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Hoquiam High School’s female wrestlers were honored at an assembly Thursday at the high school gym. The Grizzlies made history by capturing the team title in the first-ever sanctioned state girls wrestling tournament last weekend at the Tacoma Dome.
With the trophies they brought home from state last week are, from left, Tess Grannemann, Ashley Kroll, Whitney McCormick, Alex White, Kelsey Klein, Kyra Butler, and Marissa Aube, in front.
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Woodall, Dilworth place at wrestling tourney
By Todd Bergstrom Sports
Published: January 17th, 2007
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FAIRMONT — Buccaneer seniors Brittany Woodall and Daniel Dilworth both placed eighth in last weekend’s Winner’s Choice Wrestling Tournament at Fairmont, pacing the Bucs to a 22nd -place finish in the 32-team tourney. Both wrestlers finished with a 3-3 record for the weekend.
Woodall, who holds an 18-10 record this season, started the tournament well, defeating three of four of her 112-pound competitors. She lost by decision in her final two matches, though, to be eliminated from the tournament and wrap up an eight-place showing.
Dilworth (18-10 ) had a similar start in the 215-pound division, pinning three of his first four opponents . But he fell to the eventual fifth and seventh-place finishers in his final two matches to secure the eighth-place trophy at the end of the weekend.
Levi Bender (10-8 ), a 130-pound junior for the Bucs, was able to rack up a 3-2 record for the tournament, but his fall to Kevin Courtwright of West Greene in the fourth consolation round eliminated his hopes of a finish in the top eight.
Sophomore Brock Hyre (14-12 ) also wrestled well in the in the 140-pound weight class, but his loss to eventual seventh-place finisher Josh Anderson of Musselman in the fourth consolation round put him out of placing contention.
Woodall and Dilworth, the only seniors for Buckhannon, have done well piloting the Bucs this season. Both lead the team with records of 18-10 on the season and have fared well in tournament action.
The Buccaneer wrestlers travel to Huntington this weekend for the WSAZ Invitational and then head to Braxton County for a quad on Wednesday.
The complete team summary: Buckhannon Points: 49.00 112 Brittany Woodall Record: 18-10 8th Place Defeated L. J. Lyons, University by Fall .22 Defeated Mark Lyons, Meyersdale by Dec 8-4 Lost to Colton Gustines, Jefferson by M-Dec 12-0 Defeated Wade Sandy, Hedgesville by Fall 2.18 Lost to Chuck Richards, Ritchie County by Dec 6-0 Lost to Josh Connor, Berkeley Springs by Dec 2-0 119 Elijah Shanholtz Record: 9-17 Lost to Zach Morton, East Fairmont by Fall 1.06 Lost to Tony Petti, Jefferson by Dec 5-3 125 Robbie Cogar Record: 14-11 Lost to Mackenzie Peters, Williamstown by Fall 1.47 Defeated Jack Hayhurst, Lewis County by T-Fall 18-3 Lost to Nick Sellas, Bridgeport by Dec 7-2 130 Levi Bender Record: 10- 8 Defeated Aaron LaRue, Meyersdale by Fall 5.46 Lost to Ritchie Stutler, Ripley by Fall 3.41 Defeated David Burkhart, Riverside by Fall 2.41 Defeated Zach Dixon, Preston by Dec 5-3 Lost to Kevin Courtwright, West Greene by Fall .22 140 Brock Hyre Record: 14-12 Lost to Thomas Long, Fairmont Senior by Dec 9-3 Defeated Matt Gantzer, Morgantown by Fall .30 Defeated Eric Rozich, Jefferson by Fall .56 Lost to Josh Anderson, Musselman by M-Dec 8-0 145 John Megimose Record: 11-14 Lost to Mason Bailey, East Fairmont by Fall 5.48 Defeated Robert Smith, Tyler Consolidated by T-Fall 17-1 Lost to Dariin McCrobie, Preston by M-Dec 15-5 152 Marshall Newbrough Record: 3-16 Lost to Kyle McPeek, Parkersburg by Fall 3.40 Lost to Derek Merritt, Lewis County by M-Dec 12-3 160 Joseph Schiff Record: 4-11 Lost to Chase Hyde, Ritchie County by Fall 1.14 Defeated Todd Everlly, Preston by Fall .43 Lost to Stephen Hileman, University by Fall 2.43 171 Chase Long Record: 7-17 Lost to Matt Littleton, Parkersburg by Fall .11 Defeated Caleb Smalley, Berkeley Springs by Dec 8-2 Lost to Ryan LaRose, Musselman by Dec 4-1 215 Daniel Dilworth Record: 18-10 8th Place Defeated Nic Cunningham, Ripley by Fall 2.57 Defeated Jordan Lyman, Hedgesville by Fall 4.19 Lost to Allen Stockett, University by Dec 6-2 Defeated David Green, Hyndman by Fall 3.25 Lost to Mike Secret, Robert C. Byrd by Dec 8-3 Lost to Ben Poleway, Nitro by Dec 6-3 285 T. J. Strader Record: 5- 6 Lost to Josh Foster, Morgantown by Fall 2.32 Defeated Phillip Hall, North Marion by Fall 2.43 Lost to Jeremy Faidley, Meyersdale by Dec 7-0
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Grapplers 1-2 in competitive home quad
Posted: Thursday, Feb 1st, 2007
BY: Todd Bergstrom
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TENNERTON — The Buckhannon-Upshur High School wrestling team has shown that they have a talented roster this season that has the potential to take down any team on any given day.
