GO TO MATCHES

GO TO STATE MATCH UPDATES:
Consolation Semifinals:

103 -- Arcadia's Anthony Elchert hangs on to beat Hicksville's Joe Adams 6-4.
NOTE: With 4 mats going it will be tough to get them all updated
119 -- Edgerton's Jordan Karnes is going to state after wrestling his way though the consolation bracket and beating Evergreen's Matt Stasa 6-1.
119 -- After missing out on a state bid in 2005, Swanton's Jacob Pezzin will be returning to the Schott after beating Liberty Center's Justin Biddle 9-1.
125 -- Elmwood's Cody Alexander beats Matthew Curcio of Toledo Christian 5-3 to advance. It's the second straight year Curcio has been in the fifth and sixth place match.
130 -- Bret Essenmacher rebounds from his loss to Lee Schumaker to requalify for New London as he pinned Derrick Elkins of Ayersville.

152 -- Arcadia's Mason True (returning state qualifier) gets takedown and leads Calvert's Kyle Kwiat 2-0 after first period. Kwiat gets takedown 2nd period tied at 2-2. Kwiat on bottom tied 2-2 with 54 seconds left. Kwiat scores an escape with 17 seconds to go in the match and denies True a return trip to Columbus.

130 -- Cardinal Stritch freshman Kyle Gladieux gets a takedown and backs in OT and beats Delta's Lee Pfaff 9-5 to qualify. Pfaff tied the match at the end of regulation with an escape.

Sorry no more posts for today...I have to get to work...check Baum's Page later for results

UPDATES

HIT REFRESH FOR LATEST UPDATES...the newest info is at the bottom of the page.

Second Consolation Highlights...

Ayersville's Catlin Rohn gets takedown in final 30 seconds and rides out Mohawk's Mitch Bloom for 9-8 victory. Will take on Hicksville's Joe Adams in third consolation round.

Returning state qualifier Ryan Rayfield pins Seneca East's Tyler Crapo in 3:39 at 112 pounds to advance to the next round.

Tiffin Calvert's Darris Correll eliminates returning district placer Steven Butcher of Western Reserve 7-5 at 112 pounds.

Edgerton state qualifier Jordan Karnes and Montpelier's Dustin Reyna tied 0-0 after first OT. Reyna gets ridden out in first 30 second OT. Karnes chooses down gets stalling point and escape to beat Reyna 2-0.

Norwalk St. Paul's Kevin McGinn nips Hopewell-Loudon's Miles Chapman 6-5 at 125 pounds. Referee gave Chapman two points for a takedown at the buzzer but waved it off as the tapper couldn't tap him before the clock ran out.

South Central's Jesse Shepherd pinned Hicksville's Kreg Levy in 4:21 at 140 pounds with a head and arm. Levy was leading the match 12-7 when he was pinned.

Returning state qualifier Mason True of Arcadia advanced with a fall in 4:28 against Mohawk's Ryan Perkins at 152 pounds.

Archbold's Wade Knipp eliminated returning state alternate Shane Lehman of Arcadia at 160 pounds with a 5-1 victory.

Returning state alternate Jake Mahl of Seneca East pinned Swanton's Dan McNutt in 1:40 to advance to the third consolation round.

Semifinals about to begin
SEMIS
103 -- Delta's Oscar Aranjo leads Arcadia's Anthony Elchert 7-0 after the first period. Aranjo adds a reveral and 3-point nearfall to make it 12-0 in the second period. Aranjo adds takedown and 3 more nearfall for 17-0 win.

103 -- Monroeville's Logan Stieber rolls up a 7-1 lead in a minute and pins Otsego's Alex Glenn in 1:02. There is your 103-pound Division III state champ folks.

112 -- Opfer vs. Lopez Opfer takedown :56 left first period. Lopez kicks out Opfer to start 2nd period. Opfer locks a cradle and ref gives a takedown...not sure about that call. 5-0 Opfer. Opfer rolls 18-0

119 -- Jacob Pezzin Swanton vs. Payton Oney South Central -- Pezzin first period takedown Oney escape 2-1. Scramble Oney gets takedown with 16 seconds left in second period to take 3-2 lead into the third. Oney escape makes it 4-2. 1:00 to become his school's first state qualifier. Pezzin takedown with 19 seconds to tie it t 4-4. In OT Oney gets takedown with 17 seconds left in OT to become schools first state qualifier.

125 -- McComb's Jason VanAtta qualifies for state by pinning Toledo Christian's Matt Curcio in 5:31.

112 -- Mitchell Dandurand of Hopewell-Loudon beats Monroeville's Lance Johnson 12-7 to earn a return trip to Columbus.

Three Delta wrestlers on the mat in the semis right now.

125 -- Paulding's Dustin Carnahan and Delta's Sam Carrisalez in a match up of returning state qualifiers. Carnahan hits head and arm in first period and leads 5-0. Third period Carrisalez on top, hits a guillotine for 3 point nearfall making it 5-3. Carnahan hangs on for a 5-4 victory

130 -- Logan Foos of Otsego scores an 8-6 win over Lee Pfaff of Delta.

130 -- Two-time state placer Lee Schumaker from Arcadia handling New London state qualifier Bret Essenmacher 5-1 midway through their match. Schumaker rolled to easy victory.

135 -- Trailing 4-2 Liberty Center's Clayton Hill cradled and pinned Otsego's Andrew Johnson in 4:35.

140 -- Sandusky St. Mary's Dustin Hermes makes the district final by nipping Fremont St. Joseph's Matt Franks 2-1

135 -- Cardinal Stritch's Josh Reindel downs St. Paul's Mike Cawley 10-3 in the semifinals at 135 to earn a spot in the final.

145 -- Archbold Scott Burris pulls away late to beat St. Mary's Christian Ortolani to make the district final for the second straight season.

140 -- State qualifiers Jake Grigson of Northwood and Tyler Gombash of Delta all tied at 0-0 1:33 left in the second period in their 140 semifinal. Grigson gets third period escape 1-0 with 49 seconds left. Grigson adds a takedown in last 5 seconds for 3-0 win.

