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When: Friday, Dec. 14 and Saturday, Dec. 15 Schedule: Wrestling on Friday starts at 9 a.m. PT (noon ET) and sets up the quarterfinals and consolation round of 16; Saturday morning wrestling starts with the quarters at 9:00 a.m. PT (Noon ET), semifinals to follow, with medal matches for first through eighth starting at 5:00 p.m. PT (8 p.m. ET) Nationally ranked teams: No. 6 Canon-McMillan, Pa., No. 17 Broken Arrow, Okla., No. 42 Vacaville, Calif., No. 43 Bakersfield, Calif., No. 45 Shenendehowa, N.Y., and No. 50 Maple Mountain, Utah Other teams to watch: defending champions Easton, Pa., Columbia, Idaho, Green Valley, Nev., and Roseburg, Ore. Weight-by-Weight Breakdown: 106: Two-time state placer Gionn Peralta (Vacaville, Calif.) is ranked No. 4 nationally, while No. 15 Joey Cisneros (Redwood, Calif.) is a Junior National Greco-Roman All-American. 113: The field does not feature a nationally ranked wrestler, but key contenders in this weight class include state champion Sean Cannon (Green Valley, Nev.), last year's Reno TOC champ at 106, as well as freshman Jeremy Thomas (Santiago Corona, Calif.) Isaiah Locsin (Photo/John Sachs, Tech-Fall.com)120: Two nationally ranked wrestlers are present in this field: No. 11 Dalton Macri (Canon-McMillan), as well as last year's Reno TOC champion at 113 Isaiah Locsin (Live Oak, Calif.) who is ranked 12th. Others meriting attention include three-time state champion Britain Carter (Maple Mountain, Utah); two-time state champion Matt Findlay (Alta, Utah); state champions Markus Simmons (Broken Arrow, Okla.), Dusty Hone (Cedar City, Utah), and Jared Brathor (Green Valley, Nev.); along with Kasey Klaus (Vacaville, Calif.) 126: The field does not feature a nationally ranked wrestler, but wrestlers to watch include state placer Victor Trujillo (Bella Vista, Calif.), Cadet Greco All-American Joshua Temple (Green Valley, Nev.), and Michael Knoblauch (Clovis West, Calif.) 132: There is a pair of nationally ranked wrestlers in this weight class, No. 5 Connor Schram (Canon-McMillan, Pa.) and No. 16 Jed Mellen (Payson, Utah). Others to watch include Cadet Greco-Roman runner-up Brady O'Keefe (Carson City, Nev.) and Cadet Greco-Roman All-American Jesse Porter (Shenendehowa, N.Y.) 138: There is a pair of nationally ranked wrestlers in this weight class, No. 4 Hayden Tuma (Centennial, Idaho): last year's Reno TOC champion at 132 -- and No. 14 Nick Kelley (Shenendehowa, N.Y.). Others meriting attention include three-time state champion and two-time Fargo All-American Jared Johnshoy (Melba, Idaho), state placer and NUWAY Vegas champion Christian Pagdilao (Santiago Corona, Calif.), two-time state placer Paul Fox (Gilroy, Calif.), state runner-up Brody Faas (Roseburg, Ore.), and state placer Chris Garcia (Clovis West, Calif.) 145: Two defending Reno TOC champions -- No. 14 Coleman Hammond (Bakersfield, Calif.) and No. 19 Joey Lavallee (Reno, Nev.) -- anchor this extremely deep weight class. A third nationally ranked wrestler in this weight is two-time Cadet freestyle All-American No. 16 Nikko Villarreal (Gilroy, Calif.). Other wrestlers to watch include two-time state placer and Junior freestyle All-American David Almavia (Shenendehowa, N.Y.), state champion and Super 32 placer Reed Van Anrooy (Roseburg, Ore.), Junior Greco-Roman All-American and state champion Jesse Carlisle (Maple Mountain, Utah), two-time state champions Alex Aniciete (Las Vegas, Nev.) and Tristan Jarboe (Columbia, Idaho), Cadet freestyle All-American John Leal (Chester, Calif.), state runner-up Tanner Bailey (Broken Arrow, Okla.), and Tyler Zimmer (Clovis West, Calif.) 152: Yet another pair of nationally ranked wrestlers is slated to compete in this weight class, No. 8 Grant LaMont (Maple Mountain, Utah) -- a two-time state champion and Junior Greco-Roman champion -- and No. 12 Shayne Tucker (Bella Vista, Calif.), a returning Reno TOC champion and two-time state placer. Others to watch in this weight class include state champion Drew Smith (Damonte Ranch, Nev.), 2011 state champion and NUWAY Vegas champion Seth Monty (Mesa Mountain View, Ariz.), FloNationals placer and Junior Greco-Roman All-American Jon-Jay Chavez (Centennial, Idaho), as well state runners-up Paden Bailey (Broken Arrow, Okla.) and Ian Thomas (Roseburg, Ore.) 160: No. 2 Isaiah Martinez (Lemoore, Calif.), a two-time state champion, and winner of a litany of other major events, is the lone nationally ranked wrestler in this weight class. Others to watch include two-time state champion Raston Yeates (Box Elder, Utah), state runner-up and Cadet National double finalist Kimball Bastian (Maple Mountain, Utah), and Colin Navickas (Marina, Calif.) 