place – Carter Mock of Howland
  • 8th Place – Keegan Mahafkey of Salem

1st Place Match

  • Dorian Jackson (Beaver Local) 15-5, Sr. over Collin Wonner (Crestview) 22-3, Sr. (Dec 11-5)

3rd Place Match

  • Ian Hull (Canfield) 34-8, Sr. over Jacob Richardson (South Range) 29-4, Jr. (Dec 3-2)

5th Place Match

  • David Shannon (Austintown Fitch) 32-9, Sr. over Ashton Labelle (Boardman) 21-11, Sr. (Dec 6-0)

7th Place Match

  • Carter Mock (Howland) 22-11, Jr. over Keegan Mahafkey (Salem) 13-10, Sr. (Fall 4:49)

150

Guaranteed Places

  • 1st Place – Niko Poullas of Canfield
  • 2nd Place – A.J. Coppersmith of Crestview
  • 3rd Place – Aric Smith of Austintown Fitch
  • 4th Place – Tomas Simmons of Alliance
  • 5th Place – Luke Starkey of South Range
  • 6th Place – Joseph Sparks of Garrettsville Garfield
  • 7th Place – Nolan Rudesill of Howland
  • 8th Place – Savva DiRienzo of Poland

1st Place Match

  • Niko Poullas (Canfield) 35-4, Jr. over A.J. Coppersmith (Crestview) 24-1, Jr. (DQ)

3rd Place Match

  • Aric Smith (Austintown Fitch) 25-9, Jr. over Tomas Simmons (Alliance) 17-4, Sr. (Inj. 0:00)

5th Place Match

  • Luke Starkey (South Range) 24-7, Fr. over Joseph Sparks (Garrettsville Garfield) 17-11, Jr. (Dec 5-4)

7th Place Match

  • Nolan Rudesill (Howland) 8-9, Jr. over Savva DiRienzo (Poland) 19-13, Fr. (Dec 6-2)

157

Guaranteed Places

  • 1st Place – Brenden Severs of Louisville
  • 2nd Place – Jake Starkey of South Range
  • 3rd Place – Noah Frank of Canfield
  • 4th Place – Clayton Marcum of Austintown Fitch
  • 5th Place – Jermaine Watson of Liberty
  • 6th Place – Braden Dietrich of Jefferson
  • 7th Place – Xavier Ansman of Salem
  • 8th Place – Vincent Tufaro of Poland

1st Place Match

  • Brenden Severs (Louisville) 30-6, Sr. over Jake Starkey (South Range) 27-6, Jr. (Fall 3:18)

3rd Place Match

  • Noah Frank (Canfield) 28-8, Jr. over Clayton Marcum (Austintown Fitch) 25-10, Sr. (SV-1 6-4)

5th Place Match

  • Jermaine Watson (Liberty) 17-9, So. over Braden Dietrich (Jefferson) 29-10, So. (Dec 2-1)

7th Place Match

  • Xavier Ansman (Salem) 15-13, Jr. over Vincent Tufaro (Poland) 11-13, Fr. (Fall 1:35)

165

Guaranteed Places

  • 1st Place – Hunter Andel of Garrettsville Garfield
  • 2nd Place – Tyler Lintner of Austintown Fitch
  • 3rd Place – Logan Cormell of South Range
  • 4th Place – Justin Fox of Waterloo
  • 5th Place – Peyton Switka of Boardman
  • 6th Place – Kane Curran of Beaver Local
  • 7th Place – Jackson Eddy of Alliance
  • 8th Place – Cooper Cole of Jefferson

1st Place Match

  • Hunter Andel (Garrettsville Garfield) 22-3, Jr. over Tyler Lintner (Austintown Fitch) 35-2, Jr. (Dec 1-0)

3rd Place Match

  • Logan Cormell (South Range) 37-3, Sr. over Justin Fox (Waterloo) 24-4, Jr. (Dec 10-3)

5th Place Match

  • Peyton Switka (Boardman) 19-13, Jr. over Kane Curran (Beaver Local) 12-10, Fr. (Fall 1:35)

7th Place Match

  • Jackson Eddy (Alliance) 22-6, So. over Cooper Cole (Jefferson) 24-11, Sr. (Fall 1:31)

