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PSU Sources: Sunderland era over at PSU

Posted by ANDY ELDER, For The Patriot-News March 27, 2009 19:16PM

According to two sources close to the Penn State wrestling team, the Troy Sunderland era of Penn State wrestling is officially over. The 11-year coach of the Nittany Lions met with athletic director Tim Curley on Thursday morning and was told he could either resign or be fired. As of right now, no decision has been made by Sunderland.

The future of Sunderland and assistant coaches Matt Dernlan, Aaron Anspach and Mark Perry are uncertain as the new coach would almost assuredly want to bring his own people with him. Sunderland amassed a 115-90-2 record in his 11 seasons. He coached 27 All-Americans and guided three wrestlers to national championships. In addition, under his tutelage, seven other wrestlers were NCAA finalists.

Penn State was 8-11-2 overall this season and 1-6-2 in the Big Ten, where the Lions placed ninth in the 11-team standings. At the NCAA meet in St. Louis last weekend, Penn State finished 17th in the team race. This story was first reported on bwi.rivals.com.

Alumni Wrestling...

Adam Koballa
Adam Koballa is the 2009 NAIA 141 lbs National Champion
.  Congradulations to the Koballa family!
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NAIA East Region Final
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141: Adam Koballa Notre Dame College def. Zach Flake, Campbellsville; 4-2 SV1
This was an absolute battle. Koballa and Flake both attacked very well with Koballa barely getting the best of Flake by catching his ankle in the closing moments of sudden victory to get the two points and the victory.
Notre Dame Wrestling...

The Notre Dame Wrestling team completed its season with a program-best fifth-place finish at the 52nd Annual NAIA National Championships in Oklahoma City.

The championship tournament was held March 5-7. NDC had five grapplers place at the tournament, led by junior Adam Koballa (Twinsburg), who won the national championship at 141 pounds. Sophomore Tyler Savage (Carlisle, Ohio) and freshman Jeffrey Pelton (Bellevue, Ohio) placed third in the 125-pound and 149-pound divisions, respectively.

Sophomore Thomas Straughn (Massillon) placed fourth at 157 pounds, while sophomore Dante Rini (Massillon) placed seventh at 125. All five of the Falcons earned All-American status as a result of their top-eight finishes.

Koballa, ranked No. 5 at 141 going into nationals, beat four ranked wrestlers on his way to becoming the Falcons' second national champion. NDC's Victer Crenshaw earned the NAIA crown at 157 last season.

After an opening-round tech fall victory, Koballa defeated No. 8 Ethan Hall from California Baptist by score of 8-4. The junior then won a hard-fought 3-2 decision over Dickinson State's (N.D.) Eli Zuniga, ranked No. 6, in the quarterfinals. Another one-point win followed in the semis, a 7-6 decision over No. 4-ranked Jon Henslee from Grand View (Iowa).

The decision over Henslee set-up Koballa's championship showdown with Zach Flake, the No. 2-ranked wrestler from Campbellsville (Ky.). Koballa and Flake battled for three periods, with Koballa victorious in the end by 4-2 decision.

The run in Oklahoma City closed out Koballa's 2008-09 season with a 30-5 record in 35 bouts. For the season, he won 14 bouts by decision, nine by fall, four by tech fall, and three by major decision. He ranked third on the Falcon squad with 128 team points. Koballa is now a two-time NAIA All-American; he was runner-up at 141 pounds at last year's National Championships.
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J Jaggers Division I 2009 wrestling championships
by Pat Galbincea/Plain Dealer Reporter
Saturday March 21, 2009, 9:49 PM
Terry Gilliam/Associated Press
Ohio State's J. Jaggers successfully defended his NCAA wrestling crown on Saturday. He was a four-time state high school champion at Chanel High.

ST. LOUIS, Mo. -- One expert said Ohio State winning the 2009 Division I Wrestling Championship would have been the greatest upset in NCAA wrestling history.

