Moeller High School 2003-04 Wrestling Articles

HIGH SCHOOLS State WresUing Results COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Results Saturday from the state wrestling tournament at Value City Arena:

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DIVISION I Cbampionships Team Scores !.Lakewood St. Edward 165.5; 2. Massillon Perry 112; 3. Garfield Hts. 70; B. Moeller 42.5; 9. (tie) Lako-

ta East 34.5; 11. Lakota West 30; 14. Elder 29; 33. (tie) Princeton, Sycamore 16: 42. (tie) Glen Este, Mt. Healthy 11; 52. Oay. Carroll 7; 53. (tie) Mason 5; 56. (tie) St. Xavier 4; 61. (tie) Harrison 3; 70. (tie) Cole- rain, loveland 2; 77. (tie) LaSalle, Lebanon, Miamisburg!.

Cbampionships 125: Albert Madsen, Lakewood St. Edward maj. dec. Brent Goode, Moeller 14-1; 275: Tony Johnson, Lakota East pin Jerrnail Porter, Akron Rrestone 1:29.

Third Place Finals 140: Nick Hoyt, Cle. St. Ignatius maj. dec. Victer Crenshaw, Sycamore B-0; 152: David Clemens, Beavercreek dec. Andrew Monk, Lakota West 3-2; • 275: Kirk Nail, Hilliard Davidson dec. Jaz Benton, Princeton 3-1;

F"rflh Place Finals 130: Jason Spencer, Mayfield Village Mayfield dec. Ken Touns, Lakota West 9-B; 140: David Dutton, Pickerington Cent. dec. Elliott Spence, Elder 7-6; 160: lim Bening, Glen Este pin Rob Nusekabel, Elder2:19; 171: Olajuwon Butler, Mt Healthy dec. Brian Almer, Lakota West 5-4; 1B9: Nick Roman, Canton GlenOak dec. Ryan tukens, Moeller 4-1; 215: Tony Stegeman, Elder pin Nick Simon, Shaker Hts. 4:0B;

Consolation Semifinals 130: Thomas Straughn, Massillon Perry maj. dec.

Ken Touris, Lakota West 15-5; 140: Victer Crenshaw, Sycamore dec. Elliott Spence, Elder 2-1; 152: Andrew Monk, Lakota West dec. Vince Mau· ro, Centerville 5-1; 16D: Antione tove, Gahanna Uncoln pin limBerling, Glen Este 2:26; Jon Mathias, Worthington Kilbourne maj. dec. Rob Nusekabel, Elder 10-2; 171: Vince DiDona, Lakewood St. Edward dec.

Bnan Almer, Lakota West 6-4; Dan Jonhenry, Berea pin Olajuwon Butler, Mt Healthy 2:03; 1B9: Wa~er Fyda, Cols. St. Chanes maj. dec.

Ryan Lukens, Moeller 12-2; 215: Luke Busson, Wadsworth pin Tony Stegeman. Elder 2:19; 275: Jaz Benton, Princeton dec. lim Reed, Madison 2-1 OT.

DIVISION II Cbampionships Team Scores 1. St. Pans Graham 183; 2. Cuy. Falls WalshJesu~ 98; 3. Pemberville Eastwood 74.5; 2B. (tie) Wyoming !B; 34. (tie) Hamilton Ross 15; 44. (tie) Day. Chaminade-Julienne, Western Brown 9; 64. (tie) Franl<lin. Hillsboro 2.

Third Place Finals 275: Micah Vance. Wyoming dec. Joe Morton, Fostoria 1-Q;

Fifth Place Finals 135: George Kerr, Millersburg W. Holmes over Ryan Brownlee, Western Brown default; 145· Justin Slauterbeck, Oak Harbor pin Jess Spencer, Greenfield McClain 0:3B; 152: K~e Ray, Hamilton Ross dec. Thad Crosier, Steubenville 2-1; 160: Joe Walton. Day. Chaminade-Julienne dec.

Tommy taRosa, Avon 3-Q;

Consolation Semifinals 135: Nic Albaugh, Minerva dec. Ryan Brownlee, Western Brown 6-4 OT; 145: David Davis, Cols. St. Francis DeSales pin Jess Spencer, Greenfield McClain 3:33; 152: Kent Smith, Pemberville Eastwood tech. fall Kyle Ray, Hamilton Ross 15-0; 160: Andy towther, Cuy. Falls Walsh Jesuit dec.

Joe Walton. Day. Chaminade-Jullenne 6-2 OT; 215: Ryan Holsinger, Greenfield McClain dec. Joe Levy, Oak Harbor B-4; 275: Micah Vance, Wyoming pin Scott Neuenschwander, St. Clairsville 3:39.

DIVISION Ill Cbampionships Team Scores 1. Sand. St. Mary C.C.12B.5; 2. Bedford St. Peter ChaneiB4; 3. Delta 64.5; 5. (tie) Clarks. Clinton-Massie 44; 40. Cin. Hills Christian Acad. 16.5; 51. (tie) Summit Country Day 11; 53. Batavia 10; 77. (tie) Reading 2.

Cbampionships 215: Nathan Thobaben, Clinton-Massie pin Joe Ellwood, Gnadenhutten Indian Va. 3:07;

Third Place Finals 140: Nick Spohn, Hills Christian Acad. maj. dec.

Kevin Borders, Caledonia River !B-10;

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135: Ben Waldman, Summit Country Day dec. Jacob lson, Batavia 4-2 OT; 275: Jarred Montgomery, Sullivan Black River dec. Dan Ivins, Clinton-Massie 8-6 OT;

Consolation Semifinals 135: Chanie Morris, Middlefield Cardinal dec. Jacob lson, Batavia 8-4; Aaron Brown, Woodsfield Monroe Cent dec. Ben Waldman, Summit Country Oay 6-4 OT; 140: Nick Spohn, Hills Chnstian dec. Josh Falk, Blumon 5-1; 275: Wesley Haslam, Hannibal River pin Dan tvino:: r.lintnn-M.::."-"iP.

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N0. 1 Moe II er ex:pects chaIIenge from Eider

The wrestling regular season concludes this weekend with league meets. The outcome of the meets, all held Saturday, will determine league champions and the final order of the coaches' poll. .

The Greater Catholic League tournament, whiph begins at 11 a.m. with finals at 4 p.m., will be at Elder and will decide the Enquirercoaches' poll champion. Moeller, ranked No.1, will square off with No. 2 Elder and No. 4 St. Xavier for the South title; Purcell Marian and Roger Bacon will contend for the North title. Moeller is sixth in the state coaches' poll. ·"We can't afford to make mis-

takes, and Moeller can," Elder coach DiCk McCoy said. "We must wrestle our 'A' game."

Elder is led by state qualifiers Mike Riestenberg (15-9), Elliott Spence (20-5) and Tony Stegeman (28-3). Spence, a two-time GCL champion, returns to defend his title after sitting out two weeks because of an injury.

A look at other league meets: GREATER MIAMI CONFERENCE: Lakota East, ranked seventh in the state coaches' poll, will host the meet, which starts at 10 a.m. The finals are scheduled for 6 p.m.

Lakota East, No. 3 in the coaches' poll, No. 5 Lakota West, No. 8

Fairfield and No.9 Colerain are expected to challenge for the title.

CINCINNATI HILLS LEAGUE: Indian Hill will host the event, which combines round-robin and pool formats. The first of five rounds starts at 10 a.m.; finals are at 2:30 p,m.

Reading and Madeira normally take turns winning, but don't count out Taylor and Wyoming.

FORT ANCIENT VALLEY CONFERENCE: First round of the Cardinal Division starts at 10 a.m. at Ross, and the finals are scheduled for 30 minutes following the consolation semifinals (approximately 3 p.m.).

Ross, No. 1 in the Enquirer Divisions II-III coaches' poll, is expect-

ed to battle Wilmington.

In the Buckeye Division, No.6 Mason is the favorite to beat defending champ Harrison. The event will be held at Glen Este starting at 10 a.m., with finals set for 3:30 p.m.

SOUTHERN BUCKEYE CONFER· ENCE: The meet starts at 10 a.m. at Blanchester, with finals at 4 p.m.

SOUTHWEST OHIO PUBLIC LEAGUE: Meadowdale will host the event; the first round starts at 10 a.m. and finals are at 3 p.m.

Meadowdale, Western Hills and Mount Healthy - which should dominate- are the only complete teams.

MIAMI VALLEY CONFERENCE:

Lockland is host; the first roundjs at 10 a.m. and the finals will s4Ui around 2 p.m. ; MID-MIAMI LEAGUE: The m~et will be bel~ at Dayton Carroll an·d starts at 10 a.m., with finals at 5 p.m.

Springboro, Miamisburg and Carroll are among the favorites.

• COACH RETIRING: This wee~end's league meet will be the last for Lockland coach Joe Schierlo~.

Schierloh, a 1974 graduate of Lockland, is credited with keeping t:Ite program alive as enrollment has dwindled. After 15 years, he's steP.. ping down.

"I accepted a promotion, which requires more of my time," Schierlob said. "I also want to watch my son and daughter compete in high school and college."

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Sectional goal: Advance as many wrestlers as you can By

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The OHSM wrestling tournament starts today with sectionals at eight sites and finals scheduled for 6 p.m. Saturday at each site.

Division I area teams will be at· St. Xavier, Wilmington, Fairfield and Xenia high schools, while Division II teams will be at Purcell Marian and Preble Shawnee. Lakota West is the Division III site.

There are no local teams at Centerville, the eighth site.

The top 12 Division I teams are seeded with four going to each site.

Moeller, Colerain, Sycamore and Oak Hills are the four seeded team!> at Wilmington. Lakota East, Lakota West, Harrison and Fairfield are at Fairfield. Elder, St. Xavier, Mason and La Salle wrestle at St. Xavier.

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Wrestling notebook 'The whole goal at sectionals is to advance as many wrestlers as possible.Ifwewinateam title, that is a bonus," Moeller's Jeff Gaier said. ''We Galer have the quality of kids to get to state, but they are unproven."

Four individuals in each weight class at each sectional advance to the district tournament Feb. 21-22.

NICE FINISH: Moeller and Ross wrapped up city poll championships for the regular season in unanimous fashion.

Moeller collected all 16 Division I first-place votes after a con-

vi~cing victory at the Greater Catholic League tournament

Victor Crenshaw (140)' Brad Blieden {145), Greg Kuhlman (189) and David Hall (215) each won individualchampionships.Kuhlman'svictory in the finals clinched the championship. ''We felt confident going into the GMC (tournament). It is a tough league but we expected to win," Sycamore coach Jason Staggs said.

'The kids feel they earned the respect they deseiVed." SCHOOL RECORD: Mason senior Dustin Center became the school'~ winningest wrestler with two victories at the FAVC Buckeye meet at Glen Este. Center improved to 27-1, raising his career victory total to 108. Kyle Breiner, a 2002 graduate, held the record with 106 victories.

The Crusaders last won a poll championship when they did it back-to-back in 2000 and 2001. · Moeller finished s~cond at state both years. Elder, Lakota East and St. Xavier remained in the two through four spots. Sycamore moved from ninth to fifth.

Ross also claimed all 16 firstplace votes in the Divisions li-N poll after winning the Fort Ancient Valley Conference Cardinal championship. The Rams won six individual titles at the league meet.

Western Brown finished second in the poll, followed by GCL North champion Purcell Marian, Wyoming and Roger Bacon.

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Sycamore's bounce in the poll is due to See this weekend's schedule and final winning the GMC championship. regular-season coaches' poll on C2 .

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Moeller's Brent Goode thoughts weren't so inclined.

1 Two of Goode's three losses this season came at the hands of Lakewood St. Edward's Albert Madsen. The second of those losses came in their state final match at 125 pounds.

"Overall, he might be a better wrestler," Goode said of Madsen. "He showed up and I didn't."

Even on the awards podium, receiving his runners-up medal, Goode had the faraway look of someone dealing with what might have been. Sometime soon Goode will shake off that look for a clearer sense of accomplishment- four-time state qualifier, three-time state placer, three-time district champ, etc.

"Brent also set the school record for wins in a season with 42," Moeller head coach Jeff Gaier said. "He's one of our all-time best." ' Defending state champion Ryan Lukens was Moeller's only other placer, taking sixth at 189 pounds.

"He's a state champ - and a placer," said Moeller assistant coach Ed Jamieson.

"We've seen how dominant a wrestler Rvan can be."

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Brent Goode from Moeller grimaces with pain during the championship match of the 125 pound Division I weight class.

For three other Crusaders who made the trip to Columbus - Tom Hayden (135), David Neumann (145), and ]im Tull (heavyweight) - Saturday's tournament brought an end to a season in which many felt Moeller overachieved.

Four more Moeller wrestlers - Alex Weaver (so.

103), Josh Newbanks (jr. llZL Dean Gaier (fr. 140), Charles Quehl, (jr. 215)- got a taste of Value City Arena's 10-mat circus. That's a good nucleus for success next year.

"We're pleased that every one of our guys won a match this weekend," Gaier said.

"That; doesn't happen too often. We were just a little short in some matches, but it's good for the future."

Sycamore's Victer Crenshaw was satisfied with his state performance.

"It's not what I wanted,"

said Crenshaw of his fourthplace finish at 140 pounds.

"But it's still pretty good."

Like a lot of wrestlers making their Columbus debuts, Crenshaw admitted to a fair case of nerves early in the tournament. The more he wrestled, the more he settled down, leading to a spot on the awards' podium.

"He was very nervous, shaking in the tunnel," said Jason Staggs, Sycamore head wrestling coach. "After his first match he realized it was just another match."

Crenshaw said he wrestled as hard as he could. But knowing he may not have wrestled at his best has Crenshaw gunning for improvement in 2005.

"Next year, I'll be ready," he said. "I want to be in the top two."

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Sycamore's Victer Crenshaw, who placed fourth in the Division I 140 pound, is shown in the consolation finals.

careers last weekend. Dan Blieden also has a lot to be proud of, overcoming diabetes and back injuries to post a state-qualifying 40-9 record this year. Greg Kuhlman lost his first-round match last Thursday to Dublin Coffman's Donnie Reinhart.

In his first consolation match, Kuhlman beat Clay Armbruster of North Royalton 9-3, before bowing out of the tourney with a loss to Pickerington North's Adam Murray.

The other Hamilton County state qualifier, Josh Smith, had a fine season, though it likely didn't end as he wished. He opened tj1e state meet well. Smith beat Lakewood St. Edward wrestler Tony Spooner 54in the first

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Then Tim Miller of Wadsworth pinned Smith in their quarterfinal match.

Smith ended his year 36-10 with a loss in his first consolation match to Payton O'Bryan of Mentor.

In Division III, Nick Spohn became Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy's first state placer. Wrestling at 140 pounds, Spohn beat Kevin Borders of Caledonia River Valley 18-10 to finish third.

And Summit Country Day's Ben Waldman capped off his career with ·a··fifthplace finish at'.l35 pounds.

Wrestling ill his third straight overtime match, Waldman -beat Batavia's Jacob Ison 4-2 to finish fifth, his first career placing, fifth. eastsports@communitypress.com

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Hopefuls take aim at state tournament bids

By John Schutte The Cincinnati Enquirer

This is a make-or-break weekend for local wrestlers hoping to make the state tournament.

The district tournament starts today and determines which wrestlers move on to the state tournament next weekend at Ohio State's Schottenstein Center. The top four in each weight class advance.

Moeller, ranked No. 1 in the final Enquirer coaches' poll, is undefeated in local competition and the fa. vorite to win the district team title at Fairfield. The Crusaders won eight of 14 individual sectional titles and qualified 13 wrestlers.

"It just so happens that we have wrestled at our best against local competition this year. The goal all

Wrestling districts year has been to focus on state," Moeller coach Jeff Gaier said.

Moeller's main competition is expected to be Lakota East, Lakota West, Fairfield, Sycamore, Harrison and Elder. Elder edged Mason at the St. Xavier sectional, and Fairfield won the Fairfield sectional.

Elder coach Dick McCoy acknowledges Moeller will be tough to beat.

"Moeller is on fire. They are peaking at the right time. They really impressed me at the GCL meet," McCoy said. ''We qualified a school-record 13 to districts and we are hungry. You never know what will happen. The season has basically come down to

District tournaments • Division I at Fairfield, today 2:45 p.m.; finals Saturday 6 p.m.

• Division II at Goshen, today 2 p.m.; finals Saturday 5 p.m.

• Division Ill at Xenia, today 3 p.m.; finals Saturday 5 p.m.

a two-week tournament."

Lakota West has the next-most qualifiers at 12, followed by Fairfield (10), Lakota East (9) and Harrison (8). Lakota East looks poised for a strong showing with six of their nine qualifiers sectional champs. ''We have a young team, so this weekend will be a good experience," Lakota West coach Scott Fetzer said. 'The district team title will come down to Saturday night.

It's survival of the fittest at this point."

There should be little suspense as to the outcome of the Division II district. St. Paris Graham won the state title four of the past five years and is expected to repeat.

'The real battle will be for the two-through-five spots," Ross coach Rich Dunn said. "It's a tough district. We will be happy to finish in the top five."

Graham brings 13 wrestlers to the meet and Ben Logan has 11.

Western Brown, which qualified nine, and Ross (eight), are expected to contend for top-five spots. ''We had nine qualifiers last year as well, but only won six matches at districts last year. Our first goal is to win more matches," Western Brown coach SCott Smith said.

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Crusaders roll, send 9 to state Butler Mt. Healthy's 1st titlist since '68

By John Schutte The Cincinnati Enquirer

Moeller, as expected, captured the Division I wrestling district team title at Fclir:field Saturday night. The district title is the first since the Crusaders won it back-tohack in 2000 and 2001.

Moeller amassed 208.5 points followed by Elder (147), Lakota East (124.5), Lakota West (107) and Sycamore (80). Moeller qualified nine wrestlers to the state meet next weekend in Columbus.

"It has been another good weekend. We placed all 13 wrestlers in the top six and qualified four underclassmen to state," Moeller coach Jeff Gaier said. ''We can make a run at the state title if we have the tournament of our lives. You just never know what will happen."

Brent Goode (125 pounds) was one of two Moeller wrestlers to win a district title, his third, and tied the school record for most wins in a season with 39. HejoinedJoshJanson as a four-time state qualifier for Moeller.

"Next weekend will be my last chance to win state. I want to go out on top," Goode said.

Ryan Lukens, a returning state champion, joined Goode as a district champion. Lukens beat Drew Michel of Northmont 5-1 in the 189pound finals for his second district championship.

"I have four matches until my career ends. I learned a lot from my brother Nick. He was going for a

second straight state title his senior year, but I think he started looking ahead," Lukens said. "I don't feel any pressure to win again. I just need to focus on my technique."

Olajuwon Butler became Mount Healthy's first district champion since Kip Keller won one in 1968.

Butler dominated the 171-pound bracket and won in a 10-6 decision over Lakota West's Brian Almer in the finals.

Butler is evidence of increasing success at Mount Healthy. The Fighting Owls scored the most points (38) in school history at a district meet.

"It's a great feeling to win," Butler said. "I qualified to state as a sophomore but wasn't really on the level with other wrestlers at state.

This year I'm on that level."

Mount Healthy coach Thorn Maxwell believes Butler has what it takes to win state.

"He's a three-time sectional champion and he doesn't make mistakes," Maxwell said.

Lakota East and Elder matched Moeller with two individual champions each.

Tony Stegeman (215) and Elliott Spence (140) won titles for Elder.

Tnn Sizemore (135) and Tony Johnson (Heavyweight) won for Lakota East. Both Sizemore and Johnson are two-time champions.

"I'm not satisfied with how I wrestled. A district title means nothing. I finished fifth at state last year but I need to wrestle better to win state," Sizemore said.

Lakota East's Tim Sizemore has control of Moeller's Tom Hayden in their 135pound district championship match. Sizemore won

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GREG LORING for the Enquirer

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DIVISION I

Saturday at Fairfield Final Team Standings: I. Moeller2081'l, 2. Elder 147, 3. Lakota East1241'l, 4. Lakota West 107, 5. Sycamore 80, 6.

St xavier 78, 7. Colerain 74, 8. Mason 6B l'l, 9. Fairfield 63, 10. Northmont 51, 11. (tie) Princeton, Sidney 48, 13. (tie) Centerville, Fainnont 47, 15. Miamisburg 43 l'l, 16. Harrison 42, 17. La Salle 40, 18. Mt Healthy 38, 19. Springfield North 27, 20. Glen Este 25 l'l, 21. Mi~ord 25, 22. (tie) Anderson, Loveland 20, 24. Lebanon 18, 25. (tie) Amelia, Hamilton, Wilmington 17, 28. Oak Hills 16, 29. Middletown 81>, 30. (tie) Northwest, Talawanda 6, 32. Turpin 5, 33. Tecumseh 4, 34.

Stebbins 3, 35. Hughes 1.

F"orsl Place 103-Wolf (Northmont) md. Alex Weaver (Moeller) 12-4 112-clausing (Miamisburg) md. Lambe~ (Mason) 16-8 U9-Ashbrook (Kett. Fair.) p. Carraher (St Xavier) 3:13 125-jloode (Moeller) d. Frank Gorrasi (Elder) 7-3 130-Marsh (COlerain) d. Ken Touris (Lakota West) 9-4 135-Sizemore (Lak. E.) md. Tom Hayden (Moeller) 12-4 140-Spence (Elder) p. Oean Gaier (Moeller) 4:17 145-Brulpo~ (Sidney) d. Brad Blieden (Sycamore) 5-2 152-Monk (Lakota W.) d. Vince Mauro (Centervll:e) 5-4 160-Lobas (Milford) d. Rob Conley (Lakota East) 9-8 171-Butler (Mt Healthy) d. Brian Almer (Lakota W.) 10-6 189-Lukens (Moeller) d. Orew Michel (Northmont) 5-1 215-Stegeman (Elder) d. Charles Quehl (Moeller) 5-2 Hwt-Johnson (Lakota East) md. Jim Tull (Moeller) 13-4

Third Place 103-Adams (Harrison) p. Hirth (Elder) 2:14 112-Newbanks (Moeller) d. Josh Steele (Hamilton) 11-6 119-Willcocks (Fairfield) d. Joe Kaake (LaSalle) 8-4 125-Fiake (Lakota West) d. Eric Woolf (LaSalle) 6-1 130-Bradbarry (Fairfield) d. Oustin Center (Mason) 10-6 135-0uffy (Lakota West) d. Oawond Roddy (Sidney) 9-7 140-Crenshaw (Sycamore) del. Josh Oowdy (Princeton) 145-Neumann (Moeller) md. Zeke Purnell (North) 12-3 152-0enman (St X) d. Josh Smith (Loveland) 5-3 OT 160-Berling (Glen Estel md. Rob Nusekabal (Elder) 11-2 171-Bu®n (Harrison) d. Nick Klasemer (Elder) 5-3 189-Stacey (Kett. Fair.) d. Greg Kuhlman (Sycmre) 3-2 215-Muldoon (St. xavier) d. Jeremy Lovy (Lebanon) 3-1 Hwt-Benton (Princeton) d. Oan Smith (North) 3-2

DIVISION II

Saturday at Goshen Final Team Standings: 1. Graham 288.5, 2. Ross 98.0, 3. Miami Trace 81.5, 4. New Lexington 78.5, 5. Ben. Logan 68.0, 6. Hillsboro 67.5, 7. McCiain66.0, 8. Valley View 66.0, 9. Milton-Union 64.5, 10. Preble Shawnee 57.5, 11. Western Brown 56.5, 12. Bellbrook 52.0, 13. Indian Lake 50.0, 14.

Brookville 49.0, 15. Fran~in 47.0, 16. Cham.-Julienne 46.0, 17. Sheridan 44.0, 18. Bellefontaine 32.5, 19. Urbana 30.0, 20. Gallia 28.5, 21. Shawnee 25.5, 22. Logan Elm 23.0, 23.

River Valley 21.0, 24. lippecanoe 21.0, 25. Circle-.;lle 20.0, 2S. Wyoming20.0, 27. Athens 19.0, 28. Fairfield Union 19.0, 29. Greenan 19.0, 30. Eaton 15.0, 31. Clennont NE 14.0, 32.

Northwestern 14.0, 33. Warren 13.0, 34. Purcell Manan 12.0, 35. Goshen 8.0, 36. Edgewood 5.0, 37. Uttle Miami 5.0, 38.

Roger Bacon 5.0, 39. Jackson 4.0, 40. Taylor 4.0, 41. New Richmond 3.0, 42. Norv.'()()(l 2.0, 43. Finneytown 1.0, 44.

McNicholas 1.0.

F"orst Place 103-Ha~ (Graham) d. Penny (Milton-Union) 4-0 112-Land (Valley View) d. A~ ann (Hillsboro) 5·3 119-Bower.; (Miami Trace) md. Current (Graham) 13-5 125-0oggett (Graham) tf. Christensen (Greenan) 24-9 130-Kyle (Graham) tf. Klofta (Indian Lake) 15-{1 135-Schlater(Graham) md. Brownlee (W. Brown) 12-1 140-Hawk (New Lexington) d. Powell (Shawnee) 5-3 145-Frerichs (Graham) d. Spohn (New l.e~ngton) 3-1

152-Bums (Hillsboro) d. Robinson (Bellbrook) 12-10 160-Erwin (Graham) md. Walton (Cham.-Julienne) 14-3 171-Thompson (Graham)d. VanBuskirk (Ben. Logan) 1-{1 189-Cook (Bellbrook) d. Schneider (Western Brown) 6-2 215-0ennis (Graham) tf. Mclaughl'n (Circleville) 19-3 Hwi-Marshall (Graham) d. Vance (Wyoming) 5·2.

Third Place 103-Fondale (New Lexington) tf. Miller (Brookville) 19-4 112-Penny (Milton-Union) d. Blevins (Franklin) 4-2 119-Quigley (Franklin) d. Oavis (River Valley) 10-4 125-Home (Hillsboro) d. Cunningham (Miami Trace) 3-2 130-Sells (Milton-Union) d. Shearer (Ross) 7-5 135-Tharp (Frfld Un;on) over Coleman (Shawnee) forte~ 140-0eeter (Val!ey View) d. Ransbottom (Graham) 2-1 145-Spencer (McClain) p. La Batt (Bellefontaine) 0:56 152-Ray (Ross) d. Esch (Indian Lake) 10·6 160-Foster (Ross) p. Wren (Bellefontaine) 2:30 171-0ettwiller (McClain) d. White (Shendan) 9-7 OT 189-0sbom (Valley y;ew) md. Hill (Tippecanoe) 13-4 215-Holsinger(McCiain) d. Branham (Athens) 5-3 Hwt-Oickerscheid (Ross) d. Doolittle (Gallia Acad.) 4-2.

DIVISION Ill

Salunlay at Xenia Final Team Standings: 1. Bluffton 132.0, 2. Versailles 109.5, 3. Clinton-Massie 94.0, 4. Carlisle 91.0, 5.

Spencerville 84.0, 6. Waynesville 84.0, 7. Miami East63.0, 8.

Batavia 70.5, 9. Nelsonville-York 54.0, 10. Tri-County North 54.0, 11. Obde 52.0, 12. Mid. Madison 52.0, 13. Westfall 50.0, 14. Belpre 46.5, 15. Greeneview 46.0, 16. Uma C.C. 45.0, 17. Coldwater 44.5, 18. Triad 41.0, 19. Reading 39.5, 20. Oakwood 39.0, 21. Troy Christian 38.0, 22. Madeira 35.0, 23. Northridge 30.0, 24. Waterford 30.0, 25. CHCA 28.0, 26.

Summit 27.5, 27. Blanchester 27.0, 28. W. Uberty-Salem 25.5, 29. Landmark Chnstian 21.0, 30. Covington 19.0, 31.

Mechanicsburg 17.0, 32. Cory-Rawson 16.5, 33. Allen East 15.0, 34. Lehman 10.0, 35. Oay. Chnstian 9.0, 36. St. John's 9.0, 37. Crooksville 7.0, 38. Fenwick 6.0, 39. Uncolnview 5.0, 40. Northeastern 5.0, 41. Fairland 4.0, 42. Jefferson 4.0, 43.

Bethel-Tate 3.0, 44. Lemon-Monroe 3.0, 45. Columbus Grove 2.0, 46. National Traill.O. F"ont Place 103-Austin (Carlisle) d. Thome (Troy Christian) 8-5 112-Wyant (Tnad) md. Kleman (Bluffton) 14-2 119-Steiner (Waynesvi:le) d. Pike (Greenevlew) 4-2 125-Brown (Carlisle) p. Undsey (Landmark Christ) 2:37 130-Franz (Waynesville) tf. Kief (Miami East) 18-3 135-Waldman (Summit Co. Oay) d.lson (Batavia) 5-2 140-Spohn (Cin. Hills Chr.) md. Falk (Bluffton) 15-7 145-Knoop (Miami E.) over Rammel (Spencerville) del.

152-0ellaposta (Madison) d. Bryant(CI.-Massie) 3-1 OT 160-Schmitmeyer (Versailles) d. l.ehn (Batavia) 11-7 171-Wettengel (Belpre) d. Strausbaugh (Versailles) 9-3 189-Wright (Tri-County No.) p. Jones (Westfall) 0:28 215-Thobaben (CI.-Massie) over Nowlan (Bluffton) del.

Hwt-lvins (Ciinton-Massie) d. Wysong (O~ie) 3-1.

Third Place 103-Strickland (Bluffton) md. Smith (Cary-Rawson) 15-4 112-Gulley (Tri-County No.) d. Savage (Carlisle) 11-8 U9-Robbe (Batavia) p. Kayatin (Uma C. C.) 1:56 125-Young (Nelson.-York) d. Levy (W. Ubarty-Salem) 4-1 130-0oebereiner(Waterford) p. Stapleton (Carlisle) 1:26 135-Riley (Troy Christian) d. Gambill (Miami East) 4-3 140-Shaver (Waynesville) d. Rint (Blanchester) 7-2 145-Lanham (Madison) md. Bogucki (Reading) 11-3 152-Shannon (Bluffton) d. Clum (Spencerville) 8-3 160-Sorrell (Spencerville) d. Craft (Oixie) 9-4 171-jlarrison (Oakwood) d. Stric~and (Greeneview) 3-2 189-Brown (Covington) d. Trimble (Northridge) 3-1 215-Keiser (Versailles) d. Caudiil (Spencerville) 7-5 Hwt-Balrd (Westfall) d. Homan (Coldwater) 4-3 OT

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LOCAL

Canon-Mac's Steele proves he's a cut above

BY JOE TUSCANO, Sports writer jtUSCLinoG!obscnlt!T-rcporter.com

CANONSBURG -Brenden Steele's lip was cut and the blood was trickling from his mouth. He was breathing hard and sweat poured from his body.

Steele, a 160-pound senior at Canon-McMillan, had just put the finishing touches on a hard-fought 3-1 decision over C.J. Cavalcante of Mt. Pleasant in the quarterfinals of the Powerade Christmas Wrestling Tournament Monday at Canon-McMillan.

That propelled him into today's semifinals (11 :30 a.m.) against No. 2 seed Andy Lowther of Walsh Jesuit.

Despite the cuts and bruises, Steele is thoroughly enjoying this tournament.

"I cut it during a scramble," Steele said of the lip. "It was bleeding from the second period but I didn't want to stop the match for blood time."

Steele's determination could carry him to a championship but he has to first defeat Andy Lowther of Walsh Jesuit, the second '5eed, in the semifinals. The other semifinals matches top-seed J arrod King of Connellsville and Corbin Semple of Waynesburg.

"I want to save my best wrestling for (today)," said Steele, who was fifth here last year. "I know (Lowther) is a strong kid. I feel real comfortable at 160, real strong. I don't have to cut weight" He just has to watch that he doesn't cut his lip again.

The one that got away Trinity had a good first day, advancing three wrestlers to the semifinals: Spencer Kahrig at 112, Dan Burkholder at 135 and Mark Powell at 140.

But it was a heart-breaking 3-2

quarterfmal loss by 119-pound freshman Grant Lowther that Hillers' head coach Jeff Bricker couldn't get out of his mind.

Lowther gave No. 2 seed Matt Taylor of Colonial Forge all he could handle but one small mistake - getting too far over on a cradle attempt - gave Taylor an opportunity to escape and break a 2-2 tie in third period.

"It was one of those things where five or six coaches came up to me after the bout and said they thoughtthe better wrestler lost the match," Bricker said. "It was great experience for Grant. This stuff needs to happen if he is going to get better."

Lowther gave up a takedown along the edge of the mat in the first period but managed to tie the bout 2-2 heading into the fmal period. Lowther rode Taylor for about 1:20 before giving up the escape.

"Grant is good at all levels,"

Bricker said. "He's good on offense and defense, he's a good mat rider and a good scrambler. He just made a little mistake that freshman make. It might be good in a way because if he won the match, then maybe we wouldn't be looking so hard into why he lost."

Bits and pieces Only one top seed was defeated in the first three rounds when Brad Kleinman of Solon decisioned Bruce Dulski of Mount St. Joseph in the 119-pound quarterfinals. ... Defending ·state champion Kurt Brenner of Freedom had three pins. Scott MarhoferofWalsh Jesuit awaits in the semifinals. ... West Greene's Stew Guthrie made it to the quarterfinals, where he fell32 to Lee Vanella of Mt. Pleasant. .. . Elliott Bates of ChartiersHouston, a second seed at heavyweight, fell in the quarterfmals 73 to Jim Tull of Moeller.

"Yfie: Finds home in middle of lineup Continued from Page Cl coaches here. Everyone works hard in the room."

That paid off against Rose, who held a 2-1 lead after escaping Wylie's grasp midway through the third period. The escape came after Rose took an injury timeout that appeared to choke off Wylie's momentum at the beginning of the period.

But Wylie hit a single-leg, pulled it up and drove Rose to the mat.

"I wrestled him last week in the (Beast of the East toumemant) and beat him," Wylie said. "I think conditioning played a major role in the bout. It all goes back to your workout partners."

Waynesburg coach John Yates also felt the injury time changed the complexion of the bout.

"I don't know if it was a matter of condition (for Rose) or an injury, but we like to push the pace," Yates said. "Sometimes injury time can slow your momentum. We knew that in the third period fatigue was setting in. But Bart controlled the tempo, rode him and tired him out. He did a real good job managing the clock there."

Wylie helped the Raiders pull into fourth place in the team standings with 85.5 points. Walsh Jesuit leads with 104, Connellsville is second with 99.5 and Moeller is third at 92.

JOAN O'NEIU/0BSERVER·REPO~TER

Brandon Phillips of Waynesburg Is lifted by Canon-McMillan's Kyle Dellere during their 171-pound bout Monday night In the quarterfinals of the Powerade tournament. Dellere, the No. 2 seed, won a 1-o decision.

Wrestling: Holiday Classic

12.--11-00

Tournament loaded again Moeller, Indiana school top field

By Tom Groeschen The Cincinnati Enquirer

No.6 lakota East, co-No. 7s lakota West and Mason, No. 9 Harrison and No.10 Colerain.

Top returning individuals also include 2002 Coaches Classic champions Craig Smith ofHarrison (103 pounds, now at 119), Elliott Spence of Elder (140), Andrew Monk of lakota West (152, now at 160) and lakota East's Tony Johnson (275).

Fans will also get to see Mater Dei star Blake Maurer (171), considered one of the best wrestlers in America. Maurer will attend Ohio State next season. .

"Mater Dei is kind of the lakewood St. Ed's of Indiana," Murphy said, referring to 19-time Ohio state team champion lakewood St. Edward.

The Holiday Classic, organized by the Southwestern Ohio Wrestling Coaches Association, has grown from the UC Invitational that started in the 1960s. This will be the tournament's second year at Mason.

Before Saturday's finals, three new members will be inducted into the Southwest Ohio Wrestling Hall of Fame: Coach Ron Corradini, referee Ted Weingartner and volunteer worker Clara Smith.

Admission for one session is $5 for adults and $3 for students. For all three sessions, adults pay $12 and students $7. For the finals only, adults are $6 and students $4.

Proceeds are used by the coaches' association to help provide college scholarships for wrestlers and wrestlettes, fund youth wrestling programs, and underwrite televised coverage of the state tournament.

Top-ranked Moeller High leads the area's top wrestling teams into the annual coaches' Holiday Classic this weekend, the showcase event of the regular season.

The tournament I\111S today (5:30p.m.) and Saturday at Mason High School. Saturday's wrestling begins at 10:30 a.m. and final rounds start at 6 p,m.

"We're excited about it, because this is your first real gauge for preparing for the state tournament," Moeller coach Jeff Gaier said. "It's for bragging rights in the area."

The top 10 teams in the Enquirer's weekly Division I coaches' poll are entered, with the 28-team field also including eight-time Indiana state champion Evansville Mater Dei. Mater Dei won last year's bigschool team title at the Classic.

Moeller is led by senior Ryan Lukens, the defending Division I state champion at 189 pounds. Lukens is 6-0 this year. Other top Crusaders include two-time state placer Brent Goode (125 pounds), Tom Hayden (135) and David Neumann . (145).

St. Xavier, ranked No. 2 in the clty, finished runner-up to Mater 'Dei at last year's classic.

"This will be the first indicator of who's going to really be the best teams this season," St. Xavier coach Dick Murphy said. "This is the sort of venue we11 use at the sectional, district and state."

St. Xavier is led by Chad Unz (135), Paul Cook (130), Phil Muldoon (215) and Don Carraher (119).

The rest of Cincinnati's top 10 also are entered with No. 3 Elder, No.4 Fairfield, No. 5 Sycamore,¡ Email tgroeschen@enquirer.com }

Wrestling

Lakotas top preseason Div. I poll, with West again given the edge

By Jotm Schutte ¡ The Cincinnati Enquirer

. Fpr the second straight season, Lakota East and Lakota West find themselves at the top of the preseaSOJ.\ coaches' Division I polL Last f)eason Lakota West got the ¡nod as the favorite, and the Firebirds came through with a second straight Enquirer poll championship.

11Usseason,withfourrehuiring state qualifiers, the Firebirds get the early nod again. In Divisions IIIII, ~oss is expected to be best, followed by Reading, Purcell Marian and Wyoming. Here's a rundown:

Division I L lakota East: Four state qualifiers return from a team that graduated only three. Heavyweight Tony Johnson is one of the best in his class. Johnson finished third as a sophomore and fifth last season. He is ranked No. 3 in the nation

by WIN magazine. Tim Sizemore placed fifth at state. Kody Pierson and Kent Pierson qualified but didn't place.

