Hornet wrestlers fall to Wyalusing
By: Ed Weaver | NTL Sports | December 23, 2015
The Wellsboro Varsity Wrestling team dropped their first home match of the year to Wyalusing, 76-0 on Tuesday, December 22.
The Rams took every match as they started off with three forfeits at 120 lbs., 126 lbs., and 132 lbs. Senior Tyler Evans lost a 7-0 decision to Joseph Doss at 138 lbs., junior Caleb Sinkler lost a 21-6 tech fall at 145 lbs. to Creighton Edsell, and sophomore Cory Busch was pinned by Collin Edsell in 1:38 at 152 lbs.
Freshman Brennan Catherman lost an 18-3 tech fall at 160 lbs. to Wyalusing's Denton Porter, freshman Hunter Brown was pinned by Ed Mapes in 4:55 at 170 lbs., freshman Robert Brown was pinned in 5:41 by Michael Wilcox at 195 lbs., and senior Owen Covert lost to Dawson Otis at 285 lbs. by a 5-2 decision.
The Rams also earned forfeits at 182 lbs., 220 lbs., 106 lbs., and 113 lbs. to close out the match.
In the Middle School match the Hornets fell to 1-2 on the year with a 57-21 loss. Brock Hamblin picked up a 7-4 decision at 80 lbs., Connor Ramsey won by pin at 122 lbs. in 2:59, Clayton Rogers pinned his opponent in 1:05 at 138 lbs., and Alex Burrell won by pin in 2:46 at 155 lbs.
The Varsity team drops to 0-3 (0-3 NTL). The team will be back in action on Wednesday, December 30 at the Selinsgrove Tournament.
Ed Weaver is the owner of Circle W Sports in Wellsboro, PA, is the Sports Director for The Home Page Network and the creator of WellsboroAthletics.com and WellsboroFootball.com. You can follow him on Twitter or friend him on Facebook.