The Buckeyes almost made it happen Saturday night at the Scottrade Center, and despite senior J. Jaggers (141 pounds) repeating as a national champ and runners-up in juniors Reece Humphrey (133) and Mike Pucillo (184), OSU fell 4 1/2 points short of Iowa, 96½ to 92.

Jaggers, a four-time state champ at Chanel High, dazzled the 17,385 fans with slick and slithery takedowns plus a cradle on Old Dominion senior Ryan Williams to score a convincing 10-4 victory.

"A lot of people said I wouldn't win it again," a beaming Jaggers said. "They called me a one-year wonder. Well, you don't stumble into two NCAA titles. It's hard enough to win one title, and darn harder to repeat."

Saturday 6:30 PM NCAA 2009 Division I 141 lbs. Finals
Championship Finals #3 J Jaggers (Ohio St) RSSR [23-7] vs #8 Ryan Williams (Old Dom) SR [35-3]


Name
Period 1
Period 2
Period 3
RT
Score
Ryan Williams

Old Dominion

SR
141
Season Rcrd: 35 - 3
NCAA Qual Rcrd: 11 - 3
IM Rank: 7
E1; E1;
E1;
 
E1;
 
4
J Jaggers

Ohio State
RSSR
  
141
Season Rcrd: 23 - 7
NCAA Qual Rcrd: 11 - 6
IM Rank: 9
T2; T2; NF2;
   
E1; T2; RT1;
1:39
10
Championship SF #3 J Jaggers (Ohio St) RSSR [23-7] vs Chris Dourin (Arizona State) RSSO [26-6]

Name
Period 1
Period 2
Period 3
Score
Chris Drouin
Arizona State
RSSO
  
141
Season Rcrd: 26 - 6
NCAA Qual Rcrd: 9 - 6
IM Rank: 5
         
4:27
J Jaggers
Ohio State
RSSR
  
141
Season Rcrd: 23 - 7
NCAA Qual Rcrd: 11 - 6
IM Rank: 9
T2;
E1;
   
FALL

Championship QF #3 J Jaggers (Ohio St) RSSR [23-7] vs #6 Nick Gallick (Iowa St) JR [28-4]

Name
Period 1
Period 2
Period 3
Score
J Jaggers
Ohio State
RSSR
  
141
Season Rcrd: 23 - 7
NCAA Qual Rcrd: 11 - 6
IM Rank: 9
R2;
       
FALL
Nick Gallick
Iowa State
JR
  
141
Season Rcrd: 28 - 5
NCAA Qual Rcrd: 10 - 4
IM Rank: 4
T2; C;
       
1:48



Championship R2 #3 J Jaggers (Ohio St) RSSR [23-7] vs Tyler Nauman (Pittsburgh) RSFR [28-7]

Name
Period 1
Period 2
Period 3
OT SV
RT
Score
Tyler Nauman
Pittsburgh
RSFR
  
141
Season Rcrd: 28 - 7
NCAA Qual Rcrd: 10 - 5
IM Rank: 12
E1;
 
NF2;
E1;
   
4
J Jaggers

Ohio State
RSSR
  
141
Season Rcrd: 23 - 7
NCAA Qual Rcrd: 11 - 6
IM Rank: 9
T2;
E1;
   
RT1; T2;
1:28
6



championship R1 #3 J Jaggers (Ohio St) RSSR [23-7] vs Adin Duenas (CSU-Fuller) RSSO [20-7]
Name
Period 1
Period 2
Period 3
RT
Score
J Jaggers
Ohio State
RSSR
  
141
Season Rcrd: 23 - 7
NCAA Qual Rcrd: 11 - 6
IM Rank: 9
T2; T2;
down
E1; T2; SW;
 
T2; S1; RT1;
3:44
11
Adin Duenas
Cal State-Fullerton
RSSO
  
141
Season Rcrd: 20 - 7
NCAA Qual Rcrd: 1 - 7
IM Rank: 36
E1;
     
SW; E1;
  