2. Lakota West: The Rrebirds are two-time defending city champions. Eight starters return from a team that finished eighth in the state, the highest finish of any local team.

Senior Andrew Monk is a state qualifier and Kenny Touris was an alternate. Aaron Duffy, a senior transfer from Indiana, will add depth with 100 career wins in three years. Coach Scott Fetz~r hopes for a breakout year from junior Brian All mer. All mer, also a star on the soccer team, was named a Cadet All-American. He finished seventh of 72 in a national tournament.

3. Moeller: Ryan Lukens returns as the defending state champion at 189 pounds. Senior Brent Goode also returns as a state qualifier. Goode finished sixth at 119 pounds. The Crusaders return 11 starters and six district qualifiers. David Neumann is a National Freestyle qualifier.

4. Elder: Mike Riestenberg, Elliott Spence and Tony Stegeman return as state qualifiers. The Panthers have five seasoned starters back, but coach Dick McCoy will rely' on four to five untested wrestlers to round out the team.

5. Mason: The Comets had moderate success last season with a young team.

Coach Jerry Schrock wants to build on that success and continue to grow as a team. Sean Lambert and Dustin Center are returning state qualifiers. The Comets return seven wrestlers who received all-league mention.

6. Colerain: Brandon Griffin and Aaron Marsh return as state qualifiers.

Griffin had a 31-9 record as a senior.

7. St. Xavier: Coach Dick Murphy enters his 30th year of coaching with a strong senior class. Murphy needs seniors Paul Cook, Chad Lunz, Josh Steigerwald, Adam Lytle, Bill Myers, Mike Puttmann and Phil Maldon to lead.

8. Harrison: The Wildcats will field a young team. Juniors Bryan Campbell and Ryan Kerns and sophomore Tyler Adams are returning district qualifiers. Craig Smith won the Coaches Classic last season as a freshman.

9. Fairfield: Coach Ron Masanek returns 10 letterwinners. Blair Wilcox is the most prolific returner. Wilcox (112 pounds) finished with a 26-9 record and qualified to state.

10. La Salle: Seven district qualifiers return for the Lancers. Eric Woolf, Joe Kaake and Mark Broering all return after receiving all-league honors last season.

Divisions 11-111 1. Ross: The Rams are deep with talent in lower and middle weights. Dan Lee, Zach Kanta, Kyle Ray and Micah Hitt are among those returning. Each of the four finished runner-up in the Fort Ancient Valley Conference Cardinal tournament last season.

2. Reading: Tommy Retcher returns as the Blue Devils' lone state qualifier.

Derek Mages, Tim Packer and John Bogucki return as Cincinnati Hills League champions.

3. Purcell Marian: The Cavaliers have a streak of 20 consecutive winning seasons. Kevin Tighe, Mitchell Manis and LaDonas Mclean will be charged with keeping alive the winning tradition.

4. Wyoming: CHL champion Matt Rsher returns to lead the Cowboys.

St. Xavier transfer Micah Vance will help at heavyweight.

5. Madeira: Junior Kevin Crowley, Joe Gettinger, Zach Rochon and Randy Cloran will be called upon to lead a young team that features eight freshmen.

6. Taylor: CHL Wrestler of the Year Jake Tamaska (40-4) returns. Freshman Ryan Hanison could make a big impact.

7. Roger Bacon: Coach Brennan Ryan must replace eight starters. Aaron Poppleton and Scott Bien are the top two back.

8. Batavia: Ryan Robbe and Jacob lson are the building blocks for a young team. Robbe is a three-time state qualifier; lson qualified as a sophomore.

9. Franklin: Coach Wendel Donathan must replace two state placers. Mike Quigley returns as a state qualifier, and Justin Blevins was an alternate.

10. Little Miami: All-league wrestlers Nick Burlile and Matt Pence return. Lack of depth is a major concern for coach Tim Martin.

Game Rve: Game One wmner vs. Game Two winner, 8 p.m.

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Sectional championship: Game Frve winner vs.

Game Four winner, 8:15 p.m.

Wrestling MVC LEAGUE MEET

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Team Standings: 1. CHCA 121 \1, 2. Summit 68, 3. CCD 46, 4. NCH 44, 5. Lockland 36, 6. Landmarkl5 \1.

Championship Round: 103-Paley (CCD); 112Greenblatt (CCD) p. Devore (CHCA); 119-Painter (CHCA) d. Cash (Lock) 15-11; 125-Undsey (Land) tf.

Stagge (CHCA) 19-3; 130-Mueller (Sum); 135-Waldman (Sum); 140-Spohn (CHCA) d. loreaux (Sum) 7-2; 145-Lolonde(CHCA) p. Bowling(Lock); 152-Gatio (lock) p. Gundrum (NCH); 160-Amend (CHCA) p.

Jones (NCH); 171-Hunter (CHCA); 189-Denoma (CHCA) d. Weber (NCH) 10-4; 215-Meyer (Sum) p.

Chatsfield (CHCA); Hwt-Edwards (CCD) p. Miller (Sum). Wrestler: Nick Spohn (CHCA). Coach: Scott Denoma (CHCA).

FAVC.BUCIIEYE LEAGUE MEET .

Team Standings: I. Hamson 210, 2. Mason 201, 3. Glen Este 112 \1, 4. loveland 78 \1, 5. Anderson 74 \1, 6. Amelia 52, 7. Winton Woods 22.

Championship Round: 103-Adams (Har) p. A. Nguyen (Mas) 1:58; 112-Hotopp (Har) d. Ford (Mas) 10-3; 119-Porter (GE) md. Kline (Mas) 9-1; 125-Conley (GE) md. Cooperstein (Mas) 11-0; 130-Center (Mas) tf. Dima (And) 16-1; 135-Burgess (Har) p. ~iz­ ener (Mas) 3:16; 140-Adams (Har) d. Homing (Mas) 9-2; 145-Taylor (Har) d. Meade (Mas) 13-7; !52Smith (lov) d. Rivera (Har) 16-9; 160-Be~ing (GE) p.

Ta~or (Har) 1:16; 171-Burton (Har) d. Rooney (And) 6-2; 189-Madden (Mas) d. Godfrey (GE) 7-5; 2150sbome (And) d. Porter (Mas) 7-3; Hwt-Marshall (Mas) p. Amburgey (Arne) :51.

FAVC-CARDINAL IDGUE MEET Team Results: I. Ross 188.5, 2. Wilmington 132,3. Norwoo\195, 4.Goshen87,5. Uttle Miami 75, 6. Nortflwest 64, 7. Turpin 40, 8. Kin~ 38.

Championship MatcMs: 103-Harper (Nortflwest) d. Jellison (Ross) 6-0; 112-Siemer (Ross) d.

Borton (Wilmington) 6-4; 119-Johnson (Ross) p. Poteet (Uttle Miami) 1:17; 125-Woods (Goshen) d.

Pence (Uttle Miami) 2-1 OT; 130-Cummin~ (Wil- , mington) p. Shearer (Ross) 4:33; 135-Aisip (Norwood) d. Thurman (Uttle Miami) 8-3; 140-Cox (Norwood) d. Martin (Uttle Miami) 5-2; 145-Aber (Wilmington) d. Kanta (Ross) by forfeit; 152-Ray (Ross) p. Kelsch (Norwood) 4:18; 160-J. Foster (Ross) d. Brown (Uttle Miami) 11-8; 171-M. Foster (Ross) p. Corken (Turpin) 3:07; 189-Shannon (Turpin) !f. Gibson (Goshen) 17-1; 215-Waugh (Wilmington) p. Giltz (Goshen) 1:24; Hwt-Dickerscheld (Ross) p. McHenry (Goshen) 2:01.

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Team Results: 1. Moeller 241, 2. Elder 187, 3.

St Xavier 151.5, 4. LaSalle 107, 5. Purcell Manan 65, 6. Chaminade-Julienne 61, 7. Roger Bacbn 59, 8.

McNich®s 23, 9. Alter 3.5.

Championship Mafl:hes: 103-Weaver (Moeller) d. Harris (Roger Bacon) 11-2; 112-Newbanks (Moeller) d. Hamson (Chaminade) 606; 119-Kaake (LaSalle) p. Havelkos (Moeller) 3:44; 125-Goode (Moeller) d. Gorrasi (Elder) 7-4; 130-Cook (St. xavier) tf. Grzebyk (Elder) 21-6; 135-Hayden (Moeller) d.

Unz (St. xavier) 6-4 OT; 140-Spence (Elder) d. Gaier (Moeller) by default; 145-Neumann (Moeller) tf.

Holthaus (LaSalle) 19-4; 152-Denman (St Xavier) d.

Kmetz (Moeller) 6-2; 160-Walton (Chaminade) d.

Nusekabel (Elder) 13-4; 171-Kiasemer (Elder) p.

Broenng (LaSalle) 1:14; 189-Lukens (Moeller) d.

Anevski (Elder) 4-0; 215-Stegeman (Elder) d. Quehl (Moeller) 14-4; Hwt-Tull (Moeller) p. Naltner (Elder) A.·"\Q

SOPI. CIIAMPIOIISHIPS T - Slandlnp: I. Mt. Healthy 220 5. 2 Dunbar 154, 3. Meadowdale 94, 4. Western H1lls 84. 5 Belmont 52. 6. Colonel White 25. 7. Hugtles 19, 8 Arken II. 9. Jefferson 10.10. Suvers 3.11. Wrthrow 0. lndhlduol llooulb: 103-1. Hams (Mt Healthy), 2. Smith (Westem Hrlls); 112-1. C. Corbett (Mt Healthy). 2. Finley (Dunbar), 3. Ramsey (Meadowdale); 119-1. fuller (Dunbar), 2, Srms (Mt. Healthy), 3. Moreland (Meadowdale), 4 love (CMnel White); 125-Hrrst (Belmont), 2. M. Corbett (Mt Healthy), 3. Zeiser (Western Hrlls); 130-1. Robms (Meadowdale). 2. Packnett (Dunbar). 3. Nyembol (Westem Hrlls). 4. Rouse (Mt Healthy); 135-Thorpe (Meado~ale), 2. Martm (Mt Healthy). 3. 8attl• (Wester~rlls). 4. Saunders (Colonel Whrte); 140-1 Roach (Mt Healthy). 2. Robmson (Dunbar). 3. 8anon (Colonel White). 4. Brown (Belmont): 145-1. faulkner(Mt Healthy). 2. Hernandez (Dunbar). 3 Mrtchell (Meadofdale). 4. Kerkhoff (Western Hrlls; 152-1 Forsberg (Mt. Healthy). 2. Whrbng (Meadowdale), 3 Kerl<hoff (Westem Hrlls), 4 Talley (Dunbar): 160-1.

Hooven (Mt Healthy). 2 Woulms (Westem Hrlls). 3.

Wilhamson (Jefferson), 4. 08Vls (Dunbar); 171-Butler (Mt. Healthy). 2 Peoples (Westem Hrlls), 3. Jeter(Colonel Whrte), 4. foster (Meadowdale); 189-Henson (Belmont), 2. Clemens (Mt. Healthy), 3. Rrchardson (Meadowdale), 4. Woulms (Western Hrlls); 215-1.

Shanks (Dunbar). 2. McKmley (Belmont). 3.lJttlelohn (Mt. Healthy), 4. Mrlhon (Westem Hdls); 275-1. Pngmore (Mt Healthy) 2. Talley (Dunbar). 3 Peoples (Hugtles), 4. Royles (Arken) GMC CIIAMPIONSIRPS

lOMn Reoulb: I. Sycamore 142, 2 Lakota East 132.5, 3. farrfield 131.5. 4. Lakota West 116 5. 5.

Colerain 110 5. 6. Oak Hrlls 102, 7 Pnnceton 79. 8 Mrddletown 56, 9. Hamdton 36 10. Milford 2B. Ch.wplonthlp Mallchoc 103-Musrck (Mrddletown) d Co~e (Oak Hrlls)6-1. 112-Steele (Hamrlton) d. Enckson (Colerarn) 13-6: 119-Wrllcocks (farrfield) d. Prerson (lakota East) 6-4; 125-Braun (Colerarn) md. D'Eprfanro (farrfield) 19-10; 130Bradbery (farrfield) d. Tawney (Sycamore) 8-5, 135Silemore (lakota East) md. Duffy (Lakota West)ll-0: 140-Crenshaw (Sycamore) d. Dowdy (Pnnceton) 6-4: 145-Bheden (Sycamore) d Hall (Oak Hrlls)5-2: 152-Monk (lakota West) p Wells (Pnnceton) 4·40: 160-Gnffin d. lobes (Mrlford) 11-4: 171-Moody tColerarn) d. Moore (Middletown) 5-4; 189-Kuhlman (Sycamore) d. Bnnker (farrfield) 6-4: 215-Hall (Sycamore) d. McHenry (Oak Hrlls) 2-1: Hwt-Johnson (lak:>ta East) p. Benton (Pnnceton).

MML CIIAMPIONSIIIPS

T - St.ndlnp: I. Mramrsburg 1775: 2.

Spnng!>oro 148.5:3. fran~m 139.5:4. Ganrollll3: 5.

Stebbrns 96: 6 West Canrollton 93. 7. Edgewood 89 5: 8. Lebanon 88; 9. farrt>om 72: 10. Talawanda 67 11 fenwrck 20: 12 Monroe B O...plonthip Round: 103: McGurre (Mramrsburg) dec. Anspach (fran~m)ll-6: 112: Clausrng (Mramrsburg) dec. Blevrns (franklin) 3-2 OT: 119: Qurgley (fran~rn) prn Campana (Spnng!>oro) 3:57: 125: Rutledge (Ganroll) dec. Guy (Mramrsburg) 5-2: 130: Szekeresh (lebanon) dec. Volkerdrng (Canroll)9-4. 135· Tumer (West Canrol~on) p10 Nrchols (Edgewood)133; 140· Good (Mramrsburg) dec fu~on (farrbom)12-9: 145 Rees (Mramrsburg) dec. fry (farrt>om) 8-2: 152 Goebel (Spnng!>oro) pin Patnck(farrt>om) 1·40. 160 Unz1cker {lalawanda) maJ. dec. Ferguson (West Carrollton) 15-5: 171: Smrth (Spnng!>oro) prn Delong (Stebbrns) 150: 189 DaviS (Edgewood) prn Temll (fran~rn) 1:16:215: lovy (Lebanon) maj dec. Truster (Talawonda) 16-5: 275: Wood (Mramrsburg) ma1 dec. Nena (Stebbins) 12-3 CIIL CIIAMPIONSIIIPS (lllndlon 1111 Hl&h Sdoooll T,..,.llooulb: Wyoming 181. Maderra 170, TayI·Jr 158.5. Readrng 150, F1nneytown 75. lnd1an H11f 72.5. Deer Par11. 58. Mariemont 4 lndlvlduols: 103-1 Schmrdt 2 Schweppe (Maderral: 112-1. Cloran (Maderra). 2 Welborne (DP): 119-1. ~etcher(R). 2. Frsher(W): 125-1. Marl<o ' (T!. 2 Downs (R); 130-1. Crowley (Maderra). 2. Salamone (T): 135-1. Mages (R). 2. caesar (Maderra).

140-1. Bo~on 2. Packer(R): 145-1. Boguckr (R).

2. ~owell (W). 152-1. 'rschesser 2 Howell (W): 160-1. Rrc'lman (WI. 2. Wngtlt (f): 171-1 RoctJon (Maderra), 2 Mrller(W): 189-1. Jensen (W). 2 Sayer (DPJ. 215-1. Re<.Kman (IH). 2. DICk (R); Hwt-1. Vance (W) 2. Sta~ord

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Wrestling

Moeller wins GCL to stake claim to city crown The Cincinnati Enquirer

Four-time champion Goode heads list of seven Crusaders winners

Moeller flexed its wrestling muscle at the Greater Catholic League meet Saturday afternoon at Elder High School. The Crusaders, ranked No. 1 in the Enquirer Division I coaches' poll and No. 3 in the state, had seven individual champions to claim its second straight league title and 11th since 1993.

Purcell Marian, ranked No.3 in the Divisions II-III poll, won four consolation final matches to pull out its 11th title since 1992.

Moeller scored 241 points to

down Elder by 54 points and St. Xavier by 89.5. Elder was ranked No.2 in the city, St. X No.4.

"We can wrestle a little better, but we can't wrestle great. Moeller wrestled great today," Elder coach Dick McCoy said.

The Crusaders remained un¡ beaten against local competition and virtually locked up the city poll championship.

"The last couple weeks this team has gelled, and we are peaking at the right time. The city title is a nice

By John Schutte

honor for the kids. It's a reward for their consistency," Moeller coach Jeff Gaier said.

Moeller took control of the meet in the semifinals with back-to-hack upsets in the lower weights. Josh Newbanks pinned Elder's Mike Riestenberg at 112 pounds. Brian Haverkos followed with an 11-4 decision over St. Xavier's Don Carraher at 119 pounds. Haverkos had dropped two straight to Carraher.

Gaier was named Coach of the Year for the 11th time and Brent

Goode was named GCL South Wrestler of the Year after becoming the fifth wrestler in league history and second for Moeller to win four straight titles. Chaminade-Julienne's Joe Walton later joined Goode as a four-time winner at 160 pounds. Prior to this season, the last to win four GCL titles was Moeller's Josh Janson (1994-97).

Goode defeated Elder's Frank Gorrasi with a hard-fought 7-4 decision in the 125-pound final. Mter a scoreless first period, Goode

scored two takedowns and an escape in the second period to take a 5-2 lead.

"I felt the pressure going into the match. I had everything to lose.

Eventually I settled down and stuck with my moves," Goode said. 'This is a great accomplishment."

Tom Hayden and Ryan Lukens joined Goode as repeat champions for the Crusaders. Hayden won the 135-pound title and Lukens took the 189-pound championship.

The GCL-North was a much

tighter contest. Purcell Marian edged Chaminade 65-61. Roger Bacon finished third with 59 points.

The title is the first for secondyear head coach Cliff Pope, who served as assistant to Terry Meinking for 16 years.

"It seems like this has been a long time coming," an ecstatic Pope said. ''We have two starters out, so we only brought nine wrestlers.

Our kids came through today."

Leading Purcell with third-place finishes were: Carey Tighe (130), Kevin Tighe (135), Ethan Fuqua (152) and Ladonas McLean (189).

814 SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2004

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HIGH SCHOOLS

Wrestling seetionals

Fairfield back on top First sectional title since 2000 By kill Schutte The Ci11ciHJWti EHquirer

Fairfield is back. The Indians placed al114 wrestlers in the top six to capture their first sectional title since 2000 Saturday night at Fairfield High School. The title is the 13th for the program.

Fairfield scored 230 points followed by Harrison (213), Lakota East (205), Lakota West (203) and Mount Healthy (ll4).

The top four wrestlers in each weight class advance to the district tournament Friday and Saturday at Fairfield. The district finals are scheduled for 6 p.m. Saturday.

"We pride ourselves in usually finishing first or second at sectionals, but last year was an off year," Fairfield coach Ron Masanek said.

"We've beenclosetowinningafew tournaments this year but couldn't GREG LORING for the Enquirer quite close it. Tonight we closed it."

Elder's Pat Hirth (left) won the 103-pound final match Saturday over Mason's An Nguyen in the Fairfield advances 10 wrestlers Division I wrestling sectlonals at St. Xavier. to the districts. Harrison advances eight, Lakota East nine and Lakota Westll.

AnthonyBradbery (130) andJe- ·Sectional tournament results 6-2; 119-Campball (Harrison) p.

(Top lour In each weifll clas> at each (Mason) 1:38; 14G-EIIioll Spenoe (Ekle<) d.

(Rage< Baron) 11-4; 21~ (flotlor remyYoung (145) earned individu- site advance Josh IJowdy (1'11nce1Dn) 5.J; 145-Colby Hollanclswotth (Hamllll>n) 1:40; Baron) p. Spoocef (Ciennont HE) 2:41; to the dlslrlct toumamenl) 125-0'Eplfanio (Fairfield) p.

Snell al titles for Fairfield.

Dhlolooll Fa~ (MIIIootl) d. John Meade ( - ) 275RlUer (McNicholas) md.

9-5; 152-Jalle Denman (St X8Yie<) d. ( - ) 2:52; 130-Tourls (lakota Wast) SU!ole(Norwood) 13-2. lat ....... ) Young's victory over top seed Ronnie Wells (Princelon) 8-6 OT; 160-Jell d. Sheperd (lalooCa East) 3-1; 135-Cooooy Dhloloolll r - R--1. 286.5. 2.

- ) d. e...,.. (Harrison) 6-2; lat ....... w..tl Justin Taylor of Harrison clinched S)'Camom 194, 3. Colellin 173. 4. Dak Hills l..obes (MIIold) d. Louis Millef (St X8Yie<) ( 14o-Selyers (Fairfield) d. 6o/ol (Lakota 5. Glen Esle 100.5. 6. Loveland 96.

7-2; 1714ti Klasemer (Ekle<) d. Mall< r - R - : t. Cllntoothe title for the Indians. The cham- 123.5, 7. Wilmlng!OO 91, 8. Amelia 60.5, 9. Kings e~ng (LaSalle) 12-5; 189-Justln Selas West) 1.0; 145-Hollmeyer (l.ai<Dta Wast) d.

183.5. 2. C8J1IIIe 155.0. J. oakwood t4J.s.

(LaSalle) d. StM AneYsld (Elder) 5-3 OT; Faulkner (MI. Haalthy) 12·10; 152-lilndt 4. Winton Woods 29.

141.0, 5. 133.5. 6. pionship match, a 7-5 decision, 39. 10. (flllrlleld) d. Smith (Lakota East); Ct r' ttr ........._103-WelWif 215-Tony Staaoman (Elder) d. 1'1111 Muldoon Dixie 127.5, 7. Readln& 112.5, 8. ~ gave Young his first tournament ti- (Moeller) p. Coyle (Dak Hills) 3:45; (St X8Yie<) 4-1; 2 75-Z8chaoy Maoshall 160-llnzlcl!er (Talawand8) md. Helnle 100.0, 9. Summk Co. Doy 71. 10.

112-Ne'Nbanks ( - ) d. Erickson (l.alll«a West) 14·2; 17l...llmef (Lakota Belhei-TIIII! 65.0, 11. Cln. HMis Chr. 60.0, (Mason) p. Jaz (1'11nce1Dn) 0:52. tle on .the varsity level.

(Colefaln) 6-2: 11!1-iiMtkls ( - ) d.

12. Fenwlcl< 50.0, 13. Cln. Counlly Doy -103-Gmg West) md Rooney ( - ) 12-4; Weir (LaSalle) 169-Bnnke< (Falofield) d. Mortensen (La32.0, 14. Landmark CMIIIan 25.5, 15.

"He (Taylor) beat me last time POOer (Glen Esle) !5-14; 125-Goode Rolfes- (St XNet) p. Nathan 2:04; 112-0eRichloen DuMs (PitncoiDn) d. w.) 7-4; 215-EIIioU (Harrleon) md. T"*M Lemon-Monroe 23.0, 16. -.msburtl d. Soaun (Coleoaln) 7.J; at a dual meet after I built a seven- (MOeller) 130-Marsto (Coleoaln) d. Qommlnes BuU:h Foey (St XNet) 8-5; 119-Chad Kline (TIIIawanda) 11-2; 275-Relnhlllll (l.a- 16.0, 17. JelleiSOI1 Twp. 8.0, 18. Oee< Pall< 9-5; 135-Hayden (Moeller) d.

(Mason) d. Chris Lowstuter (Eicle~ 9-4; Wast) d. Prl§non! (Ml Haaltlly) 3-1.

7.0, 19. 4.0, 20. l.od<llnd 2.0 point lead on him. That was the (Wilmington) OleiB~e (Coleoain) 8-3; 14().-.Cmnstoaw 125-Joel Coopelsleln (Mason) d. MlciiM Dhlolo..

CIIIIIIIIJ11Mitlp ~ 103-StiNe turning point of my season," (Sycamom) 11. Galel (Moeller) 23-8; Unz (St XNet) 11-5; I~ Riwtoa latl'llrcoiiiWIIR) Austin (Co~lsle) p. Mau Schwopjle (Pnncelon) d. StM Grzebyl< (Elder) 6-0; ( - ) d . HaN (Dak Hills) r - R--1. - m Brown 250; ( - ) 3:01; 112-Tommy Aelchor Young said. "This victory was big 145-Heumann 14-7; 152-Smlth (Loveland) d. Kmetz 135-So ScaMto (Elder) d. Muhammad (-.g) d. Randy Clolan ( - ) 1.0: 2. Roeer Baron 190: 3. Pun:eH Marlin t44; for me and the team."

(Moellel) 9-3; 160-Be<ling (Glen Esle) d.

Abdur-Rahman (Princolon) 8-2; 14D-James 4. Wyoming 129; 5. Goshen 113; 6. Taylo< 11~ Robbe (Sotavla)p. Wollle Wotl<lns Grtflln 7-2; 171-Moody(Colerain) d. Galleo Homing (Mason) d. Josh 51a18arwald (St 110; 7. -Richmond 99; 8. McNicholas (Lemon-Monroe) 1:22; 125-Germane Lakota East finished third in the (Glen Esle) 4-2; 169-llll<ens (Moello~ d. XBYier) 3-1 OT; 14~ 8ootge< (St Xavlel) 90.5;9.CiermontNE86.5;10.Norwood81; Undooy (l.andmal1< Christian) 11. Joe l(endig standings but won the most indi- Kuhlman (Sycamooe) 3-2; 215-HIIII d. RJ. Jameson (Elder) 3-2; 152-Chris 11. Indian Hll 33; 12. Finneyii>Wn 30; 13. (Oekwood) 18-3; 1J()..I(aoAn Crowley 6elloeme)'er (Elder) d. KeYin Koller (LaSalle) Harmony Community 8. d. Quehl (Moelle<) 5-4; ( - ) d . Jason Robbe (Sotavla) 7·2 OT; vidual titles. East won all six of its (S)'C811100!) cea ••,,,.,..., Ml...._l03-Harris 135-Ben Waldman (SummA Co. Doy) p.

275-Tull (Moeller) p. Olive< (S)'Camon!)

6-4 OT; 160-Rob Nuoekabel (Eicle~ p.

4:20.

Kevyn Wolcle< (Pnncelon) 2:00; 171-Andoew Donlk Magas (Raadoncl 5:40; 14o-Hicl< (Roger Baron) p. Schmidt (Taylor) championship matches.

Real& (St XNet) d. David Hun (Mason) 3:59; 112-lohbeck (McNicloolas) md. Spohn (Cin. Hills Chr.) md. Jason IDreaux Jlllni.PIIce --103-0id<lnson "Six champions are the most we (Colerain) p. CopenllaW!f (Kings) 1:36; (Summk Co. Doy) 11·2; 145-Pallicll 8-3; 169-.leff Madden (Mason) d. 8111 Myers Rube (Roger Baron) 15-6; 119-112-Reese (Amelia) md.

6or1on (St xa.ter) 8-6; 215-&lan Porter (Mason) (Ciermont N£) md. Bien (flotlor Baron) Lanham (Madleon) d. John 6oOidd have ever had. The kids we (WIImlng!OO) 14.0; 119-Tracy (LIM!Iand) d. p. David Heidorn (LaSalle) 2:34; (Raadlnll) 7-4; 152-Jaoob Sryant 12-4: 125-Valentine (Clermont NE) d. brought wrestled well," Lakota Deinlein(DakHills) 10.7; 125-Conley(Gien 275-Jameel Peeples (Hughes Canter) p. Woods (Goihon) 7-2; 130-ll&fle (PuKliU (~) """' Joe Delloposta Esle) d. McBrayer (WIImingllln) 6-4 OT; Mall< Soovanner (MIIIOnl) 2:28.

Malian) d. Potier (Goshen) 3-2; ( - ) dlfault; 160-lan l.ehn (~) East coach Bob Latessa said.

130-Tawney (SycaRIOI'II) d. Glasa< Dhlolooll 135-&ownlee (w.um Brown) dec. Tiafle md. Chad Coaft (Dixie) 14-4; 171~1lam (Puroolt MaMn) 6-4 OT; 14D-6runsman Garrison (Oakwood) md. Zach Rochon lat Folr1lololl Kody Pierson (ll9), Kent Pier- (Moeller) 7-3; 13!H:lenshaw (Sycamon!) d. Jones (LIM!Iand) 9-4; 140-Abaf r - - 1 . Falofield 230; 2. (flotlor Baron) p. Pallicll ( - Ricllmood) (Madeira) 9-1; 169-Josh- (Madison) son (125), Tim Sizemore (135), (Wilmingllln) d. Braun (Colerain) 12-8; Harrison 213; 3.laloota East205; 4. l.akDII 1:46; 145-Naylor (Westem Brown) p. Minor p. Jason comett (Co~lslel 4:44; p. Seke< West 203; 5. Mt. Heallhy 114; 6. Andlrson ( - Ricllrnom) 0:58; 152-Fuqua (Purtell 215-Nalllan Tloobaben (Ciinton-Mas81e) p.

Dan Crone (140), Rob Conley (160) 146-lllledon3:32;(S)'Camore) MaMn) p. foschesser (Taylor) 2:28; Tom OickRaadlnll) 1:45: 275-Jaoob Wysong 152-Serola (Sycarroom) 82.50; 7. Hamlloo 60.50; 8 . - 50; and Tony Johnson (heavyweight) (I.DYeland) p.

Wuesleleld (Oek HHis) 3:31; 9. Tlllawanda 49; 10. Lebanon 46; 11.

160-Apgar(CiermontNE) d. Noble (-m (Dixie) d. Dan Ivins (CIInll>n-Massle) 5-1 160-Cameoon (Moaler) p. 1<1uesener (Dak Tuopin 0.

Brown) 14-7; 171-Bri<IQeS (Westam Brown) Tlllni-PIIce Motdlts: 103-.leff Paley were among the Thunderhawks' Hills) 3:32: 171-Sioaw (Syc8111011l) md. a.... ,••• a..............103-Adams d. ~ (flotlor Baron) 8-5; 169~ (Cin. Coonuy Day) p. Dom llngano champions.

Pony (Winton Woods) 14.J; 189--<iodln!y (Harrison) d. Harper ( - ) 11-9 OT; (Weaem Brown) d. Mclean (Purtell Marlin) (CiintDn-Massle) 4:01; 112-TYter savage Esle) p. Metter (LIM!Iand) 2:42; (~) md. Shane Lanlpn (llelhei-Tala) 112~ (Hamlllon) d. ~(Harrison) 12·7; 21.5-Mannlng ~m BmM~) d.

Crone was the biggest surprise. (Glen 215-Kehl (Coleraon) d. Adam (loYOiand) 6-0; 119-Pierson (Lakola East) d. Wlllcoclcs Plonafll (Wyoming) • 6-3; 275-Yonce 8.(); 119-Amor Maki (Dakwood) a. Blake Chastain (Medllra) 6-3; 125-Jooy llrown The junior entered as an unseeded 5-3; 275-AmbuJ81!Y (Amelia) d. Jacoby (Fill~) 8-4; 125-Pier!on (l.aloota East) d. (Wyoming) p. McHenry (Goshen) 2:20.

Flake (l.ai<Dta West) 6-0; 130-Sradbeoy TlllnloPioco Mat--103-Stevens (Carlisle) d. David Beach (Diooe) 8-5; wrestler. After a disappointing (Wilmington) 13·10.

(Faorlleld) d. Dim1 (Andenlon) 5-D; 135(Goshen) p. F-nd (Wyoming) 2:52; 130-Kun Staplelon (C8Jtisle) d. Elllln Dhlolooll Sizernofe (lakota East) d.

Dully (l.alcot.a 112-Mananey (WyomlncJ p. .

Owens (Dixie) 9-5; 135-Jaoob loon lat St. Xoolorl Greater Miami Conference meet r - - 1 . Ekle< 232.0. 2. West) 4-2; 140-Coone (l.akDII East) d. (Taylor) 0:46; 119-Fisher (Wyomlnll) d. (SetaYil) p. Kyle Siapleton (C8rllsle) 2:52; in which he failed to place, Crone Mason 223.5, 3. St XBYier 215.0. 4. Roach (Ml Haalthy) 5-1; 145-Young leslie (Indian Hill) 3-1: 125-EJIII ( - 14D-11m Packer (RIIIIdlncl md. David Taylo< (Fairfield) d. Taylo< (Hanlson) 7-5; (Cilnton-Massie) 14~; 145-Joe Gettinger 152.5. SPrinceiDn 122.5, 6. MIIIMI Richrnom) p. Ma""' (Taylor) 2:04; knocked off the Nos. 2 and 4 seeds LaSalle 152-Monk (lakoU West) 11. Rivefa 130-HoltingSwor1ll (WeStern Brown) p.

(Madaloa) d. Chris Hughes (Ciinton-Massie) 98.0, 7. Hills 28.0, -8. Hughes 1().7; !52-Stove Owens (Dakwood) p. Joey (Harrison) 21-5; !SO-Conley (Lakota East) Selamone (Taylor) 0:29; 135-Aisip to earn his first varsity tournament Canter 15.0, 9. Walnut Hills 13.0. tf. Bradberry (Faifoeld) 17-1; 171-Sutler(Mt. (Norwood) p. Haines (McNicholas) 5:54; 8roolnlen (llelhei-Tate) 3:30; 160-Justin --103-Pat title. Kody and Kent Pierson each HirthCbiRijlloMI!Ip Haalthy) d. 6urtDn (Harrison) 5-3; 140-Petrld< (w.um Brown) p. Bolton Stocloenflnger (CIInton-Massle) d. Zach (Elder) d. An Nguyen (Mason) 5-3; (Taylor) 0:58; 14~1 (Wyoming) p.

8ostar (C8~Isle) 5-3; 171-Jake McSorley !59-Shannon (Turpin) d. Clemens (Mt. captured titles, the first time the 112-Sean Lambert (Mason) d. Mike Haalthy) 6-5; 215-loYy (Lebanon) d.

W8jpltr (Ffoeer Baron) 1:28; 152-l'o<ter (Ciintoii-Massie) d. Dustin TUmeJ' (C8Jtisle) (Elder) by dlfault; 119-Joe identical twins have won at the Rleslsnbertl (Wastam llrown) d. Kalsch (Norwood) 6-4; 6-4: 189-Mike DaNoma (Cin. Hills Chr.) d.

Osborne ( - ) 6-1; 275-.lohnson llalke (LaSelle) md. Don Carrahe< (St (Lakota East) p. Mcl<endoy (Falofield) :34.

160-.iolly (flotlor Seam) d. Richman 14-6; 125-Foank Gorrasl (Ekle<) d.

IJikacs (Dixie) 6-4; 215-Mart)' Zaczel< same event. The title was the third XBYier) (Wyoming) 12~; 171-I<Domon (Finneylown) ( - ) p. Evan Meyer (SummA Co. Doy) Eric Woo~ (LaSalle) 9-6; 130-Dustln C8ntar ---103-liall straight for Kody and the first for (Mason) p. Paul Cool< (St XBYie~ 1:58: (l.alcot.a 2:46; 27 5-Jack Snydar(Dakwood) d. Taddy d. Eppons (Pun:ell MaMn) 6-4; East) d. Touots (lakota West) 6-2; McCioe {l'enwicl<) 3-1 112-Va,.n (fairfield) d. Fox (lakota West) 169~ (-Richmond) d. Wehmeyer 135-Cilad Unz (St. X8Yie<) p. Dan Miz811er Kent.

Ohio state wrestling

2¡- 26-04

Moeller's Goode makes his .rrrst rmals at 125 Locals Johnson, Thobabenjoin him ~

Colleen Kane

The Cincinnati Enquirer

COWMBUS- What was a dismal morning at the state wrestling championships for the Moeller wrestling team turned a little brighter¡ for two individuals as night rolled around.

After advancing all nine wrestlers to sit in second place for the Division I team title Thursday, only two Crusaders made it past the morning session Friday.

And 2003 189-pound champion Ryan Lukens lost his chance to defend his title when he was defeated in the quarterfinals. Lukens came back to win two more matches Friday to clinch a place in his bracket.

Four-time state qualifier Brent Goode will wrestle in his first state finals today, facing two-time state placer Albert Madsen of Lakewood St. Edward at 125 pounds.

"When they've wrestled so hard all season and their goal was to place in the state tournament, it's hard, especially with the number we had," Moeller coach Jeff Gaier said. "But having Brent (Goode) make the finals and having Ryan (Lukens) advance at least makes up a little bit for that hurt."

Moeller is fifth heading into the final day with 42.5 points. Defending state champion Lakewood St. Edward virtually clinched a second team title by coming away with 145.5 points. Massillon Perry is second with 84 points.

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Clinton-Massie 215-pounder Nathan Thobaben, in Division III, also will try for a state championship.

Goode, who has placed sixth twice at state, won his first state quarterfinals match Friday morning, then went into overtime in his semifinal match against Canton Glen Oak's Tyler Anthony at night.

He advanced when Anthony was called for fleeing the mat Anthony and Goode had wrestled twice before, each winning one match. "It feels good, but the job isn't done," Goode said.

Johnson, a two-time state placer, will make his first trip to the finals.

He lost to Friday night's semifinals opponent Kirk Nail at state last year, 6-4 in overtime, but came away with a 3-2 decision Friday night. Johnson meets Akron Fire. stone's Jermail Porter for the 275pound Division I title today.

"I wrestled smart. I didn't force anything, and I worked really hard and it paid off," Johnson said. 'The last two years watching the state champ, I was like, 'Man, I should be in there.' And now I'm there."

Thobaben, an undefeated 215pounder who placed third'in state last year, will try to become his school's first state wrestling champion. He pinned both Navarre Fairless' Trent Dibel and Tiffin Calvert's Andrew Reinhart in the first period to advance to the finals, and will wrestle Indian Valley's Joe Ellwood for the title.

"He's given up six points all year.

