132LBS … Eventual district runner-up at 132, Archbold’s Gabe Chapa (right) won by fall (1:50) over Gavin Shropshire of Eastwood. (PHOTO BY JACOB KESSLER, STAFF)
By: Nate Calvin
ROSSFORD – The Archbold Bluestreaks, paced by one champion and three runner-up finishes captured another team trophy as they totaled 148.5 points in taking home the district title.
Four Archbold wrestlers made it to the championship round with Brodie Dominique (144) securing the lone Bluestreak championship on the day by defeating Marcus Medina from Milan Edison 3-1.
Three Bluestreaks took home silver medal as Gabe Chapa (132), Hayden Dickman (175), and Dylan Aeschliman all clinched state berths.
Also qualifying for the state tournament in Columbus for Archbold was Mason Miller (106) who finished fourth after falling to Breadyn Tammarine of Liberty Center md11-0.
Delta was sixth as a team with 107.5 points paced by Adam Mattin who took home the district title at 106 after a major decision over Scott Fuller from Genoa 14-5.
Mattin will be joined at the Schottenstein Center by four other Panthers as Tyler Barnes was runner-up at 113 while Evan Hanefeld (126), Landon Lintermoot (132), and Connor Sintobin all placed fourth.
Evergreen’s Grant Richardson earned his way to the podium with a 6-3 decision over Collin Wagner of Van Buren to place fifth for the Vikings who tallied 26.0 points.
This year will feature the first OHSAA girls wrestling state championships at the same time as the boys.
Five wrestlers from the area qualified with Jacee Altaffer and Makaya Crisenbery from Montpelier, Gabby Oregon of Archbold, Evergreen’s Kristine Hockenberry, and Marlee Yoder from Bryan all earned top four finishes at regionals on Sunday in Marysville.
The OHSAA Boys & Girls Wrestling State Championships will be held March 10-12 at the Schottenstein Center in Columbus.
TEAM SCORES: 1. Archbold 148.5; 2. Mil. Edison 114.5; 3. Oak Harbor 110.0; 4. Monroeville 109.5; 5. Tinora 108.0; 6. Delta 107.5; 7. Liberty Center 104.0; 8. Ayersville 83.0; 9. Lakota 81.0; 10. Genoa Area 76.0; T22. Evergreen 26.0. Fairview 26.0; 29. Antwerp 16.0; 33. Paulding 10.0; T34. Swanton 8.0; T40. Montpelier 3.0; T44. Edgerton 0.0; Hicksville 0.0; Patrick Henry 0.0
FIRST-PLACE MATCHES: 106 – Adam Mattin (Delta) d. Scott Fuller (Genoa) md14-5; 113 – Abe Hermes (Mil. Edison) d. Tyler Barnes (Delta) 4-2; 132 – Hunter Vogus (Monroeville) d. Gabe Chapa (Archbold) fall 4:39; 144 – Brodie Dominique (Archbold) d. Marcus Medina (Mil. Edison) 3-1; 175 – Xander Myers (Liberty Center) d. Hayden Dickman (Archbold) 5-2; 190 – Abe DeLano (Ayersville) d. Wyat Ripke (Archbold) 5-3; 215: Gavin Gillig (Liberty-Benton) d. Dylan Aeschliman (Archbold) 6-5;
THIRD-PLACE MATCHES: 106 – Braedyn Tammarine (Liberty Center) d. Mason Miller (Archbold) md11-0; 126 – Robby Bennett (Fairview) d. Evan Hanefeld (Delta) fall 2:49; 132 – Anden Ankney (Tinora) d. Landon Lintermoot (Delta) 5-0; 190 – Colton Sparks (Plymouth) d. Connor Sintobin (Delta) 5-0
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