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Product: ENQUIRER PubDate: 04-10-2008 Zone: Late Edition: 1 Page Name: C11.0
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THE ENQUIRER
THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 2008 C11
WRESTLING ALL-STARS
SELECTED BY ENQUIRER REPORTER TOM GROESCHEN BASED ON
RECOMMENDATIONS FROM AREA COACHES
DIVISIONS II-III
FIRST TEAM
DIVISION I
FIRST TEAM
103 pounds
Dustin Carter, Hillsboro
103 pounds
Jacob Corrill, Moeller
The sophomore placed seventh at the
state tournament. He was sectional champion and district champion.
The senior was a Division II state qualifier. He was sectional champion and finished third at districts.
112 pounds
Don Herrington, Sycamore
112 pounds
Joe Dennis, McNicholas
The junior was a Division II district qualifier and won a sectional championship.
The senior finished fourth at the state
tournament. He was sectional champion
and district champion.
119 pounds
Tyler Alsip, Norwood
119 pounds
Adam Wallander, Moeller
The senior was a state qualifier. He was
sectional champion and district champion.
The junior finished eighth at the Division
II state tournament. He was sectional
champion and placed third at districts.
125 pounds
Tommy Pretty, Elder
125 pounds
David Carpenter, Madeira
The senior was state champion. He also
was sectional champion and district
champion.
The senior placed third at the Division III
state tournament. He was sectional champion and district runner-up.
130 pounds
Ryan Fields, Lakota West
130 pounds
Matt Schaffer, Roger Bacon
The senior finished fourth at the state
tournament. He was sectional champion
and district champion.
135 pounds
John Gallagher, St. Xavier
The junior finished seventh at the state
tournament. He was sectional champion
and district champion.
140 pounds
Tim Pope, Elder
The senior was a state qualifier. He was
sectional champion and district champion.
145 pounds
Dominic Gorrasi, Elder
The finished seventh at the state tournament. He was sectional champion and district runner-up.
152 pounds
Eric Gobin, Moeller
Photo provided by Paul Vernon
Elder’s Orlando Scales (left) was one of three area Division I wrestlers to
win state championships. The others were Elder’s Tommy Pretty and
Mason’s Josh Kline.
DIV. I WRESTLER OF THE YEAR
Orlando Scales, Elder
The junior (48-0) was state champion at 215
pounds, after placing third in the state as a
sophomore. He had 34 pins on the season. In
the state finals, he defeated an opponent who
was previously unbeaten. He also was GCL
South wrestler of the year.
DIV. I COACH OF THE YEAR
Dick McCoy, Elder
His team finished fourth at the state tournament,
the highest finish by a Cincinnati team. The Panthers
had state champions in Tommy Pretty (125 pounds)
and Orlando Scales (215).
The third senior finished third at the
state tournament. He was sectional champion and district champion.
The sophomore was a state qualifier. He
was fourth at sectionals and was district
champion.
135 pounds
Josh French, Madison
The senior was sectional champion and
placed sixth at districts.
145 pounds
Jake Howe, Blanchester
The sophomore placed eighth at the Division III state tournament. He was sectional
champion and placed third at districts.
152 pounds
Marquis Brookins, Finneytown
The junior was Division II sectional
champion and was a district qualifier.
160 pounds
Mason Meyer, Reading
The senior was Division III sectional
champion and placed fifth at districts.
160 pounds
Thomas Torres, Fairfield
171 pounds
Levi Schwab, Clinton-Massie
The senior finished sixth at the state
tournament. He was sectional champion
and district champion.
The senior finished fifth at the Division
III state tournament. He was sectional
champion and district champion.
171 pounds
Ian Mathews, Fairfield
189 pounds
Corby Running, Clinton-Massie
The senior was a state qualifier. He was
sectional champion and district champion.
The sophomore was a Division III state
tournament qualifier. He was sectional
champion and placed third at districts.
189 pounds
Andrew Tumlin, Harrison
215 pounds
Oney Snyder, Hillsboro
The junior finished third at the state
tournament. He was sectional champion
and district champion.
The senior placed sixth at the Division II
state tournament. He was sectional champion and district champion.
285 pounds
Josh Kline, Mason
285 pounds
Chris Holcomb, Wilmington
The senior was state champion. He was
also sectional champion and district
champion.
The senior placed sixth at the Division II
state tournament. He was sectional champion and district champion.
