Bollenbacher pin clinches win for VW

VW independent sports/submitted information

Van Wert was able to end wrestling’s regular season on a high note in the Cougars Den when they beat the Shawnee Indians 41-39 on Tuesday night.

The Cougars trailed 39-35 and it came down to the last match of the night, 285 pounds. Senior Breese Bollenbacher was able to pin Xhaidan Coleman in 4:54 to solidify a winning season for the Cougars. The Cougars finish the dual season 8-6 (5-4 WBL).

“The guys wrestled well,” head coach Ben Collins said. “We told them it would come down to bonus points and it did – we had more bonus point wins than they did. Breese is coming off an injury and seems to be rounding back into wrestling shape. As a whole, the seniors did what they needed to do tonight to help our team get a victory.”

106 — Wesley Jenkins (S) fall :31 over Alianna Estrada (VW)
113 — Owen Bates (VW) Fall 2:12 over Dylan Melson (S)
120 — Gabe Ditton (S) fall 1:39 over Jillian Sempkowski (VW)
126 — Ryan Wallace (VW) fall 3:16 over Kestahn Jones (S)
132 — Roman Martin (VW) injury default over Tate Ditto (S)
138 — Mikey Hoehn (VW) forfeit
144 — Grant Hadding (S) 11-7 decision over Gavin Gonzalez (VW)
150 — Alejandro Reyes (S) fall 3:49 over Devon Burker(VW)
157 — Briggs Wallace (VW) 18-3 technical fall over Cole Brickner (S)
165 — Nate Hill (VW) fall 1:37 over Wesley Stimmel (S)
175 — Gabriel Myers (S) fall 3:28 over Carter Heath (VW)
190 — Zach Kreider (S) fall 1:12 over Auston Welker (VW)
215 — Jackson Page (S) forfeit
285 — Breese Bollenbacher (VW) fall 4:54 over Xhaidan Coleman

The Cougars are back in action at the WBL tournament at St. Marys Memorial on Saturday, February 21.

POSTED: 02/10/26 at 9:26 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports