McLane Wrestlers
Win NW Regional Tournament
It
was almost like being at the 1980 Olympics and watching the
USA upset the unbeatable Soviet hockey team. No one picked General
McLane to finish in the top six at regionals, but seven McLane
wrestlers proved them all wrong. Ashton Osterberg, Jake Keene,
Hadley Harrison, Don Osinski, Hayden Harrison, Branden Stearns
and Travis Goss went to Altoona, wrestled their hearts out and
brought home the team gold. General McLane won it's first NW
AAA Regional Tournament with 120 points over powerhouses Clearfield
(111.5), Bald Eagle Area (89.5), Erie Prep (89) and 27 other
teams.
Jake
Keene, Hadley Harrison, Hayden Harrison and Branden Stearns
all won their first regional titles. Sophomore, Don Osinski
also qualified for the state tournament with his 3rd place finish.
Travis Goss beat two District champs and placed 4th. Ashton
Osterberg didn't place, but he did win three matches, two by
major decision and one by fall, to help his teammates pull off
the biggest McLane upset of the year.
Ashton
Osterberg may have had the toughest road at regionals. He opened
with a big 13-5 win over Bellefonte's Brandon Reish. Unfortunately,
Ashton wound up on the same side of the bracket with one of
the states toughest wrestlers, Matt Kyler of Clearfield. Kyler,
who is unbeaten and ranked number one in AAA, won 15-3 and sent
Osterberg to the consolation rounds. Ashton followed with a
1:37 pin over Brashear's Bryan Nicelli and a 10-0 major over
BEA's Jake Shirk. In the consolation semi finals, Osterberg
was forced to injury default, one bout short of placing.
Jake
Keene beat State College's Adam Homan in Friday's quarter finals,
8-3. Keene celebrated his 18th birthday on Saturday with a pair
of wins and his first regional crown. It looked like his match
with TJ Hanna would go into overtime in the semis, when Jake
hit a takedown and pinned the Brashear wrestler at the final
buzzer. He followed with a 3-1 win over Lewistown's 21st ranked,
Mike Robinson in the finals. Robinson had beaten Jake a month
earlier at the Indian Valley Duals.
Hadley
Harrison won his preliminary round bout, 4-3 over Phillipsburg-Osceola's
Ryan Dobo and beat Clearfield's Tom Barger, 12-5 in the quarters.
In the semis, Hadley won a 16-7 major decision over Oil City's
Jacob Spuck. In the finals, Hadley wrestled Central Mountain's
Kyle Dolan. At one point, Dolan had the GM wrestler on his back,
but Harrison fought out of it and came back with a late takedown
and back points at the buzzer for a 9-7 win and the title.
Don
Osinski started the tourney with a 59 second pin over Lamar
Clausell of Westinhouse. He won a hard fought, 7-6 decision
in the quarter finals over Clearfield's Zach Lundgren. Osinski's
only loss in the tournament came in the semi finals at the hands
of Central Mountain's 6th ranked Garrett Desmond, by a 7-2 score.
Osinski finished the tournament with a 4-3 win over Phillipsburg-Osceloa's
Trevor Emigh and a 1-0 decision over Holidaysburg's Nathan Barroner.
Hayden
Harrison continued his winning ways at regionals with three
dominating performances. He pinned Johstown's LaRod Stephens
in the quarter finals and posted a 14-4 major decison over Saint
Mary's AJ Keebler in the semis. He won the title by beating
Prep's Pat Smith, 12-4 in a rematch of their District 10 final.
Branden
Stearns pulled out a 6-5 double overtime rideout win on Friday,
over Bellefonte's Dan Hoover. In the semi finals, Stearns avenged
a Tool City loss by beating Clearfield's Scott Hall, by a 16-8
score. Stearns followed with a 14-5 major decision in the finals
over Holidaysburg's, 11th ranked Brian Shaw.
Travis
Goss took his wrestling skills to a higher level this weekend.
Travis opened with a 2-1 double overtime win over Bradford's
Adam Preist. In the quarter finals, he beat Distrct 8 champ,
Brandon Carter of Carrick, then lost by fall to returning 215
lbs. regional champ, Monty Rockey in the semis. Goss came back
in the consolation semis with a 7-3 decision over District 9
champ, Mike Stewart, then lost a 16-4 major decision in the
cony finals to 11th ranked Kevin Suhey of State College.