145 -- McComb defending district champion Derrick Hill pins Seneca East's Coty Crapo in 1:24.

152 -- Elmwood's Mitchell Lee apprears headed to the finals as he is rolling with an 8-1 lead over district place Ben Schroeder of Montpelier. Lee 11-2 final.

152 -- Western Reserve 2-time state qualifier Eric Reer leads Calvert's Kyle Kwiat 2-0 after the first period. Kwiat vs. True in the consolation semis as Reer wins 7-0, I think

160 -- Delta returning state placer Derrick Yank is cruising through the semifinals and just tech. falled Jordan Ackley of Elmwood 15-0.

171 -- Ashland Crestview state placer Hunter Reed builds a 4-point lead before pinning Mohawk state qualifier Jordan Cartwright in the semifinals.

189 -- Returning state champ Nick Purdue of Genoa leads state placer Brock Kirian of Mohawk 2-0 midway through the second period. Purdue turnes it on with a couple of tilts in the third period on his way to a 7-1 advantage. Final: Purdue 7, Kirian 2

160 -- Brock Sowers of Mohawk is well on his way to Columbus leading Western Reserve's J.J. Boyce 13-3 heading into the third period. Final: Sowers wins 20-5

171 -- Joel Perez (Stryker) and Kurt Wolff (Genoa). Wolff with second period takedown to lead 3-0. Wolff leads 5-0 Perez taking injury time. Final Wolff 5-0.

189 -- Seneca East returning state placer Alek Hughes beating Toledo Christian's Nate Bayly 6-1 1:38 left in the second period. Hughes pins Bayly 3:28. Hughes vs. Purdue in finals.

215 -- State placer Brian Hunt tied with Liberty Center's Chad McClory 2-2 1:09 left in second period. Hunt gets takedown :51 left in second period. He's just too big and strong for McClory who has wrestled 189 often this season. Hunt wins 6-3...I think that was the two best wrestlers at 215.

215 -- Woodmore's Ryan Buckner blanks Archbold's Kraig Bostelman 7-0. Advances to wrestle Hunt.

285 -- Elmwood's Toby Tahy looks to be on his way to state for the second straoght year leading Norwalk St. Paul's Chris Doughty 11-2 in the semis. Tahy pins in 3:26

285 -- Looks like an all SLL heavyweight final as Otsego's Jacob Southwick is going to beat Brennan Gregory of New London 6-2

We're live and Owens-wide

Bloggin’ on site today at the Owens Community College Division III district thanks to a Wi-Fi connection courtesy of the Owens Math and Science hookup.
Looks like a fight to the finish today for the title. Delta leads Sandusky St. Mary’s 54½-49½ heading into today’s semifinal round. Elmwood and Mohawk are next at 39 ½ and 38 ½ points respectively but with all due respect to my friends that are Royals and Warriors, they won’t be a factor in the team race.
Since I have a connection here and some time, I will try and provide some updates
Here’s a quick note book in the action yesterday and today…

OUTTA HERE: Tinora’s Jacob Varner, a returning state qualifier went two and out last night at 112 pounds. He dropped 12-4 decision to Monroeville’s Lance Johnson in the first round and was eliminated by Mohawk’s Steve Curlis 4-2 in OT. Curlis came into the sectional tournament with a 10-14 record.

MEGA MATCHUP: One of the biggest matchups in the semifinals will be at 112 pounds. Sandusky St. Mary’s two-time state placer Troy Opfer takes a 58-0 record into his match with 41-0 Patrick Henry Alex Lopez. Should be a fun one to watch, both can make the podium next weekend at the Schottenstein Center.

MONKEY OFF HIS BACK: After a couple of close losses to Arcadia returning state qualifier Mason True, Elmwood junior Mitchell Lee got the monkey off his back by beating True 10-3 in Friday night’s quarterfinal round. True, a returning district runner-up will have a tough road to get back to Columbus as he will likely face either Western Reserve’s Eric Reer or Tiffin Calvert’s Kyle Kwiat in the consolation semifinals.

CONFERENCE CALL: Three conference each have three teams among the top 10 teams after the first day of district action. The Northwest Ohio Athletic League has Delta (1st), Liberty Center (6th) and Archbold (8th) in the top 10. The Suburban Lakes League’s Elmwood (3rd), Otsego (5th) and Genoa (8th) are in the top 10. The Midland Athletic League’s Mohawk (4th), Tiffin Calvert (7th) and Seneca East (10th) are also among the team leaders.