Right now, he's probably one ,of the most dominating wrestlers in the L-~~-----L"

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State wrestling results (Local finishetsl

DIVISION I Team Scores 1. lakewood St. Edward 145.5; 2. Massillon Peny 84; 3. (tie) Garfield Hts., Wadsworth 62; 5. Moeller 42.5; Locals: 10. lakota E. 2B.5; 12. (tie) Elder, Tal. Waite 26; 15. lakota West 25; 28. (tie) Pnnceton, Sycamore, Madison, Massillon Jackson, N. Canton Hoover, Pickenngton North 11; 38. (tie) Centerville, Mt. Healthy; 48. (tie) Glen Este, Day. Carroll; 53. (tie) St. Xavier61. (tie)Harrison, 70. (tie) Colerain, loveland,Spnngboro, 77. (tie)laSalle, Lebanon,

Championship Semifinals

125: Albe~ Madsen, lakewood St. Edward dec. Dallas Hucle, Marysville 3-2; Brent Goode, Moeller dee. Tyler Anthony, Canton Glen Oak 5-3 OT; 130: sean Nemec, lakewood St Edward tech. iall Ken Touris, lakota West 17-1; 140: Anthony Ciraky, Westerville South dec. Victer Crenshaw, Sycamore 9-7; 152:Timmy Miller, Wadsworth deq. Andrew Monk, lakota West4-3; 160: Chuck Koz, lakewood St. Edward maj. dec. Tim Bening. Glen Este 14-4; 171: Adam Mehan, Wadsworth pin Bnan Almer, lakota West 1:44; Mike Ward, Mayfield Vii. Mayfield pin Olajuwon Butler, Ml Hearthy 2:36; 275: Jennail Po~er, Akron Firestone dec. Tim Reed, Madison 5-1; Tony Johnson, lakota E. dec. Kirk Nail, Hilliard Davidson 3-2.

160: Rob Nusekabel, Elder dec. Rob Conley, lakota E. 14-10;

171: Vince DiDona, lakewood St. Edward dec. Wilson Bu~n. Harrison 3-2; Dan Jonhenry, Berea maj. dec. Nick Klasemer, Elder 14-2; 189: Ryan L~ns,Moeller dec. Andy Zalaiskalns, Massillon Washingto 7-3; Adam Murray, Pickerington N. pin Greg Kuhlman, Sycamo ;36; 215: Nick Simon, Shaker Hts. dec. Challes Quehl, Moeller 4-2 OT; Ryan Adkins, lakewood Sl Edward dec. Phil Muldoon, St. xavier 12-5; Tony Stegeman, Elder pin James Faught, Elyria 4:45; Ben Huddle, Dublin Scioto dec. Jeremy Lovy. Lebanon 13-10; 275: Jaz Benton, Princeton pin Dave Wyper, Penysburg 4:07; Rob Lhchfield, Pickerington Cent dec. Jimmy Tull, Moeller8-2.

DIVISION II Team Scores St Paris Graham 149.5; 2. Guy. Falls Walsh Jesuh 84.5; 3. (tie) Akron St Vin.-St. Mary, Pemberville Eastwood 55; 5.

Chagrin Falls Kentton 46; Locals: 32. Hamilton Ross 13; 40. (tie) Wyoming. Western Brown 9; 46. (tieDay. Chaminade-Julienne64. (tie) Franklin, Hillsboro,

Championship semifinals No local qualifiers Championship quarterfinals

160: Scott Vaughn, Millersburg W. Holmes dec. Joe Walton, Day. Chaminade-Julienne 9-3; 189: Chris Hahn, Minerva tech. fall Chris Schneider, Westem Brown 25-10;

Championship Quarlarflnals

125: Brent Goode, Moeller pin Adam Rogers, Uniontown lake 1:49; 130: Bryan Mathews, Garfield Hts. dec. Aaron Marsh, Colerain 9A; Ken Tour1s, lakota West dec. Antonio Ramirez, Tal. Wahe 7-2; 135: Michael Davis, Galloway Westland dec. Tim s~emore, lakota East 11-4; 140: Victer Crenshaw, Sycamore dec. Robbie Hatszegi, lakewood St. Edward 7-5; Anthony Ciraky, Westerville South dec. Dean Gaier, Moeller 6-4; David Dutton, Pickenngton Cent. dec. Elliott Spence, Elder 7-4; 145: Marcus Effner, Garfield Hts. maj. dec. Chip Beall, Spnngboro 14-0; 152: Timmy Miller, Wadsworth pin Josh Smith, loveland 3:10; Andrew Monk, lakota West dec. Travis Popham, Mt. Vemon 16~13; Da\~d Clemens, Beavercreek maj. dec. Jake Denman, St. xavier 9-1; 160: Tim Bening. Glen Este dec. Bret Thomas, Manon Harding 1-0; Chuck Koz, lakewood St. Edward dec. Rob Conley, lakota East 7-4; 171: Brian Almer,lakota West dec. Jeremy Rose, Uniontown lake 6-5; Olajuwon Butler, Ml H~arthy dec. Joe Deak, Madison 11-8; 189: Nick Roman, Canton Glen Oak dec. Ryan Lukens, Moeller8-5; 275: Jermail Po~r. Akron Firestone dec. Jimmy Tull, Moeller 3-2; Tony Johnson, lakota East pin Ray Kent, Greensburg Green 2:1B;

Consolation Round Two U9: Robbie Michaels, Clyde dec. Mike Quigley, Franklin 11 4 - i35: Ryan Brownlee, Westem Brown dec. Ed Amick, Cols.

St Francis DeSales 10-6; 140: Grant Hoppel, Usbon Beaver dec. OWen Powell, Preble Shawnee 4-2; Jess Spencer, Greenfield McClain dec.

Mike Triscaro, Chagrin Falls Kenston B-6; 152: Kyle Ray, Ross maj. dec. Brock Bowman, Rayland Buckeye local15-4; 160: Jared Martin, Clyde maj. dec. Jake Foster, Ross 14-4â&#x20AC;˘ Chris Schneider, Western Brown dec. Bryce Raybum, Ontark> 10-6; 215: Ryan Holsinger, Greenfield McClain dec. Craig LaVallee. Uma Shawnee 2-0; 275: Micah Vance, Wyoming pin Jason Marshall, St. Paris Graham 2:5B;

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DIVISION Ill TaamScores 1. Sand. StMary C.C. 99.5; 2. Bedford St. Peter Chane!

62.5; 3. Delta 49.5; 4. Cle. Cuyahoga Hts. 45; 5. Clarks.

Clinton-Massie 38; Locals: 22. Cenisle 20.5; 24. Waynesville 19; 41.

Batavia 11; 46. (tie) Summit Country Day, N. Lewisburg Triad, Spencerville, Sullivan Black River 9; 50. (tie) Gin. Hills Christian Acad., Defiance Tinora,london Madison Plains 8.5; 77. (tie) Reading 2;

Second consolatioli round

103: Daniel Eaney, Gahanna Uncoln pin Tyler Adams, Harrison 0:49; Jeff Gasser, Wadsworth maj. dec. Alex Weaver, Moeller 12-4; U2: Josh Shill, Greenville dec. Brent Clausing, Miamisburg 4-0: Ben Johnson, Massillon Jackson pin Josh Newbanks, Moeller 5:23 01; U9: John Ashbrook, Kettering Fainnont dec. Don Carraher, St. Xavier 9-7 OT; Eric Wanner, Lewis Center Olentangy dec. Joe Kaake, LaSalle 5-4; 130: Dustin Center, Mason pin Benny Barrette, Madison 0:47; Thomas Straughn, Massillon Peny pin Aaron Marsh, Colerain 2:3B; 135: Tim S~emore, Ubertf Twp. lakota E. dec. Tom Hayden, Moeller 5-4: Sean StevensOn, Reynoldsburg dec.

Aaron Duffy, lakota West 10-3; 140: Elliott Spence, Elder dec. Jamie Cummins, Tol. Waite 5-3 OT; Nick Hoyt, Cle. St. Ignatius maj. dec. Dean Gaier, Moeller 19-10 ; Josh Dowdy, Princeton dec. Robbie Hatszegi, lakewood St. Edward B-7; 145: Chris Newbury, Hilliard Darby dec. Chip Beall, Springboro 4-3; Tommy Cunningham, Grovepo~-Madison maj. dec. David Neumann, Moeller 12-1; Brad Blieden, Sycamore dec. Brad Marzec, Tol. Sl Francis DeSales B-5; 152: Tony Spooner, lakewood St. Edward dec. Jake Denman, St xavier 3-1; Payton O'Bryan, Mentor pin Josh Smrth, loveland 3:24;

Championship Semifinals

130: lance Navarra, Magnolia Sandy Valley dec. Chas Franz, Waynesville 3-2 OT; 135: J. Jaggers, Be~:q_rd St. Peter Chane! pin Jacob lson, Batavia 4:46; Kyle Huss, Navarre Fainess dec. Ben Waldman, Summit Country Day 2-1 OT; â&#x20AC;˘ , 140: Nick Dierkes, N. Jackson Jackson-Milton dec. Nick Spohn, Gin. Hills Christian Ac 17-12; 215: Nathan Thobaben, . Cllnton-Massie pin Andrew Reinhart. Tiffin Celve~ 1:32; 275: Koel Davia, Belmont Union Local pin Dan Ivins, Clinton-Massi~ 3:30; Championship quarterfinals 140: Jon Taylor, Clyde d6o. Owen Powell, Preble Shawnee 3-1 OT; 160: Scott Vaughr{. Millersburg.W. Holmes dec. Joe Walton, Day. Chaminade-Julienne 9-3; 189: Chris Hahn, Minerva tech. fall Chris Schneider, Western Brown 25-10; Consolation Round Two

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119: Ben Pike, Jamestown Greeneview pin Nick Steiner, Waynesville 5:41 OT; Adam Kayatin, Lima Cent. Cath. pin Ryan Robbe, Batavia 2:40; 145: Joe Bockmore, Wellington pin John Bogucki, Reading 1:54; 152: Matt Fearon, Kirtland dec. Joe Dellaposta, Middletown Madison 5-4;

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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2004 Clf

Wrestling state tournament

Moeller in distant ·second Four (Crusaders in quarterfinals

By Colleen Kane The Cincinnati Enquirer

COLUMBUS - The Moeller wrestling team went to see the movie Miracle the night before its opening day at the state wrestling championships.

Mter Thursday's matches at Value City Arena, the Crusaders will need to look for some inspiration from the underdog story.

Moeller sits in second place in Division I with 17.5 points after the opening day. All nine of the Moeller wrestlers are still in contention to place in the state meet. Four wrestlers advanced to the quarterfinals, and the other five advanced in the consolation brackets.

But there's one giant obstacle in Moeller's way of a team title.

Defending state champion Lakewood St. Edward surged to 35.5 points on the opening day after advancing 11 of its 13 wrestlers to the quarterfinals.

"Obviously some crazy things would have to happen (to catch up). They're just on a different level right now," Moeller coach Jeff Gaier said. "But most of the points are going to be picked up tomorrow, so we'll have a better idea af.ter tomorrow.... We lost some close ones in the first round, but the kids came back. I think it shows that we have a lot of heart."

Moeller's Brent Goode will make his fourth trip to the state quarterfinals after wirining a 12-3 ·major decision over Dublin Sci~ to's Eric Turner. Goode, a 125pounder, has placed sixth twice at

GREG LORING for the Enquire(

Moeller's Ryan Lukens (left) bears down to win his 189-pound championship preliminary match against Worthington Kilbourne's Ryan Velie. Lukens advances to the Division I quarterfinals.

state but has lost in the quarterfinals three years in a row.

Gaier's son, 15-year-old Dean, was one of the youngest area wre& tiers to qualify for the state championships and advanced by beating Wadsworth's Josh Kallai 16-0 on a technical fall .

"He's showing a lot of poise as a freshman," coach Gaier said. "Up here the mental aspect is huge, and if you come in and don't let things bother you, then you can wrestle well."

Defending state champion Ryan Lukens (189 pounds) and senior Jim Tull also advanced for Moeller.

• Mount Healthy's Olajuwon Butler, who won his school's first district title in 36 years to qualify for his second state trip, pinned North Olmsted's Jeremy Feador at 3:18 to make the quarterfinals.

"He's here to win a state championship. Period," Mount Healthy coach Thorn Maxwell said. "He's best on his feet. No one's going to take him down. So he's going to have to dominate people on his feet, like he's done all his career."

• Lakota Easfs Tony Johnson (275 pounds) advanced on one of the quickest matches of the day, pinning Pickerington Central's

Rob litchfield in 1:20.

Lakota East is in ninth place with 9.5 points after Tnn Sizemor~ · and Rob Conley also advanced.

• Nick,Spohn, a senior whO. won CHCA's first district title to qualify, easily advanced in the 140:, pound Division ill championshi12, bracket by defeating Brookfield's Dave Dillon by technical fall, 20-4~ • Clinton-Massie sits in fiftl], place in Division ill with 10 points after advancing all three of itS wrestlers to the quarterfinals Dan Ivins (275 pounds), Nathan· Thohaben (215 pounds) and Jacob Bryant (152 pounds).

DIVISION II

171: Oettwlller(Greenfield McClain) over Marhofer (Cuy,.

Falls Walsh Jesutt) defau~. ..

215: Holsinger (Greenfield McClain) p. Bovin1t (Wintersville Indian Creek) 4:41. "' 275: Vance (Wyoming) d. White (Canal Fulton Northwest) 7-0; Kosch (Paulding) over Oickerscheld (Ross~

State wrestling results . Thursday at Schottensteln Center. Columbus (Quarterfinals and semifinals today; finals Saturday)

DIVISION I Team Standings: 1. lakewood St. Edward 35.5; 2.

Moeller 17.5; 3. Massillon Perry 16; 4. Wadsworth 13; 5.

Solon 12.5. Other locals: 8.lakota West!O; 9.lakota E. 9.5; 23. Sycamore 5; 24. (tie) Mt. Healthy, St. Xavier, 4; 36. (tie) Princeton, 3; 49. (tie) Colerain, Glen Este, loveland, Springboro, 2; 76. (tie) LaSalle, Lebanon, I

Championship Preliminaries

Feador (N. Olmsted) 3:18.

189-Lukens (Moeller) md. d. Velie (Worth. Kilboume) 11-1; Reinhart (Dublin Coffman) p. Kuhlman (Sycamore) 1:50.

215-Noga (Eastlake North) d. Quehl (Moellei) 8-5; Burger (Mentor) d. Muldoon (St Xavier) 7-3; Trusnik (Macedonia Nordonia) d. Stegeman (Elder) 5-4; Busson (Wadsworth) md. Lovy (Lebanon) 10-0.

275-Tull (Moeller) d. Kefert (Worth. Thom. Worthington) 2-1; Ho,kins (Westerville North) d. Benton (Princeton) 9-8;.

Johnson (lakota East) p. Utohfield (Pickerington) Cenbal 1:20.

103-Gasser (Wadsworth) p. Hirth (Elder) 1:46; Bemard (Geneva) md. d. 'Adams (Harrison) 15-7; Fechko, (N. Royalton) d. Weaver (Moeller) 9·5.

Consolation Round One 112-Mitchell (Cie. Heights) d. Clausing, (Miamisburg) 103- Palivoda (Marysvll'le) md: Hirth (Elder) 13-3; Adams (Harrison) d. Edwards (lancaster) 7-4; Weaver 5-1; Schuller (Tal. Central Calli,) md. d. Steele (Hamilton) (Moe!len d. Lybarger (Mt Vemon) 8-6 Ol 15-3; Palmer (lakewood St Edward) p. Newbanks (Moeller) 112-Ciausing (Miamisburg) d. Oavis (Mt Vemon) 2-0; 2:25; Brown (Solon) p. lambert (Mason) 3:22.

Mikicic (Hilliard Oarby) md. Steele (Hamilton) 15-3; U9-Kieinman (Solon) tf. Carraher (St. Xavier) 17-2; Smith (Olmsted Falls) p. Willcocks (Fairfield) 3:17; Perez Newbanl<s (Moeller) d. Curtin (Col. St Chartes) 5-2; Barchart (Elyria) d. Kaake (LaSalle) 16-12. , (Lodi Cloverteaf) md. lambert (Mason) 17-6.

U&- Carraher (St. Xavier) d. Hopkins (Marysville) 9-8; 125-Rutledge (Carroll) d. Gorrasi (Elder) 6-2; Hucle Cicca-ello (Lyndhurst Brush) d. Willcocks (Fairfield) 5-4; (Marysville) d. Flake (lakota West) 8-1; Goede (Moeller) md.

Eric Turner (Oublln Scioto) 12-3; Massar Kaake (LaSalle) d. Kostoff (Vandalia Butler) 6-4.

(Groveport'Madison) ·d. Woolf (LaSalle) 9-4; 1.2>- Wiley (Massillon Perry) d. Gorrasi (Elder) 4-3; 130-Marsh (Colerain) d. WHHams (Col. East) 12-10; Armstror:g (Cie. Collinwood) d. Rake (lakota West) 9-5; .,C<mter(M&.§9g) ~.-Rjeman (Delaware Hayes) 7-5 OT; Dowell. .,Santiego (Lorain Southview) d. Wocn (LaSalle) 4.-1.

(Pickerington Central) d. Bradberry (Fairfield) 11-4; Touris 130-Bariette (Madison) md. Bradberry (Fairfield) 12-2; Straughn (Massillon Perry) d. Ruff· (Beavercreek) 19-15.

(Lakota West} d. Ruff (Beavercreek) 9-B. · 135-SiZe'rifore (lakota East) tf. Harrison (Wooster) 16-1; 135- Hayden (Moeller) d. Bark (Tal. Central Cath.) 6-4; Roberts (Brunswick) d. Hayden (Moeller) 7-1; Spencer Duffy (Lal<ota West) md .. Mike Ward (Col. Marion-Franklin) 13-3. .

(Mayfield) d.Ouffy (lakota. West) 9-3.

140-Crenshaw (Sycamore) d. Wright (N. • Canton 140- DOwdy (Princeton) md. Anderson (Southview) Hoover) 9-7 OT; Gaier (Moeller) tf. Kallal (Wadswotth) 16-0; 10-1.

Spence (Elder) d. Berger (Canton Glen Oak) 9· 7; Schlatter 145-Neumann (Moeller) md. Kappus (Cie. St Ignatius) (Massillon Perry) tf. Dowdy (Princeton) 17-2. .

11-3. Blieden (Sycamore) md. Jiannetti (Mayfield) 13-2.

145-Lutz (Marysville) md. d. Neumann (Moellerf 16-3; 152- Spooner (lakewood St. Edward) md. Gcebel Beall (Springboro) d. Blieden (Sycamore) 6-5. · (Springboro) 11-3. .152-Smith (Loveland) d. Spooner (lakewood St. 160- Nusekabel (Elder) p. Oaugherty (Xenia) 2:02; Edward) 5~4;· Miller (Wadsworth) d. Goebel (Springboro) Miller (Garfield Hts.) md. lobes (Milford) 11-2.

1Q;8.0T; Monk (lakota West) p. Zednik (Cie. Heights) 1:13; 171- Button (Harrison) md. Simmons (Oublin Scioto) Oenm;i'n {St. xavier) d. Kilgore (Berea) 7-0.

15-2. Kla,;emer (Elder) d. Lee (Col. Marion-Franklin) 11-4. . 160~ertiog_ (Glen Estel d. Standish (Hudson) 15-8; 189-· Kuhlman (Sycamore) d. Armbruster (N. Royalton) , Conley (laKota East) d.

Weidenthal .(Young.

9-3.

Austintown-Fitch) 7-3; Luke (Massillon Perry) p. Nusekabel 215- Quehl (Moeller) d. Shaffner (Mansfield Mad. (Elder) 0:42; Beck (Greensburg Green) d. Lobes (Milford) Camp.) 8-4; Muldoon :st. Xavie:) d. Johnson (Hilliard Darby) 6-4.

8-2: Ste~man (Elder) d. Jabbie (Westerville South) 9-2; 171-Aimer (Lakota West) d. Sen (Elyria) 9-7; Jonhenry Lovy (Lebanon) d. Klein (Westerville North) 4-1.

(Berea) p. Burton (Harrison) 1:25; DiDona (lakewood St. 275- Benton (Princeton) d. Fitzpatrick (E~ria) 3-1.

Edward) d. Klasemer (Elder) 11-4; Butler (Mt Healthy) p.

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Team Standings: I. St. Paris Graham 31; 2. Cuy. Falls Walsh Jesutt 20; 3. C~de 16.5; 4. Chagrin Falls Kenston 14; 5. Oak Harbor 13. Locals: 20. (tie) Ross, 6; 41. (tie) Westem Brown 3; 52. (tie) Frankin, Wash. C. H. Miami Trace 2; 70. (tie) Wyoming, Hillsboro I. Championship Preliminaries 112-Salyer (Willarc) d. Artmann (Hillsboro) 1-0; Kriwinsky (Hunting Val. Unlv. School) d. Pape (Carrollton) 8-1; Uanas, (Pemberville Eastwood) md. Blevins (Franklin) 9-1.

119-Mclemore (Parma Padua Franciscan) d. Quigley (franklin) 7-2.

125-Jenkins (Carrollton) d. Home (Hillsboro) 7-2.

130-Ysaguirre (Clyde) p. Shearer (Ross) 3:19.

135-Aibaugh (Minerva) d. Brownlee (Westem Brown) 3-1.

145-Quallich (Medina Buckeye) d. Spencer (Greenfield McClain) 8-5.

152-Joseph (Norton) d. Bums (Hillsboro) 9-4 OT; Butzer (Canal Fulton Northwest) d. Ray (Ross) 7-5.

160-McMullen (Ravenna) md. Foster (Ross) 19-8;Walton (Chaminade-Julienne) d. Ciccone (Mentor lake Cath.) 3-1; Martin (Clyde) p. Oerek Nonie (Carrollton) 3:50.

171-Hughes, (Wintersville Indian Creek) d. Oettwiller (Greenfield McClain) 13-8.

189-Schneider (Westem Brown) d. Schwartz (Clyde) 17-10.

215-Brad lanham (Ravenna Southeast) d. Holsinger (Greenfield McClain) 16-10.

275-Burdette (Uhrichsville Claymont) p. Vance (Wyoming) 1:07; Neuenschwander (St. Clairsville) d.

Oickerscheid (Ross) 10-3.

Consolation Round One 112: Ryan Pape (Carrol~on) d. Clem Artmann (Hillsboro) 8-3; Blevins (Franklin) d. Duffield (East Liverpool) 5-2; 119: Quigley (Franklin) d. Morrow (Belott W. Branch) 12-7 OT. 125: Brent Aona (C~de) d. Home (Hillsboro) 3-2.

130: Crestwood d. Shearer (Ross) 7-5.

• 135: Brownlee (Westem Brown) d. Comell (Port Clinton) 14-7.

145: Spencer (Greenfield McClain) d. Haines (Ashville Teays Valley) 5-4.

152: Bums (Hillsboro) d. Pack (Col. Hamilton Township) 6-4; Ray (Ross) p. Garcia (Clyde) 4:10.

160: Foste (Ross) p. Summers (Col. Hami~on Township) 2:33; Nople (Carroltton) d. Natale (Canton South) 9-4. .

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DMSIONIII Team Standings: 1. Sand. StMary C. C. 24; 2. Bedfolll St. Peter Chanel 15.5; 3. Delta 13; 4. Waynesville 12; Clinlon·Massle 10. Other locals: 11. (tie), Batavia, 7; 48. (tie), Cartisle, Cin. Hills Christian Acad., 3.5; 52. (tie), Middletown Madison 3: 63. (tie) Summit Country Dqy,, Reading 2..

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Championship Preliminaries 103-Austin (Cartisle) tf. Weirauch (Archbold) 17-1.

112-Lemaster (Caldwell) d. Savage (Canisle) 7-0.

U9-Robbe (Batavia) p. Gardella (St Peter Chanel) 2:48; Steiner (Waynesville) p. Hamilton (Rootstown) 3:00.

125-Seebach (Caldwell) d. Brown (Cartisle) 9-5; Nicola (StJohn C.C.) d. Lindsey (landmark) 8-4. ·, .

••• 130-Franz (Waynesville) p. Gombash (Delta) 1:3'0: Opfe• (St. Mary C.C.) d. Stapleton (Cartisle) 2-1.

135-lson (Batavia) md. Gllatta (St Mary C.C.) 10:0; Waldman (Summtt) d. Bodenbender (Uberty.Center) ld-3!> 140-Dierkes (Jackson-Mi~on)· tf.-- Flint '(BI•nchester)' !8-0; Spohn (CHCA) ti. DiHon (Brookfoeld) 20-4; Shaver (Waynesville) p. OeCapua (Richmond Hts.) 3:48. '" 145-Connors (Madison Plains) d. lanham (Mid' Madison) 13-10 ; Bogucki (Reading) d. Hunkler (StJohn' C.C.)6·1. . " 152-0ellaposta (Mid. Madison) md. Moten (Peninsula Woodridge) 13-5; Bryant (Ciinton-Massie) d. Fearon (Kirtland) 4-3.

160-McGaharan (Northwood) d. Lehn (Batavia) 8-4.

215-Thobaben (Ciinton-Massie) p. Girlie (Oefiancf Ayersville) 1:59. , ;, 275-lvins (Ciinton-Massie) p. Booth (Tuscarawas Val.) 5:23.

· Consolation Round One 112-Froelich (Defiance Ayersville) d. Savage (Cartis[<i}; 5-3.

1.2>- Conklin (Collins Westem Reserve) d. Brown (Cartisle) 12-7; Rufenacht (Archbold) md. Lindsey (landmark Christian) 11-3. "' 130- Ochwat (Ga"1ttsvllle Garfield) d. StapletO(I (Cartisle) 6-3.

160- Gruber (Magnolia Sandy Valley) d. Lehn (Batavia).

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Disbict wresUing

No surprises here - Moeller puts 11 into semi~~~

By Aaron Johnson Enquirer contributor

There were few surprises in the first two rounds of the Division I district wrestling tournament Friday at Fairfield High School.

Moeller continued to roll after 12 of its 13 qualifying wrestlers won their first matches, and all but one of those were victorious in their second, bringing their semifinalist total to 11, the most the Crusaders have ever advanced there.

At the end of the day, Moeller's 98.5 points nearly doubled secondplace Elder's 51.5.

"We obviously wrestled well and I feel good about our chances (going into the semis)," said Moeller coach Jeff Gaier.

Superior performances from his top \vrestlers Brent Goode, David Neumann and Ryan Lukens were given a boost by an unexpected performance when teanunate Eric Cameron ousted No.1 seed Drew Butcher of Centerville.

"Our chances of beating Moeller are . . . tough," said Elder coach Dick McCoy. "If we end up with runners-ups to Moeller, that wouldn't be too shabby. " Lakota and Elder each have four wrestlers advancing to the semis.

Top heavyweight Tony Johnson of Lakota East improved to 35-1 with 25 pins, including two Friday.

Ranked No.4 in the nation by Wrestling USA magazine, he has beaten the top three wrestlers.

The meet continues today with the third round at 10 a.m. and the chamoionshio round at 6 p.m.

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Princeton 19, 16. (tie) Henlson, La Salle 18, 18. Mt Healthy 17, 19. Glen Este 15 \!, 20. Oak Hills 14. 21 (tie) Hamilton, lD'f'eland, 12, 24. Milford 10. 25. (tie) Amelia. Anderson, Wllmlngllln 8, 28. Mi~dletown 6 \!,29. Talawanda 6, 30(tie) Lebanon. Turpin 4. 33. Northwest. 3. 35. Hugnes 1.

103~Hirth (Elder} d. Cramer (Centerville) 5-4; Weaver (Moeller) d. Musrck (Midd.). 10-8 OT; Wolf (Spnng. North) mont md. Coyle (Oak Hll~). 16-4; Adams (Harrison) d.

Dickinson (COieram), 12·5.

112-Newbanks (Moeller) d. Mike Rlestenberg (Elder).

7-3; Clau~ng (Mramlsburg) d. Hotopp (Hamson), 20-4 (5:51); Steele (Hamrlton) d. Reese (Amelia), 8-3; Lambe~ (Mason) d. Enckson (Colerain), 8-4.

119-Ashbrook (Farrmont) d. Porter (Glen Este), 11-B; Willcccks (Falrfl<ld) d. Kaake (LB Salle), 9-8; Carraher (St. Xavier} p, Pierson (Lakota East). 5:15;·Haverkos (Moet~r) d.

Kline (Mason), 13-11. ' 125-Braun (ColeraJO) d PleiSOn (lakota East), 5-2; Gorrasi (Eide~ d. Conley (Glen Este), 8-3: GOOde (Moeller) nnd. Rake (lakota West),-14-1: Woolf (La Salle) d. Guy (Miamisburg), 11-6.

130-Marsh (Colerain) d. Cook (SL Xavier), 6-4 OT; Bl8dbeny (Farrf,eld) d. Rivera (Pnnceton), 4-3; Genter (Mason) d. D1ma (Anderson}, 9-6; Touns (Lakota West) p.

Shurts (Sidnoy), 5:55.

135-0ully (lakota West) d. Unz (SL Xa~er), 11-8; Hayden (Moeller) d. Cooll!Y (AndeiSOn), 5-0; Roddy (Sidney) md. Cll!nshaw (Sycamore), 13-5; Sizemore (lakota East) d Dietene (Colerarn). IB-3.

140-Dowdy (Princel<Jn) d. Crone (Lakota East), 8-3; Gaier (Moeller) p. Bohl (LBkota West), 4:08; Crenshaw (Sycamore)tf. Salyers (Fairfield). 18-3 (3:52); Spence(Eider) p. Roach (Mt HealtllY), 2:45.

145-Neumann (Moeller) md. Boerger (SL Xa.Oer), 16-6; Brulport (Sidnoy) p. Meade (Mason), 3:38; Blieden (Sycamore) p. Faulkner(Mt. Healthy), 2:57; Hall (Oak Hills) d.

Young (Falr1ield), 12-7.

152-Monk (lakota West) p. Wells (Pnnceton), 2:38; Smith (loveland) d. Bell<emeyer (Elder), 10-4; Denmon (St. Xa~er) d. Kmetz (Moeller), 6·4: Mauro (Centerville) tf. Serota (Sycamore), 17·2 (5:05).

160-cameron (Moeller) d. Bull:her (Centerville), 8-6 OT: Conley (Lakota East) d. Griffin (Colerain), B-7; lDbes (M,Iford) md. Unzicker {Taiawanda), 15-5; Ber1ing (Glen Este) d.

Bradbeny (Fairfield), B-5.

171-Aimer {lakota West) d. KJasemer (Eider), 6-4; Dattilo (Gente!VIIIe) d. Shaw (Sycamore), B-7; Butler (ML Healtlly) md. RettJg (SL XOvier), 15-5; Moody (Colerain) d.

Moore (Middletown), 7-5.

199-Michel (Northmont) d. Shannon (Tuipln), 5-I; Kuhlman -(Sycamore) d. Salas (La Salle), 9-8; Lukens (Moeller) d. Anovsk1 (Eide~. 7-2; Stacy(Falrmont) p. Clemens (Mt Healthy), 4:52.

215-Quehl (Moeller) p. Truster {Talawanda), 1:11: Muldoon (SLXavier) d. Lg,y lebanon, 8-1; Haii(SYI:'more) d.

Osbome (AndeiSOn), 4-1; Stegeman (Elder) ~- Elliott (Hanlson), 20-5(4;58).

• 275-Marshall (Mason) p. Yeager (Srdney), 0:59; Jotlnson (lakota East) p. Amburgey (Amelia), 1:21; Smith (Spring. North) d. McKendry (Fairfll!kl), 6-3; Tull (Moeller) d.

Benton (Pnnceton), 4-2.

Dh1sion II (AI Golhon) Top INnis: I. Graham 114 0, 2. New l.eltingllln 40.5, 3.

Miami Trace 36.5, 4. Ross 34.0, 5. M11tDn-Union 33.5, 6.

Hillsboro 33.0, 7. Ben. Logan 31.5, 8. McClain 29.5, 9.

Brookville 29.0, 10. Preble Shawnee 28.5, 11. Fran~ln 26.0, 12. Westem Brown 24.5. Allo: 26. Purtell Marian 10.0, 29.

Wyoming 9.0, 30. Clermont NE 8.0, 31. Goshen 7.0, 33.

Edgewood 5.0, 34.Little Miaml5.0, 36. Roger Bacon 5.0, 40.

New Richmond 3.0, 41. Taylor 3.0, 42. Noroood 2.0, 43.

Rnneyoown 1.0, 44. McNicholas 1.0.

103- Penny(M-U) maj. dec. Harrls(Bacon) 12-4; Mille~Brookville) dec. Sexl<Jrr(Shawnee) 5-I; Hart(Graham) pin Anspach(Franklin) 1:38; Fondale(New l.e~ngton) dec.

Jelllson(Ross) 4-0 U2-land(Vaner View) maJ. dec. Chaney(Miami Trace) 15-5; Penn)'(M.U) maj. dec. Stepp(Jackson) 14-5; Artmann(Hrl~ro) pin Pencii(Northwestem) 5:42; Han!son(C'J) maj. dec. Severance(Shendan) 12-2.

119-- Cune~Graham) tech. fall Hodge( Preble Shawnee) 20-5;0aviS(RiverValley)dec. Webb(CNE) 7-2: Bowors(Miami Trace) tech. fall Newland(Urbana) 20-2; Qulgle)'(Franklln) dec. FetterS(M-U) 7-5.

125Cunningham(Miami T~ace) dec.

Plieman(Tippec&noe) 4-2 OT: Chrislf!nsen(Greenon) deC. Valenune(CNEJ 12-6; Home(Hiloboro) dec. Shei~Brookville) 11-5: Doggett(Graham) tedl. fall Cook( New Lex) 16-1.

130- Klolla(lndian Lake) tedl. fall Sheare~Ross) 17-2; SeiiS(M-UI tech. fall SChwalbauch(Logen Elm) 22-4; Robinson(New Lex) dec. Grant(Ben. Logan) 4-2. OT; Kyle(Graham) tech. fall ~lckefoose(Brookvllle) 15-0.

135- Brownlee(W.Brown) dec. Tharp(Fair1ield Union) 3-2; Colemarr(Preble Shawnee) dec. Wentz(Warren) 13-7: Schlate~Graham) pin Trglle(Purcell Manon) 1:20;

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20-8; Ransbottom(Greham) dec. Deete~Valley V~) 9-8; Shawnee) dec. Stahi(Ben. lDgen) 11-8; Myei>(Warren) dec. Ray(Ross) 7-5.

14$- Spence~McClain) dec. JOiins(Brookville) 6-4; Frerlchs(Graham) maj. dec. Tompkins(Miaml Trace) 9-1; LaBatf(Bellefontalne) dec. Naylo~W.Brown) 8-7; Spohn(New l.elt) maj. dec. Kanta(ROSS) 14-5.

152- BumS(Hillsboro) pin Comette(Graham) 3:04; Ray(Ross) dec. Allen(Ben. lDpn) 9-2; Robinson(BellbrOOk) maj. dec. Fuqua(Pun:ell Marian) 9-1: Esch(lndlan lake) dec.

Shnne~Sheridan) 9-3.

160- Erwin(Graham) pin SOrreii(EatonJ 1:16: Ashcraft( McClain) dec. Foste~Ross) 7-4; Thomure(Shawnee) dec.

Apga~CNE) 6-4; Walton(C-J) tech. fall Wll!n(Bellefontaine) 20·5.

171- Bose(Gallla Academy) dec. Sl<Jrts(Shawnee) 10-7; Thompson(Graham) dec.

Det!WIIIe~MCCiain) 6-3; HeSS(Urbana) dec. White(Sheridan) 6-5; VanBuSk1rk(Ben. lDgen) pin Smith(River Valley) 2:33.

199- Hiii(Tippecanoe) pin s,mcolC(Sheridan) 3:20: Sclmeide~W.Brown) deC. Osbom(VaDey View) 5-3 OT: Cook(Bellbrook) pin Mcl.ean(Pureell Marian) 6:38 OT; Hess(Urbana) prn Mareum(lDgen Elm) 5:43.

215- Dennis(Graham) P'n Mille~ Eaton) 1:4 7; Ho~inge~MCCiarn) maj. dec. MalthewS(Preble Shawnee) 16-4; Tume~Brookville) maj. deC. Spence(Ben.lDgen) 14-6; Mclauglllln(Cirelevtlle) over Lenha~8ellbmok) default.

275- Vance(Wyomlng) pin Pall<e~Valley View) 0:14; Carpente~Shendan) dec. Beane(C-J) 5-0; Marshaii(Graham) dec. Doolittle(Gallia Academy) 8-1; Dickerscheld(Ross) dec.

Rankin(M1ami Trace) !O..S ar.

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Top - . 1. Blufllon 60.5; 2. versailles 54; 3.

Clrnl<Jn-Massie 42: Alto: 6. Waynesville 32;9. Batavia 25; II. Ganisle 24·, 17. Madeira, Madison 15; 22. Summit Co. Day 12.5; 23. Dixie, Reading 12; 27. Covingllln, Landmar1< Christian 10; 29. Cln. Hills Chr. 9; 33. Blanchester 7; 34.

103: Thome(Troy Christian) pin VaugJm(Belpre) 1:13; Slticklancf(Biufllon) pin Oavenpon(Greeneview) 1:27: Smith(Cory-RaWS<Jn) dec. Boney(Nelsonii'\Ue-York) 3-2; Austin(Ganisle) dec. Se~la(Tnad) 8-1.

112: Kleman(Biufllon) pin Gulley(Tn-County No.) 1:25; Reyes(Belpre) maJ. dec.

Cloran(Madeira) 10-2; Traugn(Nelson.OIIe-Yor1<) tech. fall Tooey(Mechanl<sburg) 20-5; wyant(Tnad) pin Ford(AIIen East) 1:48.

119: Pike(Greeneview) maJ. dec. Ma~(Oakwood) 13-4: Bemholt(Versailles) pin Hemmelgam(Coldwater) 3:30; Steine~Waynesvlllel pin Robbe(Batavta) 5:39; Kayatin(Uma C.C.) dec. Deai(Belpre) 8-1.

125: llndsey(landmarll CMstian) tech. fall Cole(Beipre) 19-3; Younii(Nelsonvllle-Yor!<) prn lwj(W. Ubeny-Sa.,m) 1:02; Kendiii(Oakwood) maj. dec. Kramer(St John's) 17-5; Browrr(C.nlsle) pin Swrgiii(Crooksvtlle) 5:37.

130: Klef(Miaml East) dec. Shindledecke~Uma C.C.)

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5-3; Kuetennan(VersaiU.S) dec. Cmwfe)'(Madelra) 9-7: franz(Waynesville) maj. dec. Etzler(Uncolnv1ew) 16-4; Doebereine~Watedord) dec. Staplel<Jn(C.rlsle) 4-3.

135: Rrley(Troy Chrtsoan) dec. MageS(Reading) 10-6; lson(Bata,la) pin E"nS(AIIen East) 3:05; Gambiii(Miaml East) dec. S!apleton(Canisle) B-1; Waldman(SummltCo. Day) dec. KJauS(Mechanlcsburg} 8-1.