2

J Jaggers Big Ten 2009 wrestling championships

Championship Round 1
#5 J Jaggers(OSU) dec Collin Dozier(MSU) 5-1

Championship Round 2i
#5 J Jaggers maj. dec #4 Michael Thorn(MN) 12-3

Championship Semifinals
#1 Zach Tanelli(WI) dec. #5 J Jaggers 3-1

Cons Semifinals
#5 J Jaggers fall Keith Sulzer(NU) 4:20

Cons Finals
#5 J Jaggers dec. #3 Alex Tsirtsis(IA) 4-3

Big Ten 3rd place finish
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Cameron Wade
Cameron Wade Big Ten 2009 wrestling championships


Championship Round 1
#4 John Wise(IL) fall Cameron Wade(PSU) 6:57

Cons Round 1
Cameron Wade(PSU) dec. #6 Corey Morrison(OSU) 14-8

Cons Round 2
Cameron Wade(PSU) dec. #7 Eddie Phillips(MI) 5-0

Cons Semifinals
Cameron Wade(PSU) dec. #4 John Wise(IL) 2-4

Cons 5th place
Cameron Wade(PSU) dec. #5 Nathan Everhart(IN) 2-7

Big ten 6th place finish

Andrew Gardella
Andrew Gardella wrestled in the NCAA Division III wrestling championships
6th place finish
NCAA All American

Drew Gardella, a senior at Case Western Reserve University and graduate of St. Peter Chanel class of 2005, class valedictorian became All American at the NCAA Division III Champsions on March 6-7, at the 149lb. Drew finishes his wrestling career at CASE with 128 victories, UAA rookie of the year his freshmen year, 1x All-American finish, 3x NCAA academic Scholar All-American with a 3.8 GPA with 3 majors:  Biogloy, Cognitive Science, and Psycology.  Drew is the eighth All American in Case's wrestling history. In 2008, Drew received the Arthur P. Leary Award.  The award is given to outstanding freshman, sophomore, or junior who has demonstrated leadership in the team, maintained good academic standing in the University, demonstrated good sportsmanship, and made a contribution to the department and University.
 
Next year, Drew will be attending the chiropractic school, Palmer Institute, in Florida.
NCAA championships day one...

CLEVELAND, OH (March 6, 2009) - Just being invited to the NCAA Championships was not enough – senior wrestler Drew Gardella (Sagamore Hills, OH- pictured ) wanted to accomplish the one thing that has eluded him during his career. This weekend he put his name among the school’s all-time greats by becoming the eighth All-American in Case Western Reserve University wrestling history.
NCAA All American Andrew Gardella Gardella began his quest on Friday with a 12-2 decision win over former All-American Tyler Branham [New Jersey]. He would then lose his next match 15-4 to returning national champion Jacob Naig [Wartburg] which sent him down into the third-place bracket. He then recorded a 5-0 win over the number seven seed Dan Vito [Merchant Marine] which would set up a match with a well-known opponent to Gardella, John Carroll’s Dan Mizener.
Gardella had wrestled four matches against his cross-town rival already this season, with both him and Mizener sitting at two wins apiece. But Gardella would take the series lead on wrestling’s biggest stage by getting a 9-7 decision win over Mizener which earned him All-American status.
At day’s end, Gardella had compiled a 3-1 record and will continue wrestling tomorrow in hopes of earning a third place title in the 149-pound weight class.
Freshman national qualifier Isaac Dukes (Ravenna, OH) was given the daunting task of wrestling returning national champion Aaron Wernimont [Wartburg] in his bracket’s opening round. Wernimont came into the day with a 41-0 record on the season, including a win over Dukes back in November. Dukes would give him all he had, but Wernimont would escape with a narrow 7-6 victory bumping Dukes into the third-place bracket.
Dukes would then lose to Johanson Quist [Luther] in his next match, ending his run in the bracket and his first career trip to the NCAA Championships. Dukes wraps up his season with a 29-11 record and the University Athletic Association Rookie of the Year award.
ncaa championships day two...