170: A pair of nationally ranked wrestlers is slated to compete in this weight class, No. 2 Cody Wiercioch (Canon-McMillan, Pa.) a two-time state champion and two-time Super 32 champion, as well as state placer and FloNationals placer No. 9 Peter Santos (Oakmont, Calif.). Others to watch in this field include state champion Nick Sorenson (Box Elder, Utah). 182: There are no nationally ranked wrestlers in this weight class. However, some wrestlers to watch include two-time state placer Brock Warren (Broken Arrow, Okla.), state runner-up Kyle Pope (Bakersfield, Calif.), and two-time state finalist Ryder Newman (Green Valley, Nev.) 195: Despite no nationally ranked wrestlers in this weight class, some of the key contenders include state champion Breckin Gunter (Box Elder, Utah), state placer and NHSCA Junior Nationals placer Tyler Greene (Easton, Pa.), state champion and Preseason Nationals placer Jon Wixom (Maple Mountain, Utah), along with state placer and Junior Greco-Roman All-American Jeremy Sweany (Vacaville, Calif.) 220: Two nationally ranked wrestlers feature in this weight class: defending Reno TOC champion Spencer Empey (Reed, Nev.), who is ranked No. 4, along with state placer and Ironman runner-up No. 9 Alex Campbell (Canon-McMillan, Pa.) 285: Though without a nationally ranked competitor, some of the notable contenders include state champions Caleb Green (Bartlett, Ak.) and Cole McGinnis (Gooding, Idaho).

Regardless of the event's name over the last few years ... and lord knows there's been a new one almost every year, the field has always been excellent and it continues to grow in quality. Thirty-six of the finest teams from the central part of the United States will assemble in Kansas City on Friday for two days of excellent wrestling. This includes seven teams currently in the InterMat Fab 50: No. 13 Allen, Tex., No. 20 Collinsville, Okla., No. 23 Tuttle, Okla., No. 26 Edmond North, Okla., No. 30 Kearney, Mo., No. 33 Blue Springs, Mo., and No. 38 Bettendorf, Iowa. Also in the field are three other teams that won state championships this past year -- Arkansas City, Kan., champions Collins Hill, Ga., and Skutt Catholic, Neb. Other teams meriting attention this weekend are Christian Brothers, Tenn. and Park Hill, Mo. Five wrestlers that won titles in last year's tournament return, and seek to win yet another title at the Kansas City Stampede (formerly the Kansas City Wrestling Classic): No. 4 Sean Russell (Collins Hill, Ga.) at 113 pounds, No. 20 Fredy Stroker (Bettendorf, Iowa) at 126, No. 15 Daniel Lewis (Blue Springs, Mo.) at 138, No. 11 Kaleb Baker (Christian Brothers, Tenn.) at 145, and No. 5 Zach Beard (Tuttle, Okla.) at 170. In addition, four other wrestlers in the field this weekend also won championships in either 2009 or 2010 at this tournament: No. 13 Jaret Singh (Kearney, Mo.) at 113, Noah Teaney (Oak Park, Mo.) at 120, No. 7 Brad Perkins (Oak Park, Mo.) at 126, and No. 15 Cain Salas (Blue Springs, Mo.) at 152. Weight-by-Weight Breakdown: 106: No nationally ranked wrestlers. However, the field is led by Junior National freestyle champion Tanner Rohweder (Dowling Catholic, Iowa), Preseason Nationals placer Jacob Schwarm (Bettendorf, Iowa), state runner-up Christian Moody (Collinsville, Okla.), Cadet National double All-American Matthew Schmitt (Platte County, Mo.), and Beau Guffey (Tuttle, Okla.) 113: Four nationally ranked wrestlers anchor this field led by defending champion Russell, the Super 32 runner-up who is ranked fourth nationally. Two-time Cadet freestyle third placer Ke-Shawn Hayes (Park Hill, Mo.) is ranked No. 7, Preseason Nationals champion Davion Jeffries (Collinsville, Okla.) is ranked No. 9, and 2010 champion Singh is ranked No. 13. Others to watch include state champions Joey Defore (Arkansas City, Kan.) and Devan Richter (Timberlane, Mo.), state runners-up