~~~~~~
Notes
from the regional tournament:
Jake
Keene, Branden Stearns, Hadley Harrison and
Travis Goss all turned the tables on wrestlers who had beaten
them earlier in the year. Keene beat Lewistown's Mike Robinson,
who won a 4-3 decision over Jake at the Indian Valley Duals.
Hadley lost to Oil City's Spuck last weekend at the District
10 tourney, but scored a convincing 16-7 major decision at regionals.
Stearns avenged a 5-3 loss to Clearfield's Scott Hall at the
Tool City tournament, when he won a 16-8 major decision in the
semis. Goss was pinned at the GM Duals by DuBois' Mike Stewart
in January, but he beat Stewart, 7-3 in the consy semis.
Jake
Keene got his 100th career win in the semi finals and his
101st in the finals. Welcome to the GM 100 wins club, Jake!
Keene also crept into the GM record books for "Season Wins."
He now has 36. Hayden Harrison racked up his 129th, 130th
and 131st career wins. Wow!!! It may be some time before that
record is broken. He also added a pin to bring his career total
to 67.
How
incredible was this past weekend? Tim Mulholland coached a total
of 4 regional champs in his 25 year career. This group of
wrestlers doubled that number!
Watching
these scrappy kids win the regional team title was an experience
I'll never forget. No one expected it, but they made it happen.
Congratulations to all seven of our regional qualifiers and
their dedicated coaching staff.
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2004
NW AAA Regional Finals
103-Matt
Kyler (Clf) dec Andrew Winters (Ind Valley) 5-0
112-Brad Pataky (Clf) tech fall over Kyle Fluke (St Coll) 15-0
119-Jake Keene (GM) dec
Mike Robinson (Lewistown) 3-1
125-Hadley Harrison (GM)
dec Kyle Dolan (Cent Mt) 9-7
130-Garrett Desmond (Cent Mt) dec Chad
George (McD) 7-2
135-Clint Shirk (BEA) dec Joe Ciampoli (Altoona) 7-0
140-Mike DePelligrini (Lewistown) dec Matt Shnk (Ind Valley)
10-4
145-Bryan Kuhn (McD) dec Matt Baker (Mdv) 11-4
152-Hayden Harrison (GM)
maj dec Pat Smith (Prep) 12-4
160-Jake Lauffenburger (War) dec Casey Neely (Bradf) 3-1
171-Branden Stearns (GM)
maj dec Brian Shaw (Holidaysbg) 14-5
189-Monty Rockey (BEA) pinned Sean Connole (Prep) :52
215-Josh Cherish (OC) dec Ben McMillin (Conn Lk) 5-4
275-Stephan Tighe (Prep) dec James West (McD) 8-4
~~~~~~
2004
NW AAA Regional Consolation Finals
103-Joe
McCullough (Prep) dec Matt Bonson (Lewistown) 3-0
112-Brandon Dixon (DuB) dec Adam Green (Conn Lk) 5-4
119-Chris Bloom (Clf) dec Luke Miller (Franklin) 8-6 (OT)
125-Tom Barger (Clf) dec Ryan Dobo (Phillipsb-Osc) 4-2
130-Don Osinski (GM) dec
Nathan Barroner (Holidaysbg) 1-0
135-Kyle Keane (Bradf) dec Scott Goodwill (War) 6-2
140-Brandon Behrer (St Coll) dec Mike Pride (Punx) 9-5
145-Brad Steinbach (St Marys) pinned Chris Decker (St Coll)
3:19
152-Lucas Aughenbaugh (Clf) dec Landis Wright (BEA) 13-8
160-Mario Morelli (DuB) dec Adam Stout (Lewistown) 2-0
171-JB Frye (Punx) dec Kory Hubbard (Conn LK) 6-4
189-Kevin Suhey (St Coll) maj dec Travis
Goss (GM) 16-4
215-Travis Stem (BEA) dec Justin Masorti (St Coll) 2-1 (OT)
275-Joe Welton (Erie Cent) pinned Gabe Bowley (Dub) 4:41
~~~~~~
Final
Team Scores: (1) General McLane-120, (2) Clearfield-111.5, (3)
Bald Eagle Area-89.5, (4) Erie Prep-89, (5) State College, (6)