But when head coach JP Tenney’s troops faced off against three tough opponents on senior night Friday, they could only muster a 1-2 record, taking down Nitro High School but falling to Fairmont Senior and Huntington. The two losses came from teams with impressive individual talent this year.
Fairmont Senior and Huntington are both ranked in the top 12 in the latest West Virginia Wrestling Coaches Association poll, with Huntington filling the 11th spot and Fairmont Senior following in 12th. Individually, both teams have five wrestlers ranked in the top eight in their weight divisions.
Buckhannon has just one wrestler ranked in the top eight in the same poll. Brittany Woodall, a three-time state meet qualifier and two-time regional champ, is currently ranked eighth in the 112-pound weight class.
The Buccaneer grapplers started their evening against Huntington High School, a team with five returning state-meet qualifiers, including two who finished in the top five last year.
Elijah Shanholtz, Robbie Cogar, Levi Bender and Brock Hyre all wrestled to decision victories against their opponents, but it wouldn’t be enough to combat Huntington’s heavyweight dominance. Huntington’s wrestlers took down the hosts in every division over 140 pounds by major decision or pin fall.
The match of the dual was a 125-pound brawl between Buckhannon’s Robbie Cogar and Huntington’s Bobby Johnson. Both grapplers were state-meet qualifiers last year, and Cogar was Buckhannon’s lone NCAC champion.
Cogar overpowered Johnson, scoring multiple takedowns to secure a comfortable 9-2 decision.
Buckhannon rolled through an under matched Nitro squad in their second dual, winning all but three weight divisions. Matt Floyd, Brittany Woodall and Cogar all won by pin fall, while Shanholtz won a 7-4 decision in the 125-pound division.
Finally against Fairmont Senior, a team with five returning state-meet qualifiers and two top six finishers last year, Buckhannon cracked under the pressure, 58-15.
Matt Floyd was the only Buccaneer to take down his opponent, scoring a pin in 3:05 over Beau Robinson in the 112-pound class.
Floyd (2-1), Shanholtz (2-0), Cogar (2-1), Levi Bender (3-0), and Hyre (2-1) all finished with winning records for the quad. Woodall finished with a 1-1 slate.
Before the quadrangular began, Buckhannon’s three seniors and their parents were recognized. Brittany Woodall, Daniel Dilworth and Egon Hampl are the lone seniors for the Buccaneers and provide solid leadership for the young, improving group.
The Buc grapplers will travel to East Fairmont on Saturday for the NCAC championships. Sophomore Robbie Cogar will be defending his title and wrestling is set to start at 10 a.m.