JT Sloboth (Skutt Catholic, Neb.) and Weston Basler (Seckman, Mo.), along with state champion and Preseason Nationals placer Elijah Oliver (Christian Brothers, Tenn.) 120: The lone nationally ranked wrestler in the field is 113 pound Super 32 champion No. 7 Ryan Millhof (Collins Hill, Ga.). Others to watch include Junior National freestyle All-American Seth Brayfield (Kearney, Mo.), two-time state champion Teaney, state champion Reese Cokeley (St. James Academy, Kan.), two-time state placers John Erneste (Park Hill, Mo.) and Andrew Wallace (Timberlane, Mo.), NHSCA Junior All-American Zac D'amico (Southmoore, Okla.), and Josh Breece (Edmond North, Okla.) 126: Two past champions of this tournament are the nationally ranked wrestlers: two-time state champion Perkins, ranked No.7, and state runner-up Stroker, ranked No. 20. Others to watch in this weight include state champion Joseph Velliquette (Nixa, Mo.), along with state placers Wyatt Jordan (Collinsville, Okla.) and Nick Gray (Christian Brothers, Tenn.) 132: Even though this field lacks a nationally ranked wrestler, it does not lack for depth. It is led by a pair of two-time state champions in Will Steltzen (Collinsville, Okla.) and Nate Rodriguez (Neosho, Mo.). Also present here are state champions Gunner Laffoon (Tuttle, Okla.) and Brock Wingbermuehle (Seckman, Mo.), state runner-up Brock Clevenger (Kearney, Mo.), two-time state runner-up and Cadet double All-American Jacob Rubio (Canyon Randall, Tex.), as well as two-time state placer and Preseason Nationals runner-up Logan Ryan (Bettendorf, Iowa). 138: A pair of nationally ranked wrestlers reside in this weight class in three-time state champion and Junior Greco-Roman All-American Jake Marlin (Creston, Iowa), who is No. 9, and defending champion Lewis, a state champion who is ranked No. 15. Other wrestlers to watch include two-time state champion Gary Wayne Harding (Collinsville, Okla.), state champion Kevin Kinney (Kearney, Mo.), three-time state placers James Krischke (Fort Zumwalt West, Mo.) and Anthony Baker (Oak Grove, Mo.), and Cadet freestyle All-American Jacob Woodard (Bettendorf, Iowa). 145: Three nationally ranked wrestlers lead the way in this absolute beast of a weight class, led by defending champion Baker, who is No. 11 nationally. Other nationally ranked wrestlers include No. 12 Clayton Ream (Holt, Mo.), a three-time state placer, and No. 20 Darick Lapaglia (Blue Springs, Mo.), a two-time state champion and Junior National freestyle All-American. Others to watch include state champion and Super 32 champion Grant Leeth (Kearney, Mo.), two-time state champion Dylan Helm (Collinsville, Okla.), three-time state runner-up Russell Coleman (Park Hill, Mo.), two-time state runner-up Dakota Head (Tuttle, Okla.), three-time state placer Alex Hernandez (Bettendorf, Iowa), and Preseason Nationals third place finisher A.J. Hinkle (Allen, Tex.) 152: 2011 state champion and 2010 tournament champion Cain Salas is the lone ranked wrestler in this weight class, he stands No. 15 nationally. Others to watch include state champion Brennan Johnson (Exclesior Springs, Mo.), 2011 state runner-up Austin Elam (Tuttle, Okla.), and Cadet Greco-Roman All-American Colston DiBlasi (Park Hill, Mo.) 160: No. 3 Bo Nickal (Allen, Tex.), a Cadet Triple Crown winner, is the lone ranked wrestler in this weight class. He is also a two-time Preseason Nationals champion. Others to watch include three-time state placer Taylor Brinegar (Oak Grove, Mo.); state runner-up David Thomas (Perry, Okla.); two-time state placers Wyatt Villers (Arkansas City, Kan.), Isaac Beard (Tuttle, Okla.), and Tony Clinesmith (Exclesior Springs, Mo.); along with Cadet Greco-Roman All-American Dustin Gray (Timberlane, Mo.) 170: Two-time defending tournament champion Zach Beard is ranked No. 5 nationally in this weight class, and the Preseason Nationals champion is the lone ranked wrestler here. Others meriting attention include state champions Matt Meyer (Allen, Tex.) and Nathan Marek (Southmoore, Okla.); two-time state placers Barrett Walthall (Christian Brothers, Tenn.) and Zach Abkemeier (Collinsville, Okla.); state runners-up Blain Drescher (Kearney, Mo.) and Trent Salsbury (St. James Academy, Kan.); Cadet freestyle All-American Chance Cooper (Timberlane, Mo.); and