Highland Hornets rout Medina in wrestling to 40 13 win
Highland jumped to a 30 0 lead and defeated Medina 40 13 in Granger Township. Freshman Dan Willeford won at 98 pounds and Jeff May at 112 pounds sparked Highland with key wins as the Hornets pulled away early and held on for the victory.
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Highland’s
Hornets
Medina
Hornet
Jim Florian
Dan Willeford
Bill Saganes
Bill John
Greg Skoda
Jeff May
Florian
Mark Fuller
Independence
Tom Beurksen
May
Edge Beurksen
Marty Lyons
Bee
Dan Gorfido
Hornet Grappler
Wrestling results with several pins and decisions
The meet features Willeford and John earning wins by decision and pin respectively. Lyons Beurksen and Starr also post wins, while May siblings and Rady Jennerich Cavanaugh Bramley all win by decision. The heavyweights Walker and Voshall battle to a 9-9 draw with Cypher and Rinehart scoring a pin for the host team.
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Saganes
John
Skoda
J. May
Beurksen
Lyons
Gorfido
E. May
Starr
Rady
Jennerich
Cavanaugh
Bramley
Wilcox
Flugum
Thoburn
Barnett
Simmons
Klimko
Ritcher
Perrea Drew
Cypher
Rinehart
Hvy—Walker
Voshall Drew
Chippewa Conference Opens With Key Friday Games
Chippewa Conference swings into action this weekend with Cloverleaf at Brunswick, Wadsworth hosting Orrville, and West Holmes welcoming Triway. Coaches expect tough league openers as Cloverleaf, Brunswick and Orrville feature balanced offenses led by top scorers Katz Cantrell and Wills along with Bittner Markley Clark. Wadsworth faces injury concerns as three players sit out for the visit from Orrville.
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Chippewa
Cloverleaf
Brunswick
Wadsworth
Orrville
West Holmes
Triway
Jack Schneider
Dick Anderson
Schneider
Blue Devils
Midview
Anderson
Dean Katz
Joe Cantrell
John Wills
Dick Bittner
Steve Markley
Ken Clark
Dave Sladky
Grizzlies
Tom Benek
Larry Esterle
Chris Siesky
Sladky
Wadsworth Beats Northwest In Low‑Scoring Opener
Wadsworth Grizzlies improve to 1-0 with a 55-50 win over Northwest. Orrville falls to 0-2 after losses to Waynedale 57-69 and Wooster 53-73 as Sladky notes Orrville’s talent and fast pace while injuries and illness hinder practice efforts.
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Orrville
Waynedale
Wooster
Sladky
Grizzlies
Bears
Wadsworth
Buckeye and Highland eye Inland conference victories
Buckeye heads to South Amherst to face Cavaliers while Highland hosts Keystone as both teams chase a first Inland win. Buckeye may be without 64 center Chris Pievarchy and Tom Keller with a chest muscle pull. Highland features four double figure scorers led by Napier Chaffee and Chaffee.
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Highland
Bucks
South Amherst
Cavaliers
Hornets
Keystone
Chris Pievarchy
Tom Keller
Bob Jones
Kim Meyers
Mark Tammaro
Brian McQue
Ken Vilagi
Freeman Adkins
Roger Chaffee
Bob Chaffee
Pat Napier
Keating
Gary Luttner
Boardman To Threaten Brunswick's Streak In Wrestling Meet
Brunswick eyes a five match win streak as it heads to Boardman for a 2 p.m. Friday dual. Boardman, 1-0, pushed Brunswick hard last season before a 26 24 loss. Buckeye opens Columbia season Saturday at 7 p.m. with a 1-0 mark. Cloverleaf and Wadsworth start their seasons. Meenan leads Wadsworth at 119 pounds. Black River visits Doylestown at 1 p.m. Friday amid last year’s 41 20 win by Pirates. Medina hosts Bay Village in Southwestern Conference dual at 7 30 p.m. led by sophomore DeAnna who placed at state finals last year.
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Boardman
Spartans
Brunswick
Buckeye
Columbia
Bucks
Raiders
Cloverleaf
Wadsworth
Colts
Orrville
Red Riders
John Meenan
Barberton
The
Magics
Black River
Doylestown
Pirates
Chipps
Medina
Bay Village
Rockets
Mike DeAnna
Pirates Hope to Slow Wildcats in Narrow Local Tilt
Black River faces New London aiming to snap an 0-3 start by controlling tempo and breaking a weak press. Coach Bob Kelly notes the Pirates must curb turnovers and rely on leading scorer Craig Nixon who returns from ankle trouble ready to contribute.
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Sullivan
Black River
Bob Kelly
Pirates
New London
Craig Nixon
Mapleton
Nixon
Directions To Boardman For Brunswick Fans
Directions to Youngstown Boardman for Brunswick fans to attend the Blue Devils wrestling match Friday afternoon. Follow the Ohio Turnpike east to the second Youngstown exit Rt. 7 north into Youngstown, two and a half miles to S Woods Street. The school is one block away. BHS Athletic Director Bob Krosky says the team will eat at Bonanza Silicon Pit 7850 Market St after the match and welcomes fans to join.
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Brunswick
Youngstown
Woods Street
Rt. 7
BHS
Bob Krosky
Bonanza Silicon Pit
Market St
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