Semifinal Pairings
103 "” Anthony Elchert, Arcadia, fr., 27-7 vs. Oscar Aranjo, Delta, jr., 33-9; Logan Stieber, Monroeville, fr., 37-1 vs. Alex Glenn, Otsego, fr., 24-13.
112 "” Alex Lopez, Patrick Henry, fr., 41-0 vs. Troy Opfer, Sandusky St. Mary's, jr., 58-0; Lance Johnson, Monroeville, soph., 27-9 vs. Mitchell Dandurand, Hopewell-Loudon, soph., 35-5.
119 "” Patrick Harrington, Sandusky St. Mary's, sr., 57-0 vs. Matt Stasa, Evergreen, jr., 29-3; Jacob Pezzin, Swanton, sr., 23-5 vs. Payton Oney, South Central, fr., 47-1.
125 "” Matthew Curcio, Toledo Christian, jr., 32-7 vs. Jason VanAtta, McComb, sr., 36-1; Sam Carrisalez, Delta, jr., 36-7 vs. Dustin Carnahan, Paulding, jr., 39-11.
130 "” Lee Pfaff, Delta, sr., 31-9 vs. Lance Foos, Otsego, sr., 30-10; Lee Schumaker, Arcadia, jr., 38-1 vs. Bret Essenmacher, New London, sr., 36-5.
135 "” Andrew Johnson, Otsego, jr., 34-5 vs. Clayton Hill, Liberty Center, sr., 26-11; Michael Cawley, Norwalk St. Paul, soph., 29-12 vs. Josh Reindel, Cardinal Stritch, soph., 34-4.
140 "” Matt Franks, Fremont St. Joseph, sr., 42-7 vs. Dustin Hermes, Sandusky St. Mary's, sr., 56-3; Tyler Gombash, Delta, jr., 41-3 vs. Jake Grigson, Northwood, sr., 31-3.
145 "” Scott Burris, Archbold jr., 49-7 vs. Christian Ortolani, Sandusky St. Mary's, jr., 54-6; Derrick Hill, McComb, 37-2 vs. Coty Crapo, Seneca East, sr., 35-13.
152 "” Mitchell Lee, Elmwood, jr., 37-8 vs. Ben Schroeder, Montpelier, sr., 40-7; Kyle Kwiat, Tiffin Calvert, soph., 39-6 vs. Eric Reer, Western Reserve, sr., 27-0.
160 "” Derrick Yant, Delta, jr., 40-2 vs. Jordan Ackley, Elmwood, soph., 33-9; Brock Sowers, Mohawk, sr., 39-2 vs. J.J. Boyce, Western Reserve, jr., 43-9
171 "” Jordan Cartwright, Mohawk, sr., 33-3 vs. Hunter Reed, Ashland Crestview, sr., 44-1; Kurt Wolff, Genoa, sr., 38-6 vs. Joel Perez, Stryker, sr., 33-3.
189 "” Nick Purdue, Genoa, sr., 38-3 vs. Brock Kirian, Mohawk, jr., 8-1; Nate Bayly, Toledo Christian, jr., 26-6 vs. Alek Hughes, Seneca East, sr., 41-1.
215 "” Kraig Bostelman, Archbold, sr., 54-2 vs. Ryan Buckner, Woodmore, sr., 36-2; Chad McClory, Liberty Center, jr., 29-9 vs. Brian Hunt, Tiffin Calvert, sr., 36-2.
285 "” Brennan Gregory, New London, sr., 35-7 vs. Jacob Southwick, Otsego, jr., 32-5; Toby Tahy, Elmwood, sr., 32-7 vs. Chris Doughty, Norwalk St. Paul, soph., 22-15.

Also My Own State Duals Points Calculations heading into today...top two get invites to state duals...

Delta 91.5
Tiffin Calvert 85.5
Liberty Center 76.5
Elmwood 73.5
Toledo Christian 68.5
Mohawk 66
Arcadia 63.5
Hopewell-Loudon 58.5
Sandusky St. Mary’s 58
Cardinal Stritch 54
Genoa 51
Otsego 46
Western Reserve 43
Archbold 43.5
Edgerton 34.5
Riverdale 20
Fostoria St. Wendelin 23
Norwalk St. Paul 39
South Central 31
Ashland Crestview 26
Evergreen 32
Carey 17
New London 25
Montpelier 20
Swanton 20
Plymouth 21
Seneca East 21.5
Tinora 19.5
Patrick Henry 29
Monroeville 35
Lakota 16
Woodmore 16
Paulding 19
Margaretta 13
North Baltimore 8
Northwood 8
McComb 8
Fremont St. Joseph 11
Ayersville 10
Hicksville 10
Huron 11
Fairview 4
Van Buren 4
Stryker 4
Gibsonburg 4

Go Roughnecks!

I pretty much wrote all I could heading into today’s high school district wrestling tournaments.
But I couldn’t let the day slip by without mentioning the University of Findlay wrestlers will be in action this weekend at the NCAA Division II Midwest Regional.
Yep, there’s no denying that those Roughnecks have had a tough season. There have been a lot of injuries and many young wrestlers were thrown into the lineup. And not to mention freshman Sean Dong becoming ineligible…man that really hurt. I think he was a shoe-in to qualify for nationals and was a serious candidate to earn All-American honors for the Roughnecks.
I remember what it was like. There was a stretch in the middle of my freshman year at Wright State that I wondered if I was ever going to win another wrestling match the rest of my life. It can get that tough when you are a young, struggling college wrestler that isn’t used to losing on the mat.
But I have plenty of faith in Nelson’s boys. I’d expect Andy Uhl and Tony Guerra to win regional titles and heavyweight Travis Clark, a McComb boy, to qualify. Someone else will step up and surprise and qualify too…they always have at least one surprising finish at regionals. With four guys qualified maybe the Roughnecks can end up in the top 10 at nationals for I think the fifth straight year.

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Media Release on the Owens District

2007 Owens Community College Division III District Wrestling
Joe Carone, Manager
Ken Baumgartner, Computer Support
Website: URL: www.baumspage.com/nwdist/oc3/)

The Northwest Ohio Division III District Wrestling Tournament will be on Friday and Saturday, February 23 and 24 at Owens Community College in the SHAC. The 224 wrestlers from 46 schools qualified last week by placing in the top four in sectionals held at Archbold, Carey, Elmwood, and Plymouth.

Session 1 begins at 4:00pm on Friday with First Round Matches, followed by Quarterfinals and First Round Consolations on five mats. Saturday’s Session 2 begins at 10:00am with Round 2 Consolations, followed by Semi-Finals and Consolation Quarterfinals (run simultaneously), and Consolation Semi-Finals on four mats. Finals commence at 5:00pm with 1st, 3rd, and 5th place matches. The first 4 place finishers qualify for next weekend’s state championships in Columbus.