Derek White (Edmond North, Okla.) 182: A pair of nationally ranked wrestlers anchor this weight class in No. 10 Lance Dixon (Edmond North, Okla.), a two-time state placer, and Cadet freestyle champion Michael Pixley (Blue Springs, Mo.), who stands No. 17 nationally. Others to watch include two-time state placer Ryan Wadlow (Farmington, Mo.) and state placer Jake Anderson (Creighton Prep, Neb.) 195: There are no nationally ranked wrestlers in this weight class. Anchoring the field are state runner-up Keaton Hulett (Creston, Iowa), state third place finishers Joel Dixon (Edmond North, Okla.) and Riley Fielder (Tuttle, Okla.), and two-time state placer Corbin McOlgan (Christian Brothers, Tenn.) 220: The lone ranked wrestler here is No. 5 Andrew Dixon (Edmond North, Okla.), a Junior freestyle All-American and two-time state placer. Others to watch are state placers Kyle Varley (Perry, Okla.) and Austin Reyes (Blue Springs, Mo.) 285: No nationally ranked wrestlers here. Those meriting attention include state champion Nathan Jackson (Tuttle, Okla.), state placer Jesse Nelson (Stoughton, Wis.), Junior Greco-Roman All-American Jacob Semple (Waynesville, Mo.), Cadet Greco-Roman All-American Xyah Ra (Nixa, Mo.), and Cole Whitford (Granite City, Ill.)

The Dynamic nature of rankings With two weekends of the high school wrestling season gone in most parts of the country, and coming off of the Walsh Jesuit Ironman this past weekend, an update to the individual weight class rankings is in order. This update reflects weight class changes from the preseason rankings, as well as the early season results. There are three weight classes with a new No. 1 wrestler. At 106 pounds, freshman Nick Suriano (Bergen Catholic, N.J.) -- previously third nationally after winning the Super 32 Challenge -- has moved up to the No. 1 position after the top two ranked wrestlers suffered losses at the Walsh Ironman. Former No. 1 Austin Assad (Brecksville, Ohio) drops down to third place after finishing third place, with a loss to Jack Mueller (Trinity Christian Academy, Tex.) in the quarterfinals. Former No. 2 Jordan Kutler (Blair Academy, N.J.) falls to ninth in the rankings after failing to place, losses coming at the hands of Alex Mackall (Walsh Jesuit, Ohio) and Brandon Price (Canon-McMillan, Pa.) on the first day. At 132 pounds, freshman Aaron Pico (St. John Bosco, Calif.) -- previously third nationally after a runner-up finish at the Super 32 Challenge and a pair of Cadet National double championships -- ascends to the top position due to his Walsh Ironman title. On the way to the title, Pico beat three-time state finalist Connor Schram (Canon-McMillan, Pa.) in the quarterfinal and previous No. 4 Micah Jordan (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) in the final. Jordan, a two-time state champion, had defeated previous No. 1 Dean Heil (St. Edward, Ohio) in the semifinal round. At 195 pounds, senior Matt McCutcheon (Kiski Area, Pa.) -- a state champion and two-time Super 32 Challenge champion -- moved up from the fourth position to No. 1. Previous No. 1 Domenic Abounader (St. Edward, Ohio) will be competing at 182 pound this season. Previous No. 2 Broc Berge (Kasson-Mantorville, Minn.) suffered defeat in a midweek dual meet up at 220 pounds, 8-5 against Clay Broze (Cannon Falls, Minn.); Broze is an unheralded wrestler, ranked ninth in Class 2A at 220 pounds. Triple the pleasure Additionally, the InterMat Fab 50 national team rankings are updated on a week-to-week basis. This week, three new teams appear in the rankings: No. 26 Edmond North, Okla., No. 28 Marmon Academy, Ill., and No. 48 Brecksville, Ohio. Edmond North enters the rankings after winning the Mid-America Nationals this past weekend, a tournament that featured three additional nationally ranked teams in the field. They are led by a trio of triplets -- Lance, Joel, and Andrew Dixon. The three juniors were among four champions for Edmond North in the tournament. Lance is ranked No. 10 nationally at 182 pounds, Joel placed third at state last year and is at 195 this year, and Andrew is ranked No. 5 nationally at 220. Marmion Academy entered the national fray during 2010-11 with Jered Cortez and Bryce Brill as freshmen, and Ben Whitford in his sophomore year. The Cadets