Erie McDowell-73, (7) Lewistown-66, (8) DuBois-62.5, (9) Indian
Valley-51, (10) Central Mountain-48, (11) Conneaut Lake-46,
(12) Punxsutawney-38.5, (13) Saint Marys-38, (14) Warren-34.5,
(15) Bradford-33.5, (16) Holidaysburg-31, (17) Oil City-30,
(18) Franklin-28, (19) Meadville-25, (20) Erie Central-24, (21)
Altoona-23.5, (22) Phillipsburg-Osceloa-22, (23) Bellefonte-14,
(24) Brashear-12, (25) Johnstown-11.5, (26) Huntingon-7, (27)
Perry-4, (28) Carrick-3, (29) Corry-1, (29) Langley-1, (29)
Schenley-1
GM
Wrestlers Complete Results - 2004 AAA NW Regional Tournament
103-Ashton
Osterberg
Preliminary
Round:
Osterberg maj dec Brandon Reish (Bellf) 13-5
Quarter
Finlas:
Matt Kyler (Clf) maj dec Osterberg 15-3
Consolation
Round:
Osterberg pinned Bryan Nicelli (Brash) 1:37
Consolation
QF:
Osterberg maj dec Jake Shirk (BEA) 10-0
Consolation
SF:
Joe MCCullough (Prep) wb inj def Osterberg 1:24
Tournament
Record: 3-2
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119-Jake
Keene
Quarter
Finals:
Keene dec Adam Homan (St Coll) 8-3
Semi
Finals:
Keene pinned TJ Hanna (Brash) 6:00
Finals:
Keene dec Mike Robinson (Lewistown) 3-1
Tournament
Record: 3-0 (PLACED 1ST)***
Note:
Keene got his 100th career win in the semi final round.
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125-Hadley
Harrison
Preliminary
Round:
Harrison dec Ryan Dobo (Phil-Osc) 4-3
Quarter
Finals:
Harrison dec Tom Barger (Clf) 12-5
Semi
Finals:
Harrison maj dec Jacob Spuck (OC) 16-7
Finals:
Harrison dec Kyle Dolan (Cent Mt) 9-7
Tournament
Record: 4-0 (PLACED 1ST)***
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130-Donald
Osinski
Preliminary
Round:
Osinski pinned Lamar Claussell (Westingh) :59
Quarter
Finals:
Osinski dec Zach Lundgren (DuB) 7-6
Semi
Finals:
Garrett Desmond (Cent Mt) dec Osinski 7-2
Consolation
SF:
Osinski dec Trevor Emigh (Phil-Osc) 4-3
Consolation
Finals:
Osinski dec Nathan Barroner (Hldysbg) 1-0
Tournament
Record: 4-1 (PLACED 3RD)***
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152-Hayden
Harrison
Quarter
Finals:
Harrison pinned LaRod Stephens (Johnst) 2:17
Semi
Finals:
Harrison maj dec AJ Keebler (St Marys) 14-4
Finals:
Harrison maj dec Pat Smith (Prep) 12-4
Tournament
Record: 3-0 (PLACED 1ST)***
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171-Branden
Stearns
Quarter
Finals:
Stearns dec Dan Hoover (Bellef) 6-5 (2 OT/Rideout)
Semi
Finals:
Stearns maj dec Scott Hall (Clf) 16-8
Finals:
Stearns maj dec Brian Shaaw (Hldysbg) 14-5
Tournament
Record: 3-0 (PLACED 1ST)***
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189-Travis
Goss
Preliminary
Round:
Goss dec Adam Preist (Bradf) 2-1 (2 OT)
Quarter
Finals:
Goss dec Brandon Carter (Carrick) 6-4
Semi
Finals:
Monty Rockey pinned Goss 3:14
Consolation
SF:
Goss dec Mike Stewart (DuB) 7-3
Consolation
Finals:
Kevin Suhey (St Coll) maj dec Goss 16-4
Tournament
Record: 3-2 (PLACED 4TH)
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***
Qualified for state tournament. |
02-29-04
7 GM Wrestlers
Qualify for Regional Tourney
General
McLane crowned three District 10 AAA Champs for the second year
in a row, Saturday evening at Meadville. McLane also claimed
second place as a team, with a young squad and only 13 entries.
A total of seven GM wrestlers qualified for next weekend's regional
tournament in Altoona.