140: Spohn(Cin. Hilb Chr.) dec. Henry(Versarlles) 15-10; Ain~Bianchester) dec. lewiS(W. libeny-Saleml 7-0: Falk(Biufllon) tech. fall Packe~Reading) 16-1: Shave~Waynesvllle) dec. Loreaux(Summlt Co. Day) 12-7.

145: Rammei(Spencerville) dec. Zieg)e~t.1echanlcsburg) 12-8; Redman(WestfaD) dec. Lowe(Northridge) 13-6; Knoop(Miami East) tech. fall Layne(Falnand) 17-2; lanham(~adison) maj. dec. Swtck{Jetrerson) 15-6.

152: Bryant(Ciinton-Massie) pin Grant{M1aml East) 1:25: Shannon(Biutnon) tech. fail Henderson(Versailles) 18-2: owenS(DakwOOd) dec.

PauluS(lehman) 14-7: Dellaposta(Mad$on) dec. Taylo~Northeastem) 105.

160: Handa(Nelsonville-Yor1<) pin CypherS(Northndge) 5:56; lehn(Bate.Oa) tech. fall Kunk(Coldwater) 16-{);

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Schmnmeyer(VeiSatlles) dec. Stechenfinger(Citnton-Massie) 8-7; SOrrell( Spencerville) de~ Cralt(Dooe) 9-3.

171: MCSur1ey(Ciinton-Massle) Curtis(Mechanlcsburg) 9-5; Wettengei(Bolt!ftl • · Rochon(Madelra) 10-4; Ganlson(DeKwoo!ll <lltSitickland(GreeneviewJ 6-4; Sttausbaugll(Ve Gee. Uhlenhake(C<lldwater) 8-1.

189: Tnmble(Northndge) pin Uhlenhake(Coldwater) 1:56; Wrigtlt{Tn-Co. unty No.) pin O'Brien(UmaJI.J~;3Q; Brown(Covingllln) maj. dec. R~hards(Biu 9'!1; Jones(Westfall) pin Davls(VeiSaihes) 3:10. t 215: caudri~SpenceiVIIIe) pin Huck(Wa 1 :21; lnobaben(CIInton·MBSSie) pin Monroe(Waynesvlile) 0:56: Nowian(Biuffton) O'f'er Oick(Readtng} defautt;

Keise~Versarlles)dec.ZaCZilk(MaderraJ 5-3~

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275: Laugllman(Miami East) pin Stan~SLJ6hn sJ":!:16; Wysonii(D•ie) dec. Ooty(Biutlton) 3-1; lvlnS(CiinbOii:J.Imie,) dec. Baird(Westfall) 1-0; Homan(Coldwater) dec.

Snyde~Oakwood) 3·1 DT.

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Moeller wrestlers all win at least once at state match

By Chris Yeager Contributor

To an outsider, a clevoted fan, or even a teammate, finishing seconcl at the state wrestling tournament would sound like a fine achievement.

Moeller's Rrent Goode thoughts weren't so inclined.

Two of Goode's three losses this season came at the hands of Lakewood St. Edward's Albert Madsen. The second of those losses came in their state final match at 125 pounds.

"Overall, he might be a better wrestler," Goode said of Madsen. "I Ic showed up and I didn't." , Even on the awards podium, receiving his runners-up medal, Goode had the faraway look of someone dealing with what might have been. Sometime soon Goode will shake off that look for a clearer sense of accomplishment - four-time state qualifier, three-time state placer, three-time district champ, etc.

"Brent also set the school record for wins in a season with 42," Moeller head coach Jeff Gaier said. "He's one of our alltime best."

Defending state champion Ryan Lukens was Moeller's only other placer, taking sixth at 189 pounds.

"He's a state champ - and a placer," said Moeller assistant coach Ed Jamieson. "We've seen how dominant a wrestler Ryan can be."

For three other Crusaders who made the trip to Columbus- Tom Hayden (135), David Neumann (145), and Jim Tull

,/ ll CHRIS YEAGER/CONTRIBUTOR

Sycamore's Victer Crenshaw, who placed fourth in the Division I 140 pound, is shown in the consolation finals.

CHRIS YEAGER/CONTRIBUTOR

Brent Goode from Moeller grimaces with pain during the championship match of the 125 pound Division I weight dass.

(heavyweight) - Saturday's tournament brought an end to a season in which inany felt Moeller overachieved.

Four more Moeller wrestlers - Alex Weaver (so. 103), Josh Newbanks Gr. 112), Dean Gaier (fr. 140), Charles Quehl, Gr. 215) -got a taste ofValue City Arena's 10-mat circus. That's a good nucleus for success next year.

"We're pleased that every one of our guys won a match this weekend," Gaier said.

"That doesn't happen too often. We were just a little short in some matches, but it's good for the future."

Sycamore's Victer Crenshaw was satisfied with his state per-

formance.

"It's not what I wanted," said Crenshaw of his fourth-place finish at 140 pounds. "But it's still pretty good."

Like a lot of wrestlers making their Columbus debuts, Crenshaw admitted to a fair case of nerves early in the tournament.

The more he wrestled, the more he settled down, leading to a spot on the awards' podium.

"He was very nervous, shaking in the tunnel," said Jason Staggs, Sycamore head wrestlirtg coach. 'Mer his first match he realized it was just another match."

Crenshaw said he wrestled as hard as he could. But know-

ing he may not have wrestled at his best has Crenshaw gunning for improvement in 2005.

"Next year, I'll be ready," he said. "I want to be in the top two."

Two other Sycamore wrestlers finished their careers last weekend. Dan Blieden also has a lot to be proud of, overcoming diabetes and back injuries to post a state-qualifying 40-9 record this year. Greg Kuhlman lost his first-round match last Thursday to Dublin Coffman's Donnie Reinhart.

In his first consolation match, Kuhlman beat Clay Armbruster of North Royalton 9-3, before bowing out of the

lourney with a loss to Pickerington North's Adam Murray.

The other Hamilton County state qualifier, Josh Smith, had a fine season, though it likely didn't end as he wished. He opened the state meet well.

Smith beat Lakewood St. Edward wrestler Tony Spooner 5-4 in the first round. ¡ Then Tim Miller of Wadsworth pinned Smith in their quarterfinal match. Smith ended his year 36-10 with a loss in his first consolation match to Payton O'Bryan of Mentor.

In Division III, Nick Spohn became Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy's first state placer. Wrestling at 140 pounds, Spohn beat Kevin Borders of Caledonia River Valley 18-10 to finish third. eastsports@communitypress.com

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Moeller wins GCL to stake claim to city crown The Cincinnati Enquirer

Four-time champion Goode heads list of seven Crusaders winners

Moeller flexed its wrestling muscle at the Greater Catholic League meet Saturday afternoon at Elder High School. The Crusaders, ranked No. 1in the Enquirer Division I coaches' poll and No. 3 in the state, had seven individual champions to claim its second straight league title and 11th since 1993.

Purcell Marian, ranked No. 3 in the Divisions II-III poll, won four consolation final matches to pull out its 11th title since 1992.

Moeller scored 241 points to

down Elder by 54 points and St. Xavier by 89.5. Elder was ranked No. 2 in the city, St. X No. 4.

"We can wrestle a little better, but we can't wrestle great. Moeller wrestled great today," Elder coach Dick McCoy said.

The Crusaders remained unbeaten against local competition and virtually locked up the city poll championship.

'The last couple weeks this team has gelled, and we are peaking at the right time. The city title is a nice

By John Schutte

honor for the kids. It's a reward for their consistency," Moeller coach Jeff Gaier said.

Moeller took control of the meet. in the semifinals with back-to-back upsets in the lower weights. Josh Newbanks pinned Elder's Mike Riestenberg at 112 pounds. Brian Haverkos followed with an 11-4 decision over St. Xavier's Don Carraher at 119 pounds. Haverkos had dropped two straight to Carraher.

Gaier was named Coach of the Year for the 11th time and Brent

Goode was named GCL South Wrestler of the Year after becoming the fifth wrestler in league history and second for Moeller to win four straight titles. Chaminade-J ulielme's Joe Walton later joined Goode as a four-time winner at 160 pounds. Prior to this season, the last to win four GCL titles was Moeller'sJoshJanson (1994-97).

Goode defeated Elder's Frank Gorrasi with a hard-fought 7-4 decision in the 125-pound final. Mter a scoreless first period, Goode

scored two takedowns and an escape in the second period to take a 5-2 lead.

"Ifelt the pressure going into the match. I had everything to lose.

Eventually I settled down and stuck with my moves," Goode said. 'This is a great accomplishment."

Tom Hayden and Ryan Lukens joined Goode as repeat champions for the Crusaders. Hayden won the 135-pound title and Lukens took the 189-pound championship.

The GCL-North was a much

tighter¡ contest. Purcell Marian . edged Chaminade 65-61. Roger Bacon finished third with 59 points.

The title is the first for second- ¡ year head coach Cliff Pope, who served as assistant to Terry Meinking for 16 years.

"It seems like this has been a long time coming," an ecstatic Pope said. "We have two starters out, so we only brought nine wrestlers.

Our kids came through today." .

Leading Purcell with third-place . finishes were: Carey Tighe (130), Kevin Tighe (135), Ethan Fuqua ' (152) and Ladonas McLean (189).

Wrestlilg sectionals

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Fairfield .back on top First sectional title since 2000

By Jtlll Sdllltte The Ci11ci111Wti E11qllirer

Fairfield is back. The Indians placed al114 wrestlers in the top six to capture their first sectional title since 2000 Saturday night at Fairfield High School. The title is the 13th for the program.

Fairfield scored 230 points followed by Harrison (213), Lakota East (205), Lakota West (203) and Mount Healthy (114).

The top four wrestlers in each weight class advance to the district tournament Friday and Saturday at Fairfield. The district finals are scheduled for 6 p.m. Saturday.

"We pride ourselves in usually finishing first or second at sectionals, but last year was an off year," Fairfield coach Ron Masanek said.

"We've been close to winning a few tournaments this year but couldn't GREG LORING for the Enquirer quite close it. Tonight we closed it."

Elder's Pat Hirth (left) won the 103-pound final match Saturday over Mason's An Nguyen in the Fairfield advances 10 wrestlers Division I wrestling sectionals at St .. Xavier. to the districts. Harrison advances eight, Lakota East nine and Lakota Westll.

Anthony Bradbery (130) andJe- Sectional tournament results (Mason) 1:38; 140-£11iott Spence (Eidel) d.

6-2; 119-(;ampbell (Harrison) p. (floCtr f!lcon) 11-4; 215-Poppleton (Roger (Top loor io YCh we1f1t daos at each remyYoung (145) earned individu- sill! advance Josh Dooldy (Prtnteloo) 5-3; 145-Colby - (Homllon) 1:40; lla<:on) p. ~ (Ciennont NE) 2:41; to tho toumament) al titles for Fairfield.

DivWNI 125-0'Epilanlo (Fairfield) p. Snell , 275RIUM (McNicholls) md.

FOiliJISOO (Miifortl) d. John (Mason) 9-5; 152-.llka Denman (St. Xo>1er) d.

(Nolthwest) 2:52; 130-Touoto (lal<ola West) Slioelo(-) 13-2.

Young's victory over top seed ··~, Dhloleoo II 'T- R-..1.

286.5. 2.

Ronnie (Princ:eton) 8-6 OT; 1!10-.letf d. Shoponlflakota East) 3-1; 135-Coolly (.t lMcola Weoll Justin Taylor of Harrison clinched Sycamore 194, 3. Collnln 173, 4. 0o1< Hils . . _ (Ill-) d. Louis Miller (St. Jtavier) (Anderson) d. BuQ!OSS (Harrison) 6-2; 5. Glen Este 100.5, 6. l.o¥eland 96, 7-2; '17l-Hict< Kiasemer (Eidel) d. Mark 140-Sal)'els (Fairfield) d. Bohl (lakota T - R - : I. Cllnton-Massle the title for the Indians. The cham- 123.5, 7. Wilmlng!On 91, 8. Amelia 60.5, 9. Kings 8loerlng (LaSalle) 12-5; 189-Justln Salas West) 1-o; 14~~ (Lakota West) d.

183.5, 2. cart111e 155.0, 3. oakwood 143.5, 29.

(LaSalle) d. Sleoe AnMi<i (Elder) 5-3 OT; Faulknef (Mi. Healhy) 12-10; 152-Hallck 4. Madtinl 141.0, 5. Madison 133.5, 6. pionship match, a 7-5 decision, 39, 10. Winton Woods M-....103-WeaY&r 215-Tony Slq!man (Elder) d. Phil Muldoon (Fairlitld) d. Smitll (laloobl East); Di11t 127.5, 7. Reading 112.5, 8. 8ataWI gave Young his first tournament ti- (Moeller) p. Coyle (Qak Hilts) 3:45; (St. x-r) 4-1; 275-Zachaoy MarsllaH 1~- (Talowanda) md. Heinle 100.0, 9. Somml Co. Doy 71, 10.

112-Newbanks !Moeller) d. Erickson (Mason) p. Jaz Benton (Prlnco!on) 0:52. (lakota West) 14-2; 171-.\lmer (lakota 8athei-TIIt8 &5.0, 11. Cin. IIIII Chr. 60.0, tle on the varsity level.

(Colerain) 6-2; 119-Ha¥olt<os (Moeller) d.

12. Fenwlci< 50.0, 13. Cln. CounUy Doy 1'1llnl-l'loco M-103-Gmg West) md Rooney (Anderson) 12-4; "He (faylor) beat me last time Porter (Glen Este) 15-14; 125-Goode Rolfes (S. XMr) p. Nathan Weir (LaSalle) 189-8dnker(Faolflelcl) d. Moctensen (lakota 32.0, 14. landmark ChllsUan 25.5, 15.

(Moeller) d. Braun (Colerain) 7-3; 2:04; 111-0oRlchioen Dukas (Prtncell>n) d.

West) 7-4; 21Hiifott(Hacrtaon) md. r.Lemon-Monroe 23.0, 16. wtlllamsbuog at a dual meet after I built a seven- 130-MliSh (Colerain) d. CUmmings BUII:h F"''' (St. XMr) 8-5, 11~ IQine ( T - ) 11-2; 275-Relnhl«<t (lakota 16.0, 17. Jef!eaon TWp. 8.0, !B. Deer Park 1.0. 19. Morlemont ~.o. 20. UM*IInd 2.0 point lead on him. That was the (Wilmlng!On) 9-5; 135-Hayden (Moeller) d. (Mason) d. Chris l.owstiJer (Eidel) 9-4; West) d. Prt(Jnore (ML Healthy) 3-1.

(Colerain) 8-3; 140-Cntnshow Dhiliollll Ola•piiAIIalf MMcMI: 103-Stave 125-.Joel Coopelsloln (Mason) d. turning point of my season," Dlerorle (It _ _ , (Cortllle) p. Malt (Sycornon!) tf. Gaier (Moeller) 23-8; Unz (St. X&vier) 11-5; 130-Rodotfo (Moeller) d. HaD (Oek Hills) (Prlncelal) d. Steve Grzellyt< (Eidel) 6-0; r - RM!IIb-1. Western Brown 250; (Madeira) 3:01; 112-Tommy Fle4ther Young said. "Tins victory was big 145-Neumann 14· 7; 152-SmM (l.o¥eland) d. Kmetz 135-Bo ScarleU> (Elder) d. Muhammad 2. Ro(lerlla<:on 190; 3. Pu"'"'IMarlan 144; (Reeding) d. Randy Cloran (,._.) 1.0; for me and the team."

(Moeller) 9-3; l~ing (Glen Este) d.

Abdur-Rohman (Princeton) 8-2; 140-.llmes 4. Wyoming 129: 5. Goshefl 113; 6. Taylor 119-Ryon Robbe (BataWI) p. Wille WIUdns Glfflin 7-2; 171-Moodr(Colerain)d. Galleo Homin& (Mason) d. Josh Slaill&rwald (St. 110; 7. New Richmond 99; 8. McNicholls (Latnon-Monroe) 1:22; 125-Gemane Lakota East finished third in the !Glen Este) 4-2; 1894.ul<ens (Moeller) d. XMr) 3-1 OT; 1~5-Aiex 8oeqtr (St. Jtavier) 90.5; 9. Clermont N£ 86.5; 1 0 . -81; l..lndsey (landmark~) tf. Joe Kandlg standings but won the most indi- Kuhlman (S)'Camore) 3-2; 215-Hall d. RJ. Jameoon (Elder) 3-2: 152-Chris 11. Indian HHI 33; 12. Anne,~DWn 30; 13. (Oekwood) 18-3, 130-l<eYin c-loy d. Quehl (Moeller) 5-4; ~ (Ekler) d. KIMn Kl!ller (La5alle) Harmony Commooily 8. (,._.)d. Jason-(-) 7-2 OT; vidual titles. East won all six of its !Sycamore) 275-Tull (Moeller) p. Oliver (Sycamore) 6-4 OT; 160-lloa Nusekabel (Elder) p.

Cll1 ...11•1lllp MM*M-103-Hanis ~Ben WakJma• (Summl CO. Dey) p.

4:20.

KeYyn Wilder (Pri11C810n) 2:00; 171-Andrew (floCtr Sacon) p.

Mike Schmidt (Taylor) llMk Ma&es (-.cJ 5:40; 140-Nick championship matches.

3:59; 112-lollbecl< (McNicholls) md.

Spohn (Cin. Holts Chr.) md. Jason I.Doeaux 'llllnl·"--1~nson . Rettig (St. Xavier) d. O&'lid Hull (Mason) "Six champions are the most we !Colerain) p. Copenlla'ler (Kings) 1:36; 8-3; 189-Jef! Madden (Mason) d. Bill M)'OI'S Raabe (Roeer Bacon) 15-6; 119--Webb (Summl Co. O.y) 11-2; 145-Patrlcl< (Amelia) md.

Borton (St. X&vier) 8-6; 215-Brian Porter (Mason) (Clermont NEJ md. Bien (f!otler lla<:on) Lanham (Madison) d. John BoeJck1 have ever had. The kids we 112-Reese (WIImlng!On) 1Hl; 119-Tracy (I.DYeland) d.

12-4; 125-Valantlne (Cl!nnont NE) d.

(Reading) 7-4; !52-Jacob Bryant p. oa.id (la5ale) 2:34; brought wrestled well," Lakota Oeinleln lOok Hills) 10-7; 125--eonley (Glen 275-Jarneel Peeples (H...... Centlf) p.

Woods (Gosheo) 7-2; 130-llfle (Puatl (Clinton--) """' Joe Dellaposta Este) d. McB<ayer (Wilmong!On) 6-4 OT; Mark Soovanner (MIHOitl) 2:26.

Marlin) d.

Potlsr (Golhon) 3-2; (Madison) default; 160-lln lahn (SaiJI,;a) East coach Bob Latessa said.

130-Tawney (Sycamole) d. Glaser Dhloleoo I 135-Brownlea ( - Bmwn) doc. l1fle md. Chad Craft (Dillt) 14-4; 171-Graham Kody Pierson (119), Kent Pier- (Moeller) 7-3; 135-Crenshaw (Sycamore) (It Flirlololl (Purooll Marlen) 6-4 OT; l~n Garrison (Oekwood) md. Zach Rochon d. Jones (I.DYeland) 9-4; 140-Aber T - - 1 . Fairfield 230; 2.

Ba<:on) p. (New Richmond) (Madeira) 9-1; 189-Jooh -(Madison) son (125), Tun Sizemore (135), (WIIIIIi....,.) d. Bmun (Colerain) 12-8; Harrison 213; 3. Lakota East 205; 4. lakota (Roger 1:46; 145-Naylor (Weslllm Brown) p. Minor p. Jason Cornett (Co~lsle) 4:44; 145-BIIeclen (SycamM~) p. Saker West 211!; 5. Mt ~ 114; 6. Anderson (New..Ricllmond) 0:58; 152-Fuqua (Pu"'"'l 215-Nathan Thobeben (Ointon-Massie) p.

Dan Crone (140), Rob Conley (160) (I.DYetarld) 3:32; 152-Seoola (Sycamore) 82.50; 1.1!1mi1DA60.50;8. Northwest 50; Marian) p. Foschester (Taylor) 2:28; Tim Dick Raadlni) 1:45; 275-Jacob Wysong andTony Johnson (heavyweight) p. Wlasleleld (Oek H~ls) 3:31; 9. T-Ilda 49; 10. Lebanon 46; 11. 1~r(CiermontNE) d. Noble (Weslem (Dillt) d. Dan Mns (Ointon-Massle) 5-1 (Moeller) p. Kluesener (Oek Turpin 0 Boown) 14-7; 171-Brl<fii8S(Westem Brown) !Nni-PIHo - : 103-Jefl Paley were among the Thunderhawks' 160-{;ameron Hills) 3 32: 171-Shaw (Sycamo<e) md.

Ctl-1•••11111 ~103-Adlms d. , . (floCtr lla<:on) 8-5; I~ (Cin. CounUy Doy) p. Dom Bnpno champions.

Peny !Winton Woods) 14-3; 189-Godh!y (Hanisofo) d. Ha.,.r ( - ) 11-9 OT; (Ointoo-Massie) 4:01; 112-l'yler sav.., (Westlmllftlom)d.Mcl.aao(Puftlell-) Este) p. Meroer (l.o¥eland) 2:42; 112-5teoie (Hamilon) d. Hotopp (Harrison) 12-7; 21.5-Mannin& (Western Bftlom) d.

(Cortllle) md. Shane lanipn (Belhef.TIIt8) Crone was the biggest surprise. (Glen 215-Kehl (Colerain) d. Adam (l.oYeland) S.O; li!H'Ierson (lakota East) d. Wlllcod<s Planalp (Wyomlnc) 6-3; 275-Vanc:e 6-0; 119-Amir Malli (Oekwood) o. Bilka Chastain (Madeira) 6-3; 125-Jory BftJom The junior entered as an unseeded 5-3; 275-AnDIIIII!Y (Amelia) d. Jacoby (Falrfiela) 8-4; 125-l'ierson (lakota East) d. (Wyoming) p. McHenry (Goshan) 2:20. flaka (lalcola West) 6.(); 130-BIIdbely TIIIN-"'- M-....103-Slevens (Co~lsie) d. Oa'lid Beach (Ollde) 8-5; wrestler. After a disappointing (WIIrnin&IDn) 13-10.

Dlololeoo I (Fiio1lelc) d. Dima (AndeiSOil) 5-0; 135- (Goshen) p. F'ilahand (WyomlnCJ 2:52; 130-Kurt Slal)leiDn (Cortlsie) d. Ethan sm.n- (lakota East) d. Dully (l.alln 112~ (Wyoming) p. Morrison Owens (Ollde) 9-5; 135-Jacob loon IIIISI.x..lorl Greater Miami Conference meet r - - 1 . Elder 232.0, 2. West) 4-2; 140-CitlOe (Ukota East) d. (Taylor) 0:46; 119-Aohar (Wyoming) d. (Batavil) p. Kyle Slapleton (Cortlsle) 2:52; in which he failed to place, Crone Mason 223.5, 3. St. xavier 215.0, 4. Leslie (Indian Hil) 3-1; 125-£tjrn (New 140-Tiro Pad!ar (Reading) md. oa.td Taylor (MI. Healthy) 5-1; 145-Young la5aile 152.5, 5Po1ncoUin 122.5, 6. Milford (Fairfield) d. Taylor (Harrison) 7-5; Richmond) p. Maoco (Taylor) 2:04; (Ointon-Massie) 14-6; 145-.Joe ~ knocked off the Nos. 2 and 4 seeds 98.0, 7. Western Hils 28.0, 8. Ho~ 152-Monk (lakota West) tf. Rivera 130-HoiHn(I!IIIOrth (West8m Brown) p.

(Madeira) d. Chris H"'* (Ciinton-Massie) to earn his first varsity tournament Cen'.ar 15.0, 9. Walnut Hilts 13.0.

(Hanisoo) 21-5; !~ley (lakota East) 5alamone (laylor) 0:29; 135-Aislp 10-7; 152-stM Owens (Qakwood) p. Joey tf. Bradbeny(Fallfield)17-1; 171-Butter(Mi. -103-Pat ( - ) p. Haines (~) 5:54; Broemsen (B8thoi-Tate) 3:30; 160-Justin title. Kody and Kent Pierson each Hirth~ (Elder) d. An lfMell (Mason) 5-3; HealthyJ d. Burton (Harrison) 5-3; 140-Patrlc:l< • - BmwnJ p. Bolton Stachannnaer (CIInton-Massle) d. Zacto captured titles, the first time the 112-Saan Lambert (Mason) d. Mike 189-Shannon (Turpin) o. Qemens (Mi. (Taylor) 0:58; 145-Howell (Wyoming) p. Boster (Co~IS,.) 5<-3; 171-Jaka McSorley (Ekler) by de!auM; 119-Joe HealtllyJ 6-5; 21!H.<Ny (lebeiiOII) d.

Wajpoer (floCtr Bacoll) 1:28; 152-l'llrter (Ointon-Massle) d. Duslin Tumer (Cortlsle) identical twins have won at the Rlestsnbeog Kaake (la5alle) md. Don Camlloer (St. OSborne (Anderson) H 275-Johnson (Westlm Brown) d. Kel!ldl ( - ) 6-4; 8-4; 189-Mike DeNoma (Cin. Hills Chr.) d.

14-6; 125-Frank Golra!l (Eidar) d. (lakota East) p. McKendoy (Fairfield) ~.

160-.loly (flotlr Bacool) d. Rlclvnan tlealh Lukacs (Dillt)B-4; 215-MartyZicat< same event. The title was the third X&vler) .._.._ Eric Woolf (LaSalle) 9-6; 130-DustJn canter (Wyomlncl12-6; 171-Korman (~) (Madeila) p. Evil!, Meyer (Sommk Co. Doy) straight for Kody and the first for (I!Mon) p. Paul Cook (St. Jtavler) 1:58; (Lakota East) d. Touris (lakota West) 6-2: d. Eppens (Purcell Marlen) 8-4; 2:46; 275-Jack Snyder(Oekwood) d. Teddy 135-Chad Unz (St. Jtavier) p. Don Mizooer 112-V.... (Fiillald) d. Foo (lakota West) 189-Goooey (New Richmond) McCioe (Fenwick) 3-1 Kent.

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Moeller won the 2003-04 Enquirer Division I boys' basketball coaches' poll championship Monday, after beating previous No.1I..aSalle74-61intheregular season finale.

Moeller (18-2) was the preseason No. 1 after winning the state championship last season.

La Salle (19-1) gained the top spot after upsetting Moeller 5251 on Jan. 23, but Moeller regained the top spot after beating the Lancers 74-61 last Friday.

Moeller had six first-place votes and 86 poll points, to La Salle's three first-place votes and 82 points.

Taft (18-2) nudged North College Hill (20-0) for the Divisions II-IV poll title, with 86 points to 85.Taft, a Division II team, was ranked No.1 ahead of No.2 NCH for the final five weeks of the season. .., Moeller coach Carl Kremer said the Crusaders place the league and tournament schedule ahead of poll rankings, but said Moeller is "honored" to be voted No. 1. Moeller finished No.4 in last year's Enquirer rankings and then won the state tourney.

"It's always an honor when the other coaches vote you No. 1," Kremer said. "I also want to take my hat off to La Salle for the tremendous season they had."

La Salle lost top scorer Justin Orr to a season-ending knee injury last Thursday. Lancers coach Dan Fleming said Orr will have surgery Friday.

"Some people think Justin will come back and play this year, but it's not going to happen," Fleming said.

Hopefuls take aim at state tournament bids

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This i/a maklor-break weekend for local wrestlers hoping to make the state tournament.

The district tournament starts today and determines which wrestlers move on to the state tournament next weekend at Ohio State's Schottenstein Center. The top four in each weight class advance.

Moeller, ranked No. 1in the final Enquirer coaches' poll, is undefeated in local competition and the favorite to win the district team title at Fairfield. The Crusaders won eight of 14 individual sectional titles and qualified 13 wrestlers.

"It just so happens that we have wrestled at our best against local competition this year. The goal all

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Wrestling districts year has been to focus on state," Moeller coach Jeff Gaier said.

Moeller's main competition is expected to be Lakota East, Lakota West, Fairfield, Sycamore, Harrison and Elder. Elder edged Mason at the St. Xavier sectional, and Fairfield won the Fairfield sectional.

Elder coach Dick McCoy acknowledges Moeller will be tough to beat "Moeller is on fire. They are peaking at the right time. They really impressed me at the GCL meet," McCoy said.

"We qualified a school-record 13 to districts and we are hungry. You never know what will happen. The season has basically come down to

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• Division Ill at Xenia, today 3 p.m.; finals Saturday 5 p.m.

a two-week tournament."

Lakota West has the next-most qualifiers at 12, followed by Fairfield (10), Lakota East (9) and Harrison (8). Lakota East looks poised for a strong showing with six of their nine qualifiers sectional champs.

"We have a young team, so this weekend will be a good experience," Lakota West coach Scott Fetzer said. 'The district team title will come down to Saturday night.

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It's survival of the fittest at this point."

There should be little suspense as to the outcome of the Division II district. St. Paris Graham won the state title four of the past five years and is expected to repeat.

'The real battle will be for the two-through-five spots," Ross coach Rich Dunn said. "It's a tough district We will be happy to finish in the top five."

Graham brings 13 wrestlers to the meet and Ben Logan has 11.

Western Brown, which qualified nine, and Ross (eight), are expected to contend for top-five spots.

"We had nine qualifiers last year as well, but only won six matches at districts last year. Our first goal is to win more matches," Western Brown coach Scott Smith said. ,~

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SPORTS

High school wresUing

Moeller pins down No. 1 ranking

By Alex Blumer Enquirer contributor

Moeller finished itsregular season with a convincing 50-13 victory over Lakota East in a matchup of two of the top high school wrestling teams in the state Saturday night On Senior Night, top-ranked seniors Brent Goode, Ryan Lukens and David Neumann all came through with big victories to help the Crusaders, No. 1 in the city and No. 3 in the state, topple visiting Lakota East, which came in as the sev¡ enth-ranked team in Ohio and third in the city.

Crusaders defeat No.3 Lakota East in final dual match "Our seniors have been outstanding all year," Moeller coach Jeff Gaier said. "I had all the confi¡ dence in them going in."

After the teams split the first two matches, Goode got East's Kent Pierson down with 1:20 left in the 125-pound match before eventually pinning him to give the Crusaders a pivotal victory early in the meet.

"I knew (Pierson) was tough, but I knew if I wrestled my match, I'd come out on top," said Goode.

"In a close match, I'll take him over anybody," assistant coach Ed

Jamieson said. "He's a real competitor."

Lukens, the defending state champ at 189 pounds, pinned his opponent in just 35 seconds.

"We wanted a margin like this," Lukens said, "and we worked hard all week to make it happen."

Neumann, a top-ranked wrestler at 145 pounds, had little trouble in defeating Brent Applegate, even though he couldn't get the pin.

"We knew they were really good, but we brought our 'A: game," Neumann said. "We weren't going to be

to rack up huge points.

'They flat out-wrestled us," Lakota East coach Bob Latessa said. pushed around."

Seniors Brandon Druffel and "1bey were more intense, and they Ben Michaels also picked up victo- did well in the toss-up positions."

Moeller will next wrestle at the ries for Moeller.

At 112, Moeller's Josh Newbanks GCL tournament beginning Thursday at Elder. upset Matt Mayles.

The junior recovered from near103 pounds: Weaver (M) d. Haii!0-5 112: Newbanks (M) p. Mayles 3:47 ly being pinned to take down 119: Ko. Pierson (LE) d. Haverkos 11-4.

125: Goode (M) p. Ke. Pierson 5:07.

Mayles and earn a decision.

130: Glaser (M) by forfeit Lakota East's Tim Sizemore and 135: Sizemore (LE) d. Hayden 8-4 140: Gaier (M) p. W. Johnson 3:24 Tony Johnson, both top-ranked 145: Neumann (M) tf. Applegate 5:30, 18-2 152: Kmetz (M) d. Smith 5-2 wrestlers in their weights, came up 160: Conley (LE) d. Cameron 13-7 with wins as expected.

171: Michaels (M) d. Frasure 5-1 189: Lukens (M) p. Martin :35 But even in the matches they 215: Druffel (M) p. Dugan 1:04 Heavyweight T. Johnson (LE) md. Tull 23-9. were favored in, Lakota East failed

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No. 1 Moeller vs. No. 3 Lakota East features top wrestlers

A clash between two of the top wrestling programs in the area and state could decide the Division I city title. Moeller, ranked No. 1 in the Enquirer Division I coaches' poll and No. 6 in the state poll, will host Lakota East, No.3 and 7 in the same polls, respectively, Saturday at 7 p.m. in a dual meet.

"It should be a good one. Both schools have top-notch kids," Moeller coach Jeff Gaier said. "Most of the match-ups could be close, which is the sign of a good dual meet." , The event also features some of

the top talent in the city. Five wrestlers enter the match ranked No. 1 in their weight class. Brent Goode (125), David Neumann (145) and Lukens returning state champion Ryan Lukens (189) are Moeller's No.1's.

Tim Sizemore (135) and Tony Johnson (heavyweight) are East's No.1's.

Moeller clearly is the favorite.

The Crusaders are the unanimous No. 1 in the coaches' poll and have

been for most of the season.

They are coming off a 45-17 victory over league rival St. Xavier.

"Everyone seems to be peaking at the same time," Gaier said. "We wrestled well against St. Xavier and¡ won most of the close matches. We will need the close matches in order to beat Lakota East."

Lakota East is also doing well.

East started the season No.1, but injuries plagued the Thunderhawks early. East is coming off dual-meet victories over Fairfield, eighth in the Enquirer poll, and most recently a 36-21 victory over

Lakota West, fifth in the coaches' poll.

"I haven't even looked at Moeller yet. I know they have a good program and are solid at every weight," Lakota East coach Bob Latessa said. "We are just trying to keep people healthy and make a push starting at the GMC league meet and sectionals."

Gaier expects the showdown to draw between 1,000-1,200 fans. The gym holds approximately 1,500.

SECTIONAL DRAW: The Cincinnati sectional tournament is expanding from two sites to three

this season. Wilmington, Fairfield and St. Xavier will host tournaments Feb.l3-14.

Area coaches gathered Wednesday at St. Xavier to determine the tournament draw. The top 12 seeds pick their location in order, starting with No. 1. Moeller, the top seed, chose Wilmington. It is joined by Colerain (9), Sycamore (10) and Oak Hills (12).

Lakota East (3), Lakota West (5), Harrison (7) and Fairfield (8) are seeded teams at Fairfield. Elder (2), St. Xavier (4). Mason (6) and La Salle (11) compete at St. Xavier.

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COLUMBUS - As the chants of 'Tony, Tony!" rose up from a section of the crowd, Lakota East senior Tony Johnson got ready to do what he's done 28 times this season - only this pin was what he'd worked toward his entire high school career.

Johnson was one of two area wrestlers to end his high school career in dramatic fashion Saturday night at the state wrestling championships. He pinned Akron Firestone's Jermail Porter at1:29 to win the Division I 275-pound title.

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Joe Ellwood in 3:07 to win the Division III 215-pound title.

"I was going to rip his head off before the match - that's what I was thinking about ... I wasn't going to be denied this year," Johnson said. "I heard them (chanting).

That helped tremendously."

Johnson is a nationally ranked heavyweight, and will.take a couple weeks off before getting ready for senior nationals and deciding which college he will attend. The three-time state placer finished 38-1.

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Thobaben, who is headed to West Point next year, finished the season undefeated at 43-0. He became his school's first state champion after recording his fourth pin of the weekend.

"I knew I just had to start being bold. He wasn't going to attack, so I had to take it to.him," Thobaben said. "It was do or die. If he got me on my back, he'd do the same thing I did to him."

Thobaben's weekend run propelled Clinton-Massie to a tie for fifth place in D-III. Johnson helped Lakota East to finish ninth in D-1.

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Goode. The four-time state qualifier and three-time placer was named runner-up in the Division I 125-pound match after he was defeated by St. Edward's Albert Madsen 14-1 in the championship.

Wyoming senior Micah Vance scored a 1-0 wiri over Fostoria's Joe Morton for third place in Division II heavyweight.

CHCA senior Nick Spohn, a second-year state qualifier, won an 1810 major decision over Caledonia River Valley's Kevin Borders for third place in Division III 140pound class.

St. Edward (D-1), St. Paris Graham (D-II) and Sandusky St. Mary (DIll) were crowned team champs. · Moeller, which loses five of its nine state qualifiers to graduation this year, finished in eighth place in D-I with 42.5 points.

"Our kids wrestled hard, but we were just a little bit short some matches. But it's good for the future," Moeller coach Jeff Gaier said. "This has been a phenomenal group (of seniors) for us. We weren't forseen as winning the city, and these guys just put it all together at the end - great leadership Complete results, 84 that allows us to get this far."

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Bracket Buster does no favors dow of improved competition for the top mid-majors. But it should not have to come at the cost of busting a worthy team's NCM Tournament hopes.

Falling fast It's hard to believe Florida was ever ranked No.1, considering that February can't get much worse for the Gators (14-8). Billy Donovan's club has lost four of its last five games and on Wednesday lost starter Christian Drejer to a pro team in Spain. Drejer, a Denmark native, opted to accept a contract with FC Barcelona rather than finish out Flor:...J_,

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Of the three ranked men's teams, two have been on a downslide, with Louisville having lost four of its last five and UC having lost four of its last six.

Memphis, on the other hand, seems to be peaking at the right time. The Tigers are tied for first place with UAB and have won nine straight.

• Marquette has endured a difficult season on the heels of its 2003 Rnal Four year , but the Golden Eagles received news this week that puts it in perspective. Assistant coach Trey Schwab, diagnosed in 2001 with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, which hinders the body's ability to process oxygen, underwent double-lung transplant surgery on Monday. "Unless someone has been through the same situation Trey has been in the last 26 months, it is impossible to truly appreciate the courage and willingness to fight he displayed," Marquette coach Tom Crean said.

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~Area wrestlers gear up for state meet •

:By Chris Yeager :Contributor

: It had been a little while : since Moeller won a district :wrestling title. So it made • sense to do it well on Saturday. ~ Placing nine wrestlers into :the weekend's state tourna: ment, the Crusaders cruised ; past their Division I oppo• nents to capture the team dis: trict title at Fairfield High :school. : Moeller racked up 208.5 :points to Elder's 147-point sec, and-place finish. : Brent Goode took home his : third district title in four years, . beating Elder's Frank Gorrasi :7-3 in the 125-pound title •match.