Highlighted wrestlers include two State Champions: Pat Harrington-119 (Sandusky St. Mary C.C., 55-0), 1st place at 103 in 2006, and Nick Purdue-189 (Genoa, 36-3), 1st at 171 in 2006 and also 3rd at 160 in 2005. Eleven other state placers include Troy Opfer-112 (Sandusky St. Mary C.C., 56-0), 2nd at 112 in 2006 and 3rd place at 103 in 2005, Lee Schumaker-130 (Arcadia, 36-1), 5th at 125 in 2006 and 6th at 112 in 2005, Dusty Hermes-140 (Sandusky St. Mary C.C., 54-3), 4th at 125 in 2005, Alex Hughes-189 (Seneca East, 39-1), 3rd at 171 in 2006, Brian Hunt-215 (Tiffin Calvert, 34-2) 4th at 215 in 2006, Brock Kirian-189 (Mohawk, 6-1), 4th at 189 in 2006, Christian Ortolani-145 (Sandusky St. Mary C.C., 52-6) 7th place at 145 in 2006, Hunter Reed-171 (Crestview, 44-1), 2nd at 171 in 2006, Eric Reer-152 (Western Reserve, 25-0) 3rd at 140 in 2005, Kurt Wolff-171 (Genoa, 36-6), 2nd at 160 in 2006, and Derrick Yant-160 (Delta, 38-2), 8th at 145 in 2006.

Returning district champions include two-time champion Troy Opfer-112, 1st at 112 in 2006 and 1st in 2005 at 103, Pat Harrington-119, 1st at 103 in 2006, Nick Purdue-189, 1st in 2006 at 171 and 3rd in 2005 at 160, Derrick Hill, McComb-145, 1st in 2006 at 135, Lee Schumaker-130, 1st in 2006 at 125 and 2nd in 2005 at 112, and Eric Reer-152, 1st in 2005 at 140 and 4th in 2006 at 152.

Brock Sowers, 160-Mohawk, is a three time placer: 3rd in 1006 at 160, 5th in 2005 at 140, and 6th in 2004 at 125. Two-time placers include: 130#Austin Bernath-Archbold, 5th in 2006 at 112 and 4th in 2005 at 103, 140#Jake Grigson-Northwood, 2nd in 2006 at 130 and 5th in 2005 at 125, 152#Mason True-Arcadia, 2nd in 2006 at135 and 2nd in 2005 at 135, and 171#Jordan Cartwright-Mohawk, 3rd in 2006 at 152 and 5th in 2005 at 145.

Other returning district placers and state qualifiers include Mitch Dandurand-112 (Hopewell-Loudon) 4th at 103, Ryan Rayfield-112 (Delta) 3rd at 103, Jacob Varner-112 (Tinora) 2nd at 112, Jacob Pezzin-112 (Swanton), 3rd in 2005 at 103, Jordan Karnes-119 (Edgerton) 2nd at 112, Justin Biddle-119 Liberty Center) 3rd at 112 , Dustin Carnahan-125 (Paulding) 4th at 112, Bret Essenmacher-130 (New London) 4th at 125, Tyler Gombash-140 (Delta) 3rd at 140, Scott Burris-145 (Archbold) 2nd at 140, and Toby Tahy-285 (Elmwood) 4th at 275. District placers were: Steven Butcher-112 (Western Reserve), 6th at 103, Dustn Reyna-119 (Montpelier) 5th at 103 in 2005, Ian Redd-125 (Archbold) 5th at 125, Jason VanAtta-125 (McComb) 5th at 119, Matt Franks-140 (Fremont St. Joseph C.C.) 5th at 125, Jake Mahl-215 (Seneca East) 5th at 189, Chad McClory-215 (Liberty Center) 6th at 215), and Jacob Southwick-285 (Otsego) 5th at 215,.

Undefeated wrestlers include Sandusky St. Marys Central Catholic’s Harrington-119, 55-0, and Opfer-112, 56-0, Edgerton’s Karnes-119, 40-0, Western Reserve’s Reer-152, 25-0, and Patrick Henry freshman Alex Lopez-112, 39-0. Wrestlers with one loss include 103# Logan Stieber Monroeville), 35-1, 119# Payton Oney (South Central), 45-1, 125# VanAtta (McComb), 34-1, 130# Schumaker (Arcadia) 36-1, 171# Reed (Crestview), 44-1, 189# Kirian (Mohawk), 6-1, and 189# Hughes (Seneca East), 39-1.

Pairings are posted on baumspage.com (URL: www.baumspage.com/nwdist/oc3/pairings).

Results will also be posted on the tournament website after each session (URL: www.baumspage.com/nwdist/oc3/pairings). State qualifier information will be posted Saturday night on baumspage (URL: www.baumspage.com/districts/qualifiers/index).

Other district tournaments may be found on the district tournament website : (URL: www.baumspage.com/districts/index)

Best of luck to all!

It's been a terrific season and everything up until this point has been practice.
Unfortunately for may coaches, parents and wrestlers whether or not this can be a considered a successful season all boils down to what happens this weekend.
Here's hoping for a safe and successful weekend for all NW Ohio wrestlers tomorrow and Saturday.
Don't step off the mat the any regrets.

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Rated Teams: (AE) Allen East, (B) Bath, (Bl) Bluffton, (Cel) Celina,
(Cold) Coldwater, (CG) Columbus Grove, (CR) Cory Rawson, (D)
Defiance, (DJ) Delphos Jefferson, (DSJ) Delphos St. Johns, (E)
Elida, (F) Findlay, (LCC) Lima Central Catholic, (LS) Lima Senior,
(Linc) Lincolnview, (McC) McComb, (P) Paulding, (Sh) Shawnee, (Sp)
Spencerville, (SM) St. Marys, (VW) Van Wert, (W) Wapakoneta, (WT)
Wayne Trace.

