Oak Glen on pin parade
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Oak Glen piled on the wins on Thursday during opening round action at the West Virginia State Wrestling Tournament at Marshall Health Network Arena.
Seven of the eight Golden Bears won their opening matches by pin to advance.
Jordan Tomsic (106 pounds), Aiden Anderson (113), Wyatt Wolanski (132), Logan Graham (138), Hayden Lamb (144), Greg Sauers (190) and Noah Schmidt (285) are all onto today’s championship quarterfinals.
As a team the Golden Bears scored 28 points and sit third behind Point Pleasant (32.5) and Williamstown (29).
Quarterfinals and consolations will start at 11:30 a.m. today. The second session is set for 7:30 p.m. with semifinal matches and third round consolation matches.
OAK GLEN RESULTS
(rankings are from the Feb. 21 West Virginia Coaches
Association poll)
Jordan Tomsic
106 pounds
Sophomore, 31-14
FIRST ROUND: No. 3 Tomsic pin Aaron Barb (East Hardy), 1:27
SECOND ROUND: vs. No. 2 Matthew Kesterson (Greenbrier West)
Aiden Anderson
113 pounds
Senior, 30-16
FIRST ROUND: No. 3 Anderson pin Brayden Watson (Richie County), 2:17
SECOND ROUND: vs. No. 1 Josh Bostic (Herbert Hoover)
Wyatt Wolanski
132 pounds
Junior, 25-10
FIRST ROUND: No. 4 Wolanski pin Quinton Hilliard (Liberty Harrison), 3:23
SECOND ROUND: vs. Linkin Andrick (Ravenswood)
Logan Graham
138 pounds
Junior, 24-15
FIRST ROUND: No. 9 Graham pin Devin Hensley (Chapmanville), 5:45
SECOND ROUND: vs. Brayden Morris (Braxton County)
Hayden Lamb
144 pounds
Senior, 29-8
FIRST ROUND: No. 5 Lamb pin Noah Hines (Nicholas County), 2:37
SECOND ROUND: vs. No. 7 Blake Coleman (Clay County)
Greg Sauers
190 pounds
Senior, 42-13
FIRST ROUND: No. 3 Sauers pin Cam Patterson (Ravenswood), 4:57
SECOND ROUND: vs. No. 7 Earl Wyman (Moorefield)
Richie Gudino
215 pounds
Junior, 30-17
FIRST ROUND: No. 5 Joey Cowger (Shady Spring) pin Gudino, 3:28
FIRST CONSOLATION: Gudino vs. Jake Roberts (Wahama)
Noah Schmidt
285 pounds
Senior, 41-7
FIRST ROUND: No. 2 Schmidt pin Logan Fordyce (Robert C. Byrd), 3:06
SECOND ROUND: vs. Noah Canterbury (Point Pleasant)