Jake
Keene, Hayden Harrison
and Branden Stearns all
won D-10 individual crowns. Keene pinned his first two opponents
and won a 10-1 major decision over Franklin's Luke Miller in
the finals. Hayden pinned Corry's Jared Durlin in the quarter
finals and beat Nathan Kucnick, 12-6 in the semis. In the finals,
Harrison dominated Prep's state ranked Pat Smith, before pinning
him at the 4:47 mark.
Branden
Stearns pinned Corry's Ryan Smith in the quarter finals and
decisioned Warren's Toby Williams in the semis. Stearns then
avenged a 5-4 Tool City loss to Kory Hubbard of Conneaut Lake
in the finals, by a 4-0 count. Ashton Osterberg easily made
the finals with a fall and major decision, before bowing to
Prep's Joe McCullough, 5-1 in the finals.
McLane
entered the final round of wrestling with 3 consolaton finalists
and they all won, to qualify for Regionals. Hadley Harrison
went 3-1, beating Franklin's Ben Mellring 14-2 in the quarters.
He lost a 9-7 heart breaker to Oil City's Jacob Spuck in the
semis. Harrison came back to beat Alex Lauffenburger, 7-4 in
the consy semis, then shut out Ben Mellring, 7-0 in the consy
final.
Don
Osinski opened the tournament with a 13-0 major decision
over Conneaut Lake's Dan Tursky. He lost a controversial 5-3
decision to Prep's Josh Garrity in the semis. Garrity was hit
with 2 unsportsmanlike conduct penalties, one during and one
immediately following the bout. Osinski came roaring back with
an 11-3 major over Franklin's Nick Perrine and then avenged
an Indian Valley Duals loss to Warren's Brian Pascuzzi, 10-4
in the consy final.
Travis
Goss had a 3-2 double overtime win over McDowell's Jeremy
Little in the quarter finals. He lost 14-6 to Prep's state ranked,
Sean Connole in the semis. Goss followed with a 9-4 win over
Oil City's Brian Shontz and then won his consy finals match
over Jeremy Little, 8-5.
~~~~
Notes
from the tournament:
Congrats
to Phillip Williams for wrestling and winning his first
varsity match, by fall at the tournament. Phillip went 1-2 and
wrestled well against three seasoned competitors. Jake Keene
got his 98th career win in the finals and became a 4 time District
10 place winner. He has placed 4th, 3rd, 2nd and 1st.
Travis
Goss claimed 3rd place and won his 25th bout of the year
in the consy finals. Travis just missed placing last year in
the 215 lbs. weight class, when he lost 3-2, in double overtime
to Titusville's Mike Sullivan in the consolation semis. Branden
Stearns won his first D-10 crown after finishing 2nd as
a freshman and sophomore. Stearns also got his 70th career win
in the finals.
Don
Osinski won his 31st match of the year in the D-10 consy
finals. Osinski also won 2 bouts by major decision.
Hayden Harrison dominated the 152 pound weight class. He
easily handled Prep's state ranked Pat Smith in the finals to
rack up his 128th career win. Hayden also added to his school
record, career falls total of 66 and became just the 3rd
GM wrestler to become a 3 time District 10 champ! Congratulations.
Ashton
Osterberg medaled for the first time at Districts, placing
2nd. He won his 27th bout of the year in the finals. Hadley
Harrison looked great this weekend after being out of the
lineup with an injury for most of the season. Hadley placed
3rd for the second year in a row.
The
GM coaches, Tim Mulholland, Ryan Cook, John Mukina and Dan Harrison
did an outstanding job with this young squad. There wasn't a
week during this season when everyone was healthy, but the coaches
did a great job of getting the younger wrestlers ready to rumble
with more seasoned opponents. The team pulled off a few upsets
during the season, McDowell at the GM Duals, Warren at the Indian
Valley Duals and FCVC Champion, Conneaut Lake.