DIVISION I HONORABLE MENTION
103 – Joey Sarnecki, Loveland; Jake Schultz, Elder; Byron Keeling,
St. Xavier; Jeremy Artrip, Mason.
112 – Brian MacVeigh, Moeller; Donnie Ballou, Western Hills; Jake
Farber, St. Xavier; Nick McSorley, Edgewood.
119 – Robert Shepherd, Mason; Ty Davis, Lakota West; Alex
Trauth, St. Xavier; Graham Campbell, Anderson.
125 – Zach Sherman, Milford; Craig McIntire, Lakota West; Lucas
Williamson, Colerain; Pierce Harger, Moeller.
130 – Drew Hammer, Moeller; Jacob Shirley, Harrison; Lee Cumberland, Princeton; Matt Scheve, Hamilton; Andrew Robinson, Fairfield.
135 – Tommy Fehring, Amelia; Kyle Krummert, Milford; Brent Calkins, Loveland; Nick Difabritus, Mason.
140 – Kristopher Koch, Anderson; Mike Leland, Colerain; Tyler
Green, Lakota West; Matt Melink, Moeller.
145 – Joe Porter, Mason; Joe Otmar, Moeller; Jess Stevens, Lakota
West; Harold Sparks, Hamilton.
152 – Kevin Arens, Lakota West; Tom Xu, Mason; Tony Pope, Elder; Joe Booker, Winton Woods; Louis Carraher, St. Xavier.
160 – Trey Maserang, Moeller; Cameron Childs, Glen Este; Cody
Adams, Harrison; Pat Conners, Elder.
171 – Adam Carey, Mason; Matty Latessa, Lakota East; Jeremy
Stepp, Princeton; Matt Hofmeyer, Elder.
189 – Ryan Jameson, Elder; Andy Dixon, Fairfield; Andrew Borgstrom, Middletown; Cody Taylor, Lakota West; Ross Quehl, Moeller.
215 – Denicos Allen, Hamilton; Dan McCormack, Mason; Cortlen
Banks, Edgewood; Kevin Miller, Lakota East.
285 – Scott Myers, Lakota West; Klark Klayman, Western Hills;
Eric Berding, Elder; Andrew Carpenter, St. Xavier.
The Community Press/Chris Yeager
Madeira’s Kevin Cloran (right) lost a close match 3-1 to Robert Pajestka of Cuyahoga Heights in the Division III state championship.
DIV. II-III WRESTLER OF THE YEAR
Kevin Cloran, Madeira
The senior (48-3) was Division III state runner-up at
140 pounds, and also was Cincinnati Hills League
wrestler of the year. As a junior, he was state runnerup at 145 pounds.
DIV. II-III COACH OF THE YEAR
Jason Foley, Madeira
In his first season as coach, the Mustangs finished
fifth at the state tournament. It was the highest finish
by a Cincinnati team in Divisions II and III.
DIVISIONS II-III HONORABLE MENTION
103 – Chris Yeary, Reading; Dustin Davidson, Bethel-Tate; Alex Nedved,
Clinton-Massie.
112 – Isaac Bray, Wilmington; Chris Leuthold, Badin; Brandon Booker,
Purcell Marian.
119 – Johnny Carpenter, Madeira; Neal Williams, Wyoming; Nolan Shelton, Clinton-Massie.
125 – Robert James, Norwood; Andrew Clark, Reading.
130 – Christian Unger, Ross; Kevin Paus, Clinton-Massie; Mark Glizczynski, Goshen; Matt Fry, Middletown Madison.
135 – Joe Conrad, Ross; Josh Daniels, New Richmond.
140 – Brian Bemmes, Reading; Aaron Walker, Goshen.
145 – Jake Rackley, Mariemont; Will Garner, Finneytown; Ben Meinking,
Purcell Marian.
152 – Matt Cox, Norwood; Scott Boreing, Deer Park.
160 – Andrew Nealan, New Richmond; Jeff Panno, Blanchester; Jake
Hinkle, Purcell Marian.
171 – Greg Rhoads, Hillsboro; Bryan Martineck, New Richmond; Mike
Welling, Reading.
189 – Demond Sanford, Finneytown; Brandon Branson, New Richmond.
215 – Spencer Running, Clinton-Massie; Wyatt Moore, Deer Park; Chris
Austing, Fenwick; Fritz Schoolfield, McNicholas.
285 – Michael Stenger, Clinton-Massie; Doug Smith, Blanchester.