At 189 pounds, Ryan : Lukens claimed his first dis. trict championship - and ~Moeller's second of the day ·with a 5-1 decision over North; mont's Drew Michel. : Lukens was glad to pick up. :some momentum heading :into Thursday's opening •rounds of the state meet. He : appears to have shaken off :some mid-season blahs. : "Oh, I've learned from my : mistakes," said the area's only :defending state champ. He • said the team's 56-9 dual meet :loss to Lakewood St. Edward ~provided a team-wide wruce up :call. ; "We realized we were not •where we ought to be," Lukens :said. "We realized we have to :practice like they do." : The adjustments - includ: ing "St Ed Drills" - paid off.

•The Crusaders have just :crushed all the local wrestling ~talent.

~ Joining Goode and Lukens :in the final, but finishing sec·ond, were Alex Weaver (103), :Tom Hayden (135), Dean Gaier : (140), Charles Quehl (215), and :heavyweight Jim Thll. : Josh Newbanks placed third :at 112 pounds, as did David •Neumann at 145. \ : With 13 of its 14 starting

lone state qualifier, finishing fourth place at 152 pounds.

Smith is only the second Loveland wrestler ever to qualify at the Division I level.

"Josh now ranks third in all-time wins at Loveland with 112 and has an excellent chance of becoming Loveland's first ever Division I state placer," said coach Chris Switzer.

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Sycamore's Brad Bleiden, who finished Moeller's Brian second at 145 pounds, is pictured wrestling in Haverkos placed the championship match with Brian Brulport sixth at 119 pounds, from Sidney. . as did teammate Eric Cameron at varsity wrestlers having quali- 160. Nick Kmetz took fifth at fied for state - including eight 152 for Moeller. Sycamore's district champs - Lakewood St. David Hall took fifth at 215 Edward's is still the prohibitive pounds while teammate favorite to take yet another Buddy Crenshaw placed Division I team title. sixth at 135. Anderson pro"We want to win," Lukens duced two alternates - Jay said of the Crusaders' team Dima, sixth at 130 pounds hopes. "Top three would be and Dan Osborne at 215.

Area Division II coaches nice, though."

Though Greg Kuhlman's said it would be tough for face indicated otherwise, local wrestlers to get out of Sycamore made a good the Goshen district. The coaches may have been more showing this weekend.

The Aviators placed fifth right than they supposed.

As expected, St. Paris Graoverall, with 80 team points.

"We've come a long way," ham dominated the Goshen Kuhlman said with some dis- district, posting 288.5 points appointment. "We'd have to second-place Ross' 98. liked to place higher."

More discouraging, though, Brad Bleiden was the Avia- is that only one Hamilton tors' sole finalist, placing sec- County Division II wrestler ond to Bryan Brulport of Sid- advanced to the state meet, ney at 145 pounds. Bleiden won't be alone at the 10-mat state tourney circus. Victer Crenshaw took third at 140 pounds and Kuhlman fourth at 189.

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WresU!ng state tournament

Moeller in distant second Four Crusaders in quarterfinals

By Colleen Kane The Cincinnati Enquirer

COWMBUS - The Moeller wrestling team went to see the movie Miracle the night before its opening day at the state wrestling championships.

After Thursday's matches at Value City Arena, the Crusaders will need to look for some inspiration from the underdog story.

Moeller sits in second place in Division I with 17.5 points after the opening day. All nine of the Moeller wrestlers are still in contention to place in the state meet Four wrestlers advanced to the quarterfinals, and the other five advanced in the consolation brackets.

But there's one giant obstacle in Moeller's way of a team title.

Defending state champion Lakewood St. Edward surged to 35.5 points on the opening day af. ter advancing 11 of its 13 wrestlers to the quarterfinals.

"Obviously some crazy things would have to happen (to catch up). They're just on a different level right now," Moeller coach Jeff Gaier said. "But most of the points are going to be picked up tomorrow, so we11 have a better idea af. ter tomorrow.... We lost soml=! close ones in the first round, but the kids came back. I think it shows that we have a lot of heart."

Moeller's Brent Goode will make his fourth trip to the state quarterfinals after winning a 12-3 major decision over Dublin Scioto's Eric Turner. Goode, a 125pounder, has placed sixth twice at

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state but has lost in the quarterfinals three years in a row.

Gaier's son, 15-year-old Dean, was one of the youngest area wrestlers to qualify for the state championships and advanced by beating Wadsworth's Josh Kallai 16-0 on a technical fall.

"He's showing a lot of poise as a freshman," coach Gaier said. "Up here the mental aspect is huge, and if you come in and don't let things bother you, then you can wrestle well."

Defending state champion Ryan Lukens (189 pounds) and senior Jim Tull also advanced for Moeller.

• Mount Healthy's Olajuwon Butler, who won his school's first district title in 36 years to qualify for his second state trip, pinned North Olmsted'sJeremy Feadorat 3:18 to make the quarterfinals.

"He's here to win a state championship. Period," Mount Healthy coach Thorn Maxwell said. "He's best on his feet No one's going to take him down. So he's going to have to dominate people on his feet, like he's done all his career."

• Lakota East's Tony Johnson (275 pounds) advanced on one of the quickest matches of the day, pinning Pickerington Central's

Rob litchfield in 1:20.

Lakota East is in ninth place with 9.5 points after Tun Sizemore and Rob Conley also advanced.

• Nick Spohn, a senior who won CHCA's first district title to qualify, easily advanced in the 140pound Division III championship bracket by defeating Brookfield's Dave Dillon by technical fall, 20-4.

• Clinton-Massie sits in fifth place in Division III with 10 points after advancing all three of its wrestlers to the quarterfinals Dan Ivins (275 pounds), Nathan Thobaben (215 pounds) and Jacob Bryant (152 pounds).

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Results disappoint area divers; MoJ~~~~, ~r~~~~!~ in 2nd place High hopes ended in disapNine of the Crusaders' wrestlers remain in contention to pointment at the Swimming & Diving Tournament in Canton for place as individuals, four in the many divers from the area. quarterfinals and five in the Indian Hill's Brittany Hill was consolation brackets. the highest local finisher with a Moeller is 18 points behind second-place finish in the girls' leader Lakewood St. Edward, Division II competition. the defending state champion.

Jen Funch of Ursuline and "Obviously some crazy things Sycamore senior Gina Sylvester would have to happen (to catch finished third and fourth, reup)," Moeller coach Jeff Gaier spectively, in girls' Division I. said.

La Salle's Nick McMahon, In the first round of boys' who hoped to improve on his basketball sectionals at Mason, best state diving finish of ninth No. 3 La Salle defeated Northplace, was the highest local fin- west 80-53 without standout isher at 12th in boys action.

Justin Orr. In wrestling, Moeller is in Colin Flynn's 21 points led second place in Division I after the Lancers . â&#x20AC;˘the first day at state.

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State wrestling

Defending champ Lukens heads local contingent

By John Schutte 7-/Lt>{ocf

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The Cincinnati Enquirer

The wrestling season comes to an end at Ohio State's Schottenstein Center this weekend at the state tournament.

The event concludes Saturday with the parade of champions at 5 p.m., followed by the championship round at 5:20 p.m. Severallocal athletes hope to finish their seasons and distinguished careers with state championships.

The highest profile wrestlers are Moeller's Ryan Lukens and Brent Goode, and Lakota East's Tony Johnson and Tim Sizemore.

Lukens is a returning state champion and Goode a four-time state qualifier. Johnson is a nationally ranked heavyweight and Sizemore is a returning state placer.

Beyond the big names are several wrestlers who are quietly having great seasons.

• Nick Spohn won the first district title for CHCA in the Division III meet at Xenia. Spohn, a senior, handily beat Josh Falk of Bluffton 15-7 in the finals. Falk entered the match with a 39-0 record.

"Nick just overwhelmed him.

He pressured Falk the entire match and wore him down with takedown after takedown," CHCA coach Scott DeNoma said. "He is a takerivwn specialist who destroys his opponent's confidence through his tenacious style."

Spohn, regardless of his per-

• Doors open today at 2 p.m.; wrestling starts at 3 p.m.

• Doors open Friday at 9 a.m.; wrestling starts at 10 a.m.

• Doors open Saturday at 9 a.m.; wrestling starts at 10 a.m.; parade of champions at 5 p.m.; Divisions I, II and Ill first-place matches wrestled concurrently at 5:20 p.m.

Full schedule: www.ohsaa.org formance at state, will leave CHCA as the most accomplished wrestler in school history. The 140-pounder carries a 38-2 record and has won over 100 matches for his career.

This weekend will mark his second appearance at state. He finished third at districts last year and became CHCA's first state qualifier.

• Mount Healthy's Olajuwon Butler ended his school's 36-year drought at the district tournament Butler's lightning quic;k style and athleticism could help propel him onto the podium Saturday.

• Aaron Marsh, a sophomore, became Colerain's first district champion since 1975. The 130pounder carries a 30-5 record.

"We haven't had a district champion in my lifetime," 27-year-old Colerain head coach Richard Bryant said. "He is physically gifted and probably the best athlete ever in our wrestling program."

M~s~ was a su~rise ~er at the d1strtcts. Mason s Dustin Center was expected to take the title, but a quarterfinal loss opened the door. Marsh beat his friend, Ken Touris of Lakota West, in the championship match 9-4.

"We told each other before the match to leave it all on the mat," Marsh said. "130 pounds is a tough weight at state. By winning the district, I should get better draw."

•Jeff Lobes prevailed at 160 pounds to win Milford's first individual district title since 1998 Geremy Gerwe). Lobes learned from last season's two-and-out performance at districts. He defeated Tim Berling of Glen Este in the semifinals after losing the previous three matches to him.

"Getting to state has been my goal all year. I did a lot of work over the summer and my coaches have wrestled with me to help me improve," Lobes said.

• Ben Waldman won Summit's first district title since 1994. The senior is 34-2 this year, making him the fifth wrestler in school history to reach 100 career wins. Waldman's teammate, Jason Loreaux, failed to qualify to state but he became the winningest wrestler in school history. Loreaux will graduate with 112 wins.

'The key for Ben is confidence.

He's had confidence in his moves and his positioning and he has been more consistent this year/' Summit coach Jeff Tullos said .

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· - - ~ - -- ~ Moeller senior Ryan Lukens is the area's only returning state wrestling champion.

He could become Moeller's first back-to-back champion ever by season's end.

That would do him one better than his older brother Nick, who won a 171-pound state wrestling title in 2000- but couldn't repeat the feat in 2001.

So what doesn't a guy do to achieve the above?

"I don't think about it," said Lukens, competing again at 189 pounds where he compiled a 32 _ 7 record last year at 189. "I have to ~et it aside, stay focused every practice, every drill session."

Some cliches are cliches because they are true. And the notion of "focus" is something that is really up to the individual to sustain. It's not something a coach can do much about.

"Coaches remind," said Moeller's head varsity wrestling coach, Jeff Gaier. "But we try to give our wrestlers a 'big picture' view- everything is preparation (for the state tournament), but you have to go one match at a time."

A middle linebacker in football, Lukens lost enough weight in enough time to start the season at his preferred 189-pound slot. He won the Coaches' Classic tournament in ·December.

In short, he's a physically talented kid.

He also benefits from a little brother's perspective and a solid athletic pedigree.

As noted above, his older brother Nick, now a junior at Ohio State, won a state wrestling title at 171 pounds in 2000. He didn't place the following year.

Lukens says he always looked up to Nick, citing Nick's 2000

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from Nick that he's got to work even harder after winning state ... It's harder to repeat than to win it in l the first P ace."

Bill Lukens, Ryan's father tiHe among his own favored sports moments.

He also said that he and his older brother have been norrna~ly competitive with each other growing up. ''Ryan learned from Nick tbat he's got to work even harder after winning state," said Bill Lukens, Ryan and Nick's father. "lfs harder to repeat than to win it in the first place."

Gaier, who has produced five individual state champions since

taking over the Moeller program in 1987, with Tom Zinkan earning two in 1991 and 1993, said Ryan engaged in more summer wrestling than older brother N1ck, placing second in Ohio ir.. freestyle wrestling and third in his region.

"Nick'~ been focused since the end of last year," Gaier said.

"There a.re so many factors involved- the tournament bracket, a wres~ler's health, and so on -involved that it's just very hard to repeat.''

Ryan credits his father for starting him in wrestling in kindergarten.

Bill Lukens was a state tournament-qualifying wrestler for St. Xavier High School in 1973 as a heavyweight, as well as an academic All-American offensive lineman under Woody Hayes at Ohio State.

In add11tion to going over fllms of Ryan's matches, Bill Lukens said he tries to help his son improve technique. For added fun, the Lukens practice in their basement on old St. Xavier mats that Bill Lukens picked up

from St. X coach Dick Murphy.

"Ryan is good on his feet, good with take-downs," Bill said. "He's a shooter, not a thrower, but he's also getting better at defending against takedowns."

As the Crusaders left last Thursday to compete in the Virginia Duals tournament which would provide. between two and six matches for each wrestler- Ryan's record stood at 18-3. The three losses came close together in early January against top-flight competition.

"One of the benefits of tougher competition is that we find the weaknesses against tough schools with time to work . th on them," Gaier sru.d. "In ose three losses, Ryan got great work, worked in situations that might arise later, and has a whole month and a half to address it."

One of those tough three losses carne in the state duals tournamenta couple weekends ago in Wadsworth.

While beating a wrestler from top-ranked Lakewood St. Edward 3-1, and another from second-ranked Massillon Perry 9-2, Lukens lost to Garfield Heights' Justin Dobies 7-2.

"I wasn't hitting my shots," Lukens said of Dobies, who placed fourth in the 2003 state meet as a junior. "I was a little surprised by him. He seemed a lot stronger than I thought he'd be."

With wrestling, the losses now don't matter so much. They provide something to learn from.

Theoretically, a wrestler can enter the sectional tournament with zero wins and still become a state champ.

That's not what Ryan Lukens will let himself think about for now, for awhile.

He'll think about it if he finds himself on the mat in the finals Feb. 28.

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Lakotas top preseason Div. I poll, ~tJl,West again given the edge ,

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By1ohn Schutte The Cincinnati Enquirer

For the second straight season, Lakota East and Lakota West find themselves at the top of the preseason coaches' Division I poll.

Last season Lakota West got the nod as the favorite, and the Firebirds came through with a second straight Enquirer poll championship.

11llsseason,withfourreturning state qualifiers, the Firebirds get the early nod again. In Divisions IIIII, Ross is expected to be best, followed by Reading, Purcell Marian and Wyoming. Here's a rundown:

Division I 1. Lakota East: Four state qualifiers return from a team that graduated only three. Heavyweight Tony Johnson is one of the best in his class. Johnson finished third as a sophomore and fifth last season. He is ranked No. 3 in the nation

by WIN rnagazine. Tim Sizemore placed fifth at state. Kody Pierson and Kent Pierson qualified but didn't place.

2. Lakota West: The Firebirds are two-time defending city champions. Eight starters return from a team that finished eighth in the state, the highest finish of any local team.

Senior Andrew Monk is a state qualifier and Kenny Touris was an alternate. Aaron Duffy, a senior transfer from Indiana, will add depth with 100 career wins in three years. Coach Scott Fetzer hopes¡ for a breakout year from junior Brian Allmer. All mer, also a star on the soccer team, was named a Cadet All-American. He finished seventh of 72 in a national tournament.

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3. Moel~er: Ryan Lukens. returns as the defend1~g state champion at 189 pounds. Semor Brent Goode also returns as a state qualifier. Goode finished sixth at 119 pounds. The Crusaders return 11 starters and six district qualifiers. David Neumann is a National Freestyle qualifier.

4. Elder: Mike Riestenberg, Elliott Spence and Tony Stegeman return as state qualifiers. The Panthers have five seasoned starters back, but coach Dick McCoy will rely on four to five untested wrestlers to round out the team.

5. Mason: The Comets had moderate success last season with a young team.

Coach Jerry Schrock wants to build on that success and continue to grow as a team. Sean Lambert and Dustin Center are returning state qualifiers. The Comets return seven wrestlers who received all-league mention.

6. Colerain: Brandon Griffin and Aaron Marsh return as state qualifiers.

Griffin had a 31-9 record as a senior.

7. St. Xavier: Coach Dick Murphy enters his 30th year of coaching with a strong senior class. Murphy needs seniors Paul Cook, Chad Lunz, Josh Steigerwald, Adam Lytle, Bill Myers, Mike Puttrnann and Phil Maldon to lead.

8. Harrison: The Wildcats will field a young team. Juniors Bryan Campbell and Ryan Kerns and sophomore Tyler Ada!'ls are returning district qualifiers. Craig Smith won the Coaches Classic last season as a freshman.

9. Fairfield: Coach Ron Masanek returns 10 letterwinners. Blair Wilcox is the most prolific returner. Wilcox (112 pounds) finished with a 26-9 record and qualified to state.

10. La Salle: Seven district qualifiers return for the Lancers. Eric Woolf, Joe Kaake and Mark Broering all return after receiving all-league honors last season.

Divisions 11-111 1. Ross: The Rams are deep with talent in lower and middle weights. Dan Lee, Zach Kanta, Kyle Ray and Micah Hitt are among those returning. Each of the four finished runner-up in the Fort Ancient Valley Conference Cardinal tournament last season.

2. Reading: Tommy Retcher returns as the Blue Devils' lone state qualifier.

Derek Mages, Tim Packer and John Bogucki return as Cincinnati Hills League champions.

3. Purcell Marian: The Cavaliers have a streak of 20 consecutive winning seasons. Kevin Tighe, Mitchell Morris and LaDonas Mclean will be charged with keeping alive the winning tradition.

4. Wyoming: CHL champion Matt Rsher returns to lead the Cowboys.

St. Xavier transfer Micah Vance will help at heavyweight.

5. Madeira: Junior Kevin Crowley, Joe Gettinger, Zach Rochon and Randy Cloran will be called upon to lead a young team that features eight freshmen.

6. Taylor: CHL Wrestler of the Year Jake Tamaska (40-4) returns. Freshman Ryan Harrison could make a big impact.

7. Roger Bacon: Coach Brennan Ryan must replace eight starters. Aaron Poppleton and Scott Bien are the top two i back.

8. Batavia: Ryan Robbe and Jacob lson are the building blocks for a young team. Robbe is a three-time state qualifier; lson qualified as a sophomore.

9. Franklin: Coach Wendel Donathan must replace two state placers. Mike Quigley returns as a state qualifier, and Justin Blevins was an alternate. ¡ 10. Little Miami: All-league wrestlers Nick Burlile and Matt Pence return. Lack of depth is a major concern for coach Tim Martin.

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Wrestling notebook

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Long-term CHL goal ~thinColVboys'reach

By John Schutte The Cincinnati Enquirer

Wyoming wrestling coach Brian Pittman likes his team's chances for winning the Cincinnati Hills League tournament, set for Feb. 7 at Indian Hill.

"Six years ago I told five of the eight current seniors that we would win the CHL title senior year," coach Pittman said. "I knew back then this would be a special group."

Pittman has taken advantage of extra time with seniors Joe Edwards, Matt Fischer, Jeff Howell, Todd Richman and Michael Planalp.

Pittman, a 1992 graduate of Wyoming, started as a junior high coach and has moved up the coaching ranks at Wyoming in unison with the current seniors.

"Reading, Taylor and Madeira, along with ourselves, are in contention," Pittman said. "We control our own destiny."

Adding to an already strong group of seniors is St. Xavier transfer Micah Vance, who is ranked No.1 in the heavyweight class by area Divisions II-III coaches. He carries a 26-0 record with 24 pins, and is dosing in on the school record of 28 consecutive victories.

COACHES CORNER: Some high school coaches are known for pro-

ducing numerous college wrestlers, but Fairfield's Ron Masanek carries a different distinction. The 39-year veteran has turned Fairfield into a coaching factory.

Masanek and now-retired assistant Bob Massie estimate 40.50 former wrestlers are now coaches at various levels of the sport.

"We like to call ourselves the Mecca of wrestling," Masanek said. ''We teach total wrestling instead of concentrating on certain areas."

Some of Masanek's former wrestlers now coaching include Willie Wmeburg (Miamisburg), Jason Staggs (Sycamore), Chad Dennis (Harrison), Sean Murray (Brentwood Academy, Tenn.), Dave Hinkel (Lafayette, Ind.) and Scotty Hinkel (Purdue).

NOTEWORTHY: In the fifth of nine weekly state polls this season, the Ohio High School Wrestling Coaches Association voted Moeller the state's sixth-ranked team in Division I, followed by Lakota East at No.7.

Before the teams square off at 7 p.m. on Jan. 31 at Moeller, a couple of tuneup matches are set. East will host Fairfield today and Carroll next Friday, and Moeller has a dual meet at St. Xavier at 7 p.m.

Saturday.

Lakota West rounds out the locals in the poll at No. 10.

For the Enquirer/GREG LORING

Harrison's Tyler Adams (left) came up with a takedown with 10 seconds left to defeat Moeller's Alex Weaver in the 103-pound weight class during the meet Saturday.

Wrestling Coaches Classic

Indianapolis Mater Dei wins second straight title I I z.,}"l-1

03

By fohn Schutte

Enquirer contributor

For the second straight year, Indianapolis Mater Dei won the Coaches Classic at Mason High.

Mater Dei amassed 253 points.

Moeller, ranked No.1 in Cincin. nati, :finished second followed by Elder, Lakota East and Mason.

"We come to this tournament to get better," Mater Dei coach Mike Goebel said. 'The level of competition is extremely high."

Moeller captured three individual titles while Elder had two champions. Here is a look at each championship match: 103: Tyler Adams (Harrison) d.

Alex Weaver (Moeller) 12-10: Trailing by one with under 20 seconds remaining, Adams came up with a takedown with 10 seconds remaining.

"I took him down with a single leg move," Adams said.

112: Brian Bittner (Mater Dei) p. Tom Fletcher (Reading): Bittner dominated the match until the pin 3:34 into the match. Bittner held a 12-2lead before the pin.

119: Bryan Williams (Mater Dei) dec. Sean Szekeresh (Lebanon) 13-9: Williams jumped to an early lead and held on.

125: Brent Goode (Moeller) dec. Joe Hillenbrand (Mater Dei) 64: Goode fought lingering effects of the flu to win a second straight championship.

130: Dustin Center (Mason) p.

Paul Cook (St. Xavier) :31: Center recorded the fastest victory in the finals.

"I didn't expect to pin him so quick. I had some setup moves

For the Enquirer/GREG LORING

Elder's Elliot Spence (left) won his 2nd straight 140-pound Coaches Classic title, defeating Sycamore's Victor Crenshaw.

and he made a mistake," Center said.

135: Tun Sizemore (Lakota East) dec. Chad Linz (St. Xavier): Sizemore recorded a takedown with 20 seconds remaining in the second period.

"I got the lead in the second period and basically. rode him out the final two minutes with defensive wrestling," Sizemore said.

140: Elliott Spence (Elder) dec.

Victor Crenshaw (Sycamore) 2-0: Spence won his second straight Coaches Classic.

'This was a chance for me to prove myself in front of the whole city," Spence said.

145: David Neumann (Moeller) dec. Brad Blieden (Sycamore) 13-7: Neumann fought from an early 4-2 deficit. Three takedowns in the second period helped the senior establish control.

152: Matt Coughlin (Mater Dei) dec. David Clemens (Beavercreek) 8-3: Coughlin controlled

the match from the start.

160: Tunmy Berling (Glen Este) dec. Nathan Dosher (Mater Dei) 64: Berling wasn't happy with his match but he11 take the victory.

"I definitely could have done better," Berling said. "It means a Jot to beat a kid from Mater Dei." 171: Blake Maurer (Mater Dei) dec. Nick Klasemer (Elder) 20-7: Maurer, the top seed, opened the match with seven straight points.

189: Ryan Lukens (Moeller) dec. Steve Anevski (Elder) 10-2: The defending state champion took his first Coaches Classic championship.

215: Tong Stegeman (Elder) dec. Jason Coughlin (Mater Dei) 4-2: Stegeman took an early lead and upset the top seed.

Hwt: Tony Johnson (Lakota East) p. Zachary Marshall {Mason) 3:08: For the second straight year Johnson captured the Coaches Classic championship.

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HIGH SCHOOLS

Wrestling sectionals

Fairfield back on top First sectional title since 2000

By John Schutte 11:c Cincinl'.ati Enquirer

Fairfield is back. The Indians placed all14 wrestlers in the top six to capture their first sectional title since 2000 Saturday night at Fairfield High School. The title is the 13th for the program.

Fairfield scored 230 points followed by Harrison (213), Lakota East (205), Lakota West (203) and Mount Healthy (114).

The top four wrestlers in each weight class advance to the district tournament Friday and Saturday at Fairfield. The district finals are scheduled for 6 p.m. Saturday.

"We pride ourselves in usually finishing first or second at sectionals, but last year was an off year," Fairfield coach Ron Masanek said.

"We've been close to winning a few tournaments this year but couldn't ~-----------. ·- ---- - -----~---------------' GREG LOR:NG forth:: E'lqu:rcr quite close it Tonight we closed it" Elder's Pat Hirth (left) won the 103-pound final match Saturday over Mason's An Nguyen in the Fairfield advances 10 wrestlers Division I wrestling sectionals at St. Xavier. to the districts. Harrison advances eight, Lakota East nine and Lakota West 11.

Anthony Bradbery (130) andJe- Sectional tournament results {Tcp ~:..:..~ :: ~~:::"' •.::::,;:::c.~ ~t c:c_, ('-~"'OC) 1:38: 1.:0 E·: n:t 5!><000 (E':ler) d.

6-2; 119-Co-poo~l (Hcrrcoc) p (R'"" e·::oc) UA; 215-P!l~~:C~.,.. (Roc:' remyYoung (145) earned individu:; ... 6 ]o~~ D:r:.-:!1 (Pt "c-::oo) 5-3; 145-Co:t>l 8rwc) p. 5p:·::::• (C::,u:t ,;E) 2:41: (Hn"C'.:nn) 1:40 Ho"·c1.'"J1h al titles for Fairfield.

Dirclo:o I Fer::2~~ ,,,.. ·';n1J d Jn~:t ~:art~ (~.~:::~'1) 125-D'Ep ',o•'o (F•trfc:~) p. So?> 275·· Ri~cr W~~.:tc::'J} rr:d. (otWilml~l 9-5: 152-J:':> llo"'l'CC (St. Xil<· 0') d.

(•:ort~ :,·:,.._) 2:52; 13:>--Tc".o (LI'::o~o V.t!'t) 5~::::(Nmwoo:!) 13-2.

Young's victory over top seed To.'" R<"UI!:o-1. ~·r··:! 283.5, 2.

Ru· ": ~::·; (J> ·ro•) 8-6 OT; 100-::• d. 5•cp::a (l£'o;!1 Ec<t) 3-1; 135-.CCOW lllvklon Ill (at Lolcata Wesll Justin Taylor of Harrison clinched 5;'""-:o:c194. 3. Qf·cc' 173. 4. Cc'< H.... lo!>::; ('!";-:It tl. ln:: A:·';r (51 Xilr:•) ttc:~::co·) d. Bo:c::~ (H:~;o:.) 6-2; 5. a:cc Ec.:, l!n.5, 6. Lo<·~~or:! 96.

Tram Rcutts: 1. c: ~tt:---~/:::::::·:' 7-2; 111-1; o·< fo :·: ccc:• (E':!:•) d. '!'"' !I.O-s··;:s (Fe':':::!) d. eo~· (Lr;.o:: the title for the Indians. The cham- 123.5, 183 ~. 2. (;,>[ :::155 0 3. c·:: :·o!)j 1'-3.5, 7. w.-,.,·,:-:o:: 91, 8. ~""""' 6ll.5, 9. K'":'' a:-:-:·~:! '~s:···:··t 12·5: 189-J;s... &':'~ Y;::!) 1-0. 145--H:·:"""I" (t,-·::::c ~;:;;t) d. ~;.c:n v:~:t!J 29.

(Li:5r:o) o. S~::;> An:<·:·~• (E'cer) 5-3 OT: Fe: ... ·:. ('.~ H'C:~'I) 12-10: 152--H:":' 4. •.•:uc::e 14Hl, 5. """'"' ll3 5. 6, pionship match, a 7-5 decision, 39, Ill. c:--"'"'P~P ~1,tcl!es-103-Wco·,c: 215-Tc:y S·.-c::··r: (E':l:r) d. Ph: •!.:':b<lc (Fe":-~) d. S~t:th (U:c.z:., t<>rt), D.c c 127.5, 7. R::~ C} 112.5 8 E:~c., ·: gave Young his first tournament ti- (~,~"':eel ~· Cc/~ (OcX H:.:oj 3:45; (51 Xr/·1 4-1; 275..Zr:MI)' '!:o;h( 160-U::z,:~•r:r (Ta~il::~cor:'d·~) r::t H::~r' 100.0. 9. 5"".-c.: eo. o- 1 11. 10.

112--t;: c;:c:,, ('.~o:·::r) d. E•.::l:"oo (~.~:::::::"l :p. )::z &:·~n~ {Pr:n:-:~~~) 0;52. e:UJc:·Trl!: 65.0, 11. Cc H:1 C':• 6~0.

(L•i:n"' West) 14-2: 171--A'"'<' (l.rt-ot1 tle on the varsity level.

(Co::·c ,, ~2; 1!9-t\' .:1,0"; woc::or) d.

Tll'1d-PI:!<:o Motches-ICJ-G.._,$ \'::-ct) rn:! Rcon:y (Ar~e~n:) 12-4; 12. Fc:~~:ck 50.0, 13. C.o. Co•·~:y Dry "He (faylor) beat me last time P<:rt•! (G'co EC:e) 15-14: 12!Hlo<>OO Rc"c; (51 )(c: :·) p. !l&:hcc v:e':(t.o&: :) !!l9..&:.c:::!(F< rfc::!) d. ~!o~~c:co (V':o:<l 32.0, 14. l?r:l:nr1< c•::tJn 25.5. 15. (~~o:·::c) d. C"C!: JCo'::;-·1) 7-3: 2:0~: 112--Dc~ ::': ·:c O.:::·cs (Pr c~:,c) :1 ~;WI) 7-4: 2!5-E" O~(HC1.COC) !':!. ~-.;,;• 23.0, 16. w::.:-·:•bcS at a dual meet after I built a seven- !30-~.~--,~ (Cc':····o) d. CcC!':n c~; Ec:::'! Fr..y (Sl Xrc "18 5: 119-C~.-:1 K. co (l':·:."cctlJ) 11-2; 275-R:'c'::ltt (V::o~' Lc;,o:-~!.or.'""

16.0. 17. lc~.'J'O" kp. 8 0. 18. 0',·:• Pr:l< 7 ~. 19. !!:":::•·o:'\4.0. 20. u:::: ·"":1 2.n point lead on him. That was the (\'J.:~•c::-oo)9-5: 135-H~y~:' (~.~:o':o•) d. (~.'."'OC) ~. C':·.1 lc:,:,'.;\:r (E::!e•) 9-4: \':c:t) d. p,·:-,.o:o (rt.t H:?:':t) 3-1.

"I 8-3: 140--Cio-.ohoN 125--l:n: Cc:~~O:,~"':~ w::=~1J d ~.~ Zh~:~ Dlvklon II Cll:!mploMI>!p llm:!lts: 103-5'cc·.' turning point of my season," D'::'..::~o (Co';"c tl .. ·•• (l'o··:··) 23-8· AI''"., (Cc' :'••) p .... s:;· ..•,, Lcz (51 X.>o·.::) 11-5: 130-Rooo:~o R..-:r,: (aii'IIRcl!Mmlaftl l.\S:,\:,.:., · ·(,.;; ,, d_-H.,.

(C,-, H·:~) <~;:~::•J! 3:oi: Ju-re: . . .,, ,·::.:-,,: !P:.-xcoc) d.

S:::o G<z<:t1" (E!~"r) 6-0; Ttom Resa:ts-1 W<"-""" Brc;co 25D; Young said. 'This victory was big !4-7: 1~2--S..- ':' (L'>::-:1) d. ~::z (R:·:':l='~ d. Rcr!t{ CU'i.'O (0!.;1: 'c) 1-0: 135-&o S<>·':~o (E'~:·) d. ~~'''"'"":!

2. Ro'cr B!?::or. 19C; 3. ?"""'" ~·" :o 144; for me and the team." (~!"'. "! 3-3 IG1 -ec·: ·: (G::: Es~o) d. tc'J<L:-r.--•:-cc :P:.·:c:oc) 3-2: 140-;;-:; 4 \':i::- "1129; 5. GO"~"' 113· 6 Tr;:or 119 .. Rycn Robtn (B•wv:>) p, 1·; ' o V:ru: e> 7 2 171· .. :~:~.j :~::~,--~)d. Gr..·::.~ 110. 1. !:;.., R::":::nc~ 911; S. •.'::~;.:~::c$ (tr:-c~o-~~occo:) 1:22. 125.. (l:""rc: ~·- ., \"'""""1 n. '""' S:t"""''':l (St Lakota East finished third in the G~.F.~ (G·cc E•':l 4 2 lo1·L·:-:·; w,·,,,, d.

X: :•(3-iOT,-1'-5-A':'t8J:T;,(st"X<::?r) gJ 5 9. C'c""'" •;ESJ.5, 10 ~;ccc.::<::l61; ~·:ret(~·::~~:;~< C•: Z!C) '1 Joe 1\c:o:J d R' .. _. '< •••) 3 2 152·C•:" standings but won the most indi3 II. lco.~c H... 33: 12. F:c:,~r::' 3), 13. (C:',;,c~rJ~) 18-3: 130-Kcc • Cw·.c';f Bc·-::.-c:,,.!E';:.,a.Kc 11\c::lr(ll:S; :) Hc,-;oc; ec,-.-,;:.:y 8. ·:") tl. ,, .. ,, :cc-x: :11 ..2 OT· vidual titles. East won all six of its ~~b?;<~Y -.§;~c :~.;~~~:~~~; 6-4 OT !GJ·Rob t:ooc~;tY.o: (E :l:r) p Cll.,mplom!>lp Motelles-t03-t\c"; 135--c:·: v;:·:!·:··- (5:::·:-: Co Dc;j p.

4.20 K''l' \';. :t:•tP•,•x!nc) 2:DO. 171-t.:d:o-• (Ro::• 8rroo) p. \' ::o S<:c-,::: (Tr;'o:) De~·, ~"~,c--.. '~ot::~1 ·::J 5:«l: 140. ~~ :~ championship matches. ~~=~103-D o::k '';::::c R:~ 1 !St. xz, :·) d. Dcr.j Hu'f Wnso') Sl)l)~C (C'"· H ., C~r.l :ctl. Jccz• lo:<:";;.t 3:59: 112-lo~!>::<:k (ft;:!; "~".'') C":!.

"Six champions are the most we (Co':Tt~:d-P:~ · c: ·:: ,.,,,. c;: ·:,1 1:3;;: S-3; l&h:~·.~::!:t" (',~c:oo) d. B.: •,~ps Rrc~o tRo::;o. 8m:o'1) 15-6: 119· \';;~~ (5::t::r.:t Co. Doy) 11-2. 1~5-Pr:·.:~ 112· ·· _);.

(St. X!: :·1 S-ii 2~5 E· .-: Pow Wol:'lc) !1T~C:!11 (tt:·c::;.o:~} d. .tn~:l Bc~~;c:ii (C!C!C:JC\ ';E) r::~. 8''" (R"'C' 8C::01) have ever had. The kids we ··14·0.119-· . a. p, 0:':! He. :!C'C (I.BSC'") 2:34; 12-4: 125-vrr·co~"" (C:c,oc: ~;E) d. tRn~ crJ 7-4; 152-Jc::<J~ 8rpct brought wrestled well," Lakota D: ···- ·: IC: ·,' ::1 I!P; 125-Cc ··cy(G •• 275-:•~c:.· P.:•:"' (H.;---; Cr:!o•) p. n...,., 'G""'""l 1-2· 131,..'"'" •p ..

IC ·::o·:-~.~.:-o:~r ]J" Dc·:c:w~·' ~!<_:~! \ 'd' . Pc!:"; tC~~,~:'), ~3~2: d. ;:· cv;. .. •:;.oof 6-4 CT. •.••·, •. &:::.;·""" :·: ··:·o: !'-~.':! ?C) ct:;';;:·c; IW 'cc ;,r•· (B;~co.")

East coach Bob Latessa said.

130-Tc~·:::·l (5;:"'-:o:::) d. 5':''."

DM~enl 135-R:J:·.:-:::: (~·;r;:r:~~ E:.:::, 'j ~~:; '!":;~:; c; C.:::l C·:•. ;c , :) 14-4; 171-~-c•:"C (ot Falrtldt!l Kody Pierson (119), Kent Pier- ('!.o:·:c:) 7-3; 135- Co:"'~"' (Srcorr.c:.o) (Pc:oc·: ~·o·.1o1 6-4 0:, 1•10-·B"""""" (i:· .. ·v: ca··.::m:!) :c:l Zc.,., """""" ;;:-:: (lc·::···:l) 9-4: 140·Atr.: Teom Re-..u!to-1. F" !l.e:d 230: 2, (RO'"' Boae) p. P:ar":' (r;c:. P. ,•~:-~) ('.'c~· '") 9-!. 1B9·1J'' Hct:'1 w·~ ".:!"I son (125), Tun Sizemore (135), d(\':.·-... ~""! d ~-.-:" (Co':""'") 12-8: Hc,o• 213; 3 t.·':ota Ell~ 2C5; 4.l<irDUl 1:46: 145-·N::<Y:~r (\Vc:>!~~ 8!rk..1} ;l. ~,~·-::~~ p. J"'" Cc:cc~ cc·: ""') 4:44; gs--R: :;-!~ ~s~-:~-~~l p. ar~t'~ \';Oil 2C3: 5.

H: :·':J1yll4; 6. A•d:"'oo (N:~ R::.,rcor.:!) 0:58; 152 .. Fo~•= (Pl:-::<' 2Js.. ~;oth,,n fu:b·tn: (C ·:o".. ~!:c" :) p.

Dan Crone (140), Rob Conley (160) (l<r:.··:·.,; 3 32 (5;·:·:•:::) 82 7. H:·· .,., €J 8.

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By Chris :Yeager Contributor

As expected, Moeller wrestlers had little trouble negotiating the Division I Wilmington sectional wrestling

this past weekend. Brent Goode (125 pounds), Tom Hayden (135 pounds), and Ryan Lukens (189) all repeated as sectional champs Saturday. !!lP' were joined in the

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championship ranks by Alex Weaver (103), Josh Newbanks (112), Brian Haverkos (119), David Neumann (145), and Jim Thll at heavyweight. . Freshman Dean Gaier took - - second at 140 pounds, along ·" ~th Nate Kmetz (152) ~d Charles Quehl (215).