~~~~
2004
District 10 AAA Finals
103-Joe
McCullough (Prep) dec. Ashton Osterberg
(GM) 5-1
112-John Heynoski (Prep) maj dec Adam Green (CL) 10-2
119-Jake Keene (GM) maj
dec Luke Miller (FRK) 10-1
125-Ryan Smith (McD) dec Jacob Spuck (OC) 6-4
130-Chad George (McD) pinned Josh Garrity (Prep) 3:59
135-Scott Goodwill (WAR) dec Jason Ardillo (Prep) 4-0
140-Jeff Wozniak (Prep) pinned Greg Murphy (COR) 2:30
145-Bryan Kuhn (McD) dec Matt Baker (MDV) 11-6
152-Hayden Harrison (GM)
pinned Pat Smith (Prep) 4:47
160-Jake Lauffenburger (WAR) dec Jon Wentz (Prep) 6-4 (OT)
171-Branden Stearns (GM)
dec Kory Hubbard (CL) 4-0
189-Sean Connole (Prep) dec Mike Murkens (FRK) 11-4
215-Josh Cherish (OC) dec Mark Anthony (McD) 6-3
275-Stephan Tighe (Prep) dec James West (McD) 6-1
Consolation
Finals
103-Matt
Lewis-Jones (McD) dec Dan Pascuzzi (WAR) 4-3 (2 OT)
112-Bobby Steetle (FRK) Doug Jones (COR) 6-5
119-Bryan Towers (MDV) dec Ryan Tann (Prep) 8-1
125-Hadley Harrison (GM)
dec Ben Mellring (FRK) 7-0
130-Don Osinski (GM) dec
Brian Pascuzzi (WAR) 10-4
135-Devon McCray (COR) dec Richard Towers (MDV) 5-3
140-Alex Hamilton (MDV) dec Joe Anderson (TV) 2-0
145-Dave Milano (Prep) pinned Jonah Davis (OC) :54
152-Ryan Uber (WAR) won by forfeit over Nathan Kucnick (McD)
160-Dana Goodwill (WAR) pinned Tom Smith (TV) 1:32
171-Toby Williams (WAR) dec Kevin Deiner (Prep) 8-3
189-Travis Goss (GM) dec
Jeremy Little 8-5
215-Ben McMillin (CL) dec Brandon Edwards (COR) 9-5
275-Joe Welton (CEN) dec Dan Chase (COR) 7-1
Team
Scores: (1) Erie Prep-229, (2) General McLane-148, (3) McDowell-145,
(4) Warren-111.5, (5) Corry-98.5, (6) Franklin-94, (7) Oil City-80.5,
(8) Conneaut Lake-74.5, (9) Meadville-72, (10) Titusville-30,
(11) Central-19.5
~~~~~
GM Wrestlers
Complete Results - 2004 District 10 AAA Tournament
103
- Ashton Osterberg
QF
Round:
Osterberg pinned Nathan George (Central) :24
SF
Round :
Osterberg maj dec Matt Lewis-Jones (McD) 9-0
Finals:
Joe McCullough (Prep) dec Osterberg 5-1
Tournament
Record: 2-1 (PLACED 2ND)
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112
- Phil Williams
Preliminary
Round:
Williams pinned Zach Zimmerman (Central) :44
QF
Round:
Adam Green (CL) Tech fall Phil Williams 15-0
Second
Consolation Round:
Joe Amato (Mdv) pinned Phil Williams 2:57
Tournament
Record: 1-2
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119
- Jake Keene
QF
Round:
Keene pinned Billy Condon (Central) ) 1:55
SF
Round:
Keene pinned Ryan Tann (Prep) 2:56
Finals:
Keene maj dec Luke Miller (Frk) 10-1
Tournament Record: 3-0 (PLACED
1ST)
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125-Hadley
Harrison
QF
Round:
Harrison maj dec Ben Mellring (Frk) 14-2
SF
Round :
Jacob Spuck (OC) dec Harrison 9-7
Consolation
SF:
Harrison dec Alex Lauffenburger (War) 7-4
Consolation
Finals:
Harrison dec Ben Mellring (Frk) 7-0
Tournament
Record: 3-1 (PLACED 3RD)
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130
- Don Osinski
QF
Round:
Osinski maj dec Dan Tursky (CL) 13-0
SF
Round :
Josh Garrity (Prep) dec Osinski 5-3
Consolation
SF:
Osinski maj dec Nick Perrine (Frk) 11-3
Consolation
Finals:
Osinski dec Brian Pascuzzi (War) 10-4
Tournament
Record: 3-1 (PLACED 3RD)
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135
- Brandon Saraceno
QF
Round:
Scott Goodwill (War) pinned Saraceno 2:50
First
Consolation Round:
Saraceno pinned Wayne Burnside (TV) :28
Second
Consolation Round:
Alex Anderson (Frk) dec Saraceno 6-4
Tournament
Record: 1-2
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140
- Louie Decker
QF
Round:
Ryan Murray (OC) dec Decker 7-5
First
Consolation Round:
Decker won by forfeit over Jon Smith (CL)
Second
Consolation Round:
Terry Sedney (McD) dec Decker 11-8
Tournament
Record: 1-2
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145
- Dale Sanders
Preliminary
Round:
Nate Walters (Cor) maj dec Sanders 10-0
First
Consolation Round:
Andy Lang (Frk) maj dec Sanders 11-2
Tournament
Record: 0-2
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152
- Hayden Harrison
QF
Round:
Harrison pinned Jared Durlin (Cor) 3:00
SF
Round :
Harrison dec Nathan Kucnick (McD) 12-6
Finals:
Harrison pinned Pat Smith (Prep) 4:47
Tournament
Record: 3-0
(PLACED 1ST)
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160
- Kyle Goss
Preliminary
Round :
Goss pinned Tom Bonyai (Cen) 1:27
QF
Round:
Jake Lauffenburger (War) pinned Goss 1:02
First
Consolation Round:
Goss pinned Jared McClure (McD) 1:59
Second
Consolation Round:
Tom Smith (Tv) dec Goss 5-2
Tournament
Record: 2-2
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171
- Branden Stearns
QF
Round:
Stearns pinned Ryan Smith (Cor) 2:56
SF
Round :
Stearns dec Toby Williams (War) 8-2
Finals:
Stearns dec Kory Hubbard (CL) 4-0
Tournament
Record: 3-0 (PLACED 1ST)
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189
- Travis Goss
QF
Round:
Goss dec Jeremy Little (McD) 3-2 (2 OT)
SF
Round :
Sean Connole (Prep) maj dec Goss 14-6
Consolation
SF:
Goss dec Brian Shontz (War) 9-4
Consolation
Finals:
Goss dec Jeremy Little (McD) 8-5
Tournament
Record: 3-1 (PLACED 3RD)
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215
- Andrew Wilson
Preliminary
Round:
Wilson pinned Paul Malec (Mdv) 3:13
QF
Round:
Mark Anthony (McD) pinned Wilson 1:45
Second
Consolation Round:
Sam Schwabenbauer (Frk) dec Wilson 6-2
Tournament
Record: 1-2
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275
- No
Entry
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02-21-04
12 GM Wrestlers
Still Alive at Districts
7 Advance to the Semi Final Round
Twelve
of 13 McLane wrestlers survived the first night of the District
10 AAA tourney, Friday at Meadville. Top seeds, Ashton Osterberg,
Jake Keene, Hayden Harrison and Branden Stearns all won their
quarter final bouts to advance to Saturday's semis. Also making
the semi finals were, Hadley Harrison, Don Osinski and Travis
Goss.
In
quarter finals action, Osterberg pinned Central's Nathan George
in 24 seconds. Keene decked Central's Billy Condon at the 1:55
mark for his 96th career win. Hadley major decisioned
Franklin's Ben Mellring 14-2 and Don Osinski won by major decision
over Conneaut Lake's Dan Tursky. Hayden notched his 65th
career fall and 126th career win over Corry's Jared
Durlin in 3:00. Stearns built a big lead with a couple of tilts
before pinning Corry's Ryan Smith in 2:56. Travis Goss won his
QF bout the hard way. He pulled out a 3-2 double overtime thriller
over McDowell's Jeremy Little.
Phillip
Williams wrestled his first varsity match of the year and won
by fall in the preliminary round, over Central's Zach Zimmerman
in 44 seconds. Williams lost to Conneaut Lake's top seeded Adam
Green in the quarter finals. Kyle Goss pinned Central's Tom
Bonyai in the opening round, before losing to Warren's Jake
Lauffenburger in the quarters. Goss came back in the first consy
round with a fall over McDowell's Jared McClure.
Andrew
Wilson pinned Meadville's Paul Malec in 3:13 in the prelims,
then lost to McDowell's top seed, Mark Anthony. Brandon Saraceno,
who's been out of the lineup since the GM Duals, lost his QF
bout to Warren's Scott Goodwill. Saraceno came back with a 28
second fall over Titusville's Wayne Burnside. Louie Decker lost
a 7-5 heart breaker against Oil City's Ryan Murray in the quarters
and will wrestle again in tomorrow's consolation round.