had five state champions that year. However, after that season, Cortez and Brill moved to different schools in the Chicago-land area, while Whitford returned to his native St. Johns in Michigan. Despite that turmoil, the program has stabilized, and is a force to be reckoned with going forward. This year, the Cadets are led by new head coach Ryan Cumbee, a former Northwestern University wrestler and assistant coach at Providence Catholic. They have seven freshmen that placed at the IKWF state tournament last year, including four that won championships. Four of those freshmen are starters this year, while three (including two of the IKWF champions) are reserves. They ascend into the rankings after an eighth place finish at the Walsh Ironman, a championship at the Moeller Duals, and a dominant title at the Barrington Invitational. Brecksville enters the rankings coming off a ninth place finish at the Walsh Ironman, with four wrestlers earning a placement finish. Those placing for the Bees were No. 3 Austin Assad (106), No. 14 Aaron Assad (113), Quentin Hiles (170), and Josh Murphy (195). Big events in the coming week Over the next two days, event-specific previews will be posted for three major tournaments to be held on Friday and Saturday. The Minnesota Christmas Tournament features four teams in the Fab 50: No. 4 Apple Valley, Minn., No. 5 St. Michael-Albertville, Minn., No. 14 Simley, Minn., and No. 18 Kasson-Mantorville, Minn. The Reno Tournament of Champions has six teams in the Fab 50 rankings: No. 6 Canon-McMillan, Pa., No. 17 Broken Arrow, Okla., No. 42 Vacaville, Calif., No. 43 Bakersfield, Calif., No. 45 Shenendehowa, N.Y., and No. 50 Maple Mountain, Utah. The Kansas City Stampede field includes seven nationally ranked teams: No. 13 Allen, Tex., No. 20 Collinsville, Okla., No. 23 Tuttle, Okla., No. 26 Edmond North, Okla., No. 30 Kearney, Mo., No. 33 Blue Springs, Mo., and No. 38 Bettendorf, Iowa. Intrigue at the Five Seasons Duals The Five Seasons Duals, hosted by multiple high schools in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, featured a 16-team field. Six of those schools were among the best in the state of Iowa. No. 35 West Delaware Manchester beat Alburnett, the preseason No. 1 team in Iowa’s small-school division, 43-28 in the quarterfinal. Then in the semifinal, they needed wins in seven of the last eight matches against Linn-Mar to recover from a 27-0 hole (120-152) in their 34-31 dual meet victory. The championship final was a 37-36 victory over Cedar Rapids Prairie, keyed by wins in the last six weight classes (195-285, 106-120). This included wins by fall at 195, 220, 285, 106, and 113 after trailing 36-4 in the dual meet. In order to reach the final, Cedar Rapids Prairie scored a 39-29 upset over No. 38 Bettendorf in the semifinal. Part of the challenge for Bettendorf was the absence of state placer Jacob Woodard from the lineup -- the Bulldogs lost that match by 12-8 decision. Additionally, Bettendorf without their starter at 285, a match they lost by 4-0 decision. Then, in the third place match, Bettendorf upended Linn-Mar 38-37. Broken Arrow sweeps ranked teams in Thursday tri meet Now ranked No. 17 nationally (was No. 21 last week), Broken Arrow, Okla., swept dual meets against Tuttle, Okla. and Allen, Tex. Those squads were ranked No. 16 and No. 22 respectively at the time. Broken Arrow opened the evening with a 36-22 victory over Tuttle, and closed the evening with a 38-21 victory over Allen. In between, Allen scored a 36-30 victory over Tuttle. Bear in mind that Allen was still without four starters, three of whom are impact wrestlers, due to their football team’s playoff run. The Eagles won their quarterfinal this weekend and play in the semifinals. Football players include Oliver Pierce (152), Nick Cobb (195), and Stone Drulman (220). Detroit Catholic Central, Marmion Academy to be tested this weekend Due to the tragic death of a Detroit Catholic Central student last Monday overnight, the assembly dual meet originally scheduled for last Wednesday between the No. 16 Shamrocks and No. 47 Davison, Mich., has been re-scheduled for Friday afternoon. In addition, the Shamrocks will travel to Holland on Saturday for the Tim Horn Duals, where they could also see No. 9 St. Johns, Mich., in