CLEVELAND, OH (March 7, 2009) - Senior Drew Gardella (Sagamore Hills, OH- pictured ) notched another win on day two and captured the sixth place title at the NCAA Championships today at Coe College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He would go 4-3 over the weekend while taking on the best Division III wrestlers in the nation.
In his opening match on Saturday, Gardella recorded a 6-2 decision win over Muhlenberg’s Robert Kein which included back points late in the match. Gardella would then meet the number two seed Jacob Naig [Wartburg], who he had lost 15-4 against on day one, this time closing the gap but still dropping the match 8-4. Naig would go on to win the third place title.
Gardella would then drop his final match to the number one seed Willy Hilst [Augsburg] to end his day and receive sixth place honors in the event. Case Western Reserve finished with ten total points which landed them in 25th place out of the 62 teams that participated in the brackets. Wartburg would place first in the event after finishing the weekend with 117.5 points and two individual champions.
  OHSAA State Tournament
         
Round Mike Kovach 119 Joey Keifer 130 Dan Collier 135 Ken Trusnik 140 Cody Walters 152
Championship Preliminaries Win: fall 1:00  
Loss: fall 4:23
  Loss: 4-11  Loss: 6-16 Win: 10-1
Cons Round 1   Win: fall 4:39 Loss: 4-5 Loss: 2-4 ot  
Championship Quarterfinals Win: 4-3       loss 2-4 ot
Cons Round 2   Loss: 4-5     Win: 2-1
 Championship Semifinals Loss: 1-12        
Cons Round 3         Win: 2-1
 Sat 10:00 am Cons Semifinals Loss: 1-2       Win: 9-1
Sat 11:00 am Cons Finals  Win: 9-7       Win: 10-0
  5 th place finish       3 rd place finish

2009 State Qualifiers
Cody Walters 152 - Joey Kiefer 130 - Dan Collier 135 - Ken Trusnik 140 - Mike Kovach 119
 
St. Peter Chanel 2009 Wrestling State Qualifiers
 
Good Luck this weekend at states!
Division III Pairings:
KF - Kettering Fairmont    MH - Maple Heights
OC - Owens College        ST - Steubenville

119 Weight Class:

1. MH-1 Mike Kovach, Bedford St. Peter Chanel, (11), 40-4 (08:III-119-4th)
2. OC-4 Jordan Cole, Milan Edison, (9), 43-14
3. ST-3 Aaron Branham, West Jefferson, (10), 38-9
4. KF-2 Justin Caudill, Spencerville, (12), 32-7
5. ST-2 Dom Barlow, Heath, (10), 44-7 (08:III-103-4th)
6. KF-3 Taylor Henderson, Cincinnati Mariemont, (10), 18-2
7. MH-4 Justin Hall, Massillon Tuslaw, (12), 40- (07:III-103-2nd)
8. OC-1 Hunter Stieber, Monroeville, (10), 43-1 (08:III-103-1st)
9. ST-1 Tyler Heminger, Galion Northmor, (10), 42-5 (08:III-112-2nd)
10. KF-4 Josh Cioca, Blanchester, (11), 40-13
11. MH-3 Travis Harbert, Garrettsville Garfield, (12), 39-4 (07:III-112-4th)
12. OC-2 Westley Lee, Bloomdale Elmwood, (11), 37-8
13. MH-2 Santino Pizzuto, North Jackson Jackson-Milton, (12), 38-6
14. OC-3 Alex Glenn, Tontogany Otsego, (11), 29-11
15. ST-4 Carl Moody, Nelsonville-York, (9), 37-10
16. KF-1 Jordan Hancock, Troy Christian, (11), 37-9 (08:III-103-5th)