103 lbs.
1. Javon Wright (LS)
2. B. J. Miller (D)
3. Jason Hunlock (E)
4. Brian Merschman (DSJ)
5. Chris Beck (Linc)

112 lbs.
1. Josh Cisco (SM)
2. Shawn Brunk (E)
3. Kyle Begg (Bl)
4. Garett Freeman (AE)
5. Zach Hurst (D)

119 lbs.
1. Zach Domer (Bl)
2. Jordan Gonzales (D)
3. Tyler Thees (C)
4. Josh Beemer (B)
5. Chris Diglia (E)

125 lbs.
1. Zac Sulley (VW)
2. Jason VanAtta (McC)
3. Matt Hefner (B)
4.Dustin Carnahan (P)
5. Brian Bailey (W)

130 lbs.
1. Zach Clum (Sp)
2. Mike Beemer (W)
3.Trever Kunk (Cold)
4.Walt McGinnis (B)
5.Jay Siefker (DJ)

135 lbs.
1. Nick Gray (Cel)
2. Tyler Rayl (Bl)
3. Jaden Overholt (E)
4 Trent Wagenhouser (D)
5. Joel Claybaugh (W)

140 lbs.
1. Josh Falk (Bl)
2. Daryl Mabry (SM)
3. Ryan Rider (Sh)
4. Kyle Caven (LS)
5. Aaron Swanson (D)

145 lbs.
1. Dylan Ford (AE)
2. Derrick Hill (McC)
3. Brad Dettrow (VW)
4. Alex Dues (C)
5. Andrew Leis (E)

152 lbs.
1. Jordan Davis (C)
2. Scott Kayatin (LCC)
3.Craig Hirshy (VW)
4. Alex Ulhenhake (Cold)
5. Aaron Lutz (Bl)

160 lbs.
1. Mike Alexander (F)
2. Jordan Fricke (E)
3. Tyler Sneary (AE)
4. Jeremey Harnishfeger (CG)
5. (tie) Matt Noggle (VW)
Brian Backus (DSJ)

171 lbs.
1. Tyler Kunk (Cold)
2. Tyler Shipp (W)
3. John Saffle (E)
4. John Kapostasy (F)
5. Chris Brickner (McC)

189 lbs.
1. Matt Alexander (F)
2. Stuart Miller (DJ)
3. Lucas Homan (Cold)
4. Adam Caudill (Sp)
5. (tie) Steven Stoker (C)
Cody Wittkamp (E)

215 lbs.
>1. Drew Metzger (F)
2. Andrew Swick (DJ)
3. Austin Mcintosh (VW)
4. Nick Ulhenhake (Cold)
5. Tyler Obringer (Sp)

Hwt.
1. Shane VanVoorhis (E)
2. Adam Grieshop (Cold)
3.Jeff Fritz (DSJ)
4.Zach Thomas (VW)
5. James Rodriguez (D)

Teams:
Division I-II
1, Elida
2, Van Wert
3, Findlay

Division III
1, Coldwater
2, Bluffton
3, Allen East

Must See Matches

Is it me or is there projected to be bigger semifinal matches this season than ever before.
I think the best two kids in the district in a lot of cases could be paired up in the semifinals at least that seems to me to be the case at the Division III district tournament at Owens Community College.
St. Mary’s Troy Opfer and Patrick Henry’s Alex Lopez at 112, Tiffin Calvert’s Kyle Kwiat and Western Reserve’s Eric Reer are two examples at Owens. Looking at the Kettering Fairmont Division III bracket, Bluffton’s Josh Falk will be paired with Troy Christian’s Zach Toal (who gave Falk his only loss of the season) in the semis at 140 if both win their first two matches Friday.
Anyone have any other examples of possible semifinal matches that should be finals?
I also have to chime in that the 135 pound weight class at Owens is weak. Only 3 wrestlers in the entire weight class have less than nine losses. That is truly amazing.

Here are my list of five must-see matches from Friday night at the Owens District.

112 -- Ryan Rayfield (Delta) Jr. 24-11 vs. Steven Butcher (Western Reserve) Soph. 6-2
Rayfield was third at Owens last year at 103 pounds while Butcher was sixth at the same weight. Having a pair of district placers meet in the first round is relatively rare. And Butcher has just come back in the past couple of weeks as he was recovering from a broken leg.

119 -- Payton Oney (South Central) Fr. 45-1 vs. Jordan Karnes (Edgerton) Jr. 40-0
OK this is a second round matchup so sue me. Both wrestlers shouldn’t have much trouble in the first round. Oney has been sensational suffering his first loss of the season last weekend to returning state champ Harrington in the Plymouth final. Karnes, a returning state qualifier, may have the edge because he’s been here before.

125 -- Warren Fleetwood (Margaretta) Sr. 23-7 vs. Dustin Carnahan (Paulding) Jr. 37-11
One of those No.1 vs. No.4 matchups to watch in the first round. Fleetwood won the Plymouth Sectional last week and was the Sandusky Bay Conference runner-up the previous week which is never an easy task. Carnahan, a returning state qualifier, fell victim to a very tough 125 pound field at Archbold last week.

152 -- Mitchell Lee (Elmwood) Jr. 35-8 vs. Mason True (Arcadia) Jr. 31-5
Another possible second round match up if both get through their first round matches. Lee has Ayersville’s Jarred Hageman (24-7) and True has Sandusky St. Mary’s Max Dahs (35-17). They have met two or three times this season with True winning all of them in close fashion but it’s been a real battle each time they’ve square off. If they match up keep your eyes on that mat.

160 -- Derrick Yant (Delta) Jr. 38-2 vs. Shane Lehman (Arcadia) Jr. 29-12
Again two more district placers wrestling in the first round. Yant, a returning state placer, is the obvious favorite after having to drop into the consolation bracket last week at the Archbold Sectional for an illegal slam. Lehman was a state alternate last season and I think will be a tough customer in the consolation bracket. Whoever wins this match will likely have another toughie in the quarterfinals where Sandusky St. Mary’s Ryan Wasylik will likely await them.

Anyone have any matches they are looking forward to watching…it’s time to share!

A couple of nuggets

A couple of little nuggets for today.
First I am working on a statewide entry grid. I have it completed except for a handful of sectionals. If you want to check it out click on this link.

I am missing the following sectionals:
Division I
At Hoover
Division II
At Hoover
Division III
At Plymouth
At Brooklyn
At Northwestern
At Rootstown
If anyone has a bracket sheet and can help me fill in the blanks I would appreciate it.

Second here are the rankings to determine who the state duals representative will be from the Owens District next year. The qualifiers should be set at the conclusion of the tournament and I will post the results here.