dual meet competition. New to the national rankings, No. 28 Marmon Academy, Ill., will most certainly not have a soft landing this week. The Cadets travel to No. 10 Montini Catholic, Ill. for a Thursday evening dual meet. Most notable among the individual matchups in that meet comes at 120 pounds between No. 6 Johnny Jimenez (Marmion) and No. 19 Jordan Laster; Jimenez won a 5-3 overtime decision on Saturday at the Ironman. On Saturday, the Cadets will host No. 21 Marist, Ill., team and individual state champions Luxemburg-Casco, Wis., and Plainfield Central, Ill. Potential showdowns at King of the Mountain This coming Friday and Saturday, Central Mountain High School near Lock Haven, Pa., will host the King of the Mountain Tournament. The field includes a pair of nationally ranked teams -- No. 27 Bethlehem Catholic, Pa., and No. 36 Colonial Forge, Pa., It also includes ten nationally ranked wrestlers, anchored by a potential match at 120 pounds between No. 1 Nathan Tomasello (CVCA, Ohio) and No. 5 Darian Cruz (Bethlehem Catholic, Pa.); which would be a rematch of the 103 pound championship matches from the Super 32 Challenge and Walsh Jesuit Ironman that the wrestlers split back in the fall of 2010. Other nationally ranked wrestlers include No. 2 Luke Pletcher (Greater Latrobe, Pa.) at 106, No. 6 Ethan Lizak (Parkland, Pa.) at 113, No. 8 Zeke Moisey (Bethlehem Catholic, Pa.) at 126, No. 6 Jason Nolf (Kittanning, Pa.) at 132, No. 7 Mikey Racciato (Pen Argyl, Pa.) at 145, No. 7 Austin Matthews (Reynolds, Pa.) at 152, along with No. 11 Zach Zavatsky (Greater Latrobe, Pa.) and No. 17 T.C. Warner (Cumberland Valley, Pa.) at 160. There should be a new champion this year, as defending champion Erie McDowell, Pa., is not expected to be part of the team title puzzle. Leading that should be nationally ranked Bethlehem Catholic and Colonial Forge. However, CVCA, Ohio and Parkland, Pa., should also contend for the title, and defending big-school dual meet champions Phillipsburg, N.J., are in the tournament. Additional highlights of the coming week No. 12 Oak Park River Forest, Ill., and No. 15 Carl Sandburg, Ill., will both be in the Rex Whitlach Tournament hosted by Hinsdale Central, Ill. However, due to injury Carl Sandburg is without two-time state finalist Sebastian Pique at 120, and will be that way until mid-to-late January. The most interesting individual matchup could be at 126 pounds between defending state champion Jordan Northrup (Machesney Park Harlem, Ill.) and freshman sensation Isaiah White (Carl Sandburg). The Battle of Waterloo is this weekend in Iowa, and is a "Clash-style" dual meet tournament, four eight-team brackets on the first day and then eight four-team round-robins on the second day based on first day placement. No. 35 West Delaware Manchester is the top seed and likely advancer from Pool A; Cedar Rapids Prairie and Waverly-Shell Rock would seem to be even money in Pool B; Linn-Mar the slight favorite over North Scott in Pool C; and No. 41 Davenport Assumption anchors Pool D. For those in the Garden State, the time has finally come, wrestling season will start this weekend. Come Tuesday, Dec. 18, there will be an intriguing dual in-state meet as No. 32 South Plainfield hosts No. 40 Bergen Catholic. The defending Group 3 champion Tigers are anchored by four middle-weight studs in No. 18 Corey Stasenko (126), No. 8 Scott Delvecchio (132), No. 2 Anthony Ashnault (138), and No. 18 Troy Heilmann (145). Also, keep an eye on Dylan Painton (152), who is finally at a reasonable weight class, and state qualifier Troy Russell (220). The visiting Crusaders come in as defending non-public big-school champions and are led by state champion No. 7 Johnny Sebastian (182), Cadet National double All-American Christian Jenco (195), and a loaded freshman class anchored by No. 1 Nick Suriano (106). No. 37 Hermiston, Ore., will travel to North Idaho College for the Tri-State Invitational to compete against a solid field featuring many of the best teams from the Pacific Northwest. No. 49 Omaha Burke, Neb., participates in what probably is their biggest in-season test this weekend at the Flatwater Fracas hosted by Grand Island, Neb. It is the host Grand Island squad that should battle with Omaha Burke for the championship.