The Buccaneer seniors:
Daniel Dilworth: NCAC runner-up
Egon Hampl: Foreign exchange student
First-year wrestler
Brittany Woodall: 3x state qualifier
2x regional champ
The complete team summary:
BU 12 Huntington 54
103 Ronnie Luther (H) forfeit
112 Troy Huffmaster dec. Matt Floyd 9-2
119 Elijah Shanholtz dec. Joey Funderburke 7-3
125 Robbie Cogar dec. Bobby Johnson 9-2
130 Robert Westmoreland (H) forfeit
135 Levi Bender dec. Brian Williams 8-5
140 Brock Hyre dec. Elliot Scott 4-2
145 Shane Pelfrey TF John Megimose 17-1
152 Jacob Dempsey pinned Marshal Newbrough 3:10
160 Joe Jarrell pinned Joseph Schiff 0:10
171 Luke Canterbury pinned Chase Long 1:30
189 Rob Hensley MD Daniel Dilworth 12-2
215 Conner McComas (H) forfeit
285 JB Lageman pinned TJ Strader 1:45
BU 63 Nitro 16
103 Zack Sizemore (N) forfeit
112 Matt Floyd pinned Matt Miller OT 6:15
119 Brittany Woodall pinned Andy Morrison 0:56
125 Elijah Shanholtz dec. Sam Dunbar 7-4
130 Robbie Cogar pinned Steve Andruzis 3:15
135 Levi Bender forfeit
140 Brock Hyre forfeit
145 Shane Skeens MD John Megimose 20-8
152 Seth Easter pinned Egon Hampl 0:42
160 Marshal Newbrough forfeit
171 Joseph Schiff forfeit
189 Chase Long forfeit
215 Daniel Dilworth forfeit
285 TJ Strader forfeit
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Five Buccaneer wrestlers qualify for states
Posted: Thursday, Feb 22nd, 2007
BY: Todd Bergstrom
WESTON — Twelve Buccaneer wrestlers stepped into Lewis County High School on Saturday with dreams of a trip to the state tournament in their heads.
For five of those wrestlers, those dreams became reality.
Brittany Woodall, Robbie Cogar, Brock Hyre, Daniel Dilworth and T.J. Strader are all Huntington-bound — placing in the top four in their weight classes and earning a spot in West Virginia’s biggest tournament.
The 60th annual State High School Wrestling Tournament begins Thursday night and goes through Saturday at the Huntington Civic Center.
Though none of Buckhannon’s grapplers can call themselves regional champions this year, head coach JP Tenney will be sending both of his seniors, a junior and a pair of sophomores to Huntington to take on the state’s best wrestlers.
Five Bucs were seeded in the top four prior to the meet, and four of those held that position to move on.
Brittany Woodall — who wasn’t a top four seed in the 119-pound weight class —surprised few when she wrestled her way to a third-place finish. Woodall was a regional champ last year and refused to be held out of the state meet her senior year.
Woodall has now qualified for the state tournament all four of her years at Buckhannon, and hopes to use that experience on the mats this weekend.
Like Woodall, Robbie Cogar and Brock Hyre have state championship experience, both making their second appearance this year — as sophomores.
Cogar, who holds a 24-21 record as of Saturday, rolled through his three matches to end up in the runner-up spot in the 125-pound division. Cogar, a freshman regional champ last year at 103, will carry more experience into this year’s state tournament and hopes to improve on his fourth-place finish last year.
Hyre cruised to a third-place finish Saturday, improving his 24-19 record in the process. Holding a third-place seed going into the meet, Hyre performed to expectation and punched his ticket to states for the second straight year.
Daniel Dilworth, a 189-pound senior for the Bucs, improved on his third-place seed to finish second on Saturday and earn his first trip to states. Dilworth holds Buckhannon’s best record this season, at 30-18, and will ride that momentum to Huntington for his final meet.
Heavyweight T.J. Strader will also be heading to the state championship for the first time this year, holding onto fourth place in the 285-pound weight class to secure his spot. Strader, a junior for Buckhannon, has racked up a 17-12 winning record this season and is poised for a strong performance this weekend.
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Rio Wrestlers Gain State Semi-Finals
Friday , February 23, 2007 Posted: 06:41 PM
Garza, Montalvo Both 2-0 in Austin
AUSTIN - A pair of RIo Grande City wrestlers are now halfway to state championships at the UIL Wrestling competition in Austin. Jenny Garza recorded pins for victories in both of her two matches on Friday. That's moved her to the semi-finals at 95 pounds. Her teammate, Krystal Montalvo, is also 2-0 in Friday competition. She's in the semi-finals at 102. Valley girls topped the boys in the first day of competition. Besides Garza and Montalvo, PSJA Memorial recorded victories for Jennifer Gonzalez and Cassie Rangel. Gonzalez lost in the second round. Rangel's 2nd match is still pending. Only three Valley boys were able to record first round victories and all three were defeated in the second round. Action at the state wrestling tournament conclues on Saturday.