State Duals Points
Owens District
Underclass district qualifiers worth 4 points each:
Tiffin Calvert 36
Liberty Center 28
Arcadia 28
Elmwood 28
Mohawk 28
Delta 24
Cardinal Stritch 24
Hopewell-Loudon 24
Western Reserve 20
Sandusky St. Mary’s 20
Genoa 20
Toledo Christian 20
Riverdale 20
Otsego 16
Archbold 16
Fostoria St. Wendelin 12
Norwalk St. Paul 12
South Central 12
Carey 12
Ashland Crestview 12
New London 12
Edgerton 12
Evergreen 12
McComb 8
Montpelier 8
Swanton 8
Plymouth 8
Lakota 8
Woodmore 8
Seneca East 8
Tinora 8
Paulding 8
Margaretta 8
North Baltimore 8
Patrick Henry 8
Northwood 8
Monroeville 8
Fairview 4
Fremont St. Joseph 4
Ayersville 4
Van Buren 4
Stryker 4
Huron 4
Gibsonburg 4
Hicksville 4

Here are the other criteria that will be used to determine the state duals participants:

B. Four bonus points for each underclass member of their team that wins one or more matches at the District Tournament.

C. Teams receive all team points earned by underclassmen competing in the District Tournament.

D. In the event an alternate has the opportunity to compete in the District, he will be scored the same as any other qualifier. If an alternate does not have the opportunity to compete, they will not count in accumulating team points.

E. The top two teams will be invited to compete in the Ohio Duals. In the event a team declines, the invitations will be offered in order of team finish based on the above formula.

F. In the event of a tie, the team with the most district qualifiers is invited.

G. In the event of a tie, the team with the most District champions (then 2nd, 3rd, 4th, etc.) is invited.

NEWSWORTHY:
Bryan sends four to districts
BG Sentinel Tribune sectional roundup
Delphos Jefferson sends 5 to districts
Oak Harbor wrestlers roll at sectionals
Fremont Ross sends 5 to districts
Hessick, Franks win crowns for St. Joseph
Willard, Norwalk advance 7 to districts
Seven Shelby wrestlers qualify for districts
Napoleon wrestling rebounds
Napoleon’s Heinrichs is an inspiration

Down to 64

Well there were some surprises and some disappointments sectional weekend.
There are always some of both.
And there’s bound to be some more of both again this weekend at districts. I honestly haven’t had a chance to digest the district pairings yet we were too busy at work with basketball yesterday to delve into it too deeply. But we’ll talk about the pairings this week.
We’re down to 64 wrestlers in each weight class and only 42 will be left standing in two weeks.
It’s going to be a fun ride.

All District Pairings are available on Baum’s Page…see the link to the right.
Below is how the wrestlers listed in my Bakeman Report fared last weekend.

NEWSWORTHY:
Area teams find success at Plymouth Sectional
Liberty Center captures sectional crown
Napoleon Sends 10 to Districts
Two Bucyrus wrestlers earn district bids
Sectional coverage from The Courier
Fostoria Review Times Monday Sports
Mansfield News Journal Sectional Wrestling Roundup
Panthers capture 19th straight sectional title
Willard second at Shelby
Oak Harbor Rockets Roll
Seven Shelby Wrestlers reach semifinals

BAKEMAN 2007
Here’s how the kids listed in the Bakeman did last weekend…
103 Pounds
Projected Champion
1, Logan Stieber (Monroeville) 1st at Ply
Top Contenders
2, Alex Glenn (Otsego) 1st at Elm
3, Scott Traver (Genoa) 2nd at Elm
4, Westley Lee (Elmwood) 3rd at Elm
5, Oscar Aranjo (Delta) 1st at Arch
6, Mitch Bloom (Mohawk) 2nd at Car
7, Joe Adams (Hicksville) 2nd at Arch
8, Anthony Elchert (Arcadia) 1st at Arch
9, D.J. Ferguson (Montpelier) 3rd at Arch
10, Ryan Winters (Ashland Crestview) 4th at Arch
11, Nicholas Finsel (Fostoria St. Wendelin) 3rd at Carey
12, Ricky Bacon (Cardinal Stritch)
13, Tyler Supeck (Western Reserve) 3rd at Arch
14, Garrett McGrail (New London)
15, David Harrington (Sandusky St. Mary) 2nd at Ply
16, Sheryle Brown (Tinora)
17, Caitlin Rohn (Ayersville) 4th at Arch
18, Matt Jacoby (Archbold),
19, A.J. Heineman (Swanton)

112 Pounds
Projected Champion
1, Troy Opfer (Sandusky St. Mary's) 1st at Plymouth
Top Contenders
2, Jacob Varner (Tinora) 3rd at Arch
3, Alex Lopez (Patrick Henry) 1st at Arch
4, Ryan Rayfield (Delta) 2nd at Arch
5, Mitchell Dandurand (Hopewell-Loudon) 1st at Car
6, Jake Westhoven (Liberty Center)
7, Lyle Riedlinger (Arcadia) 3rd at Car
8, Darris Correll (Tiffin Calvert) 2nd at Car
9, Max Pennington (Evergreen) 1st at Elm
10, Terry Miller (Fairview) 4th at Arch
11, Matt Brown (Edgerton)
12, Lance Johnson (Monroeville) 2nd at Ply
13, Dustin Teneyck (Genoa) 2nd at Elm
14, Tyler Crapo (Seneca East) 4th at Ply
15, Trevor Stone (Ashland Crestview)
16, Eddie Fredritz (Carey)
17, Kodie Glosser (Otsego) 3rd at Elm


119 Pounds
Projected Champion
1, Patrick Harrington (Sandusky St. Mary's) 1st at Ply
Top Contenders
2, Jordan Karnes (Edgerton) 1st at Arch
3, Jacob Pezzin (Swanton) 1st at Elm
4, Payton Oney (South Central) 2nd at Ply
5, Dustin Reyna ( Montpelier) 2nd at Arch
6, Matt Stasa (Evergreen) 2nd a Elm
7, Justin Biddle (Liberty Center ) 4th at Arch
8, Eric Phillips (North Baltimore) 2nd at Car
9, Ben Kuzma (Hopewell-Loudon) 1st at Car
10, Joel Curcio (Toledo Christian) 3rd at Elm
11, Jon Tolson (Delta)
12, Joe Bodenbender (Tinora) 4th at Arch
13, Jay Traver (Genoa) 4th at Elm
14, Judge Rains (Archbold)
15, Brian Meinhardt (Northwood)
16, James Williams (McComb)
17, Ridge Lewis (Arcadia) 3rd at Car