130 Weight Class:
1. KF-1 Johnny Carpenter, Cincinnati Madeira, (10), 44-1 (08:III-119-3rd)
2. ST-4 Zach Hook, Nelsonville-York, (11), 43-3
3. MH-3 Brandon Sommers, Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy, (11), 31-4 (08:III-119-5th)
4. OC-2 Joey Bodenbender, Defiance Tinora, (12), 45-4
5. MH-2 Tony Cardiero, Girard, (12), 36-5
6. OC-3 Jordan Cowell, Archbold, (9), 55-7
7. KF-4 Garret Freeman, Harrod Allen East, (12), 44-6
8. ST-1 Erik Canter, Bellaire, (12), 46-3
9. OC-1 Cam Tessari, Monroeville, (10), 39-2 (08:III-112-1st)
10. MH-4 Joey Kiefer, Bedford St. Peter Chanel, (10), 31-12
11. KF-3 Nick Ziegler, Mechanicsburg, (12), 45-5
12. ST-2 Marco Gualtieri, West Jefferson, (11), 31-9
13. KF-2 Joe Bruewer, Cincinnati Deer Park, (11), 29-5
14. ST-3 Seth Callarik, St. Clairsville, (11), 38-5
15. OC-4 Tyler Yant, Delta, (10), 32-19
16. MH-1 Jimmy Dankle, Cleveland Cuyahoga Heights, (10), 48-2

135 Weight Class:
1. OC-1 Ben Kuzma, Bascom Hopewell-Loudon, (12), 29-1
2. KF-4 Eddie Sanders, Hamilton Badin, (10), 34-8
3. MH-3 Jeff Vitallo, Apple Creek Waynedale, (12), 42-6
4. ST-2 Keith Tanner, Johnstown-Monroe, (12), 46-2
5. MH-2 David Malkus, Burton Berkshire, (12), 27-5
6. ST-3 Mason Robinson, Heath, (10), 42-5
7. OC-4 Devin Cartwright, Sycamore Mohawk, (10), 21-8
8. KF-1 Brendon Klaus, Mechanicsburg, (12), 36-9
9. MH-1 Tyler Powers, Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy, (12), 33-2 (08:III-130-8th)
10. ST-4 Clint Boyd, Caldwell, (11), 29-9
11. KF-3 Kyle Begg, Bluffton, (12), 43-3 (08:III-119-7th)
12. OC-2 Reid Rayfield, Delta, (12), 41-8
13. KF-2 Jordan Thome, Troy Christian, (12), 41-7 (08:III-135-2nd, 07:III-130-4th, 06:III-119-6th)
14. OC-3 Cal Clark, Monroeville, (10), 30-7
15. MH-4 Dan Collier, Bedford St. Peter Chanel, (10), 27-15
16. ST-1 Dominic Prezzia, St. Clairsville, (10), 33-1

140 Weight Class:
1. ST-1 Chris Block, Johnstown-Monroe, (12), 52-0 (08:III-135-7th)
2. OC-4 Max Pennington, Delta, (12), 29-6
3. MH-3 Zach Noernberg, Cleveland Cuyahoga Heights, (11), 50-4
4. KF-2 Jordan Deady, North Lewisburg Triad, (12), 38-4
5. MH-2 Donny Montoney, Peninsula Woodridge, (10), 37-10
6. KF-3 Kyle Reese, Mechanicsburg, (11), 34-11
7. ST-4 Kody Crooks, Barnesville, (11), 32-14
8. OC-1 Joshua Goebel, Edgerton, (11), 47-3
9. KF-1 Zac Hancock, Troy Christian, (12), 39-4 (08:III-130-1st, 07:III-125-2nd, 06:III-130-6th)
10. MH-4 Ken Trusnik, Bedford St. Peter Chanel, (11), 40-11
11. OC-3 Chad Sonnenberg, Van Buren, (10), 37-4
12. ST-2 Weston Davis, Chillicothe Zane Trace, (11), 47-5
13. OC-2 Cody Alexander, Bloomdale Elmwood, (12), 35-12
14. ST-3 Cody Coomes, Marion Pleasant, (12), 42-5 (08:III-130-5th, 07:III-125-5th)
15. KF-4 Lucas Freeman, Bluffton, (12), 42-5
16. MH-1 Dann Miller, Brookfield, (12), 33-5