This week on the show John interviews UFC lightweight Mike Rio, who competed on The Ultimate Fighter Live earlier this year. After battling some injuries, Rio will finally make his return at The Ultimate Fighter 16 Finale on Dec. 15 against John Cofer. After interiewing Cofer, John gives a brief solo recap of the UFC on FOX 5 show, which more than lived up to the hype last weekend at least in the entertainment department. There were plent plenty of finishes and impressive knockouts, but UFC lightweight champion Benson Henderson made the biggest statement with his one-sided win over Nate Diaz. Do you want to listen to a past episode? Access archives.

Reno, Nev. -- The 18th annual Reno Tournament of Champions will be held at the Reno Events Center from Dec. 14-16. The tournament will feature a two-day high school tournament followed by a one-day college tournament. A number of area schools will compete against the nation's best in what is dubbed the "Toughest Tournament in the U.S.A." Ticket prices are $15 per day for the high school tournament and an additional $15 for the high school finals. The college tournament ticket prices are $20 all day. Floor passes are $25 and provides access to the floor only but you will still need to purchase a ticket for each day to get into the building. This year, Poway (Calif.) High School enters as defending high school team champions and have won two of the last three team titles. This year, however, they will face an uphill battle to defend their team title as seven teams enter the tournament ranked by InterMat's Fab 50 in the nation, including Canon-McMillan (Penn.) and Broken Arrow (Okla.), ranked Nos. 6 and 20, respectively. The high school tournament features 11 wrestlers ranked in the top 20 in their respective weight classes (according to InterMat's rankings published on Dec. 4), including three wrestlers in the top three in their respective weights. Canon-McMillan boasts a pair of wrestlers ranked in the top three in their respective weights in 145-pounder Solomon Chishko at No. 3 and second-ranked Cody Wierciech at 170 pounds. They also have Connor Schram at No. 4 at 126 pounds. Lemoore's Isaiah Martinez comes in as the second-ranked wrestler at 160 pounds. The senior has already committed to Illinois and will be looking to cap off his senior campaign with a tournament victory. Isaiah Locsin (Live Oak, Calif.) and Hayden Tuma (Centennial, Idaho) each enter the tournament ranked No. 4 at 120 and 138 pounds, respectively. The college tournament will feature eight Division I schools in the Top 50 according to InterMat's rankings as of Dec. 4 as well as 21 individually ranked wrestlers in the nation's top division. Mark Branch's Wyoming Cowboys will look to win their second team title in three years, while Oregon State and Boise State both enter the tournament ranked in the Top 20 and look to capture their first team title. This year's tournament will feature five wrestlers ranked in the top 20 at heavyweight, including Oregon State's Chad Henke and Mike McClure of Michigan State each coming in ranked in the top 10. Henke came in as the tournament's runner-up last year as an Olympic redshirt and will look to capture an individual title in the toughest weight class at the tournament this year. The college tournament will also feature wrestlers from the NAIA, NJCAA and Division 2 ranks as they will look to knock off the wrestlers and teams from D-1. To date, no team from a non D-1 school has won the tournament.

EVANSTON, Ill. -- The Tournament Committee for the 2012 Midlands Championships has announced that the upcoming event has reached its maximum capacity for competitors and is closed to additional entrants. "We've had an overwhelming response regarding team and individual entries for the 50th Annual Ken Kraft Midlands Championships," Northwestern head coach Drew Pariano said. "The field is deep and in several weight classes, you will see between 12 and 15 nationally-ranked wrestlers compete for a coveted Midlands title. We are looking forward to hosting this historic event." This year's field includes more than 30 Division I teams, including 14 that placed in the top-25 at the 2012 NCAA Championships. A complete list of participating teams can be found here. Tickets to the 50th Ken Kraft Midlands Championships, which takes place Saturday, Dec. 29-Sunday, Dec. 30, are available now by calling 888-GO-PURPLE.