The remaining Moeller district qualifiers were Jared Glaser (fourth at 130 pounds) and Eric

Cameron, who placed third at 160pounds.

Moeller outdistanced a good Sycamore squad 286.5 points to 194.

Greg Kuhlman, at 189 pounds, gave defending state champion Lukens all he could handle in their final. Kuhlman took second with a tough 3-2 loss to Lukens.

Victer Crenshaw, though,

claimed a title at 140 pounds, beating Moeller's Dean Gaier with an impressive 23-8 technical fall. Crenshaw was the aviator's only champ of the evening. Heavyweight R.J. Oliver joined Kuhlman as a runnerup.

Aviator wrestlers racked up a gaggle of thirds, though, ensuring solid representation at this weekend's district tournament at Fairfield High School.

Zach Tawney (130), Buddy Crenshaw (Victer's 135-pound brother), Brad Bleiden (145), Dan Serrota (152), and Steve Shaw at 171 potmds made it eight Sycamore wrestlers who kept their seasons alive another week.

This weekend the Division I district tournament returns to Fairfield.

Nearly 40 schools will be represented starting this Friday at 2:45 p.m. A second Friday session begins at approximately7p.m.

Wrestling resumes Saturday morning at 10 a.m., with semifinals to start around noon.

Final for the top four placers the state qualifiers - should start arow1d 6 p.m. ,

THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER

IIDIVISION 1· COACH OF THE YEAR

Tony Johnson

FIRST 'J'lAM (103 pounds)

FIRST TEAM (112 pounds)

Tyler:Adams

Sean lambert

HARRISON

MASON

The sophomore won a sectional title, finished third at districts and was a state qualifier with a record of 32-7.

The senior was sectional champion, district runner-up and a state qualifier with a 17-6 record.

The sophomore was sectiona I and district runner-up arid. was a state qualifier, with a 24-14 record.

The senior was state runnerup after winning sectional and district championships with a 42-3 record.

FIRST TEAM (140 pounds)

FIRST TEAM (145 pounds)

FIRST TEAM (152 pounds)

FIRST TEAM (160 pounds)

FIRST TEAM (171 pounds)

David Neumann

Andrew Monk

Tim Berling

Olajuwon !Butler

LAKOTA WEST

GLENESTE

MOUNT HEALTHY

The senior was sectional and district champion and fin!shed fourth at state with a 43-4 record.

The senior was sectional champion, third at districts and fifth at the state meet with a 40-3 record.

The senior was Mount Healthy's first district champion since 1968, sectional champ and fifth at state with a 32-3 record.

Jeff Gaier

LAKOTA EAST The nationally ranked senior won the 275pound state championship and finished 38-1 this season.

The Crusaders won the city, sectional and district championships and finished eighth at the state meet

FIRST TEAM (130 pounds)

FIRST TEAM (135 pounds)

Kenneth Touris

Tim ~izemore

Victer Crenshaw

LAKOTA WEST

LAKOTA EAST

SYCAMORE

MOELLER

The junior was sectional champion, district runner-up and finished· sixth at state with a 22-12 record.

The senior was sectional and district champion and a state qualifier with a ;32-6 record.

The junior was sectional champion, third at districts and fourth at the state meet with a 40-4 record.

The senior was sectional champion, third at districts and a state qualifier "with a 38-8 record.

Don Carraher

Brent Goode MOELLER

Honorable mention FIRST TEAM (189 pounds)·

FIRST TEAM (215 pounds)

FIRST TEAM (275 pounds)

Ryan Lukens

Tony Stegeman

Jaz Benton

MOELLER

ELDER

PRINCETON

The senior was sectional and district champion afid placed sixth at state with a 39-8 recordc

The senior was' sectional and district champion ·and finished fifth at state with a 40-4 record.

DIVISIO

103: Pat Hirth, Elder; Alex Weaver, Moeller; Ben Harper, Northwest; Randy Musick, Middletown; Fred Harris, Mount Healthy; Nate Hall, Lakota East.

112: Josh Steele, Haml~on; Josh Newbanks, Moeller; Mike Riestenberg, Elder; Eric Hotopp, Harrison; Ryan Erickson, Colerain.

119: Blair Willcocks, Fairfield; Joe Kaake, La Salle; Kody Pierson, Lakota East; Jakob Porter, Glen Este; Brian Haverkos, Moeller.

125: Frank Gorrasi, Elder; Ertc Woolf, La Salle; Alex •1-cFt~v~-'fl!khtif'-wo••·-l<'l>nt Pierson, -Lakota East; TJ: Braun, Colerain; Justin Conley, Glen Este; Tony D'Epfianio, Fairfield.

130: Aaron Marsh, Colerain; Dustin Center, Mason; Tony Bradberry, Fairfield; Paul Cook, St Xavier; ·Zach Tawney, Sycamore; Rodalfo Rivera, Princeton.

135: Tom Hayden, Moeller. Aaron Duffy, Lakota 171: Nick Klasemer, Elder; TylerMoody, Colerain; West; Chad Linz, St. Xavier; Buddy Crenshaw, Brian Almer, Lakota West; Wilson Burton, Harrison; Sycamore.

Mark Broering, La Salle; Chris Moore, Middletown.

140: Dean Gaier, Moeller; Elliott Spence, Elder, 189: Greg Kuhlman, 'sycamore; Justin Salas, La Josh Dowdy, Princeton; Dan Crone, Lakota East; Mount Salle; Steve Anevski, Elder; Jon Shannon, Turpin; Jeff Healthy; Anthony Salyers, Fairfield.

Madden, Mason; Drew Brinker; Fairfield; Luke 145: Brad Blieden, Sycamore; Colby Ferguson, Clemens, Mount Healthy.

Milford; Jeremy Young, Fairfield; Julian Hall, Oak Hills; 215: David Hall, Sycamore; Scott McHenry, Oak Tyler Holthaus, La Salle; Reggie Faulkner, Mount Hills; Chris Newmann, Roger Bacon; Charles Quehl, Healthy; Justin Taylor, Harrison.

Moeller, Phil Muldoon, St. Xavier, Jeremy Lovy, 152: Jake Denman,----St. ·Xavien Josh- Smith,-- Lebanon;-Dan-Osbome, Anderson,_-, , -· ,...,,. _.••• -~ Loveland; Nate Kmetz, Moeller; Chris Berkemeyer, 275:· Jim Tull, Moeller; Matt'' Ritter, Zachary Elder, Ronnie Wells, Princeton.

Marshall, Mason; Mark Naltner, Elder, Chris McKendry, 160: Rob Nusekabel, Elder; Brandon Griffin, Fairfield.

Colerain; Rob Conley, Lakota East; Jeff Lobes, Milford; Lou Miller, St. Xavier.

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WRESTLER OF THE YEAR

Germane Lindsey

Nathan Jhobaben CLIN'IDN-MASSIE

ROSS

The senior won the Division Ill state champ!, onshlp at 215 pounds with a 43-0 record.

The Rams won the Enquirer Divisions 11-111 regu Ia r-season poll title and were Division II district runners-up.

LANDMARK TRINITY The junior finished third in the Division II sectiona Is and sixth at the district meet with a 30-14 record.

The freshman was Division II sectional champion and Greater Catholic League North runnerup with a record of 15-6.

The senior was Division Ill sectional champion, third at districts and a state qualifier with a 35-4 record.

FIRST TEAM (135 pounds)

FIRST TEAM (145 pounds)

FIRST TEAM (152 pounds)

FIRST TEAM (160 pounds)

Brad Shearer

Ben Waldman

John Bogucki

Kyle Ray

Jake Foster

ROSS

SUMMIT COUNTRY DAY

READING

ROSS

ROSS

The senior was Division II sectional champion, fourth at districts and a state qualifier with a 32-15 record.

The senior was Division Ill sectional and district champion and finished fifth at state with a 38-3 record.

The junior was Division Ill sectional runnerup, fourth at districts and a state quarterfinalist with a 3 7-8 record.

The senior was Division II sectiona! champion, third at districts and fifth at state with a 36-4 record.

The senior was Division II sectiona! runnerup, third at districts and a state qualifier with a 35-11 record.

The senior was Division ill sectional ·and district champion and finished third at state with a 41-3 reco.rd.

The freshman was Division Ill sectional champion, district runner-up and state qualifier with a 29-5 record.

Jake McSorley The junior was third in the Division Ill sectionals and fifth at districts, helping his team to a third-place district finish with a 28-12 record.

; FIRST TEAM (275 pounds)

Micah Vance WYOMING The senior was Division II sectional champion, district' runner-up and state quarterfinalist with a 40-6 record.

The senior was Division II sectional champion, district runner-up and third at state with a 46-3 record.

103: David Harris, Roger Bacon; Mike Schmidt, Taylor.

112: Tommy Fletcher, Reading; Ben Siemer, Ross; Randy Cloran, Madeira.

119: Chris Webb, Clermont Northeastern; Scott Bien, Roger Bacon; Shohn Johnson, Ross.

125: Nathan Valentine, Clermont Northeastern; Dave Cremons, McNicholas; Benji Woods, Goshe.n.

130: Carey Tighe, Purcell· Marian; Kevin Crowley, Madeira; Ronnie Cummings, Wilmington.

135: Ryan Brownlee Western Brown; Jacob Ison, Batavia; Kevin Tighe, Purcell Marian; DerkAisip, Norwood; Derek Mages, Reading.

140: ·steve· Brunsman, Roger Bacon; Jason Whalen, McNicholas; Jonathan Cox, Norwood; Brett Bolton; Taylor. · 145: Patrick Lanham, Middletown Madison; Nate Wagner, Roger Bacon; Brandon Naylor, Western Brown; Guy Aber, Wilmington.

152: Ethan Fuqua, Purcell Marian; Jacob Bryant, Clinton-Massie; Joe Dellaposta, Middletown Madison; Zach Fischesser, Taylor.

160: lan Lehn, Batavia; Randy Apgar, Clermont Northeastern; Todd Richman, Wyoming.

171: Mike Riga, Roger Bacon; Andy Bridges, Western Brown; Dan Snell, Batavia; Zach Rochon, Madeira.

189: Ladonas Mclean, Purcell Marian; Josh Herbert, Middletown Madison; Mike [lenoma, CHCA; PatJensen, Wyoming.

215: Chris Newmann, Roger Bacon; Terry Manning, Western Brown; Tim Die~.

Reading; Zach Reckman, Indian Hill.

275: Jon Dickersheid, Ross; Matt Ritter, McNicholas; Dan .Ivins, Clinton-Massie; Ryan McHenry, Goshen.

High sehool insider.

ormer Terry Nelson is a Cincinnati basketball celebrity. But his lifestyle and attitude admittedly helped cost him amaniage and his job as West. em Hills boys basketball coach.

These days, the former UC Bearcat quote machine is starting over again.

Frred as West High coach just before the 200304 school year began, Nel. son is newly mamed (Oct 17, his second marriage) and newly religious.

The former standup corilediari - he once appeared in local clubs - said he has traded the party scene for a more tranquil existence.

"I was killing myself, the way I used to live," the 33-year-oid Nelson said. 'The drinking, the partyingyou give that up and find there's life

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after all that stuff; You can\ be a Christian and continue to do all that" Nelson said he is preaching weekly at Emmanuel Missionary Baptist Church in Milford.

He said an occasional visitor has beeri his former UC b11sketball coach, Bob Huggins.

Nelson also has started an Internet marketing business from his West Side home. He has published an e-book on basketball recruiting called Insider's Se-

. ing forward on the Bearcats' 1992 FmalFour team. He gained atten: tion that season with a prediction that UC would "blow out" Xavier il the annual Crosstown Shootout, i and UC did defeat :XU 93-75. · Nelson averaged fewer than 4.( points a game in his UC career btt was a defensive ace, helping the ' . Bearcats to the Final Four ('92) rud Elite Eight ('93) in two years tmdrr . Huggins. His measure of fame gained Nelson some nightclub comedy gigs, which led to a blurb and photo in Sports fllustrated. · After he left UC, he started crets: How To Promote Ath- coaching locally as a high school letes to Colleges and assistant He also landed a regular Universities. Ifs available gig on Channel 9's Sports of All at diy-recruiting.com.

Sorts Sunday night TV show as a Nelson anived at UC in fall1991 basketball analyst He plans to conas a junior-college recruit from tinue that role when the show Long Beach, Calif. He was a startswitches from the Bengals to bas-

ketball themes this winter.

Nelson became Western Hills head coach in the 2001-02 season.

In two seasons, he led the Mustangs to a 31-13 record and beat ri· val Elder for the first time in a decade. He was going places, until last spring. .

Nelson and his former West High athletic director, Thorn Maxwell, had their differences. Maxwell also left West High after the 200203 school year, for reasons unrelated to Nelson. Maxwell said he wanted to return to his former job at Mount Healthy, where he once again is a teacher and wrestling coach.

"I had no problem with Terry's coaching," Maxwell said. "It was off the court that we had problems."

Last spring Nelson created an email account in Maxwell's name

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and sent a long-winded mQssage to · several people, including coaches and friends. The e-mail had some humorous touches but was not, shall we say, very kind to Maxwell.

Eventually the e-mail was traced to Nelson, and he was dismissed in late summer after a hearing by Cincinnati Public Schools officials. CPS officials declined to discuss the reasons behind Nelson's dismissal.

'The athletic director and I had our differences,'' Nelson said. "He did some things and I retaliated.

We both were wrong. Without going into it, I did something I 'shouldn't have done."

Maxwell said he doesn't know what 'Wrong'' Nelson is ,talking about, saying the two just had some disagreements. Both men admit to being headstrong at times but also say they won't hold a grudge. Nel-

son has sent a letter of apology to Maxwell, who said he just wants to let the matter drop. Nelson doesn't . know if he :will get back into coaching.

"My heart is in coaching, and if it's God's will that! get back into it, I think it's something that coUld be good for me," he said. "Who knows? I may throw my name back in the hat next year."

For now, Nelson works from home on his Internet business. He also is writing his autobiography.

"No longer am I hanging out and drinking with the other coaches," Nelson said. "All the stuff I did in my first maniage was bad. It was me trying to hang out with the big boys, and it just wasn't good. You grow up, and you learn."

E-mail tgroeschen@enquirer. com

lakota East 56, Syeamore 55

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By Carey Hoffman Enquirer contributor

GREG LORING for the Enquirer

Harrison's Tyler Adams (left) came up with a takedown with 10 seconds left to defeat Moeller's Alex Weaver in the 103-pound weight class during the meet Saturday.

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Vickers switched up defensive assignments and put Dews into de. nial defense on Kimmey for the second half. Kimmey. only took four second-half shots.

Point guard Jeremy Sallee backed up Dews with 15 points, six rebounds and three key steals for , East. Cordale Boyd came up with two of his three steals on consecu· tive possessions in the final two minutes to also set up the winning flurry..

"Everybody's fourth-quarter defense is' the way we need to play defense the rest of the whole year," s'aid Vickersc SYCAMORE 13-1, 2·1 GMCI-Tepe 2 0 4, langhorne I 0 2,1Qrkenda112 59, Peters 3 08, Kimmey 6 217, Frank 2 3 7, PfYZV/ara 3 2'8. Totals: 19-42 12-14 55.

LAKOTA E:AST 14-1,3-1 GMCI- Sallee 5 4 15, Veal 0 0 o, Boyd 3 o6, Dews 9 3 24, Donnelly 4 3 11. Totals: 21-50 10-13 56,

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For the second straight year, Indianapolis Mater Dei won the Coaches Classic at Mason High.

Mater Dei amassed 253 points.

Moeller, ranked No. 1 in Cincinnati, finished second followed by Elder, Lakota East and Mason.

"We come to this tournament to get better," Mater Dei coach Mike Goebel said. "Tiie level of competition is extremely high."

Moeller captured three individual titles while Elder had two champions. Here is a look at each championship match: 103: Tyler Adams (Harrison) d.

Alex Weaver (Moeller) 12-10: Trailing by one with less than 20 seconds remaining, Adams carne up with a takedown with 10 seconds remaining.

"I took him down with a single leg move," Adams said.

112: Brian Bittner (Mater Dei) p. Tom Fletcher (Reading): Bitt· ner dominated until the pin 3:34 into the match. Bittner held a 12-2 lead before the pin.

119: Bryan Williams (Mater Dei) dec. Sean Szekeresh (Leba· non) 13-9: Williams jumped to an early lead and held on.

125: Brent Goode (Moeller) dec. Joe Hillenbrand. (Mater Dei) 6-4: Goode fought lingering effects of the flu to win a second straight championship.

130: Dustin Center (Mason) p.

Paul Cook (St. Xavier) :31: Center recorded the fastest victory in the finals.

"I didn't expect to pin him so quick. I had some setup moves

· Stando'ut sophomore James Dews hit an 8--foot turnaround jumper with four seconds remain· ing, giving Lakota East its first lead since the first quarter and a 56-55 victory over visiting Sycamore.

East, ranked No. SintheEnquirer Division I coaches' poll, worked the ball for about 20 seconds leading up to Dews' shot. They ended up running a play just put in Saturday morning, in which Dews gets a screen from the weak side imd posts up.

"We were just trying to :find the best-looking shot," said Dews; who scored 16 of. his game-high 24 points in the second half. "Jay Veal set a great screen, Jeremy (Sallee) made a great pass, and · I just curled."

"Our kids had great poise at the · end,'~ said East coach Wally Vick· ers.

The game was a key early-season Greater Miami Conference

matchup. Surprising Sycamore was off to a 3-0 start, illcluding a victory over Lakota West last weekend.

East used double-teaming pressure all over the floor to force takeaways on five straight possessions in · the :final2:30.

"We kept holding on, holding on and holding on,'' said Sycamore coach Rob Matula. "And then ifs the little things that get you."

The game matched two of the leading scorers in the GMC in Dews and Sycamore junior Mike Kimmey. Dews' average was 23 points a game, and he was coming off a 35-point outburst Wednesday night against Lakota West.

Kimmey was averaging 20 points a game and put on an outburst oflO points in the final2:17 of the first quarter, including a 3pointer with two seconds left, that changed the balance of the game.

"He's a good player. He's only 5-8, but he can create some shots," said Matula.

With the focus established on Kimmey, Sycamore's supporting

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Eider's Elliott Spence (left) won his second straight 140-pound Coaches Classic title, defeating Sycamore's Victor Crenshaw.

and he ~ade a mis~e," Center said.

135: Tim Sizemore (Lakota East) dec. Chad Unz (St. Xavier): Sizemore recorded a takedown with 20 seconds remaining in the second period.

"I got the lead in the second period and basically rode him out the :final two minutes with defensive wrestling," Sizemore said.

140: Elliott Spence (Elder) dec.

Victor Crenshaw (Sycamore) 2-0: Spence won his second straight Coaches Classic.

'This was a chance for me to prove myself in front of the whole city," Spence said.

145: David Neumann (Moeller) dec. Brad Blieden (Sycamore) 13-7: NeumaniJ. fought fro in an ear· ly 4-2 deficit. Three takedowns in the second period helped thesenior establish control.

152: Matt Coughlin (Mater Dei) dec. David Clemens (Beavercreek) 8-3: il Coughlin controlled .

the match from the start.

160: Timmy Berling (Glen Este) dec. Nathan Dosher (Mater Dei) 6-4: Berling wasn't happy with his match, but he'll take the victory.

"I definitely could have done better," Berling said. "It means a lot to beat a kid from Mater Dei." · 171: Blake Maurer (Mater Dei) dec. Nick Klasemer (Elder) 20-7: Maurer, the top. seed, opened the match with seven straight points.

189: Ryan Lukens (Moeller) dec. Steve Anevsld (Elder) _10-2:.

The defending state champion took his first Coaches Classic championship.

215: Tong Stegeman (Elder) dec. Jason Coughlin (Mater Dei) 4-2: Stegeman took an early lead and upset the top seed.

Hwt: Tony Johnson (Lakota East) p. Zachary Marshall (Mason) 3:08: For the second straight year, Johnson captured the Coaches Classic championship.

Princeton 5I, Fairfield 38

North College Hill freshman O,J. Mayo scored 24 of his gamehigh 28 points in the second half and overtime to keep the Trojans unbeaten.

The Mustangs led 52-48 in overtime when Mayo hit one of his four 3-pointers to cut the lead to one.

Mayo scored eight points in the ex. tra period.

With just less than two seconds left in the overtime, Madeira senior Travis Rust purposely missed the back end of a one-and-one. Madeira also missed several tip-in attempts to force another overtime.

NCH (7·OJ - GlovEr 3 0 7, Mayo· 112 28, Rodarmel 7 0 14, Wilhite 3 0 6, Victorian 113. Totals: 25 3 58.

MADEIRA (3-2)- Schwein 2 59, RtJst5 517, Gilligan 3

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NCH ...................................... 15 5 13 15 10-58 Madeira .................................. 20 9 9 10 8-56 3-pointers: NCH 5 (Mayo 4, Glover); M 3 (RtJst2, Gilligan).

Withrow 76, Hugjles 49

Center Ross Morin scored 14 Withrow got scorillg contribupoints and had 13 rebounds to lead tions from 13 players.

Princeton, ranked No.4 in the EnJunior Chris Knight led all scorquirer Division I coaches' poll. ers with 26 points to go along with 14 rebounds. Lany Robinson added PRINCETON-Marin 6214, Vickers 2P2, McGratll1 0 3, 10 points. ~~~a m: i ~:~~t:~l 1 0lstarrlngton 2 0 4, Nelson 3 0 6, · 5 1 22 ·Nicholas Baynes led Hughes FAIRFIELD- C. Wolfe 12 4, K. Wolfe 8l} 16, Beane 215, Jones 12 4, Ruhl2 59. Total1410 38. · with 14 points.

Princeton ....-........................... 7 13 13 18-51 Fairfield.................................... 9 l1 9 9 -38 3wpointers: Princeton 3 (Williams 2, McGra~~).

CNE 55, Mariemont 44 - CNE trailed by seven points entering the fourth quarter but outscored Mariemont24-6. l)lARIEMONT {0-5)- Amis 2 0 5, Shaw r G0 12, Brown 3 2 8, Donovan 102, Htll2 0 4, Phillips 60 D. Totals20 2 44. , CNE {l-3) -Jones 2 9 14, Oliver 4 1 9, Hosler 2 0 4, Moore 2 0 4, Clem 0 11, Runyon 5 313, Rsl1back 50 10.

Totals 20 14 55.

Mariemont ........................ -...... 8 15 15 6 44 CNE ........,................................... 7 10 14 24 55 3-pointers: MariemOnt 2 (Am is, Phillips); CNE 1 (Jones}.

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HUGHES (0-3,0·3SWOPLJ • Scott2 0 4, Smith 3 0 6, Russ3 0 S,Jahnson 0 2 2, Graves 3 2 8, Baynes 7 o14, Steel I 0 2, Estlll3 I 7. Totals: 22 5 49.

WITHROW 12·3,2·2SWOPLJ ·Knight 9 6 24, Robinson 3 310, Love 113, Graves 102, lynn 102, Lockett317, Hicks 31 7, Higgins I 0 2, Pilgrim 3 0 6, Payton 2 2 6, Thian 0 11, Pearson 13 5, Harrls 0 11,. Totals: 2819 76.

Hughes """"""'""""""""""'""' 18 4 16 11-49 wnhrow ...................................... 18 20 21 17 -76 3-pointers: Withrow 1 (Robinson).

Middletown 86, Colerain 8l MIDDLETOWN- Goins 0 11, Wilder 3 2 11, Kerns 0 2 2, Tipton 0 3 3, Edwards 5 a 10, Davis 3 0 6, Robinson 12 4 29, ·Davis 3 0 6, Fra?.ier 112 24. Totals: 3414 86. · COLERAIN- Coombs 113, Goodman 9 3 23, Fitzpatrick 3 0 6, Seigel113 26, Moore3 511, Gaines 5010, Russeii!O 2. Totals: 3312 BO. Middletown............................ 21 20 22 23 -86 Colerain ................. _.~................ 18 26 11 26-81 3-pointers: Mid 4 (Wilder 3, Robinson); Col3 (Goodman 2, Beigel).

Deer Park trailed by nine points at the half but went on a 20-4 run in Wilmington 50, Ross 39 Justin Ray scored 22 points and the third quarter to take the lead for Tony King had 17 points and seven good. ·.

Zach Hollingsworth scored 16 rebounds for Oak Hills.

ElikAyers led Deer Park with 16 points for Wilmington. points.

Oak Hills 83, Milford 65

MILFORD I2·2,GMCI·21-lehman 10 2, WestS 3 23, Slusher 0 4 4, Doolan 0 2 2, Bruton 3 0 6, Buckner 3 4 10, Elsen 13 5, Salem 53 13. Totals: 2119 65.

OAK HILLS (2-2, 1·21 • Cornelius 0 11. Smltll 6 2 16, Paolerclo 103, Hampton 102, Ray7 3 22, Skalsld102, King 6 517, Pogue 3 0 6, SchOenfeld 2 2 6, Kramer2 3 8. Totals: 291683.

Milfonl..................................... 6 17 12 30-65 Oak Hills.................................. 24 18 18 23 -83 3-polntem: Milf 4 (West 4); Oak 9 (Smith 2. Paolercio, Ray 5, Schroeder.).

BETHEL (1-41-FeiiJ< 3 0 7, Chadwell 0 2 2, S~lgneur 10 2, Wallace 6 0 16, Pangallo 1 0 2, Pritchard 3 0 6, Foster 7 0 14. Totals: 212 49.

DEER PARK (4-11 - Brown 5 0 10, A1mstrong 3 4 11, Ayers 6 3 16, Evans 2 0 6, Mason 3 2-11. Totals: 19 9 54.

Bethel........................................ 13 15 4 17 -49 Deer Park'.................................. 9 S 20 17 -54 3-polnters: Bethe15 (Wallace 4, Felix): Deer Park 7 (Mason 3, Evans 2, Ayers, Armstrong).

WILMINGTON 15·0, FAVC 4-01- Grove 2 2 6, Manoe 0 11,Jones 2 o·4, Starkey 3 3 9;James 14 7, Hollingsworth 6 4 16, Beam 3 0 7. Totals 1714 50.

ROSSI0-4, FAVC 0-41- Bosse I 0 2, Schwoeppe 3 1 7, D. Youngl3 6, Moore 5013, K. Young2 a4, S. Young2 2 7.

Totals 14 6 39.

Wilm;ngton .............................. 16 7 14 13 -50 Ross......................................... 8 9 13 9 -39 3-polnters: WilmingtOn 2 (James,.Beam); Ross 5 (Moore 3, D. Young, S. Young). \

Girls basketball

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Christina Santos scored a layup with one second left to give Alter a 50..49 victory over McNicholas Saturday.

Jill Budde led the Rockets, No.1 in the Enquirer Divisions II-IV coaches' poll, with 15 points.

MCNICHOLAS.I2-4,GGL0·11- Budde 5215,Jostwonh 02 2, Thomas 5011, 8arber113, Schal!er2 0 4, Branson33 10, Alld.red 12 4. Totals: 17 10 49.

ALTER(6·1,2-1) ~ DeMange 3 2 8, Santos3 2 8, Bianco 0 6 6,0'Connel12 48, Cargle 7 418,Sprouse02 2. Totals: 15 . 20 50.

McNicholas................................. 7 15 16 11 -19 Aller ...........................;............... 13 10 12 15 -so 3-polnters: MeN 5 (Budde 3, Th~mas, Sanson).

Loveland 60, Winton Woods 54 WINTON WOODS 14-2, FAVCB 3·21 • B1own 4 0 8, Glover5111, Davis 10 2, logan 9121, McCurdy 5.110, FurrO 2 2. Totals 24 4 54. · LOVElAND 15-4, FAVCB3·21· Kennedy 10 3, Mays 3 0

6, Partin5 9 20, Hensan306, Ruebusch 12 5,Jackson a2 2, Gruver 6 416, Biggs 1 0 2. Totals 29 17 60.

Winton Woods............................ 21 10 13 10-54 Loveland,,._,,,......................... 19 12 11 18 -60 3-polnters: W2 (logan 2); L 3 (Kennedy, Parun,-Ruebusc:h).

.E. Brown 43, Georgetown 35 EASTERN .BROWN (5·11 - Day 2 0 5, Knabb 2 0 6, Ruckel124, Hauck 2 0 4, Rat!lff1 03, Carlisle 2 04, ReE'Jes2 2 7, lundergan 3 1 8, Koehler 1 0 2. Totals: 16 5 43.

GEORGEfOWN (IJ.l) ·Mason 6 4 16, Meranda 1 0 3, Hudson 0 2 2, Chadwell 4 08, Cropper3 0 6. Totals: 14 6 35.

Eastern Brown............................ 11 14 11 7 -43 Georgetown ................................ 8 14 8 5 -35: 3-palnters: EB 6 (Knabb 2, Day, Ratliff, lundergen, Reeves); G 1 (Meranda).

Wyoming 46, Mariemont 36 MARIEMONT 16-2, 3-1 CHLI • Baodner I 2 4, McCracken 6 214, Braun 31 7, Holmes 0 55, Moore 1 0 2, Shelton 2 0 4. Totals: 1310 36.

WYOMING 15-1, 4-01 • Mow~ I 2 5, Marteney I 3 5, Harris 215, O'Brien 2 0 5, Meyers 6 214, Loper 4 412. Tot.: 1612 46, Mariemont-................................ 2 8 15 16 -36 Wyoming.................................. 15 6 14 11 -46 3-polntem: W2 (Mow~, O'Brten). ·

Walnnt Hills.............................. 17 9 6 3-pointers: And 7 (Brewer 2, Lupariello 3, Klus 2).

Kings 50, Northwest 31.

KINGS 16-1) "Brown 2 0 6, Feldmeyer 4 210, Algie 4 3 11, Halbersleben 6 719, Prlnce 2 0 4. Totals: 18 13 50 NORTHWEST (4-4)· MaherO 2 2, Sullivan 0 2 2, Byrd 2 0 4, Swedersky 2 3 8, N. Meister 1 0 2, Wll!iams 0 11, D. Meister 5 212. Totals: 1010 31.

Kings.......................................... 19 14 11 Norlhwest ..................-............... 7 7 12 3-polntem: K2 (Brown 2); N 1 (Swedemky).

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Wilmington 62, Norwood 29 NORWOOD- Burns 1 0 2, Russellll3,-Shaw 3 0 8, Lamping 1 0 3, WoodS 2 1 5, Dishner 1 0 2, Durnin 1 0 2, GregoJY 2 o4. Totals: 12 2 29.

WILMINGTON 15-5, FAVC 3-3) • Schaad 2 0 4.

Hollingsworth 8 4 27, Hall 12 4, Hinton 2 0 6, Richardson 8 3 19, Thompson 1 0 2. Totals: 22 9 62.

No!Wood ................................... 0 5 18 6-29 Wilmington ................................ 18 12 21 11-62 3's N 3 (Shaw 2, Lamping); w9 (Hollinsworth 7, Hinton 2).

Anderson 42, Walnut Hills 40 ANDERSON 14-2, FAVC 3-21· Srewer319, Snead 1 0 2, lupariello 6115, Klus 3 0 8, Mllferl 0 2, Williams 2 2 6.

Totals: 16 3 42.

WALNUT HILLS 13-4, 2-41· Mll!er12 4, Sadler6113, Dorsey 2 2 6, Artis'4 513, Thomas 12 4. Totals: 14 12 40.

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Meadowdale 68, Western Hills 41 WES1ERN HILLS 11·61 • Hams I 2 4, Reider 2 5 9, Showes 7119, Harrison 2 0 4, Lapsley 10 2, Andrews 11.3 .

Totals: 14 9 41.

MEAOOWDALE (5-I, SOPL 4-11 • E.' Gainey 3 1 B, Newland 5111, Sesslons2 04, Myem9019,A. Smith 7 217, Hubbard 1 o2, K. Gainey 3 1 7. Toials: 30 5 68.

Western Hills .............,_............. 7 5 14 15-41 Meadowdale ..............,_............. 2i 17 12 18 -sa 3's WH 4 (Showes 4);'Mead 3 (E. Gainey, MyeiS, A. Smltll).

Landmark Trinity 51, CCD 34 CCD (0-5, 0-4 MVC) • Janes I 0 2, lawrence 0 II, Woods 2 2 7, Schneider 4 0 9, Amolls 3 0 7, Buechner 31 B. Totals: 12 4 34. lANDMARK 16·0, 3-0l -Grego~ 2 0 6. Jaeger 6113, Sebastian 8 5 23, Snelll 0 3, Henderson 3 0 6. Totals: 20 6 51. ceo............._............................ 8 8 4 15 -34 Landmark ................................. 13 17 13 8 -51 3-pOinters: CCD 4 (Woods, Schneider, Amolls, Buechner); land 5 {GregoiY 2, Sebastian'2, Snell).

Mason 46, Amelia 29 MASON 16-2, FAVCB4-21·1zuneta 3 0 9, Decker! 0 2,

BraU\owski102, Lorenz40 11, Richards 4 2.10, Pratlierl 0 2, Mills 2 2 6, Frey 12 4. Totals 17 6 46.

AMEUA [0·8,0·6)- Pierman 12 4, Camoll215, Booker 113, Kolenskl2 0 4, Speny 14 6, Clail< 110 2, Smitll2 0 5.

Totals 10 8 29. , Mason ...............,....................... 10 :!.1 15 10-46 Amelia ........................................ 1 ·.3 9 10 -29 3-pointers: Mason f3 (lzurieta 3, lorenz 3);:/.t~mella 1 (Smith).

Seven Hills 82, Cin. Christian l5 SEVEN HILLS IMVC 4-01· Buynisky 5 0 13, Weber 4 2 11, Decker 10121, Mlrkopoulos 5010, Irwin 7 0 16,leyman 3 0 6, Kahle 0 3 3. Totals: 34 6 82.

CINCINATI CHRISOAN 13·5, 2·21 • Jacobs I I 3, Becker1 0 2, Purklser204, Phelps215, Runion a 11. Totals: 6315.

Seven Hills................................ 21 20 18 23 -82 Cincinnati Chrip:ian ...:............... 7 2 4 2 -15 3-polnters: SH 8 ( Buynisky 3, Weber, Irwin 2)

Harrison 53, Glen Este 44 HARm SON 16-1, FAVCB 5·11" Brooks 215 21, Wegman 2 1 5, Broerlng 113, Deaton 4 6 14, Donnaworth 3 0 7, Hamilton 113. Totals 13 24 53.

GLEN ES1E 13·4, FAVCB 3·31--Unk 2 4 B, Nl<kum 16 9, Gee 3 312, Deskins D11, Teskl 13 5, Petty 2 3 9. Totals 9 2044.

Harrison..................-................ 9 10 IS 19-53 Glen Esle .................................. 16 8 5 15 -44

3-polnters: H3 (Brooks 2, Donnaworth); G 6 (Gee 3, Petty2, Nickum).

CHCA 79, Lockland 14 LOCKlAND 11-6,0-5 MVCJ- Balleau 4 0 9, Colwell! 0 3, Straus 1 o2. Totals: 6 0 14.

CHCA (Go!, 3-01 "Bankston 114, SWeeney 2 0 5, Petem 6 3 17, Hump!irey 5 212, DubbS 8 017, Middleton 2 0 5, Johnson 53 13, Edwards 3 0 6. Totals: 32 9 79.

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CHCA .... -................................ 24 28 20 7 -79 3-pointers: Lockland 2 (Balleau, Colwell); CHCA 6 (Bankston, sweeney, PeterS 2, Dubbs, Middleton).

Indian Hill 71, Finneytown 44 FINNEYTOWN (0-7, 0-3 CHLJ- Hamson 113, Ganlk 6 B20,leininger31 7, Showell 02 2, Paruidge 3 o6, Bond 2 o 4, Behler 1 0 2. Totals; 16 12 44-.

INDIAN HILL 14-4, 2·31 • Schlesl 50 11. Hyng 2 0 4, Rogers4211, Dunham 6 618, Hoffman 113, Wiggers 5111, Dauner 1 D3, Osher 12 5, Schmidt 2 0 4. Totals: 27 12 71.

Finneylown ....... -..................... 14 10 9 11-44 Indian Hill ...........................,;.... 18 20 16 17 -71 3-pointers: Indian Hill4 (Schlesl, Rogers, Dauner, Osher).

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215-pounder .· NathanThobaben, in Division lli, also will try for a state championship.

COLUMBUS- Whatwas a disGoode, who has placed sixth mal morning at the state wrestling twice at state, won his first state championships for the Moeller quarterfinals match Friday morn' wrestling team turned. a' little ing,'·then went into overtime in his brighter for. two, individuals aS semifinal match against, Canton , night rolled around. · Glen Oak's Tyler Anthony at night.

After advancing all nine, wres- He advanced when Anthony was tlers to sit in second place for the called for fleeing the mat. · Division Iteam title Thursday, only .Anthony and Goode had wrestwo Crusaders made it past the tledtwice before,eachwinning one morning session Friday. match. "It feels good, but the job And 2Q03 189-pound champion isnt'done,'' Goode said.

Ryan Lukens lost his chance to de- · Johnson, a two-time state placer, fend his title when he was ddeated will make his first trip to the finals. in the quarterfinals. Lukens came He lost to Friday night's semifinals back to Win two more matclies Fri- opponent Kirk Nail at state last day to clillch a place in his bracket. year, 6-4 in overtime, but came .

Four-time state ·quali:fie~ Brent away with a 3-2 decision Friday Goode will wrestle in his fu'st state night. Johnson meets Akron Firefinals today; facing two-time state stone's Jermail Porter for the 275placer Albert Madsen of Lal;:ewood pound Division I title today.

St. Edward at 125 pounds .. i . · "I wrestled smart. I didn't force "When they"ve wrestled ~o hard itnything, and I worked really hard all season and their goal iwas to and it paid off," Johnson said. "The place in the state tournament, it's li!St two years watching the state hard, especially with the: humber ·cliamp, I was like, 'Man, Ishould,be we had,': Moeller coach Jeff Gaier 'in there.' And now I'm there." said. "But having Brent (Goode) ·· Thobaben, an undefeated 215make the finals and havil)g Ryan pounder who placed third in state (Lukens) advance at least makes :;last. year, will try to· become his up a little bit for that hurt.:'[ . school's first state wrestling chamMoeller is fifth heading Iinto the ''pion. He pinned both Navarre Fairfinal day with 42.5 points. Defend- less' Trent Dibel and Tiffin Caling state champion LakeW-ood St verfs Andrew Reinhart in the first Edward Virtually clinched a second period to advance to the :finals, and team title by· coming away with ·will wrestle Indian Valley's Joe Ell.145.5 points. Massillon Per):yis sec- wood for the title .