152 Weight Class:
1. ST-1 Johnny Merryman, Shadyside, (12), 45-2 (08:III-152-8th)
2. KF-4 Thomas Fullenkamp, Versailles, (10), 40-6
3. MH-3 Nico Francis, Girard, (11), 38-6
4. OC-2 Michael Cawley, Norwalk St. Paul, (12), 36-2
5. MH-2 Bryson Hall, Doylestown Chippewa, (10), 48-4
6. OC-3 Xavier Dye, Hamler Patrick Henry, (10), 46-4
7. ST-4 Sean Prather, West Jefferson, (10), 26-10
8. KF-1 Jake Howe, Blanchester, (11), 46-2 (08:III-145-8th, 07:III-135-7th)
9. OC-1 Kyle Gladieux, Oregon Cardinal Stritch, (11), 36-2
10. MH-4 Matt Meadows, Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy, (9), 30-11
11. ST-3 Michael Falk, Columbus Grandview Heights, (11), 44-6
12. KF-2 Kyle Burns, Troy Christian, (11), 18-6
13. ST-2 Bo Gilmore, Gnadenhutten Indian Valley, (12), 37-7
14. KF-3 Tyler Rayl, Bluffton, (11), 40-4
15. OC-4 Miles Chapman, Bascom Hopewell-Loudon, (11), 38-7
16. MH-1 Cody Walters, Bedford St. Peter Chanel, (10), 43-5 (08:III-152-7th)

Maple Heights 2009 Districts Results

2009 Maple Heights Division III District Scores
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1. CVCA                      186.0
2. Cuyahoga Hts.             113.0
3. Manchester                108.0
4. St. Peter Chanel          107.5
5. Jackson-Milton             98.0
6. Tuslaw                     97.0
7. Woodridge                  71.0
8. Waynedale                  70.5
9. VASJ                       57.0
10. Northwestern               49.0
11. Berkshire                  47.0
12. Beachwood                  46.0
13. Girard                     43.5
14. Triway                     42.0
15. Norwayne                   38.5
16. Chippewa                   37.5
17. Brookfield                 34.0
18. Kirtland                   32.0
19. Garfield                   31.5
20. Independence               31.0
21. Mogadore                   29.5
22. Cardinal                   29.0
23. Oberlin                    26.0
24. South Range                26.0
25. Black River                23.0
26. Loudonville                22.5
27. Wellington                 22.0
28. Columbia                   17.0
29. Grand Valley               16.0
30. Smithville                 13.5
31. Trinity                    13.0
32. John F. Kennedy            11.0
33. Ledgemont                  11.0
34. Fairport Harding           10.0
35. Pymatuning Valley          10.0
36. Newbury                     7.0
37. Rootstown                   7.0
38. Mapleton                    6.0
39. Lutheran West               5.0
40. Clearview                   4.0
41. Brooklyn                    3.0
42. Cle. Central Cath.          3.0
43. Hillsdale                   2.0
44. St. Thomas Aquinas          1.0

First Place
  103: Alex Dronzek(Beachwood) pin Vinnie Pizzuto(Jackson-Milton) 1:25
  112: Tim Triskett(VASJ) over Tim Wiseman(Jackson-Milton) default
  119: Mike Kovach(St. Peter Chanel) dec. Santino Pizzuto(Jackson-Milton) 5-3
  125: Zak Vargo(CVCA) dec. Eli Donahue(Tuslaw) 1-0
  130: Jimmy Dankle(Cuyahoga Hts.) dec. Tony Cardiero(Girard) 4-0
  135: Tyler Powers(CVCA) dec. David Malkus(Berkshire) 7-4
  140: Dann Miller(Brookfield) dec. Donny Montoney(Woodridge) 11-4
  145: Aaron Hunter(Manchester) dec. Pat Rado(Woodridge) 20-15
  152: Cody Walters(St. Peter Chanel) dec. Bryson Hall(Chippewa) 10-5
  160: Alex Utley(CVCA) pin Shayne Stewart(Mogadore) 5:52
  171: Royal Brettrager(Kirtland) pin Beau Bowden(South Range) 0:49
  189: Kurt Schaefer(Northwestern) pin Colton Zody(Triway) 3:41
  215: Greg Hojnacki(CVCA) dec. Dan Clawson(Jackson-Milton) 3-0
  285: Josh Morosko(Tuslaw) dec. Greg Dailey(Independence) 1-0

