Four Wiscasset wrestlers make it to consolation round
As Wiscasset continues to grapple with winter, some Wiscasset grapplers finished their winter.
Four Wiscasset wrestlers who made the trip to Bucksport for the Class C wrestling championship Saturday, Feb. 14 also ended up wrestling in the consolation rounds.
Those strong finishes allowed a smaller Wiscasset squad to finish 12th in the final meet of the year.
In the 120-pound class consolation round, Wiscasset senior Tyler Flavin was pinned at the 4:41 mark by Dexter's Tyler Beem. Dirigo's Griffyn Smith took the top spot when he pinned Penobscot Valley High School wrestler Chris Saucier in 1:10.
In the 170-pound weight class, Wiscasset's Alex Strozier was pinned by Dexter's Alex Hesseltine in 1:29. Dirigo's Spencer Vaughn was the state champion after he pinned Madison's John Boardman in 5:15.
Madison's Ryan Cass was able to pin Wiscasset's Conlon Ranta in 2:17 in the consolation round; Dirigo's Dalton Berry defeated Dexter's Daniel Wallace, 3-1, to take home top honors.
In the 195-pound class, Bucksport's Tucker Boynton was able to pin Wiscasset's Andrew Hendrickson in 52 seconds. The 195-pound class' top wrestler was Dexter's Matthew Mower, who took down Dirigo's Lucas McDonald with a final tally of 5-2.
In the end, it was Dexter versus Dirigo for the top spot and Dirigo (211.5 points) was able to leave Bucksport with the state title.
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