"He's given up six points all year. ond with 84 points. i , Goode is one of three area wres-' Right now, he's probably one of the tiers to iadlrance to today'~ state fi- most dominating wrestlers .in the nals. l!.akota East heavyweight tournament," Clinton-Massie Tony Johnson, in Divisiqn I, and coach Dan McSurley said.

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1, lakewood St Edward 145.5; 2. Mass\lton Peny 84~ 3. (tie) Garfield Hts., Wadsworth 62; 5. Moe!ler42.5;LocaiS': 10; Lakota E. 26.5; 12. (tie) 8der, To\. Waite 26:15. Lakota West 25; 28. (tie) Princeton, Sycamore, Madison, Mass.il!on JaCkSon, N, Canton Hoover, Pickerington Nprth 11; 38.''.\tie} Centerville, Mt. Healthy; 48. (tie) Glen Este,;Day. Carrot!: _53. . (tie) _St 'Xavier6l (til)Ham'son, ;o~ : (tie) Coleiain, . Loveland,SprirJgi3oro, 77. (tle)LaSalle, Leb.anon; ·

160: Rob Nusekabe\, Elder dec. Rob Conley, Lakota E, 14-10 I 171: VinCe DiDona, Lakewood St Edward dec. Wilson Burton, Harrison 3-2; Dan Jonhenry, Berea maj. dec. Nick Klasemer, Bder 14--2; 189: Ryan Lukens,· Moeller dec, Andy Za_laiskaln·s, , Massillort WashingtOn 7-3; Adam Murray, Pickerington N. pin Greg Kuhlman, Sycamore 0:36; 215: Nick Simon, ShakerHts: dec. CharlesQuehl, Moelle't 4-2 OT; Ryan Adkins, lakewood St. Edward dec. Phil Muldoon, St Xavier 12-5; Tony Stegeman, Eider pin James Faught, Elyria 4:45; Ben Huddle, Dublin Scioto dec. Jeremy Lovy, lebanon 13-10; 275: Jaz. Benton, Princeton pin Dave Wyper, Perrysburg 4:07; Rob litchfield, Pickerington Gent dec. Jimmy Tu!!, MoellerS-2.

championship SemifinBis ' ;'. · 125: Albert. Madsen, Lakewood St. Edward dec. Dallas Hucle, MaiYsvllle 3-2;_ Brem: Goode, MOeller dec. 'Tyler ' Anthony, Canton Glen Oak 5-3 OT; :! : . 130: Sean Nemec, Lakewood St Edi•;lud tilch. fall Ken DIVISION II Touris, laKota West 17-1; i : ·; Team Scores 140: Anthony Ciraky, Weste!ViUe SOuth dec. Vfcter St Paris Graham 149.5; 2. Cuy. Falls Walsh Jesuit84.5; Crenshaw, _Sycamore 9-i; · .! : -.·.

3. (tie) Akron St Vin.-St. Mary, Pemberville Eastwood 55;.5.

152:Timmy Miller, Wadsworth dec. Andrew Monk, Lakota Chagrin Falls Kenston 46; Locals' 32. Hamilton Ross 13; 40. · West 4-3;, _ _ . ._ . ' , (~e) W~mlng.

Western Brown 9; . 46. (tieOay, 160: Chuck Koz, lakel'l'ODd St Ed\~ard maJ, dec.;_·.Tim Chaminade-Ju!ienne64. (tie) Franklin,.HIIlsboro, Berling, Glen Este 14-4; .i i ::\ 171: Adam Melton, Wadsworth pin Bdan Almer,·Lakota Championship semifinals West 1:44,; Mike Ward, tv1ayfield Vii. MaY(ield Pin OtaJU\von No local quaf!fie1s Butle_r, Mt· Healthy 2:36; .; . _: 275:: Jermail Porter,· Akron FirestOne dec.: Tim R~ed,- · Championship quarterlinals Madison 5-1; Tony Johnson, lakota E. dec. Kirk Nail, H!Uiard 160: Scott Vaughn, Millersburg W, Holmes dec. Joe Davidson3-2. · 1 Walton, Day. Charnlnade-Julienne 9-3; 189: Chlis Hahn, i ··.

Minerva tech. rail Chris Schneider, Westem Brown 25-10; Championship Quarterfinals .

125:.'Brent Goode, Moeller pin Adam ,Rogers,:Unloiitpwn Corisotatio·n Round Two Lake 1:49; . : .

U9: Robbie Michaels, Clyde dec. Mike Quigley, Franklin 11-4; .

130::· BJYan. Mathews, Garfield Hts: dec. ~.aron M~lfsh, Colerain 9.4; Ken Touris, lakota West deC, Antcnfo Ramirez, 135: Ryan Brownlee, Western Brown dec. Ed Amick, cots.

St Francis DeSales 10-6; , 7 To!.

Davis, Galloway V;estBnd -·:dec. :-Tim 140: <?rant.Hoppel, Lisbon Beaver dec. owen Powell, Sizemore; Lakota East 11-4: _ .f ~ Preble Shawnee 4~2; Jess Spencer, Greenfield McClain dec.

140: V1cter Crenshaw, Sycamore dep. Rob:Jie Hat.Szegi, Mike Triscaro, Chagrin Fa!!s Kertston B-6; • lakewood St Edward 7-5; Anthony C1raKy, Westerville South 152: Kyle Ray, Ross maj. dec. Brock Bowman, Rayland dec. Dean Gaier, Moeller 6-4; David _Dutton, Pickerington Buckeye Local15-4; Cent dec. Elliott Spence, Elder 7-4; .1~5: Marcus Effner, 160: Jared Martin, Clyde maj. dec. Jake Foster, ROss Garfield Hts. maj. dec. Chip Beall, Springboro 1£1-0;-152: 14-4: Timmy Miller, WadSworth pin Josh Smfth, Loveli:lnd ~:10; 189: Chris Schneide~ Western Brown dec. Bryce Andrew ~Dnk, Lakota West dec. Travis .Popham, Mt. Ve_rhon Rayburn, Ontario 10·6; -16-13; Da\!ld Clemens, Beavercreek maj.1dec. Jake!Den~an, 215.: Ryan· Holsinger, Greenfield McClain dec. Cra1g St:Xavlef 9-1; : _ !

1 _:_· LaVallee, lima Shawnee 2-0; 275: Micah Vam:;e, Wyomlngpln Jason riarshal!, St Paris ~: Tim Berling, ~len Este dec. Bret Thoma~ Ma·rton

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171: Brian Alrner,lakota West _cje-c. Jeremy Rpse, Uniontown lake 6-5; O!ajuwon Butler, Mt.-Healthy dec.·1oe Deak, M~dison 11-8; . ·; · . .;> 189: Nick Roman: Canton Glen Oalt dec. Ryari LukenS, Moeller 8-5; . . : . :' 275: Jermail Porter, Akron FirestOne dec. Jimmy Tt.i(l, Moeller _:3-2; Tony Johnson, Lakota East pin Ray· Keilt, Greenstx,Jrg Green 2:18; ! ·,

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1. Sarld. StMary C. C. 99.5; 2. Bedford St.-Peter Chane!

62.5; 3. Delta 49.5; 4. Cle. Cuyahoga Hts. 45; 5. Claiks.

C!inton-Massie 38; · Locals: 22, Carllsle 20.5; 24. Waynesville 19; 41.

Batavia 11; 46, (tle) _Summit G'ountry Day, N. lewlSburgTr\ad, SpenceJVille; Sullivan Black RiVer 9:. so. (tie} Cin. Hills Christian Acad., Defiance Tinora, lonOOn Madison Plains 8.5;

77. (tie) Reading 2;

103: Daniel Earley, Gahanna lJnco,ln pin Tyler Adam~- · Haffison,0:49; Jeff Gasser, Wadsworth maj. dec. Alex: Weaver, Championship Semifinals Moeller 124; . 1' ·_ ·) 130: Lance Navarra, Magnolia Sandy Vailey dec, Chas 112: Josh Shilt, Greenville deC. Brent Clausirig,'; Franz, Waynesville 3·2 OT; · Miamisburg 4-0; Ben Johnson, Massillon Jackson pin Josh 135:J. Jaggers, Bec!:Ord St. ?eterChanei pin JacOb lson, Newban~s. Moeller 5:23 OT; : Batavia 4:46; Kyle Huss, Navarre Fa:lrless dec. Ben Waldman, U9:. John Ashbrook, Kettering Fairmont' dec. Don Summit Country Day 2-1 or; Carraher, St Xavier 9-7 OT; Eric Wanner, Lewis Cen~i 140: Nick Dierkes, N, JackSon Jackson-Milton tlec. Nick Olentangy dec. Joe Kaake, LaSalle 5-4; ; - Spohn, Cin. Hills Christian Ac 17-12; 130: Dustin Center, Mason pin Beil~y Barrette, Madison .

215: Na:!ban- Thobaben, . Cllnton-Massle pin Andrew 0:47; Thomas Straughn, Massillon Per!Y pin Aaron Marsh, l, Reinhart, Tiffin CaNert 1:32; 275: Koei-Dav!a, Belmont Union Colerain 2;38; · . ·. Local pin Dan Ivins, Clinton-Massle 3:30; 135: 11m Sizemore, Uberty Twp; ~kota E. dec. Tom .·.· Championship quarterfinals Hayden; Moeller 5-4; Sean Stevensoh~ Reynoldsburg dec. ~ _ 140:JonTay!or, Clyde dec. ow_en Powell, Preble Shawnee Aaron Duffy, Lakota West 10-3; :! ·:,.:3~1 OT; 160: Scott Vaughn, M!ller.:;burg W. Holmes dec. Joe 140: Bliott Sp~nce, Elder dec. Jil.mie Cummins,-' Tol-. ·',Walton, Day. Olamlnade-Jullerme 9-3; Waite 5-3 OT; Nick Hoyt, Cle. St..lgnatlus· maj. dec. Dean "~ 189: Chris Hahn, Mine!Va tech, fall- Chlis Schneider, Gaier, Moeller 19-10 ; Josh Dowdy, ~rlnceton dec. Robbie ,. Western Brown 25 10· Hatszegl, lakewood St Edward 8-7;. ; i ·~.· _ • cOnsolation Round Twa · 14~; Chris Newbury, Hilliard Darby--dec. Chip Beali, ·._ U9: Ben Pike, Jamestown Greeneview pin Nick. Steiner, Springboro 4-3: Tommy Cunningham; Groveport-Madison ;;,waynesv1Ue_5:410T;Adam Kayatin, Uma Cent.calh. pin Ryan maj. dec. David Neumann, Moeller ~12-1: _Brad BHeden, .iRObbe, Batavia 2~40; Sycamore dec. Brad Marzec, To!. St Francis DeSales 8·5: :-. _145: Joe Bockmore, .Wellington pin John Bogucki; 15_2: Tony Spooner, lakewood s.l Edward dec. Jake :Feading 1:54; . _ - Denman, St Xavier 3-1; Payton O'BrYan, Mentor pin Josh i . 152: ·Matt Fearon, l<lrtland dec.- Joe Dellaposta, Smith, lOveland 3:24; . ! }'Uddleto·Nn Madison 5-4;

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Steele, Hamilton, So., 28-B vs, James Schuller. Tal. Cent. Cath., Sr., 43-1: Josh Newbanks, Moeller, Jr., 20·11 \IS. lance Palmer, lakewood St Edward, ·so., .29-4; Sean Lambert, Mason, Sr., 17-4 vs. Jordan Brown, Solon, Sr., 24-2.

119lbs.: Brad ·Kleinman, Salon, Sr., 34·9 vs.

Don carmher, St Xavier, So., 23-12; Ryan Smith, Olmsted Falls, Sr., 34-3 vs. Blair Willcocks, Fairfield, Sr•• 27-7; ·Andrew· Perez,- Elyria, Sr., 38-0 vs. Joe Kaake,LaSall€, Jr., Ss-7.

1251bs.: Matt Rutledge, Day. CBrroll, Sr., 35-7 vs. Frank Gorrasi, Elder, Sr., 28-9; Dallas Hucle, Marysville, Sr., 36-6 vs. Alex flake, la~.ota West, So., 34-10; Brent GOode, Moef!er, Sr.,39-2vs. ErfcTumer, Dublin SCioto. Jr.. 3!HO; EJicWoolr, lilSalle, Sr., 33-1 vs. Matt Mossor, Groveport~Madisan, Sr., 42-2.

130 Jbs.: Aaron M81Sh, Colerain, So., 29-5 vs.

James WBIIams, Col.£,, S1., 37-2; Dustin Center, Mason, Sr., 35-3 vs. Kevin Rieman, Delawa1e Hayes, Sr., 34-3; Anthony Bradberry, Fairfield, So., 27-Svs. Tyler Dowell, Pickerington Cent, Jf,, 33·8: Ken_tourts, Lakota West, Jr., 20-10 vs. Kyle Ruff, Beavercreek, So.,

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Others: Mason 9, Anderson 5, Elder 4, Lakota East 3, SpringbOro 3, Northwest 1.

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(All g>nnes at 7:30 p.m. unless .noted) Sectional Tournament 1 ·Division I

.(at Wrig!rt SlateI Spllngboro vs. Belmont 8 p.m.

Division II tat Anderson)

Goshen vs. Taylor, 7 p.m.

fAt Vandalia Buller]

BellbrooK vs. Ross, 7 p.m.

Uttle Miami vs. Garro!!, B:30 p.m.

Division Ill fAt UD ArenaI Fenwick vs. Tfl·Coumy North, 8:30p.m. · Blanchestervs. Wayne!Ni!le, 7 p.m.

Kentucky South Dearborn at Batesville Nicholas Co, at Pendleton Co. Dayton at Newport catl1ollc Bishop Brossart at St. Henry, 6 p.m.

Milford Christian at Calvary Christian Evangel at Heritage Fleming County at Sliver GfOve Bourbon County at Grant County GIRLS BASKETBALL Section31 Tournament Division I fat Milfonll

Seton vs. Mason, 6 p.m.

ramlaon vi~u~~~e~,G~~~ ~a~ne

vs. Meadowdale !At Lakota Eastl Falrtleld vs. Princeton, 6 p.m.

Colerain vs. Hamson, 7·.30 p.m Division If (at Springboroj Valfey VIew vs. Uttle Miami, 6 p.m.

1 Frankljn vs. A!lef, 7:30 p.m.

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{at Goshen} Mid Madl~on vs. Jacobs, 6 p.fl:t:

NCH vs. Madeira

fat Wilmington) fenwick vs. Greenview. 6 p.m.

B!Mc/lestervs. Rfp!ey Division 1\f {at WayneS\Iille)

Southeastern vs. CCD, 6 p.m.

Ridgeville Christian vs.Landm<irkTllnlty . (at Tipp City) Franklin Monroe vs. Ansonia, 6~0 p.m. , Kentucky PencUeton County at ludlow Oayton at \va!ton-Verona Simon Kenton at Holmes Grant County at Beechwood ~p.m.

Conner at Nptre Dame l·llghlands at DIK\e Heights

Brunswick,Sr., 36-2vs. TomHayden,MoelJer, Sr., 2313; Nathan Spencer, Mayjjeld, Sr., 37-4 vs. Aaron Dufjy,lilkota West, Sr., 35-10.

140 lbs.: VIctor Crenshaw, Sycamore, Jr., 38-2 vs. Mike Wright, N. Canton Hoover, Sr., 24-7; Dean Gaier, Moel!ef, Fr.,l9-14 vs. Josh Kallal, Wadsworth, Jr., 36-10; Efllott Spence, Elder, Sr., 29-5 vs. Alex Berger, Canton GfenOaK, Sr., 25-14; Josh Dowdy, Princeton, Jr., 25-9 vs. Dustin Schlatter, Massillon Perry, Jr., 29·0.

14Sibs.: David Neumann, Moeller, Sr., 37·6 vs.

Sean Lutz, Marysville, Sf., 38-3; Brad BUeden, Sycamore, Sr., 38-4 vs. Chip BeaU, S(.lrlngboro, Sr., 30-4.

1521bs.: Tony Spooner, Lakewood St- Edward, Sr., 21-13 vs. Josh Smith, loveland, Sr., 35-8; Aaron Goebel, Sprtng~oro, Sr., 3.1-4 vs. TimmyMIIlef, Wadsworth, Jr., 39·6; En"k Zednik, Cle. Heights, Sr., 32·12 vs. Andrew Monk, lakota Wast, Sr., 41-2: Dustin Kilgore, Berea, Fr., 31·9 vs.Jake venman, st. xavier, Jr., 29·8 • 160 lbs.: Tim Berling, Glen Este, Sr., 37-2 vs.

Evan Standish,- Hudson, Jr., 36·6; Rob Conley, Lakota · East, ~r., 31·9 vs. Fred Weldentha!, Young. Ausuntown-Rtch,Jr., 32-8; Ste\le Luke, Massillon Perry, Sr., 37 ·0 vs. Rob Nusekat:Jel, Elde1, Jr., 36-11; Chad.Beck, Greensburg Green, Jr., 20-9 vs. Jeff lobes, Milford, Sr., 35-6.

17llbs.: Paul sen, Byrta, Jr., 35·5 vs. Bnan Ae mer, lakota West, Jr., 32-11; Dan Janhenry, Berea, sr., 33-3 vs. Wtlson Burton, Harrison, Sr., 29~12; Vince DiDona, Lakewood St Edward, Sr., 36·B vs.

Nick Klasemer, Elder, Sr., 35-9; Jeremy Feador, N. Olmsted, Sr., 34-10vs. O!ajuwon Butler, Ml Healthy, sr., 29-2 189 lbs.: Ryan Lukens, Moeller, Sf., 38-6 vs.

Ryan Yelle, Worth. l<ilboume, Sr., 30- 7; Greg Kuhlman, Sycamore,Sr.,39-7-vs. Donnie Reinhart, Dublin Cottman, Sr., 34·3. .

21Sibs.: Dave Noga, Eastlake N., Sr., 29-4 vs.

Charles Quehi, Moeller, Jr., 33-8; Paul 8ufgef, Mentor, Sr., 42-3 vs. Phil Muldoon, St. Xavier, Sr., 29-12; Tony Stegeman, Elder, Sr., 38-3 vs. lennyTruslllk, Macedonia No.rdonla, Sr., 41-5; Jeramy lovy, lebanon, Jr., 40-6 vs. LUke Bussan, Wadsworth, Sr., 42-2.

2751bs.: Chad Keferl, Worth. Thorn. Worthingtan, Jr., 33-9 vs. Jim Tull, MoeRer, _Sr., 36·5; Dexter Hopkins, WesteiVille N., Sr:, 37·3 vs. Jat Benton, Princeton, Sr., 36-8; Rob Utchlleld, Plckellngton Cent, Sr., 39-10 ys. Tony Johnson, lakota East, Sr., 34·1

Division II Lccal Pairings

U21bs.: Clem-Artmann, Hlllsbofo, Jr.• 32-5 vs.

Travis Salyer, Willard, so., 31-6;Justin Blevins, FranKlin, Jr., 34-13 vs. Ben uanas, PembeNille Eastwood, So., 46·3.

U91b$.: Pat Mclemore, Parma Padua 'Ffanclsk can, So., 31-5 vs. Mike Quigley, Franklin, Sr., 39-6.

125 lbs.: Brett Home, Hillsboro, Fr., 34-8 vs.

Dave Jenkins, Carrolltoo, Sr., 33-6.

130 lbs.: Bmd Shearer, Hamilton Ross, Sr., 32· 13 vs. J.R. Ysaguirre, Clyde, Sr., 45·1.

1521bs.: ScattJoseph, Norton, Jr., 31-9vs. Ryan Bums, Hillsboro, Jr., 27-3; Cody Butzer, canal Fulton Northwest Sr., 30-4 vs. K:wle Ray, Hamittnn Rnss, Sr., 33·3 160 lbs.:Jake fostef, Hamilton Ross, Sf., 34-9 vs. Chad McMullen, Ravenna, Sr., 42-5; Joe Walton, Day. Chaminade-Jullenne, Sr., 43-2 vs. Jim Ciccone, Mentor lake Cath., Jr., 37-4.

275 lbs.: Brian Burdette, UhtichSviUe Claymont, Sr., 31~7 vs. Micah Vance, Wyoming, Sf., 41-2; SCott Neuenschwander, St. Cla!!Svi!!e, Sr., 44-6 vs, Jon Dickerscheid, Hamilton Ross. Sr.. 34·6.

DMsionlll Local Pairings U9lbs.: Ryan Robbe, Batavia, Sr.,34·3 vs. An-

Newport Central Cathanc at SCt·n Evangel at Heritage, 5:3.0 pm Ryle at Holy Cross Newport at Uoyd

Carroll Co. at Williamstown

Boone Co. at Campbell CO.

Ice hockey Lakota East 8, Badin 2 Goats: l~Frear 3, Reno, Haines, Watkins2, 8ish· op. S-logan, Sct11ensker. Records: l12-0-2, B9:5-0.

Girls swimming LOCAL STIUE QUAUFIIlRS

tNumber ln diving is heat number; number 'in swimming is seed number).

Division( DMng-1. Sundberg (UrsuUne), 4. Sylvester 8. Naber(Ursuline), 9. RoMe (St Ursula), 15. Fum:h (Ursuline).

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200MR-5 seed, Sycamore, 6. Ursu!in~. 12. Mason, 18. St Ur.;uta, 21. MND, 22. Oak Hills.

200F-3- Beck(Ail.lerson), 4. C. Person (furpin), 7. Mi!ter(furpin),9. Wight(Sycamom), 10. Hagen (Ursuline); 12. To~s- (Anderson), 15. Sahnieber (St Ursula).· i !- -, _200IM-6._ Krone .{U!'Sulin~), 7, Murray (Mere~), ·a. Alb/fi. (Talawanda), 11.' Miller (St ·Ursula!, 14 Hewes(Mason), 16. Gartner(St Ursula},17. Schwartz (Mason), 19. Wltte (Sycamore).

SDF-3. Krone (Sycamore), 4. Cooper (Ursuline), B. Schmidt (Kings), 9. Foster {Princeton), 11. Upari (Ursuline), 1B. Pearson (Prirceton), 19. Foley {Princeton). lODFiy-U. Ji. Winhusen (MNO). 12. Doyle (St Ursula), 16. Barb erie (Ursuline), 17. Foster (Princetoo), 21. Bernstein (S:.camore), 23, Borgemenke (DakHiHS) lOOF-3. Grace (St Ursuline), 4. McJver{Ptim:eton), B. Krone (Sycamofe), 9_ C. Person (Turpin), 10.

Cooper (Uffiu!lne), 12. Hoeper (MNO), !4. Doyle 1St Ursula), 21. Pearson {Princeton).

SOOF-1. Miller (Turpin), 3. Beck (Anderson), 4.

Vehr (Sl Ursula), 10. Hagen (Ursuline), :14. Jahnke (Ursuline), 15. Miller (St. Ursula), 17. Chute (Ander~ son), 20. Smith (Alldeffion), 21. Beary (MNO). 22. ' G~ffiths (Mason).

200fR-l. Princeton, 2. U!SUllll~, 4. St UJSuJa, 12. Sycamore, 20. Turpin, 23. Anderson. lOOBack-3. King (Mason), 5. Bernstein (Syca· more), 8. Schmlttt (Kings). 11. Hoeper (MNO). 20.

Siemer {Oak Hills), 22. Schwanz (Mason), 23. Nunn (loveland), 24. Dobbins (MiamisOCrg). , lOOBreast-1. Graessle (Kings), 2: Upan (Ursuline), 4. Grace (St. Ursula); 7. Hewes (Mason(, 14. ' Mciver (Princeton}, 18. Church (Ursulile), 19. Schildknecht (MNO), 4DDfR-2. Pnnceton, 3. Sycamore, 5.

Ursuline, 9. St Ursula, 15, Turpin, :7. Anderson, 18.

MND, 24. Meson.

Division II Diving-1. Mau1er (lndiall Hill)~ 3. Wetzel (Wyo. mill-g), 6. Hill (Indian Hlll),-13. Ebeillar {Mariemont), 2.0. KosclansKi (Wyoming), 25. Kenny (Indian Hill), 20DMR-7. Indian HI/I, 9, Badin, 10. CHCA, 12 Wyoming, 19. Mariemont. . ZOOF-2. Smith (Indian HHI), 8. Bockstiegel (Madeira), 14, Henges {Purcell Mar'ian), 16. Home (Wyo .. mlng), 21. Buckner ;wyoming). ,, 20otM-!. Ed!',ell (Madeira), 9. Sh~fer (Wyo· mlng). ;; 50F·4. Hill (Indian Hill), 6. Sloneker(Badin), 10.

Roe (indian K!U), 14. Brichler(Roger Bacon), 21. Hlrtzel (Wyoming). lDORy-16. BUcMer (Wyaming), Carpenter {CHCA), 22. Otjuela (Madeifa). lOOF-3. Edgell (Madeira), 7. Horvath (Badin), 12. Henges (Purcell Manan),.!4. Hinze (WYtJmlng), 19. Sloneker {Badin). ; .500F-3. Smith (Indian Hill), 11. Bocl<sUegel (Madelra)l7. Carrigan (Mariemont).

200FR-5.1ndian Hill, 7. Badln,13. Madeira, 19.

Wyoming WOBack-3. Carpenter(CHCA). 7. Herd (CHCAI, · 16. KOivath (Badin). . lOOBreast-9. Shlnsato (Batavia), 10. Reynolds (Wyoming), 17. Adams ~Mariemont) 4001=8-5. Madeira, 6. CHCA, 10. Wyoming, 21.

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·Boys swimming LOCAL STA'IE QIIAUFlllRS Diving-!. lhomton [!urpin), 9, McMahon (La Salle), 10. Valerto {St XaVi&), 19. Ballard {Indian Hill), 23. Maggio {Sl Xavier). ; 200MR-1. St. Xavier, 10. Mariemont, 11. Sycaw more, 17. Mason, 19. La sane.

200F-t Brownk1g [!urpin), 4. Greene [!urpin), 6. Davis {Anderson), 8. Becker (St Xavier), 13. Sparks , (Anderson), 16. Ojdana (St. Xavier), 23. Mootague ! (Anderson}, 24. Cifeffi (Talawanda).

2001M-6. Angelini (Moellery, 10, T. Williams (EI· , der), !I. Roebuck (WYfJmlng),12. Undenschmldt (St Xavier), 13. Dil! (Oak Hills), 15. Graessle (Kings), 19. · Chilcote {Mason), 22. Mertens (St Xavier).

50f-9. Cuthbeo(Lal<otaWest),12. Undsay (St. ( Xavier), 13. Sloneker {Badin), 15. Smith (Mason), 16. .. Berge-r (Turpin), 18. Gantzer (Oak Hil!s), 19. Heithaus (St Xavier); lOOFly-!. Carothers (St Xavi<r, 2. nwman (Mariemont), 5. DuPfe (Mariemont), 6. Graessle (Kings), 9. Mosko (St. Xavier), 12. T. W1Ulams(Eider), 19. Roe· buck (Wyoming). lODF-5. Carothers (St Xavierl, 8. French {St. Xavier), 9. Ventus {Mflford), 10. Berger (Turpfn), 11.

Dupre {Mariemont).. 14. Sloneker [Badin}, 15. Smith ·'--(Badin), 16. Ue!Campo-Hartman {Ptillceton), 17. 0.1dana (St Xavier), 23. Undsay (St Xav!er).

SOOF-2. Nead.ICHCA), 3. Browning [!urpln), 6.

Greene (furpln), R Davis (Anderson), 11. Becker (SL \ Xavier), 12. Mosko {St Xavief), 13, Ginocchio {St Xavier), 17. Montague (Anderson), 18. Sparks (Anderson). / 200FR-2. 51. Xavier,-3, Turpin, 10. Elder, 16.

Sycamon~. 17. OakHHis. • . lOOBack-1 •. rnoman (Mariemont); 4. French (St XEI\'!er), 7. Angelini {Moeller), 9. l!ndenschmidt (St Xavief), 16. De!Camp-Hartman (Piinceton), 18.

Chilcote (Mason), 22.1iell (Badin). lOOBreast-2. Tamerts (Sycamore), 7. Wagster (St.· xavier}, 9. M!'Hcus (Springboro), 10. Dllz {Oak Hitls), 13. Ventus {MilfOrd), 22.. Aukstuolls (Sycamore).

400FRM3. TUrpin, 5. St Xavier, 9. Mariemont, 14. Sycamore, 24, Mason.

·State wrestling pairings COLUMBUS, Oh!o (AP)- First round pairings for this week's state wrestling championship at Ohio State University's Value City Arena:

Division 1 Lccal Pairings

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135111s.:Justin Hamson, wooster,'Jf., 22-14 vs.

Tim Sizemore, lakota East, Sf., 31-5; Greg Roberts,-

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103 lbs.: Jeff Gasser, Wadsworth, Jr., 33-8 vs.

Pat Hirth, Elder, Jr., 23-13; l)t!erAdams, Hanison, So., 31~5vs. TraVisBemafd, Geneva, So.,31~"3;Aie.xWeav­ er, Moelle1, So.,30-9 vs. BoomerFecl1ko, N. Royalton, Jr.. 30·5.

U21bs.: Brent Clausing, Miamisburg, Sr., 37-2 vs. Clarence Mitchell, Cle. Heigt11S, Sr., 44-8; Josh

dfew Gardella, aedford StPeter Chane!, Jr., 2.7·14.

1251bs.: Jory Brown, Carlisle, Jr., 37-6 vs.Justin Seebach, Cafdweu, so., 42-6: Michael Nicola, Bellaire StJohn Cent. CBtlt., So., 33-3 vs. Germane lindsey, Landmark Christian, Fr., 29-3.

130 lbs.: Kurt Stapleton, Car1isle, .So., 35-12 vs.

Corey Opfer, Sandusky St MmyCent. Catl:l.,Jr., 47-4.

135 lbs.: Raub G~ana. Sandusky St. Mary Cent CBth.; Sr., 43-10 vs. Jacob !son, Batavia, Jr., 37-6; BrockBodenbender, Uberty Center,Jr., 2.6-11 vs. Ben Waldman, Summit Country Day, Sr., 35-2.

• 140 Ills.: Dave DKion, Brookfield, Jr., 31-9 vs.

Nick Spohn, Cirl. Hills Chlistian Academy, sr., 38-2.

145 lbs.: Jason connors, london Madison Plains, Sr., 52·5 vs. Patrick lanham, Middletown Madison, Jr., 46-6; Todd Hunk!er, Bellaire St. John Cent. CaUl., Sr., 37-6 vs. John Bogucki, Reading_. Jr., 36·7.

1521bs.: Joe Dellftposta, Middletown Madisc:m, Sr., 48-.4 vs. Greg Moten, Peninsula Woodridge, Sr., 40-11; Jacob Bryant, Clarksville C!lnton·Massle, Sr., 38-3 vs. Matt fea10n, Kirtland, Sr., 40·2, • 160 lbs,: ran t.ehn, SataWa, Sr., 35·3 vs. Brandon McGaharan, Northwood, Sr., 32-5.

215 lbs.: Nick GJrll~. D~liance Ayersvme, So., 31·5 vs. Nathan Thobaben, Clarksville C!inton-Mas-sie,-Sr., 39-0, T 2751~s.:-Tyler Bootll;ZoarvilletuscarawasVal--. ley~ Sr., 19-B vs, Dan Ivins, Clar'~vllle Clinton-Massie, sr., 21·8. ~-

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brother Nick. He was going for a second straight state title his senior year but I think he started lookiDg Moeller, as expected, captured ahead," Lukens said. "I don't feel the Division I wrestling district any pressure to win again. I just team title at Fairfield Saturday need to focus on my teclmique." night. The district title is the first Olajuwon Butler became Mount since the Crusaders won it back-to- Healthy's first district champion since Kip Keller won one in 1968. back in 2000 and 2001.

Moeller amassed 208.50 points Butler dominated the 171-pound followed by Elder (147), Lakota bracket and won in a 10-6 decision East(124.5), Lakota West (107) and. over Lakota West's Brian Almer in Sycamore (SO). Moeller qualified the finals. nine wrestlers to the state meet Butler is evidence of increasing success at Mount Healthy. The next weekend in Columbus.

"It has been another good week- Fighting Owls scored the most end. We placed all13 wrestlers in points (38) inschoolhistoryatadisthe top six and qualified four under- · trict meet. classmen to state," Moeller coach "It's a greatfeeling to win," ButJeff Gaier said. "We can make a run ler said. "I qualified to state as a at the state title if we have the tour- sophomore but wasn't really on the nament of our lives. You just never level with other wrestlers at state. ·know what will happen."

This year I'm on that level."

Brent Goode (125 pounds) was Mount Healthy coach Thorn one of two Moeller wrestlers to win Maxwell believes Butler has whatit a district title. Goode joined Josh takes to win state.

Janson as a four-time state qualifier "He's · a three time section!\~. for Moeller. champion and he doesn't make Goode won his third district title mistakes," Maxwell said. and tied the school record for most Lakota East and Elder matched Moeller with two individual chamwins in a season with 39.

"Next weekend will be my last · pions. Tony Stegeman (215) and E~­ chance to win state. I want to go out liott Spence (140) won titles for Elan top," Goode said. der. Tun Sizemore (135) and Tony Ryan Lukens, a returning state Johnson (Heavyweight) won for champion, joined Goode as a dis- Lakota East. Both Sizemore and trictchampion. Lukens beat Drew Johnson are two-time champions.

Michel of Nortlunont 5-1 in the 189"I'm _not satisfied with how I pound finals for his second district wrestled. A district ,titles means championship. nothing. I finished fifth at state last "I have four matches until my ca- year but I need to wrestle better to reer ends. I learned a lot from my win state," Sizemore said.

The Ci1rciimati Enquirer

Wrestling districts (f~pfourln each weightclassqualifyt0statetournament)

(Spring, North) d. McKendry (Fairfield), 6--3; lull (Moeller) d.

DMSION I Benton (Pnnceton), 4·2, • Saturday at Fairfield DIVISION II FinaiTeam Standings:!. Moeller208 II, 2. Elder 147, Friday at Gosllen (Saturday's finals late) 3. Lakota East124 '1.!,4. Lakota West107, 5. Sycamore SO, 6.

Quarterfinals .-St. xavier 78, 7. COlerain 74, 8. Mason 68 'l.z, 9. Fairfield 63, 103- Penny (M-U) maj. dec. Harris (Bacon) 12-4; Miller 10. Northmont 51, 11. (tie} Princeton, Sidney 48, 13. (tie) (Brookville} dec. Sexton (Shawnee} 5·1: Hart (Graham) pin CenteNille, Faiifuont 47, 15. Mlamlsburg43 'l.z, 16. Harrison Anspach (Franklin) 1:38; Fondale (New Lexington} dec.

42,17.La Salle 40, 18. Mt Healthy 38, 19. Spnnglield North Jellison (Ross) 4-0 27, 20. Glen Este 25 !h:,· 21. Milford 25, 22. (tie) Anderson, 112- Land {Valley View) maj. dec. Chaney (Miami Trace) Loveland 20, 24. lebanon 18, 25. (tie) Amelia, Hamilto~, 15-5; Penny"(M-U) maj. dec. Stepp (Jackson) 14·_5; Artmann Wilmington 17, 28. OakH!IIs16, 29. Middletown81h, 30.(tie) {Hillsboro) pin Pencil (Northwestern) 5:42; Harrison {C·J) maj.

NorthWest, Talawanda 6, 32. Turp. 5, 83, Tecumseh 4, 34. dec.· severance {Shelidan)J2-2.

Stebbins 3, 35. Hughes 1.

U9·· Cunent (Graham) tech. fall Hodge (Preble .

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Shawnee) 20-5: Davis (River Valley) doo. Webb ((}IE) 7-2; 10;3-1. Wolf(Northmont), 2. Weaver (Moeller), 3..Adams Bowers (Miami Trace) tech. fall Newfand (Urbana) 20-2; (HarrisOn), 4. Hlrth·(Eider). .

Quig:e Franklin) dec. Fetters (M-U) 7-5.

112-1. Clausing (Miamisburg), 2. lambert (Mason), 3. ) dec. Plleman Newbailj.:s (Moeller), 4. Steele (Hamilton). n) dec. Valentlne 119-1 Ashbrook (Fairmont), 2. Carraher (St Xavier), 3. {Brookville) 11·5; Willcocks (Fairfield), 4. Kaake (Ia Salle).

Doggett (Graham) tech. fali Cook (New lex) 16-1.

125-1. Goode (Moeller), 2. Gorassi (Elder), 3. Rake· • 130- Klolta (Indian lake) tech. fall Shearer (Ross) 17-2; (Lakota West), 4. Woolf (La Salle).

Sells (M-U) tech. fall Schwalbauch (lDgan Bm) 22-4; ~0-1.. Marsh (Colerain), 2. Touris (Lakota West), ·3, Robinson (New Lex) dec .. Grant (Ben. Logan) 4-2 ar; Kyle BradberiY. (Fairfield), 4. Center (Mason).

(Graham) tech. fall Zickefoose (Brookville) 15-0.

-.135-.1.. su,emora(Lakata.East),. _2 .H ayde,n (Moe lie r),.3._,. -·. ,;-eo· .135:,. ..Brownlee,.. (W.Brown) dec.-ThaJ'P., (Eairfleld.U{IIOQ),_ Duffy (lakota West), 4. Roddy (Sidney).

3-2; Coleman (Preble Shawnee) dec. Wentz (Wanen) 13-7; 140-1. Spence (Elder), 2. Gaier (Moeller), 3. crenshaw Schlater (Graham) pin TighE! (Purr:ell Marian) 1:20; Quigley (Sycamore), 4. Dowdy (Princeton).

(Franklin) dec. Morrison (Miami Trace) 2·1.

145-1. Brulport {Sidney) 2, Blleden (Sycamore),. 3.

140-Hawk(Newlex) maj. dec.Zehler(Edgewaod) 20·8; Neumann (Moeller), 4. Purnell (S. North).

Ransbottom {Graham) dec. Deeter (Valley View) 9-S; Powell 152-1. Monk (lakota West), 2. Mauro (Cente~ille), 3.

(Prebo Shawnee) dec. Stahl (Ben. lDgan) '1-8; Myers Denman {St Xavier), 4. Smith (loveland). {Warren) dOC, Ray {Ross) 7·5.