175

Guaranteed Places

  • 1st Place – Sean O`Horo of Boardman
  • 2nd Place – Keegan Sell of Garrettsville Garfield
  • 3rd Place – Noah Peterson of Louisville
  • 4th Place – Gabe Morgan of Beaver Local
  • 5th Place – Caden Kohut of Canfield
  • 6th Place – Brent Dietrich of Jefferson
  • 7th Place – Gavin Berger of United
  • 8th Place – Darren Bidwell of Wellsville

1st Place Match

  • Sean O`Horo (Boardman) 34-0, Sr. over Keegan Sell (Garrettsville Garfield) 24-2, So. (Fall 5:49)

3rd Place Match

  • Noah Peterson (Louisville) 16-8, Sr. over Gabe Morgan (Beaver Local) 15-9, So. (Dec 12-7)

5th Place Match

  • Caden Kohut (Canfield) 14-6, Jr. over Brent Dietrich (Jefferson) 23-12, Sr. (Dec 8-5)

7th Place Match

  • Gavin Berger (United) 22-11, Jr. over Darren Bidwell (Wellsville) 14-12, Sr. (Fall 2:09)

190

Guaranteed Places

  • 1st Place – Blake Schaffer of Louisville
  • 2nd Place – Jaidyn Sapp of Southeast
  • 3rd Place – Dillon Smith of Poland
  • 4th Place – Dom Zemko of Austintown Fitch
  • 5th Place – Tucker Kiko of United
  • 6th Place – Reed Edgar of Jefferson
  • 7th Place – Tristan Murphy of Beaver Local
  • 8th Place – Isaac Griffith of Girard

1st Place Match

  • Blake Schaffer (Louisville) 35-3, Sr. over Jaidyn Sapp (Southeast) 29-3, Sr. (MD 11-0)

3rd Place Match

  • Dillon Smith (Poland) 19-3, Sr. over Dom Zemko (Austintown Fitch) 27-13, Sr. (Inj. 0:00)

5th Place Match

  • Tucker Kiko (United) 21-7, Jr. over Reed Edgar (Jefferson) 20-8, Jr. (Fall 1:42)

7th Place Match

  • Tristan Murphy (Beaver Local) 12-9, Sr. over Isaac Griffith (Girard) 24-16, So. (Dec 9-3)

215

Guaranteed Places

  • 1st Place – Steven Marra of West Branch
  • 2nd Place – Spencer Mesaros of Southeast
  • 3rd Place – Aidan Mozden of Alliance
  • 4th Place – Chris Colucci of South Range
  • 5th Place – Jimmy Scharrer of Canfield
  • 6th Place – Brayden Pirone of Poland
  • 7th Place – Jakob Baxter of Howland
  • 8th Place – Jonathon Hundzsa of Garrettsville Garfield

1st Place Match

  • Steven Marra (West Branch) 32-0, Sr. over Spencer Mesaros (Southeast) 26-3, Sr. (Fall 2:14)

3rd Place Match

  • Aidan Mozden (Alliance) 15-5, So. over Chris Colucci (South Range) 29-5, Jr. (Fall 4:59)

5th Place Match

  • Jimmy Scharrer (Canfield) 21-7, Jr. over Brayden Pirone (Poland) 25-11, Sr. (Dec 2-1)

7th Place Match

  • Jakob Baxter (Howland) 19-8, Jr. over Jonathon Hundzsa (Garrettsville Garfield) 18-9, Sr. (Fall 3:09)

285

Guaranteed Places

  • 1st Place – Cameron Brazek of Louisville
  • 2nd Place – Nick Bowser of Hubbard
  • 3rd Place – Dallas McCracken of United
  • 4th Place – Michael Lally of South Range
  • 5th Place – Ryan Kamperman of Salem
  • 6th Place – Daren Christine of Conneaut
  • 7th Place – Zane McCoy of Beaver Local
  • 8th Place – Mason Pawlowski of Jefferson

1st Place Match

  • Cameron Brazek (Louisville) 30-3, Sr. over Nick Bowser (Hubbard) 30-5, So. (Fall 3:32)

3rd Place Match

  • Dallas McCracken (United) 34-5, So. over Michael Lally (South Range) 28-9, Sr. (Fall 4:25)

5th Place Match

  • Ryan Kamperman (Salem) 14-4, Jr. over Daren Christine (Conneaut) 14-6, Jr. (Fall 1:40)

