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MARION — Unbeaten Tim Geoghegan, second-seeded in the 132-pound class, posted his fifth and sixth straight victories this season and led four Findlay High wrestlers into the semifinal round of the Marion Harding Wrestling Invitational Friday night. Action resumes at noon today with the championships slated for 7 p.m. Geoghegan recorded two close decisions by scores of 2-1 and 3-2 and remained in the running for a championship with teammates Lee Smith (112), Bruce Heater (145) and Hank Kramer (175). Smith, a sophomore who was seeded No. 6, drew a first-round bye before pinning his quarterfinal opponent in 3:37. Heater, No. 5 seed, coasted to a 16-0 win and reach ed the semifinals with a 2-1 decision. Kramer, No. 3 seed, rolled past his first two foes 15-0 and 11-4. Top-seeded Steve Rettig, 41, who lost his first match of the season 6-2, is still alive for consolation honors along with Steve Sites (98), Jon Redman (119), Chip Frey (126), Randy Smaltz (167), Bill Coburn (185) and Dave Bishop (Hwt). Sites, Coburn and Bishop were pinned in their only matches while Redman, Frey, Tim Thomas and Smaltz lost decisions. Dennis Cervenka was ill and FHS was unable to come up with a wrestler for the 105-pound class.
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Findlay Courier
Findlay, Ohio, US
Fri, Dec 30, 1977
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