160-1. woes (Milford), 2. Conley (lakota East), 3.

145- Spencer (McClain) dec. Johns (Brookville) 6-4; Beriing (Glen Este), 4. Nusekabel (Elder). · Frerichs (Graham) maj. dec. Tompkins (Miami Trace) 9-1;· · 171-t Butler (Mt Healthy), 2. Almer (Lakota West), 3.

LaBatt (Bellefontaine) dec. Na~or (W.Brown) 8-7: Spahn Burton·(Harrlson), 4. K!asemer (Elder).

(New lex) maj. dec. Kanta (Ross) 14--5.

189-1. ·Lukens (Moeller), 2. Michel (Northmont), 3.

152- Bums (Hillsboro) pin Cornette (Graham) 3:04; Ray Stacey (Falrinont), 4. Kuhlman {Sycamore).

(Ross) dec. Allen (Ben.logan)9-2; Robinson (Bellbrook)maj.

215-l.Stegeman (Eider),2. Quehl (Moeller), 3. Muldoon dec. Fuqua (Purcell Marian) 9-1; Esch (Indian Lake)-dec. {St Xavier), 4. Levy (lebanon).

Shriner {Sheridan) 9·3.

Hwt-1. Johnson (Lakota East), 3. Tull (moeller), 3.

160- Erwin (Greharn) pin Sorrell {Eaton) 1:16; Ashcraft _Benton (Princeton), 4. Smith {S. North).

(McClain) dec. Foster (Ross) 7-4: Thomure (Shawnee) dec.

Friday's quarterfinals Apgar (CNE) 6-4; Walton (C-J) tech. fall Wren (BIIfntne) 20-5.

103-Hirth (Elder) d. Cramer (CenteNille) 5-4; Weaver 171- Bose {Gallia Academy) dec. Storts {Shawnee) 10· 7; (Moeller) d. Musick (Midd.), 10·8 OT; Wolf (Spring. North) Thompson (Graham) dec. Dettwlller (McClain) 6-3; Hess mont md. Coyle (Oak Hills), 1P·4: Adams (Harrison) d.

(Urban~) dec. ~hite (Sheridan) 5:5; Van8uskirk(Ben. Logan) Dickinson (Colerain), 12-5. pin Smith (River Valley) 2:33.

112-Newbanks (Moeller) d. Mike Riestenberg (Elder), 189- Hill {Tippecanoe) pin Simcox (Sheridan) 3:20; 7-3; Clausing {Miamisburg) tf. Hotopp {Harrison), 20·4 Schneider (W.Brown) dec. Osborn {Valley View) 5-3 OT; Cook (5:51); Steele (Hamilton) d. Reese (Amelia), 8-3; l.ambert (Bellbrook) pin Mclean {Purcell Marian) 6:38 af; Hess {Mason) d. Elickson (Colerain), 8-4.

(Urbana) pin Marcum (Logan Elm) 5;43 ..

119-Ashcrocik (Fainnont) d. Porter (Glen Estel, 11-B: 215- Dennis (Graham) pin Mlller(Eaton) 1:47; Holsinger WillcockS (Fairfield)" d. Kaake (La Salle), 9-8; Carraher (St (McCi~in) maJ. dec. Matthews (Preble Shawnee) 16-4:Tumer Kav!er) p. Pierson (Lakota East), 5:15; HaverkOs (Moeller) d.

(Brookville) maj. dec. Spence (Ben.LDgan) 14-6i. Mclauglll!n Kline (Mason), 13-11.. _ (Circle11i!le) overlenhardt(Bellbrook) default .

125-Braun {Colerain) d. Pierson (lakota East), 5-2; 2?5- Vance (Wyoming) pin Parker (Valley Vlew) 0:14; Gorrasi (Elder) d. Conley (Glen· Este); 8-3; Goode (Moeller) Carpenter (Sheridan) deC. Beane (G-J) 5·0; Marshall md. Rake (Lakota West), 14-1; Woolf (La Salle) d. Guy (Graham) dec. DooliWe (Gama Academy) 8-1; Dlckerscheid {Miamisburg), 11-6. .

(Ross) deC. Rankin (Miami Trace) 10-8 OT. 130-Marsh (Colerain) d. Cook (St. Xavier), 6-4 OT; DMSION Ill Bradberry (Fairfield) d. Rivera (Princeton), 4-3; Center Saturday at Xenia (Mason) d. Dima (Anderson), 9-6; Touns (lakota West) p.

Top teams: 1. Bluffton 132.0, 2. VersaUies 109.5, 3.

Shurts (Sidney), 5:55.

Clinton-Massie 94.0. Also: 4. Carlisle 91.0, 6. Waynesville 135-DUffy (lakota West) d. Unz (St Xavier), 11-8; 84.0, 8. Batav~ 70.5, 12. Mid. Madison 52.0, 19. ~eading Hayden (Moeller) d. Coorey (Anderson), 5.0; Roddy (Sidney) 39.5, 22. Madeira 35.0, 25. CHCA 28.0, 26. summ1t 27.5, md. Crenshaw (Sycamore),13·5; Siz.emore (Lakota East) tt> 27. Blanchester 27.0, 29. Landmark Christian 2~.0,, 38.

Dieterle (Colerain), 18·3.

Fenwick 6.0, 43. Bethei~Tate 3.0, 44.lemon·Monroe 3.0 ~-Dowdy (Princeton) d. Crone (lakota East), 8-3; First place Galer (Moeller)· p. Bah! {Lakota West), 4:0B; Crenshaw 103-Austin {Carlisle) d. Thome (fray Christian) 8-5 (Sycamore) tt. Salyers(Fairfleld), 18·3 (3:52); Spence (Bde~ U2-Wyant (Toad) md. Kleman (Bluffton) 14-2 p. Roach (Mt Healthy), 2:45. · · 119-Steiner (Waynesville) d. Pike @l'enevicw) 4-2 145-Neumann (Moeller) md. Boerger (St. Xavier), 16-6; 125-Brown (Carlisle) p, Undsey (Landmark Christ.) 2:3 7 Brulport (Sidney) p. Meade (Mason), 3:38; Blieden 130-Franz. (Waynesville} tf. Kief (Miami East) 18-3 {Sycamore) p. Faulkner(Ml Healthy), 2:57; Hall (Oak Hills} d.

135-Waldman (Summit Co. Day} d.lson (Batavia) 5-2 Young (Fairfield), 12·7. , 140-Spohn (Cin. Hills Chr.) md. Falk (Bluffton) 15·7 152-Monk {Lakota West) p. Wells (Princeton), 2:38; 145·Knoop (Miami E.) o11er Rammei·(SpenceNilie) def.

Smith (Lcveond) d. Berkemeyer (Elder), 10.4; Denman (St 152-Dellaposta (Madison) d. B~ant(CI.-Massle) 3-1 OT Xavier) d. Kmetz (Moeller), 6-4; Mauro (Centerville) tf. Serota 160-Schmitmeyer (Versailles) d.let!n {Batavia).-11·7 (Sicamore),17-2 (5:05). · 171-Wettengel (Belpre) d, Strausbaugh (Versailles) 9-3 160-Cameron (Moeller) d. Butcher (Centerville), 8-6 OT; 189-Wngnt (Trt-county No,) p. Jones (Westtall) 0:2B conleY (Lakota East) d. Griffin (COlerain), 8-7; Lobes (Milford) 215-Thobaben (CI.-Massle) over Nowlan (BlufftOn) def. md. Unzicker (faiawanda), 15-5; Berling (Glen Este) d.

Hwt-lvins (Ciinton-Massle) d. Wysong (Dixie) 3-1..

Bradberry (Falnield), 8-5. .

Third Place .. , 171-Aimer (Lakota West) d. KJasemer (Elder), 6-4; 103-Strickland (Bluffton) md. Smith (Cory·Rawson) 15-4 Datti~ (CenteiVille) d. Shaw (Sycamore), 8-7; Butler (Mt U2-Gulley (Trl-County No.) d. Savage (Carlisle) 11·8 ' Healthy) md. Rettig (St Xavier), 15-5; Moody (Colerain) d.

119-Robbe (Batavia) p. Kayatin (Uma C.C.) 1:56 Moore (Middletown), 7·5, 125-Young(Nelson.·York) d,Lavy (W. Uberty-Salem) 4,1 1:89-Michel (Northmont) d;. Sh~Qnon. (furpin,l •. 5-1; '130-Doeberelner(Waterford) p.Stapleton(Carllsie) 1:26 Kuhlman (Sycamore) d. Salas (La Salle), 9-8; lJJkens ·, 135-RIIey (Troy Christian) d. Gambill (Miarpl East) 4-3 (Moeller) d. Anevski (Elder), 7-2: Stacy (Falnnom) p, Clemens · 140-Shaver (Waynesville) d. Fnnt (Biancheste~ 7-2 (Mt. Healthy), 4:52. . .. . .

145-lanham (MadiSon) md. Bogucki (Reading) 11-3 215-Quehl (Moellerr p. Truster (falawanda),__ · 1:11; 152-Shannon (Biu.t:tton} d.. C!um (SpenceNille) 8-3 ~uldaon (StXav!er)d.lovyiebanon, 8-1; Hall (Sycamore) d.

160~orrell (Spencel\lille} d. Craft.(Oixle) 9-4 Osborne (Anderson), 4-1;· Stege_man (Elder) tf._ Elliott 1?1-Ganison (Oakwood) d. Strickland (Greeneview} 3·2 (Harrison), 20'5 (4:58). ·• . . ·: ''' , 189-Brown (Co~ngton) d. Trimble (Northridge)·3·1 ~75-Marshall (M?son) p. Ye~ger (Sidney), ·:.0:59; :.: 215-Keiser {V~rsallles) d. Caudil (Spencel\lille) 7·5 John~on (lakota EasU p, Amburgey (Amelia~, 1:21; Smith · Hwi-Baird (1'/estlall) d. Hom~n (Coldwater) 4-3 OT. '-----'-----~---

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Today's- schedule BOYS' BASKETBALL

(All games at 7:30 p.m. unleSs noted) ' SBC East CUntnn at New RichmOnd Georgetown at Cl!nton~ssie, 8 p.m: Williamsburg at Bethel-Tate · SOPl Western HlllsatTaft Woodward at Belmont Hughes at Mt Healthy Meadowdale at Dunbar Non-league And:rson at No!tlwlest · Greenfield McClain atSouttu!astem; s·p.m.

RlpleYatfleming COunty ~ xenia Nazarene at Middletown Ctirlstlan, 2:30 New Baston at West linton Purcell Marii:IO ilt Norwood , .-

; _ :, Pendleton Co. vs. Henry Clay at ~e Sweetheart · Class~

Kenbtcky

at Bryan StaUon, 3:30p.m. , .

Holy Cross at St Henry ;: Uo~d at BeechWood · ..

Bishop Brossart at Highlands Boone County at Bryan .Statlo_n,: 7 p.m. ~ovington Catholic at Campbellsville KCAC Tournament (Heritage) . ,Grant County at Henry County.

Indiana ·'East Ceritral at. Ba-tesvUie, 2:30_p".m.-

(Fairfield) p,

S~erd

.

(lakota East)5:37.

. 135: Sizemore (lakota East) p.Fre~and (Northwest) 1:06; Conrey (Anderson) p. Retherford (Tala- · wandal' '3:15; Burgess: (Harrison) p._ Martin (Mt He~tllyj3:00; Duffy (lakota West) tl. Pies (lebanon) 16-1. .

140: Adams (Hamson) p. Hollandsworth (Hamilton) 1:47; Roach (Mt Healthy) d. Rozmus (Anderson) 7-1· 8ohl (ta<ota West) md. Heffihner (lebanon) 11-2; Crone (laKota East) md. Sa~effi (Fairfield) 12-3. ;145: Taylor (Hanison) p. Hubbard (lebanon) 5:11; HolimejCr (lilkata West) md. Hams (Hamilton) 12·1; Fau!kner(Mt Heaitby) d. Sloan (Anderson) 5·1; Young (Fairfield) p. Johnson (Lakota East) 5:21.

152: Monk (laKota West) md. Noble (Anderson) · 18-4; Hanck (Falrlield) d. Fomberg (ML Hea\tlly) 4-4 OT; Rivera (Harrison) p. Asher (Taawantla) 2:40; Smith (lakota East) bye.

160: Conley (lakota East) p. Taylor (Hanison) 2:4B; Hehze,(lakota West) p. Bell; (lebanon) 1:15; BradbelfY (Fairfield) d. Kassner (Anderson) 12-8; Unzlcker(falawanda) p, Howeil (Northwest) 3:13.

17hButler(Mt Healthy) d. fras~re(takota East) 9~3;-Almer(l.akota West) tf. Corkin (Turpin) 1&-2; Roo..

ney (Anderson) p."Ma:lo (Northwest) 1:09; Burton (HarriSon) d~ Doxsey (Falrtie!d) 8-5.

189: Clemens (Mt Healtlly) p. Martin (lakota East) 1:21; Mortensen (laKota West) tl. Maher (Hanison)"'17-1; Brinker (fa!rtie!d) p. McGuire (Hamiltort).

4:40; Shannon (TUrpin) p. Byrd {Talawanda) 1:25. · 215: lovy (l>banon) tl. Hughes (Turpin) 21-5; Elllot(Hanison) md. Weatllerholt{lakota West) 11·3: Jruster (Ta!awanda) p. Kellums (Hamilton) 1:03; Osborne (Andeffion) ti. Barnes (Falr1ieid)19-2.

275: .Johnson ·(lakota East) tf. Hollandsworth ·_(Hamilton) 15:-0; Prigmore_ (Mt Healthy) p. Rasche (Ta~wanda) 1:46; McKendl)l (Fairtield) p, long(lebanon) 3:19; Reinhardt (lakota West) p. Ehmschwender (Northwest) 2:52.

DIVISION Ill , (at Lakota West) Team standings: 1. Dixie 67.5; 2. Oakwood 66; 3. Carlisle 65; 4. Clinton-Massie 64; 5. Reading 49.5; 6, Madeira 46; 7. Batavia 4o;·B. Madlson.37.5; 9.

Fertwick 28; 10. Bethel-Tate 20; 11. Surrrnlt Co. Day 19; 12. Cin. COUrlti)'Oay18; 13. Cin. Hills Chr.16; 14. lemon-Monroe 12; 15. lartdmark Christian 9; 16.

Deer Pink, Mariemont4; 18.. lockland 2. .

Quarterfinals 1031 Austin (Canisle) pin Uston ( Oa!Mood)1:01; Speicher (Madison) phi Palmer (Fenwick) 2:44; Schweppe (Madeira)- pin Brigano (Ciinton-Massle) 2:58; Paley(Cin. Country Day) dec. Cummins (DiKie) 2-1; 112: Fletcher (Reading) pin Hannon {Oakwood) 2:45; Greenblatt (Gin. counll)l Day) pin C8sl1 (Lolli<land) 1:34: Cloran·(Madelra) pin Crago (Clinton-Mas~ sle) 1:36; Savage (Carilsle) pin Lanigan (Bethel-Tate) 2:39; .

U9: Robbe (Batavia) pin Chastain (Madelra) 2:5B; Mahl (Oa!Mood) pin McSu~ey (CIInton-Massie) 2:57; Beach (Dixie) maj, dec. Painter (Cin. Hills Cllr,J GYMNASTICS I , 15-3; Watkins (lemon-Monroe) pin Halsey(Madlson) 1·16• [_Cincinnati City Chi:tmpionshlp~ a~- A:nencan Ea~ · '125: Undsey (landmark Cllristlan) pin Fose gies, TBA . i:· (Madison}1:38; Beach (Dixle) pin Turber (Fenwick) 1:52; Koodig (Oakwood) pin Can (C\Inton-Massle) . WRESTLING · 2:43; Brown (Canlsle) pin Lea (Bethel-Tate) 0:54; SECTIONAL TOURNAMENT Division I i 1 130: Crowley-(Madeira) pin Blanton (Madison) :At St.· Xavier (Aiken, Elder, Hughes, la Salle, ·2:22;,0wens (Dixie) tech. fall Werst (OakwOod) 17-2; Mason, Milford, Princeton, StX, Wa!n:utHIII~;WestHi, Robbe (BataVia) pin Detzel (Williamsburg) 1:26; StaWithrow), 11 a.m. . . · • i pleton (Carlisle) pin Mueller (Summit Co. Day) 0:40; At ~lmington (Amelia, Colerain, Glen Este, 135: Stapleton (Oanlsle) p\n Ta~or (Jefferson Kings,. loveland, Moeller, Oak HillS,! Sycamore,~~- Twp.) 1:02: Mages (Reading) pin Blosser(DixJe)2:31; mirlgton, Winton Woods), 10 a.m.

• Waldman (Summit CO. Day) dec. Reynolds (Deer , At Fairfield (Anderson, Fairfie]d, Hamllton, Har~ ~ark) 9-3; lson (Batavia) pin Heyob (CIInton-MaSSie)· 1·22• .. rison, lakota East, lakota West, lebarton, Mt Helthy, Northwest, Talawanda, Turpin), 10 a.m. · l40: Spohn (Cin, Hills Gllf,) pin McElroy (Madei'At Xenia (Beavercreek, Belmont, Butler, Carroll, ra) 2:49; Packer(Reading) maj. dec. Bach(Dixie) 2211; Loreaux (Summit Ca. Day) pin Simpson (N. ColCenterville, Colonel White, Falrbo_rri.;Greenvll!e,.Ketteli~g Falnmmt, MeadoWdate, Mtarnlsburg, Mlddlelege Hill) 0:56; Taylor (CIIrtton-Massle) pin Bowling tow_n, North (Springfield), Northmont, Piqua, Sidney, (LocWand) 1:26; SOuth (Sprirtglield), Springboro, Stebbins, Tecumseh, 14$: Bogucki (Reading) leek fall WIHis_(Oak· Trotwood Madison, Troy, Wayne, West Canoilton, and wood) 18-3; Nealan (Bethel-Tate) piil Lalonde (Gin. XerJia),lO a.m.

HBis Ghr.) 1:15; Wilson (Dixie) pin Cornwell (Mane- · mont) 0:59: lanham (Madison) tech. fall Cuny (Gar, _ _ DMsionll . lisle) 17-1; At -PurCell Marian (Archbishop McNicholas, 152: Bryant (CIInton·Massie) pin Dehner (WiJ. Clelmont Northeastern, Finneytown, _Goshen, Hanna· llamsburg) 1:04; Reynolds (Calilsle) pin Perez (Many Community, Indian Hill, New Rlc)lmond, Norwood, deira) 0:56; Dellaposta (Madison) pin Broemsen Purcell Marian, Roger Bacon, Ta}l!or. Western Brown, (Betllei-Tate) 0:55; Owens ( Oa!Mood) pin Leach (Dixand Wyoming), 10 a.m. · ' Ie) 1:16; .

At Preble Shawnee (Alter, Bellbrook, Brook- , 160: Lehn (BataVIa) maj. dec. Boster (Carlisle) IJIIIf, Chaminade-Julienne, Dunbar, Eaton, Edgewood, 15-2; Stechertfinger (Cilnton-Massle) advanced with Franklin, little Miami, Preble Shawnee, Ross, and Valbye; Craft (Dixie) pin Wllliamson.(Jefferson Twp.) leyyiew), 10 a.m. · 3:5B; Duncan (Oakwood) pin Amend (Cin. Hills Cllf.)

1:0B; . . · Divisioftlll 17h Garrlson (Oakwood) pin Watl<ins (Reading) : At Lakota West (Batavia, Bettie! Tate, Fenwick, 1:41; Snell (Batavia) dec. French _(Madison) 13·6; Carlisle, Cinclnrtati Courttr;Oay; Cinc.innatl Hlils ChrlsMcSurie~ (C!Inton·Massle) pin Clevertger (Deer Park) tlal1_ Academy, Clinton Massie, Deer Park, Dlxle, Jef~ 0:13; Rochert (Madeira) dec. Turner (Cartlsle) 9~5; ferSon, landmark Christian, Lemon Monroe, lock~ 189: Lukacs {Dixie) pin DeNoma (Cin. Hills ctu.) land, Madeira. Madison, Mariemont, North College 5:2~ Herbert(Madison) pin Sayer (Deer Park) 0:53; Hill, Oakwood,_ Reading, Summit CountJy Day, and Caii!Jhan (Fenwick) pin Heninger (Oakwood) 2:45; Wllliamsburg),IO a.m.

Comett(Carlisle) dec. Rass (Ciintort-Massie) 10-8; 215: Thobabert (Ciinton·Massle) pin Edwards (Cin. Counii)IDay) 2:55; Bishop (Fenwick) pin Wood· geard (Di~e) 5:50; ·Zaczek (Madeira) pin Boucher SECTIONAL TOURNAMENT (Betlle\-Tate) 0:28; Dlck(Reading) pin Schaller(OakDirision I wood) 0:19: (at Wilmington) . .275: Ivins (Ciinton-Mass_ie) p!n Watson (MadiTeam standings: L- Moeller 83; 2. Sycamore son) 2:37; McCioe (Fenwick) dec; Young (Williams67; 3. Colerain 49; 4. Loveland 41; 5. Qlen Este 35.5; burg) 6-4; Snyder(Oa!Mood) pin Kelley (lemon-Mon6. .Wilmington 34; 7. Oak Hills 3Q: 8. Amelia 13; 9. roe) 1:20; Wysong (Di:o:ie) pin Calhoun (Bethel-Tate) 1:07.

Kings 12 Quart.rlinals: .

1

WresUing

103: Weaver (Moeller) p. Mulvaney (Amelia) (AI Preble Shawne<!)

3:21; Copenhaver(Kirtgs) d.. Mllls(Giert Estel 9-70T; Team Standings: 1. Ross 89.5; 2. Brookville .

Dickinson (Colerain) p. Green (WilmingtOn) 0:43; 87.5; 3. Frankl!rt 79; 4. Vailey View 63.5; 5.

Coyle (Oak Hills) p. Woolridge (Winton Woods):2:34.

Bellbrook 62.5; 6. Eaton _55.5; 7.-Cilam.-Julienne· 112: New bankS (Moeller) bye; :Borton (Wilmlng55; 8. Edgewood, Preble Shawnee_ 40; 10. UWe ton) p. Rlssover(Sycamore) 4:53;!Erickson(Coleraln) Mlaml15; 11 A!ter3; 12._ Dunbar 2.5 bye; Reese (Amelia) md. Schenkel (Oak Hills) B·O. Quarterfinal ! U9: Porter (Glen Este) tf. Taylor ,:Wilmington) 103: Ben Miller (Brookville) pin Kevin 15.0; Tracy (Loveland) d.. McQueary (Colerain) 9-3; McCormick (Cham.-Jullenne)- 42; Andrew Bulach Haverkos (Moeller) p. Tawney(Sycamore)2:41; Deln- (Eaton) pin Andy We!baum (Valley View) 54; Clay leln-(Oak Hills) p. Phipps (Kings) 1:56.

Anspach (Franklin) plrt Terry Shilling (Edgewood} __ .!. ~~S:.:Googe tM.®!I~r) d. Pa_tt¢rs_on _(5_Y~!!l_qrgL ..:.1';25;;Joe_J_~I[~yn __ (RossJ.:r:naJ._dec~-.Andy.:;;llimer""" --0>2;'MCB!aYfr.\WRmingf5n)'lf. Mclel'ana (~ngsr "(Bellb~ok)12-3.

- · ·· · • ·· · · - ·-2D-3; Conley (Glen Estel p. Adams (Lo"land)1:59; 112: Matt land (Valley.VJew) tech. fall Bl)lan Braun (Colerain) d..-Meyer (Oak Hills) 14-7.

Dinh (Alter) 25-10; Ben Siemer (Ross) Pin Andrew 130: Mar5h (Colerain) p. Rhoads (Loveland) Daughtery (Brookville) 3:54; Kenny Harrtson 0:69; Glaser (Moeller) d. Massort·g (Oak Hills) 11-7; (ChamAuUenne) tech. fall John Walker (UWe Tawney (Sycamore) p. Amfallr (Kings) 0:33; Cum- Miami) 15-0; Justln Blevins (FranKlin) maj. dec, Jon mlngs (Wilmington) bye.

Shro1Cr (Bellbrook) 12-4.

135: Hayden (Moeler) tf. Probus [WI!mlngton) US: Mike Quigley (Frankiin) P.lrl Paul Huber 20-4; Jones (loveland) tf. Riley Wnel!a) 18-3; Diet(Alter) 1:19; Shohn Johnson (Ross) dec. Michael e~e (Colerain) d.. love (Oak-.HIIIs) 7-2; Crenshaw Eyler(Ea~n)10-9;DanBrower(Bellbrook)plnKelth (Sycamore) tl- Freeland (Glen Estel 17-2.

Fuller (Dunbar) 3:26; Eric Hodge (Preble Shawll!>e) . 140: Crenshaw amore)' we; Braun ((:ole· Pin Nick Burli!e (Uttie Miami) 1:55. rain) (Moeller) bye; 125: Derek Silell (Brookvlile) tech. fall Mike A?er :43.

Anecker(Alter) 16-0; Adam Sweeney(Franklin) maj. dec. cor; Mlntort (Valley view) 14-1; Andyllntsman ~7-1; (Eaton) dec. Martus Monnig (Bellbrook) 12-6; Matt Hall ( Cozad {Ross) pin Tommy Zimmerman (Edgewood) (Sycamore) bye.

4:46. · : 152: ·smith (loVeland) p. Brodbeck (Colerain) 130: Brad Shearer (Ross) dec. J.T. Tomlin 4:18; Wuesteleld (Oak Hills) p. Sayeffi (Amelia) 2:25; (Bellbrook) 11-9; Dylan Tehrani (Eaton) maj. dec.

Serota (Sycamore) p. Camp (Wilmington) 1:4 7; Kmetz scott Stevens (Valley View) 17-4; Dustin Zickefoose (Moeller) p, Denton (G!ert Este) 1_:22.

(BrookVille) pin Dan O'Neill (Alter) 1:22; AleX 160: Beriing {Glen Este) p. Lewis (Wilmington) Thurman (Little Miami) pin Rabble Getz (Franklin) 0:31; Grubbs (Sycamore) rt. Sheppard (Amelia) 19-4; 3:51.

Camerort (Moeller) p, Schoen (l{!ngs) 0:48; Griffin 135: Jake Coleman {Preble Shawnee) pin (Colerain) p. Kluesener (Oak HUis):o:51..

Danle!Tracy(Ross) 58; Brian Focht(Va!leyView)pln 171: Moody (Colerain) p. Green (Wilmington) corey Nlcl10ls (Edgewood) 5:12; Walt Dolinski 1:"40; Sears (loveland) d. Michaels (Moeller) 11·6; (BrookviUe) dec. !an George (Eaton) 11-8; Rabble Shaw (S~camore) p. Campolongo (Oak Hills) 1:39; Quigley (Frankl!rt) pin Keith Ward (Cham.-Jullertne) Galieo (Glen Este) md. Perry (Winton Woods) 11·2. . 2:57.

'189: Lukens (Moeller) p. Bush (Winton Woods) 140:0wen Poweii(Prebie Shawnee) dec. Wade 1:17; Mercer (loveland) md. We!ldlirtg (Klngs) 16·3; Guthrie (Eaton) 11-4; Ryan Allis (Brookville) pin Ben Godfrey (Glen Estel p. Dixon (Colerain) 3:06; KuhlMartin (UWe Miami) 4:36; Joe Zehler (Edgewood) man (Sycamore) md. Allen (Wilmingr.on)16-5. pin Kea~n Brech (Franklin) 1:16; Silly Deeter 215: Quehl (Moeller) d,, Ke_hl (Colerain) 5-3; (ValleyVIew)tach.fai\MattSiefett(Bellbrook)I6-Q. Adam (loveland) bye; Hall (Sycamore)md. Townsend 145: Jeff Johns (Brookville) pin Josh Warrick (Winton Woods) 18~6; Waugh (Wilmington) p. Hall (Preble Shawnee) 3:02; Lucas Kramer(ValleyView) (Kings) 0:34; dec. Michael _Morelli (Eaton) 12-10 OT; Nate Kanta 275: Tul! (Moeller) md. Vance (Oak Hills) 13-0; (Ross) dec. Nick Miller (Cham.-Juilenne) 7-1; Dustin Belew (K!~) p. Humbert (Winton'WoOds) 0:53; OilFarrell (Edgewood) dec. Steven Hemandez(Dunbar) ver(Sycamore)d .. Cobb(Loveland) 2-10T: Amburgey 6-4 DT. · (Amelia) p. Jacoby (Wilmington) 3:11.

152:-Eric Robinson (Sellbmak) pin Kipp Frost (Valley View) 2:21; Cody Hamilton {Franklin) p!n (at 5L Xavier) Steve Wampler (Brookville) 2:57; Matt Hall (Eaton) Team Standings: 1. Mason 77.5; 2. St Xavier pin Nick Diss (UWe Miami) 46; Kyle Ray (Ross) pin (6; 3. Elder 71.5; 4. Princeton 36; 5. taSal~ 32; 6. Tim Greger (Alter) 2:35.

Mliford 25;"7. Walnut Hills 4.

160: Joe Walton (Cham.-Jullenne) pin Travis Quarterfinals Sorrell (Eaton) 5:12; Jake Howerton (Valley View) : 103: Hirth (Eide~ md. Weir (LaSalle) 18-10; dec. Tyler Ullery (Brookville) 9-6; Andrew Me Hugh Rolfes (St Xavier) p. Glanton (Princeton) 3:10; Burton (Bellbrook) maJ. dec. JeffSams (Franklin) 8-Q; Jake (Milford) bye; Nguyen (Mason); p. Smith (Western Foster (RoSs) pin Lyle Johnson (Preble Sl1awnee) Hills)0:20..

3:00.

112: Riestenberg (Eide~ bye; frey (SL Xav~r) 171: Chns Wells (Preble Shawnee) roa). dec. bye; Dukes (Princeton) p, Lohbeck (LaSalle) 2:26; Matt.Moul (Eaton) 17-5; Justin Miller (Brookville) tambert(Mason) bye, dec. pat Elain (Edgewo_Od) B-7 OT; Chris Brackett 119o Kaake (taSalla) p, Roundtree (Princeton) (Belibrook) dec. Derric~ Tosh (litt£ Miami) 8-1; 2:25; lowstuter.(Eider) bye; Kline (Maron) bye: Car- Derek Terril! (Franklin) 'pin Jessie Sargent (Valley raher(St xavier) bye.

VIew) 3:16. .. . . .

125: Gorrasl (Elder) bye; Um:(St. Xavier) p. Zels· 189: Brad Osborn (Valley View) pin JaCob er (Western Hills) 0:17; Cooperstein (Mason} p. Chen Robinson (Brookville) 3:16; Tim Schirmer (Princeton) 2:54; Woolf (LaSalle) bye.

(Cham.-JUIIenne) pin Dylan S~ope (Eafun) 3:49; 130: Certter (Mason} tf. Schlimm (laS aile) 19-3; Heath Davis (Edgewood) pin Adam Pence (Little Grzebyk (Elder) bye; Rivera (Princeton) bye; Cook (St MiamQ 1:56; Jason Cook (Bellbrook) pin Martin Dria Xavle~ p. Nyemba (Western Hills) 2:40, (Ross) 1:53. : 135: Unz (St Xavier) p. Duffy (LaSalle) 1:01;· 215:-JoshTumer (Brookville) pin Arthur Shanks Scaflsto (Elder) md. Bryant (Milford) 16·5; Abdur(Dunbar) 5:19; T91er Wright (Edgewood) pin Ron! Rahman (Princeton) md BatUe (Westem Hills} 1S.7; lenharnt (Bellbrook) 3:45; Robctt Mlller(Eaton) pin Mizener(Mason} p. Herrick (Walnut Hilis) 1:29.

Marc Mlddletort (Franklin) 1:04; Jason Picken brock 140: Spence (Elder) p. Hadley (MIIIorn) 1:23; (Cham.·Julienne) dec. Michael Matthews (Preble Steigerwald (St Xavier) pi Clayton (WalnutHtns)1:59; Shawnee) 8-4. . .

Homing (Mason) p, Panting (Western Hills) 3:10; 275:Jon Dlckerscheid (Ross) pin Shawn Talley Dowdy (Princeton) d. Schneider(LaSalle) 8-7.

(Dunbar) 3:02; Mike Beane (Cllam.-Julienne) pin 145: Meade (Mason) p. Kerkhoff (Wes!fm Hills) Branden Williams (Eaton) 1:07; Jasil Dartiels 0:13; Jameson (Elder) md. Holthaus (LaSalle) 16-5; (Brookville) dec. Zach Thacker (Prebl~ Shawnee} Boerger (StXavier) p. Cllanny (Walnut Hills) 1:18; Fer-. 4-3 OT; Brian Parker (Valley View) m~J. dec. Rick~ guson (MIWorn) md. Doyle (Pnnceton)l2-2.

Sizemore (Franklin) 8·0. · 152: Denman (StXll'lier)bye; Keller(taSalle) p, Kerklloff (Western Hills) 1:11; ffell<emeyer (Bder) d.

Huff(Mason)2-1;Wells (Princet~n) d•. O'Connell (Mil~ rarnJ 9-8. lASALLE 5, ST. XAVIER 0 160: lobes (Mi!fqrd) p. W6Uims ·(WeStern Hlils) · Goals: l-Handley, Ventura, Watson, Heusmann, Minda. Shutout: L~Vanderyt (11 saves).

2:47; Wilder (Princeton) bye; Mil~r (St Xavier) bjC; Nusekabel (Elder) d. Wells (Mason) B-1. . .

171: Klaserner (Elder) ti. ;Blair (Westam Hills) 17-1; Rettig (St·Xavier} p. Potee'(Prlnceton~ 3:58; Huff(Mason) p,.Emmons (Milford) 2:49; Broering (LaSalle) p. Clifton (Walnut Hills) 1'23. · , BASEBALL 189: Anevs~ (Stier) bye;·~1!JIS 1St Xavier).p. . .

American League Woulms (Weetem Hills) 0:17; ·Madden (Mason) p, OAKlAND ATHLETJes-;Agreed to terms with : BuUer(MIIforn) 3:33; Salas (LaSalle) bye.

RH_P Chad Sra~ford on a orte-Year contract : 215: stegema~ (Eider)-md. Bennett (Walnut National League Hills) 11-3; Forte (Milford) p..Anderson (Hughes CenARIZONADIAMONDBACKS-'-Agreed to terms :ter) 4:26;Muldoon (StXavier) md. Neel~y (Princeton) With 3B Shea Hillenbrand on a one-year contract.

13-5;. Porter (Mason) p, Held om JlaSalle) 3:32.

CINCINNATI RED5-Agreed to terms w·rth RHP 275: Ma!Shal (Mason) p. Kuellllng (Walnut Sean Bergman to a minor league contract.

Hills) 0:17: Sample (LaSalle) d. Peeples(Hughes CenLOS ANGELES DODGER5-Named Frank ter) 11-10 OT; Nattrer (Eitler) p: Barney (St Xavier) McCourt chairmart and Jamie McCourt vice '1:41; Benton (Princeton} p. Scailanner(MIIford) 1:55·. chairm-an.

PHilADELPHIA PHILLIES-Agreed to terms (at Fairfield) with 28 Placido Polanco on a one-year contract Team Results: l.Lakota West 98.5, 2. Harrison • Frontier League 187;& fairfield 75,4. lakota East72.5, 5. Mt Healthy EVANSVILEE OlTERS-Signed' OF Wes 45, 6.Anderson 36.5, 7. Talawanda 26, 8. Nmthwest Hayden and RHP Grant Williams.

22, 9. Hamlltort19.5,10.I.ebanon 15, 1tTurpln 11.

KAlAMAZOO . KINGS-Signed· lHP David ' "Quarterfinals · Olson; 18·38 Justin McClain, and RHP lee Naplln., 103: Adams (Harrison) md. Price (Forfield) RIVER CllY. RASCALS-Sold the contract of 15-4;Touris (lakota Wes~ p, B/unl<horst (Talawanda) OF Michael Cortner to the Colorado Rockies. Signed :1:08; Harper (Northwest) p. Hams (Mt Healthy) 3:39; UIP Eric Gum. i Hall (lakota East) p. Caldwell (Hamilton) 2:15.

ROCKFORD RIVERHAWKS-Signed OF Doug 112: Hotopp (Hamson) p. Sharp (L>banon) 5:11; Schutt, INF Olmo Rosario, OF Seart Robinson, LHP_ Campbell (Anderson} d. SaNen(Narthwest) 12-8; Fox Je·s_Qn, Pilki_ngton, RHP Adam Palmer, RHP Justen (lakota West) p. Vaughn (Fair1ield) 4:32: Steele Olson, LHP steve ·Mulligan, LHP Beau Mathiason, ·(Hamilton) p, Cqrbelt (Mt Hee\thy), RHP Bobby Mack, SSToby legacy,lHP Josh latimer, 119:'WU!cockS (Fairfield) '":'d. Brunkhorst [raJaC Mike landry, RHP Ryan Lamarche, LHP Frank wanda) 12-4; Hol!andswoJth (Hamilton) md. Buller ( JameS, RHP Jason Glasser, RHP Randall Francis, OF lakota Vlest) 12·2; Campbell (Harrison) p. Warman Dan Aoyd,INF Ben f]elland, INFDon Elkouri, \Nf !(Anderson) 1:46; Pieffion (lakota East) p. Sims (Mt Chris'Dilasl, RHP Kevin Q'Qwley, c Oavid-·~rstlne, ' Healtlly) :37. · RHP Joe Barbosa, RHP Tyler Balentine, and OF 125: D'Eplfanlo (Falr1ieldJ p. Rupp (Andemon) Richard Austin.

3:23; Flake (lakota ~eSt} md. langley (L~banOn) SPRINGFIELD/OZARK DUCKS-Signed RHP 15-3; Snell (NOithWest).P. Corbalt(Mt He_althy) 1:59; Tony Cason.

Pierson (lakota East} tf. Bake~(Hami!ton) 18·1.

WINDY. CITY THUNDERBOLTS-Signed Of. 130: Kerns {Harrison) d.i Sz.ekeresh (Lebanon) · Ooug Garcia, OF Koki-Narita, RHP Matt Hlrtes, RHP •B-2; 0\ms (Andeffion d. Kuhn (Northwest) 4-2; Tourt Juan- Renteria, INf ~aokl Komatsu, INF ~hinichiro :·(lakota .Wefl!lld. _Allen (Hari111ton)·14-4; Bradbery Uchlno,-·SS Gilbert Berry; ~-ml:PF Jeremy Murcli.

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