125 Pounds
Projected Champion
1, Sam Carrisalez (Delta) 1st at Arch
Top Contenders
2, Jason Van Atta (McComb) 1st at Car
3, Dustin Carnahan (Paulding) 4th at Arch
4, Anthony Almanza (Patrick Henry) 2nd at Arch
5, Ian Redd (Archbold) 3rd at Arch
6, Mark Costello (Sandusky St. Mary’s
7, Cody Alexander (Elmwood) 2nd at Ply
8, Warren Fleetwood (Margaretta) 1st at Ply
9, Bret Essenmacher (New London)1st at Ply at 130
10, Dillon Kwiat (Tiffin Calvert) 3rd at Car
11, Kyle Schaffer (Monroeville)
12, Miles Chapman (Hopewell-Loudon) 2nd at Car
13, Kevin McGinn (Norwalk St. Paul) 3rd at Ply
14, Myles Rinehart ( Plymouth)
15, Matt Curcio (Toledo Christian) 1st at Elm
16, Anthony Ferber (South Central) 4th at Ply
17, Mike Perez (Stryker)

130 Pounds
Projected Champion
1, Lee Schumaker (Arcadia) 1st at Car
Top Contenders
3, Brian Edgell (Ashland Crestview)
4, Lee Pfaff (Delta) 1st at Arch
5, Austin Bernath (Archbold) 2nd at Arch
6, Lance Foos (Otsego) 1st at Elm
7, Tony McKenzie (Montpelier) 4th at Arch
8, Troy Espinoza (Genoa)
9, David McDonald (Plymouth) 2nd at ply
10, Mike Craft (Seneca East) 3rd at Ply
11, Nick Berryman (Fremont St. Joseph) 3rd at Elm
12, Jonathan Scott (Monroeville)
13, Kyle Gladieux (Cardinal Stritch) 2nd at Elm
14, Luke Shearer (Riverdale) 2nd at Car
15, Ryan Jacob (Fairview)
16, Chris Rentschler (Liberty Center)

135 Pounds
Projected Champion
1, Josh Reindel (Cardinal Stritch) 1st at Elm
Top Contenders
2, Alec Vogelpohl (Genoa) 3rd at Elm
3, Andrew Johnson (Otsego) 2nd at Elm
4, Micheal Cawley (Norwalk St. Paul) 1st at Ply
5, David McAllister (Huron) 2nd at Ply
6, Josh Goebel (Edgerton) 4th at Arch
7, Clayton Hill (Liberty Center) 1st at Arch
8, Matt Casey (Elmwood) 4th at Elm
9, Jared Chandler (South Central)
10, Tyler Young (Seneca East) 3rd at Ply
11, Mike Jorkos (Ayersville) 3rd at Arch
12, James Keene (Plymouth)
13, Joe Scherger (Tiffin Calvert) 2nd at Car
14, Cody Cavinder (Riverdale) 3rd at Car
15, Trevor Meyer (Archbold)
16, Paul Roerig (Montpelier) 2nd at Arch
17, Wes Schooley (Hicksville)
18, Jesse Cramer (McComb) 4th at Car
19, Kyle Reese (Patrick Henry)


140 Pounds
Projected Champion
1, Ryan Gombash (Delta) 1st at Archbold
Top Contenders
2, Dusty Hermes (Sandusky St. Mary’s) 1st at Ply
3, Jake Grigson (Northwood) 2nd at Elm
4, Matt Franks (Fremont St. Joseph) 1st at Elm
5, Chad Rufenacht (Archbold)
6, Tony Fleming (Otsego) 4th at Elm
7, Alex Betts (Elmwood) 3rd at Elm
8, Kreg Levy (Hicksville) 2nd at Arch
9, Jesse Shepherd (South Central) 2nd at Ply
10, Shane Hoerig (Mohawk) 1st at Car
11, Luke Nye (Buckeye Central) 4th at Car
12, John Wyckhouse (Liberty Center) 3rd at Arch
13, Luke Boehm (Montpelier)
14, Adam Yunker (Toledo Christian)
15, Kyle Johnson (Swanton)
16, Chris Combs (Ayersville)
17, Jake Scherger (Tiffin Calvert) 2nd at Car
18, Aaron Kapelka (Hopewell-Loudon) 3rd at Car


145 Pounds
Projected Champion
1, Derrick Hill (McComb) 1st at Car
Top Contenders
2, Christian Ortolani (Sandusky St. Mary’s) 1st at Ply
4, Scott Burris (Archbold) 1st at Arch
6, Nate Grys (New London) 2nd at Ply
3, Paul Zaborski (Western Reserve)
5, Toby Hessick (Fremont St. Joseph) 1st at Elm
7, Coty Crapo (Seneca East) 3rd at Ply
8, Bill Casey (Elmwood) 4th at Elm
9, Doug Wagner (Genoa) 2nd at Elm
10, Frank Krill (Edgerton) 2nd a Arch
11, Josh Meyers (Margaretta) 4th at Ply
12, Seth Kirian (Arcadia)
13, Chris Kleman (Lakota) 4th at Elm at 152
14, Eric Yunker (Toledo Christian) 3rd at Ply
15, Geoff Hainline (Norwalk St. Paul)
16, Jordan Smith (South Central)
17, Tom Blake (Tinora) 3rd at Arch

