Cougar wrestlers 3rd at L’view tourney

Van Wert independent sports

The Van Wert varsity wrestling team finished third among 12 teams at the Lincolnview Invitational Tournament held on Saturday. The Cougars scored 216½ points in the tournament. Ayersville was the tourney champion with 275½ points, while Delphos St. John’s was second with 229 points.

Individual champions for the Cougars were James Hardmon, who defeated teammate Terrin Contreras for first place in the 285-pound weight class (Contreras was second); Sean Dorsch, who won the 138-pound weight class with a record of 5-0 and three pins; and Daniel Thompson, who was first in the 145-pound weight class, also with a record of 5-0 and three pins.

Two other Van Wert wrestlers earned second-place finishes, along with Contreras. They were Zach Burk, who finished with a record of 3-1 and three pins in the 126-pound weight class, and Colten Royer, who earned second in the 152-pound weight class with a record of 4-1 and two pins.

Individual results for the entire team are as follows:

106 pounds – Korbin Schalois, 1-4 (one pin), fifth

113 pounds – Ritchie Espinoza, 0-4, eighth

120 pounds – Reed Baxter, 2-2 (one pin), fifth

126 pounds – Zach Burk, 3-1 (three pins), second

126 pounds – Maverick Rodger, 0-3

132 pounds – Chandler Adams, 0-3

132 pounds – Quinton Rutkowski, 1-3 (one pin)

138 pounds – Sean Dorsch, 5-0 (three pins), first

138 pounds – Spencer Trisel, 2-2 (two pins), seventh

145 pounds – Daniel Thompson, 5-0 (three pins), first

145 pounds – Will Vibbert, 2-2 (one pin), seventh

152 pounds – Colten Royer, 4-1 (two pins), second

160 pounds – Jordan Daniels, 3-2 (one pin), fourth

170 pounds – Gabe Hill, 1-2 (one pin)

170 pounds – Caleb Lloyd, 1-2

182 pounds – Tyler Turnwald, 3-2 (two pins), fourth

195 pounds – Brady Strawser, 0-3

195 pounds – Kollin Weiss, 0-3

220 pounds – Steven Kopp, 2-3 (two pins), seventh

285 pounds – James Hardmon 4-0 (one pin), first

285 pounds – Terrin Contreras, 4-1 (four pins), second