Third Place
  103: Michael Ratay(CVCA) dec. Dustin Grier(Norwayne) 5-2
  112: Seth Powers(CVCA) dec. Scott Spreng(Loudonville) 11-4
  119: Travis Harbert(Garfield) dec. Justin Hall(Tuslaw) 5-0
  125: Johnny Matacic(Jackson-Milton) dec. Cody Burge(Norwayne) 8-3
  130: Brandon Sommers(CVCA) dec. Joey Kiefer(St. Peter Chanel) 3-2
  135: Jeff Vitallo(Waynedale) dec. Dan Collier(St. Peter Chanel) 10-6
  140: Zach Noernberg(Cuyahoga Hts.) dec. Ken Trusnik(St. Peter Chanel) 5-1
  145: Kyle Freiberg(Cardinal) dec. Bobby Mann(Tuslaw) 4-1
  152: Nico Francis(Girard) dec. Matt Meadows(CVCA) 10-7
  160: Matt Ramage(Wellington) dec. Jake Kobilarcsik(Tuslaw) 5-2
  171: Jonathan Beam(Waynedale) over Brit Hunter(Manchester) default
  189: Justin Schafrath(Chippewa) dec. Mitch Klemp(Manchester) 5-3
  215: Kyle Kelly(Manchester) pin Ethan Garofolo(Columbia) 1:39
  285: Hugh Thornton(Oberlin) pin Eddie Flinner(Triway) 0:42

Fifth Place
  103: Tyler Harter(Waynedale) dec. Kyle Ferguson(Manchester) 8-2
  112: Tyler Thompson(Brookfield) dec. Josh Kapper(Manchester) 2-0
  119: Alec Jacober(Beachwood) dec. Adrian Salas(Fairport Harding) 4-1
  125: Brad Norval(Woodridge) dec. A.J. Rabovsky(Beachwood) 3-1
  130: Shane Brown(Manchester) dec. Matt Bouman(Norwayne) 5-3
  135: Logan Hershey(Northwestern) over Caleb Stretar(Black River) forfeit
  140: Ronell Spates(VASJ) over Josh Pfister(Black River) forfeit
  145: Matt Butler(Berkshire) dec. Cody Kassnel(Cuyahoga Hts.) 5-2
  152: Joe Georgian(VASJ) dec. Ron Pajestka(Cuyahoga Hts.) 3-1
  160: Justin LaRosa(Ledgemont) dec. Pat Meade(Cuyahoga Hts.) 2-1
  171: Alec Torgerson(Cuyahoga Hts.) maj. dec. Zach Glagola(Mogadore) 9-1
  189: Bill Barrett(St. Peter Chanel) dec. Garry Yarborogh(Trinity) 6-4
  215: Alec Greenhouse(Berkshire) maj. dec. Kyle Peters(Cuyahoga Hts.) 9-1
  285: Aaron Brown(Grand Valley) over John Drummond(John F. Kennedy) forfeit


 
 
 
St. Peter Chanel 2008 State Qualifiers
Chanel 2008 State Qualifiers
                            Cody Walters, Andrew Schafer, Mike McElligott, Mike Kovach
                                         Danny Orrill, Cody Tschantz, Danny Collier

Ohio High School wrestling tournament results
Chanel qualified 7 wrestlers to this years tournament, four freshman, one sophmore and two seniors.
Andrew Schafer place 3 rd , Mike Kovach placed 4 th and Cody Walters placed 7 th .

