126 POUNDS … Above, Tyler Barnes of Delta faces off with Archbold’s Lars Soles for first place at 126 pounds. Barnes would get the win by fall (2:27) over Soles for the sectional championship.
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120 POUNDS … Archbold freshman Ty Bosco wrestles Gabe Stevens of Swanton in the first place match. Bosco would get the win 5-2 to claim the Division III sectional title at 120 pounds. VIEW 607 PHOTOS OF THIS CONTEST FOR FREE AT WWW.THEVILLAGEREPORTER.COM
By: John Fryman
THE VILLAGE REPORTER
john@thevillagereporter.com
METAMORA (February 28, 2026) – For the second time in the last three years, Archbold emerged as Division III sectional wrestling tournament champions behind a dominating performance at Evergreen High School.
After ending a nearly two-decade-old title drought in the Northwest Ohio Athletic League last weekend, the Bluestreaks advanced 13 of 14 wrestlers along with one alternate into the district tournament at Rossford High School.
The Bluestreaks tallied 259½ points to win the sectional title, earning six individual crowns, five of those coming from an outstanding freshman class.
“We wrestled well today and I’m proud of all the guys,” said Archbold head coach Cody Ruffer.
“Obviously our ultimate goal was 14, but we’ll take 13 and quite a few champs. We had a good day today.
“We have a pretty good sectional here because Delta is good and so is Liberty Center and Tinora has some solid kids. Going out with this many is pretty sweet.”
Archbold got titles from freshmen Brenden Bosco (106), Ty Bosco (120), Isaac Brown (132), Kayden Wellman (144) and Layne Miller (150) along with junior Hunter Warner (190).
Brenden Bosco faced Liberty Center’s Braxton Tammarine in a rematch of last week’s NWOAL final in which Bosco rallied from behind late to defeat Tammarine, 13-9.
This time, it was Bosco who turned his offensive attack up a notch with a 21-3 technical fall victory over his league archrival. It also marked the fourth time this year that Bosco has defeated Tammarine.
His brother Ty Bosco squared off against Gabe Stevens of Swanton and emerged with a close 5-2 decision over the Bulldogs’ senior. Earlier, he won his first two matches via pins in less than 50 seconds combined.
Brown pinned Luke Spiess of Delta in 1:12 for his title. Wellman, who had posted a technical fall victory (17-1) and a first period fall (48 seconds) in his first matches, decisioned Tinora Nolan Rittenhouse, 7-1, in the finals.
Miller squared off against NWOAL archrival Chase Godwin in a rematch of last week’s league final in which Godwin prevailed with a 4-1 overtime decision. This time, it was Miller who gained a little revenge with a 7-5 decision over Godwin.
Warner, who had squeaked past Delta’s Wyatt Flickinger, 5-4, in the semifinals, had no problem with Liberty Center’s Deagan Schwaiger in a 15-3 major decision in the title bout.
“This sets us up well for districts, especially becoming a sectional champ or even a third place when you’re not catching the No. 1 right away,” said Ruffer. “We got to continue to work hard and stay the course.”
Delta who finished as runner-up in the team standings with 224 ½ points advanced 11 wrestlers with five sectional champions, Tyler Barnes (126), Lane Lopez (157), Gunner Taylor (165), Marcus Nagel (175), and Brady Smith (285).
Barnes pinned Lars Soles of Archbold in 2:27. Lopez decisioned Brady Badenhop of Liberty Center, 7-1. Taylor decisioned Ashton Stuckey of Archbold, 4-1. Nagel defeated Ethan Bowman of Archbold in a 17-2 technical fall.
Smith edged Logan Sifuentes of Liberty Center, in a rematch of last week’s league final in which Sifuentes had pinned Smith.
“We’re proud of the kids, and they came in and battled hard,” said Delta head coach Mark Nagel. “They did exactly what we had talked to them about, climbing up a spot, one spot each week and just getting better each day.”
Also winning sectional titles were Braedyn Tammarine (113) and Daine Bayer (138) of Liberty Center and Eli Berner (215) of Ayersville.
Liberty Center was third (196 ½) followed by Tinora (157 ½), Evergreen (86), Ayersville (76 ½), Swanton (68), Hicksville (53 ½), Montpelier (42), Edgerton (22), Fairview (18) and Edon (0).
First place matches
106- Brenden Bosco (Archbold) tech fall Braxton Tammarine (Liberty Center) 21-3. 113-Braedyn Tammarine (Liberty Center) pinned Jaxten DeWeese (Tinora) 1:21. 120- Ty Bosco (Archbold) dec. Gabe Stevens (Swanton) 5-2. 126- Tyler Barnes (Delta) pinned Lars Soles (Archbold) 2:27. 132- Isaac Brown (Archbold) pinned Luke Spiess (Delta) 1:12. 138- Daine Bayer (Liberty Center) major dec Brandon Gill (Tinora) 24-12. 144- Kayden Wellman (Archbold) dec. Nolan Rittenhouse (Tinora) 7-1. 150- Layne Miller (Archbold) dec. Chase Godwin (Swanton) 7-5. 157- Lane Lopez (Delta) dec. Brady Badenhop (Liberty Center) 7-1. 165- Gunner Taylor (Delta) dec. Ashton Stuckey (Archbold) 4-1. 175- Marcus Nagel (Delta) tech fall Ethan Bowman (Archbold) 17-2. 190- Hunter Warner (Archbold) major dec Deagan Schwaiger (Liberty Center) 15-3. 215- Eli Berner (Ayersville) tech fall Emilio Arroyo (Delta) 16-1. 285- Brady Smith (Delta) dec. Logan Sifuentes (Liberty Center) 2-1.
Third Place Matches
106- Exzander Borstelman (Swanton) dec. Donovan Gill (Tinora) 6-3. 113- Brooks Miller (Archbold) pinned Landon Kiefer (Evergreen) 3:37. 120- Braxton Pennington (Delta) pinned Leroy Gill (Tinora) :49. 126- Kalan Kern (Liberty Center) major dec Josh Bishop (Tinora) 14-5. 132- AJ Gleckler (Evergreen) pinned Trevor Sobota (Tinora) :51. 138- Thomas Hernandez (Delta) dec. Dylan Velazquez (Swanton) 6-0. 144- Andrew Druschel (Delta) major dec Hazen Smith (Montpelier) 17-5. 150- Wade Stubleski (Evergreen) dec. Colton Helmke (Tinora) 7-5. 157- Hayes Studenka (Evergreen) pinned Geoffrey Yoder (Archbold) 1:36. 165- Tyce Westhoven (Liberty Center) dec. Ryan Johnson (Ayersville) 5-3. 175- Brady Kimple (Evergreen) dec. Gavin Rittenhouse (Tinora) 4-1. 190- Wyatt Flickinger (Delta) pinned Jackson Flower (Edgerton) 2:28. 215- Isidro Hernandez (Archbold) dec. Anthony Fletcher (Montpelier) 4-0. 285- Parker Bixler (Archbold) over Logan Pontious (Montpelier) by forfeit.
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