7th Place Match

  • Zane McCoy (Beaver Local) 19-7, Jr. over Mason Pawlowski (Jefferson) 22-15, Jr. (Fall 3:37)
Team Scores
1 Louisville 274.0
2 South Range 235.0
3 Austintown Fitch 185.0
4 Beaver Local 170.0
5 Canfield 142.5
6 Garrettsville Garfield 110.0
7 Salem 109.5
8 Southeast 103.5
9 Alliance 101.5
10 Boardman 100.5
11 Howland 98.0
12 West Branch 86.0
13 Poland 83.0
14 Liberty 77.0
15 Jefferson 76.0
16 Crestview 69.0
17 Hubbard 65.0
18 United 63.0
19 Conneaut 35.5
20 Pymatuning Valley 33.0
21 Waterloo 29.0
22 Wellsville 28.0
23 Girard 17.0
23 Jackson Milton 17.0
25 Brookfield 14.0
26 Columbiana 10.0

O’HORO TAKES TITLE, MVP AT EOWL

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AUSTINTOWN, OH- Boardman had a good finals night as Sean O’Horo won by pin in the finals over 3rd ranked Kegan Sell to complete his second Eastern Ohio Wrestling League title. Trailing 6-3 O’Horo used a modified grandby flip to catch Sell and pin him with 7 seconds left in the match.

Peyton Switka had a banner tournament placing 5th with a pin in the finals helping the Spartans vault to 10th place of 26 teams. Ashton LaBelle was sixth, Andrew Swanson was 8th and Willy Rankin III won by pin to finish seventh.  Frank Quinlon, Jacob Boyles, and Max Switka lost their blood round matches to place.

Earlier in the evening, Boardman’s Nick Mancini was inducted into the EOWL Hall of Fame. Nick was a rare 4-time EOWL champion for the Spartans.

 

*Story Contributed by Frank Mancini and boardmanathletics.org

EOWL STAGE SET

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Austintown Fitch High School is the scene for what is setting up to be a very competitive two days of high school wrestling.   The Eastern Ohio Wrestling League Tournament, slated to begin today at 3pm, is annually one of the most talked-about tournaments in Northeast Ohio.  Twenty-six schools will be competing in the two-day tournament which will certainly prove as a measuring stick for those looking at state glory in the coming weeks.  Two-time defending team champ Louisville is primed for the three-peat behind multiple top-seeded wrestlers.  The host Austintown Fitch,  Beaver Local, Boardman, Brookfield, Canfield, Columbiana, Crestview, Garrettsville Garfield, Girard, Howland, Hubbard, Jackson Milton, Jefferson, Liberty, Poland, Salem, South Range, United, Waterloo, Wellsville, and West Branch all are vying to knock off the Leopards and claim the team title in 2022.  Each weight listed with each respective top seed and those to watch out for in the tournament:

106– 1. Hunter Newell (SR) 26-3, Quinton Burns (LIB), Lacy Harvey (LOU) 23-6, 28-3, Mason SImms (WEL) 13-3

113– 1. Kolten Barker (LOU) 26-6, EJ McCarthy (HUB) 28-3, Kaden Welker (SR) 23-6, Dominic Leone (LIB) 25-5,

 120- 1. Gavin Pahanish (SR) 24-4, Jacob Ferguson (AUS) 23-2, Michael Dorris (WB) 21-7, Grayson Hoover (GG) 18-2

 126- 1. Mason Amadio (RSE) 21-6, Dylan Rhoads (LOU) 20-9, Tyler Scharrer (CAN) 31-3,  Adam Heckman (HOW) 17-4

 132- 1. Pablo Castro (LOU) 31-2, Ray Cmil (SR) 21-0, Jaymin Salsberry (BL) 15-2, Arthur Croom (AUS) 27-6

 138– 1. Michael Markulin (SR) 28-2, Mark Emmerling (BL) 15-4, Rian Spangler (HOW) 22-5, Dominic Hoffarth (LOU) 22-4

144- 1. Collin Wonner (CR) 19-2, Dorian Jackson (BL) 10-5, Jacob Richardson (SR) 26-2, Ashton Labelle (BRD) 18-8

150– 1. AJ Coppersmith (CR) 21-0, Aric Smith (AUS) 21-8, Niko Poullas (CAN) 31-4, Jenson Baker (UTD) 29-6