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February 23, 2008 Division III Districts Maple Heights results Chanel District reults here

Chanel looks ahead

Strong showing at district bodes well for the future
Sunday, February 24, 2008
Bob Migra
Special to the Plain Dealer  Source... Mike Kovach 2008 119 District Champion

It’s a rare season when St. Peter Chanel is not favored to finish among the top three teams in the Division III state wrestling tournament.  This is one of those seasons, as teams like Marion Pleasant, Troy Christian and Monroeville have moved to the top of the favorites list. But don’t count the Firebirds out for long. The young squad finished second to Waynedale on Saturday night in a tight three-way race for the district championship at Maple Heights. Four of Chanel’s seven state qualifiers - 103-pounder Cody Tschantz, Danny Orrill (125), Danny Collier (130) and Cody Walters (152) — are freshmen. It is the first time the Firebirds will send that many freshmen to the state tournament. And a sophomore, 119-pounder Mike Kovach, claimed a championship. “The kids battled their way through here pretty good,” Chanel coach Graham Coghill said. “If we can fill in at a few spots, we’re going to be tough to deal with.” Kovach was trailing Lutheran West’s Colin Dennis, 1-0, in the third period in the finals. After taking the lead with a reversal, he quickly put Dennis on his back for a pin in 5:08.  “I got my revenge,” said Kovach, who lost to Dennis in the sectional finals the previous two seasons. “It was real important [to finish first]. I was fourth here last year and I was just glad to get to state. This year my goal is to win state, not just place.” Chanel was seeking its third consecutive district title. The Firebirds won five of the previous seven district championships. Waynedale finished with 153.5 points to Chanel’s 150. Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy was third with 147.5 points, followed by Cuyahoga Heights with 113.5. VCA was the only team with three champions — junior Shelton Morris (125 pounds), senior Jared Kusar (152) and freshman Alex Utley (160). Defending state champion David Stiltner (145) and Jared Neff (189) finished first for Waynedale. Kusar and Utley were among the tournament’s most dominant wrestlers. Kusar advanced to the state tournament for the fourth time. He was a two-time place-winner in Division II. He had two first-period pins, a technical fall, and an 8-4 decision over Ronald Pajestka of Cuyahoga Heights in the finals. Graham and Tim @ Districts 2008 “I’ve been working hard,” Kusar said. “I’m in good shape. My technique’s better. I’m going in to win.” Utley had three pins, including a fall in 4:36 in his championship victory over Woodridge’s Jeremy Hathaway. “It feels good,” Utley said. “I was confident coming in. Practicing with Jared [Kusar] all season helps a lot. I’m excited about next week. I just want to give my best effort and do as good as I can.” Other champions included Berkshire’s Blake Thoreson (130) and Travis Porter (215), Beachwood’s Alex Dronzek (103), Cuyahoga Heights’ Robert Pajestka (140), and Kirtland’s Don Stocum (285). Porter remained unbeaten, improving to 38-0. Dronzek, a sophomore, escaped in the final 30 seconds for a 7-6 victory over Loudonville’s Scott Spreng in the finals. Pajestka, a senior, qualified for his fourth state tournament with a 3-2 victory over Chanel’s Andrew Schafer.  Pajestka has never placed at the state tournament. He wrestled with a broken wrist last season, suffered the day before the district tournament.  “It feels good,” Pajestka said. “This is my first district championship. Hopefully I can get that place this year.”
Bob Migra is a free-lance writer in Westlake.  


Off seanson training... Decide, Commit, Succeed
Here our some training sites to look at for ideas on off season training.
http://www.gymjones.com


2009 Wrestling schedule has been posted on the web site.  Thanks Chris Walden for reminding me!
All of the individual wrestler statistics are back up again.  Thanks Chris Walden for reminding me!
We had 6 kids wrestlle at nationals this summer. The best of the best was at this tournament in Virginia beach.

Wrestler
  W   L   Wght   Finish
Jeremy Walden
 0
 2
 103
  
Cody Tschantz
 3
 2
 103
  
Joey Kiefer
 3
 2
 125
  
Danny Collier
 1
 2
 130
  
Mike Kovach
 1
 2
 119
  
Cody Walters
 5
 1
 152
 3 rd All American

Cody beat 3 state placers from WV. (4th)  MD.(3rd) NC.(5th) on his way to 3rd place. Cody decisioned Chris Smith from wv in the finals match. Chris defeated Cody in their last 3 previous matches.


Dual Meet Records
W
L
T
 2007-2008
 15 
 4 
  
 1972-2008
 237 
 100 
 3 
 1979-2008
 208 
 66 
 3