152 Pounds
Projected Champion
1, Eric Reer (Western Reserve) 1st at Ply
Top Contenders
2, Kyle Kwiat (Tiffin Calvert) 1st at Car
3, Mason True (Arcadia) 2nd at Car
4, Mitchell Lee (Elmwood) 1st at Elm
5, Tyler Short (Archbold) 2nd at Arch
6, Ben Schroeder (Montpelier) 1st at Arch
7, Alex Espinoza (Genoa) 2nd at Elm
8, Lucas Worthington (Ashland Crestview) 4th at Ply at 160
9, Kyle Schaffer (Seneca East) 2nd at Ply
10, Richie Smith (Fairview)
11, Max Dahs (Sandusky St. Mary’s) 3rd at Ply
12, Austin Reiner (Swanton) 3rd at Elm
13, Jarred Hageman (Ayersville) 4th at Arch
14, Jerry Matthews (Hicksville)
15, Lucas Tracy (Paulding) 3rd at Arch
16, Bo Faunce (Gibsonbuirg)
17, Wayne Estep (Plymouth)
18, Shane Glenn (Otsego)
19, Aaron Arbogast (Hopewell-Loudon) 3rd at Car

160 Pounds
Projected Champion
1, Derrick Yant (Delta) 3rd at Archbold
Top Contenders
2, Brock Sowers (Mohawk) 1st at Car
3, Ryan Wasylik (Sandusky St. Mary's) 1st at Ply
4, Wade Knipp (Archbold) 1st at Arch
5, Jordan Ackley (Elmwood) 1st at Elm
6, Shane Lehman (Arcadia) 2nd at Car
7, J.J. Boyce (Western Reserve) 3rd at Ply
8, Nick Tammerine (Liberty Center) 2nd at Arch
9, J.J. Hrabak (Genoa) 2nd at Elm
10, Jeff Meyer (Fairview) 4th at Arch
11, Jared Bell ( Tiffin Calvert) 4th at Car
12, Tim Artressia (Woodmore) 4th at Elm
13, Tom Howman (Ashland Crestview)
14, Elijah Eatherton (Carey) 3rd at Car
15, Aaron Predieri (Plymouth)
16, Scott Chandler (South Central) 2nd at Ply

171 Pounds
Projected Champion
1, Hunter Reed (Ashland Crestview) 1st at Ply
Top Contenders
2, Kurt Wolff (Genoa) 1st at Elm
3, Jordan Cartwright (Mohawk) 1st at Car
4, Chris Brickner (McComb) 2nd at Car
5, Joel Perez (Stryker) 1st at Arch
6, Adam Moser (Tinora)
7, Sam Wineland (Edgerton)
8, Brandon Butler (Liberty Center) 3rd at Arch
9, Ben Blodgett (Huron) 2nd at Ply
10, Michael Kleman (Lakota) 2nd at Elm
11, Cody Camper (Riverdale) 4th at Carey
12, Zack Seislove (Tiffin Calvert) 3rd at Carey
13, Matt Fitch (Delta) 2nd at Arch
13, Kenny Means (Plymouth) 4th at Ply
14, Ryan Boyd (Western Reserve)
15, Aaron Chamberlain (Sandusky St. Mary’s) 3rd at Ply
16, Eric Volkman (Evergreen)

189 Pounds
Projected Champion
1, Nick Purdue (Genoa) 1st at Elm
Top Contenders
2, Alek Hughes (Seneca East) 1st at Ply
3, Brock Kirian (Mohawk) 1st at Ply
4, Chad McClory (Liberty Center) 1st at Arch 215
5, Zack White (Tiffin Calvert) 2nd at Ply
6, Adam Godsey (Delta) 1st at Arch
7, Nate Bayly (Toledo Christian) 2nd at Elm
8. Dustin Endicott (Plymouth) 2nd at Ply
9, Mike Grobboge (Patrick Henry)
10, Mickey Britenriker (Archbold) 4th at Arch at 171
11, Justin Cheesman (Crestview) 3rd at Ply
12, Storm Evans (Stryker) 2nd at Arch
13, Zach Ault (Woodmore) 2nd at Elm
14, Jared Griffin (Elmwood) 4th at Elm
15, Rick Custar (Montpelier)

215 Pounds
Projected Champion
1, Brian Hunt (Tiffin Calvert) 1st at Car
Top Contenders
2, Kraig Bostelman (Archbold) 2nd at Arch
3, Jake Mahl (Seneca East) 2nd at Ply
4, Ryan Buckner (Woodmore) 1st at Elm
5, P.J. McKibben (Northwood) 3rd at Elm
6, Eric Guerra (Sandusky St. Mary’s) 3rd at Ply
7, Jon Aurand (Elmwood) 2nd at Elm
8, Nick Hamilton (South Central) 1st at Ply
9, Thomas Bergman (Cardinal Stritch) 4th at Elm 285
10, Eric Steele (Lakota)
11, Joe Clauson (Stryker) 4th at Arch
12, Drew Cox (Western Reserve) 4th at Ply
13, Nick Harris (Plymouth)
14, Sean Slee (Liberty Center)
15, Weston Conley (Arcadia) 2nd at Car
16, Chris Riblet (Fairview)
17, Matt DeAngelo (Tinora)

285 Pounds
Projected Champion
1, Toby Tahy (Elmwood) 2nd at Elm
Top Contenders
2, Jacob Southwick (Otsego) 1st at Elm
3, Ryan Steward (Ashland Cresview) 1st at Ply
4, Brennan Gregory (New London) 3rd at Ply
5, John Stover (Tiffin Calvert) 1st at Car
6, Rich Cline (Ayersville)
7, Mike Galvan(Fostoria St Wendelin) 3rd at Car
8, Chris Doughty (Norwalk St. Paul) 4th at Ply
9, Alex Romick (Huron) 2nd at Ply
10, Brock Reinhart (Plymouth)
11, Bruce Cutcher (South Central)
12, Scott Widman (Fremont St. Joseph) 3rd at Elm
13, Derek Schwiegel (Stryker) 4th at Arch
14, Brad Wiseman (Arcadia) 2nd at Car
15, Cory Jones (Western Reserve)
16, Andrew Schwab (Liberty Center) 1st at Arch