157– 1. Logan Ours (BL) 21-1, Brenden Severs (LOU) 26-6, Jake Starkey (SR) 24-5, Noah Frank (CAN) 24-7

165– 1. Hunter Andel (GG) 18-3, Logan Cormell (SR) 32-2, Tyler Lintner (AUS) 32-1,  Justin Fox (WLO) 20-2

175– 1. Keegan Sell (GG) 21-1, Noah Peterson (LOU) 12-7,  Sean O’Horo (BRD) 30-0,  Husdson Brink (WB) 24-7

190- 1. Jaidyn Sapp (RSE) 26-2, Blake Schaffer (LOU) 30-3, Dillon Smith (POL) 15-2, Dom Zemko (AUS) 23-11

 215– 1. Steven Marra (WB) 28-0, Chris Colucci (SR) 26-3,  Sam Murray (SAL) 20-6, Payne Brereton (UTD) 26-6

285- 1. Cameron Brazek (LOU) 26-3, Nick Bowser (HUB) 27-4, Dallas McCracken (UTD) 29-4, Michael Lally (SR) 25-7

Action slated to begin at 3pm today and continues at 10am Saturday.  Final round action is slated for 4:30pm Saturday afternoon at Fitch High School in Austintown

 

*STORY CONTRIBUTED BY YSN’S CHRIS SIGLER

BEAVERS, TIGERS KEEP EYES ON THE PRIZE

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WHEELING, WV- All wrestling eyes in the lower Ohio Valley are on Wheeling, West Virginia as one of the largest wrestling tournaments in the country is taking place.

The annual OVAC Ron Mauck Wrestling Championships is taking place and a usual suspect has multiple wrestlers advancing.  The Beaver Local Beavers and the Wellsville Tigers two of the area’s storied wrestling programs descended on West Banco Arena looking to continue their success on the local wrestling scene.

After the dust settled on the opening rounds the Beavers find themselves in first place in the Class 4A team standings at 114 points.  Wellsvile currently sits in seventh in the Class 1A/2A standings.  Beaver Local has four wrestlers and Wellsville sends a pair of young men looking for championship gold today .   The Beavers’ Jaymin Salsberry (13-1) 132-pound, Mark Emmerling Jr (15-2) 152-pound,  and Dorian Jackson (9-4) 145-pound, all three in great position on Saturday to claim titles for the Red and White.  Logan Ours (19-1) 160-pound looks to continue his dominance this season.  Ours has pinned all three of his opponents in less than 2 minutes total time during the tournament.  The Wyoming wrestling recruit is looking to become a three time OVAC champion.  Wellsville’s Mason Simms 106-pound and Tyler Stanley (11-4) 285-pound are looking to get the Tigers to the top of the podium today.

Championship action begins today with the Semifinal round beginning at 11am followed by the Finals slated for 4pm at WesBanco Arena in Wheeling.

 

*Story contributed by YSN’s Chris Sigler

LOUISVILLE PINS DOWN BEAVERS

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BEAVER OH- In a match-up between division 2 state wrestling powerhouses the Louisville Leopards outscored the Beaver Local Beavers 53-20 in Wednesday night action.

The Leopards improved to 8-2 for the season while Beaver Local dropped just their 2nd match of the season moving them to 17-2.

Recording pins for Louisille were Dylan Rhodes 106lbs, Daniel Adams 120lbs, Garett Lautzenheiser 126lbs, Brenden Severs 195lbs, Noah Peterson 220lbs and Ben Brendle 285lbs. For the Beavers Devon Salsberry 145lbs and Jonathan Potts at 170lbs both had pins.

*Contributed by YSN’s Gary Leininger

FALCONS BREAK SCHOOL RECORD IN DUAL WIN OVER STREETSBORO

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AUSTINTOWN, OH- The Fitch Falcons move to 19-3 on the year after they broke a 35-year old record for Team Dual Wins with 19.

Fitch would win the meet 56-9 over Streetsboro.

Contributing to the record-setting day:

Alec Herman
Jacob Ferguson
James Koslik
Authur Croom
Colin Roberts
Aric Smith
Clayton Marcum
Tyler Lintner
Jacob Smail
Dom Zemko
Donovan Oliver
AJ Byrd