Notes
from the tournament: Erie Prep leads the tournament after the
Friday sessions, with twelve semi finalists. McLane and McDowell
each have seven and Corry has six. Wrestling resumes Saturday
morning at 10 AM.
02-20-04
McLane Wrestlers
Come From Behind
to Beat FCVC Champ, Conneaut Lake
Four
young wrestlers came through in the clutch Wednesday evening,
to propel General McLane to a 44-34 come from behind win over
FCVC Champ, Conneaut Lake. The match started at 160 lbs. and
things didn't go well for the Lancers in the heavier weights.
Branden Stearns pinned his opponent at 171 lbs. But that was
the only win GM could muster through the first five bouts as
they found themselves on the short end of a 22-6 score.
Ashton
Osterberg finally got a fall at 103, with only 13 seconds remaining
in his bout to start the GM comeback. Jake Keene hit some great
throwbys and dumps and racked up a 15-4 major decision at 119
to make the score Conneaut Lake 28, GM 16.
McLane
was still down by 12 points, but two freshmen and two sophomore
wrestlers stepped up and got the job done. Glen Sult, in only
his second varsity start, rolled to a 17-7 major decision over
Tyler Thomas. Don Osinski broke open a close bout and pinned
Dan Tursky with just over a minute left in the second period.
Brian
Clark followed that with a stretch job over Mike Miller in 5:07.
That win put the Lancers on top for the first time, 32-28. Freshman,
Louie Decker got the fired up McLane fans roaring when he hit
a standing headlock and pinned Joe Smith at 140 lbs., to put
the match away.
Hayden
Harrison wrestled Jim Jurako in the final bout. Harrison hit
four takedowns and had an 8-3 lead in the second period when
he reversed and the pinned Jurako. That made the final score,
General McLane-44 Conneaut Lake-34.
General
McLane-44 Conneaut Lake-34
103-Ashton
Osterberg (GM) pinned Joe Dudda (CL) 5:47
112-Adam Green (CL) pinned Eric Zelina (GM) 5:22
119-Jake Keene (GM) maj dec Rodney Gelvin (CL) 15-4
125-Glen Sult (GM) maj dec Tyler Thomas (CL) 17-7
130-Don Osinski (GM) pinned Dan Tursky (CL) 2:50
135-Brian Clark (GM) pinned Mike Miller (CL) 4:48
140-Louie Decker (GM) pinned Joe Smith (CL) 1:25
145-Shane O'Daty (CL) pinned Dale Sanders (GM) :57
152-Hayden Harrison (GM) pinned Jim Juracko (CL) 2:44
160-Jake Demmler (CL) pinned Kyle Goss (GM) 3:28
171-Scott Kreider (CL) maj dec Ben Rucker (GM) 14-6
189-Branden
Stearns (GM) pinned Shane Kreider (CL) 5:23
215-Ben McMillin (CL) pinned Travis Goss (GM) 3:31
275-Jeremy Alabran (CL) pinned Andrew Wilson (GM) :32
GM
Final Season Dual Record: 12-6
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Notes
from the match:
Hayden
Harrison's fall against Conneaut Lake was the 64th of his
career and broke the school record of 63, which was held
by Frank Myers since 1983. Hayden now owns the records for 'Career
Takedowns', Career Falls', and 'Career Wins'. Congratulations!!!
Jake
Keene became the second Lancer wrestler to break the 30 win
barrier. It was also the 95th win of his career. Branden
Stearns hit the 25 win mark for the season, with his fall over
Shane Kreider. Stearns now has 67 career wins. Ashton Osterberg
also won his 25th bout.
Congratulations
to Glen Sult, Brian Clark, Don Osinki and Louie Decker, four
young wrestlers who stepped up and got the job done when it
counted.
Travis
Goss deserves credit for making a personal sacrifice. He bumped
up to 215 lbs. to wrestle state ranked, Ben McMillin. Travis
lost, but that move allowed GM to send out a heavyweight instead
of forfeiting the weight class.
It's
been a good season for this young team. Injuries have plagued
the Lancers all year, but they managed to beat FCVC Champ Conneaut
Lake, previously unbeaten McDowell at the GM Duals and a tough
Warren squad at the Indian Valley Duals. They will be a force
to be reckoned with next year if they can stay healthy.
02-04-04