Tony Nelson of Minnesota edged Chad Hanke of Oregon State on Saturday (Photo/Mark Beshey, The Guillotine) Though this past week featured marquee matchups with Minnesota vs. Oregon State and Bedlam, this is the quiet before the storm that is the massive events of December. Dual Meets Sunday, Dec. 9: Binghamton 26, Boston U. 13 Franklin & Marshall 45, Sacred Heart 6 Wisconsin 19, Nebraska 17 Wisconsin gets its first win over a ranked opponent since the 2010-11 season. Oregon State 26, North Dakota State 11 Ranked wrestlers appear in eight of ten matches, but none meet. Maryland 23, American 21 Penn State 52, Indiana 0 Penn State's defending national champ David Taylor "only" majors 18th-ranked Ryan LeBlanc, 8-0. Don't look now, but PSU's other heavyweight Jon Gingrich beats a top eight wrestler in Adam Chalfant, 6-5. This is bad news for the rest of the nation's wrestling teams. Oklahoma State 26, Oklahoma 9 Tons of big time matches here. At 133, eighth-ranked Cowboy Jon Morrison (OSU) notches a nice win over a tough 10th-ranked Cody Brewer, 9-4. 141 saw Kendric Maple, the No. 1 wrestler in his weight class, pin OSU's 20th-ranked Julian Feikert. Top-ranked 149-pounder Jordan Oliver majors Oklahoma's seventh-ranked Nick Lester, 14-5 In the 157-pound weight class, ninth-ranked Alex Dieringer of OSU bests 10th-ranked Matt Lester, 8-5. It takes overtime for third-ranked 165-pounder of OSU, Tyler Caldwell, to beat sixth-ranked Bubby Graham. Saturday, Dec. 8: Boston U. 25, Franklin & Marshall 16 Brown 24, Franklin & Marshall 12 Eastern Michigan 30, Duke 9 Michigan 30, Duke 14 Michigan 32, Eastern Michigan 3 Michigan State 25, Northern Illinois 9 Navy 33, George Mason 4 Ohio 28, Appalachian State 10 South Dakota State 27, SIU-Edwardsville 16 Central Michigan 28, Buffalo 7 Second-ranked 133-pounder Scotti Sentes sticks 19th-ranked Bull Erik Galloway in the second period. Defending 165-pound MAC champ Mike Ottinger beats 12th-ranked Mark Lewandowski of Buffalo, 2-1. Rutgers 25, Rider 5 157 saw 11th-ranked Scarlett Knight Scott Winston fall to Zac Cibula, 6-4. Minnesota 21, Oregon State 18 Beavers vs. Gophers. The fur flies as rodents collide and only one thing is for certain: somebody is gonna get gnawed on and no shrubbery will be safe. That is actually two things. At 141, OSU's fourth-ranked Michael Mangrum wins a thriller against 14th-ranked Nick Dardanes, 7-6. OSU's 11th-ranked 197-pounder Taylor Meeks beats 13th-ranked Scott Schiller, 8-2. And in the match of the week (in my opinion), defending heavyweight king Tony Nelson of Minnesota beats sixth-ranked Chad Hanke in tiebreakers, by a differential of eight seconds of riding time. Rutgers 30, Princeton 6 Princeton's Kevin Moylan upends 17th-ranked 141-pounder Trevor Melde 7-5 in sudden victory. Nebraska 18, Arizona State 12 Ranked Cornhuskers beat ranked Sun Devils at 174 and 184. Eighth-ranked Robert Kokesh beats 14th-ranked Blake Stauffer, 8-3, and sixth-ranked Josh Ihnen defeats 20th ranked Kevin Radford, 6-2. Oklahoma State 31, Wyoming 8 A bunch of Cowboys. It's a miracle they were able to pry them away from their smokey ol' poolrooms and clear mountain mornings long enough to have a wrestling match. Oklahoma State's ninth-ranked 157-pound freshman Alex Dieringer is having an excellent season. Here he soundly beats 16th-ranked Andy McCulley, 14-5. Friday, Dec. 7: Binghamton 23, Princeton 12 Pittsburgh 23, Maryland 12 An Aper-less Maryland team falls to Pitt, but not without two big Maryland wins. First, Maryland's 14th-ranked 133-pounder, Geoff Alexander beats sixth-ranked Shelton Mack, 3-2. Jimmy Sheptock, who has looked great this season and is currently ranked 10th, beat Max Thomusseit, Pitt's 15th-ranked 184-pounder, 3-2. Finally, second-ranked 197-pound Panther Matt Wilps, whom I believe may be at least part cyborg, beat 16th-ranked Christian Boley, 7-2. Wyoming 25, Oklahoma 13 Upsets are a family affair as both of OU's Lesters fall. At 149, seventh-ranked Nick Lester drops a match to Brandon Richardson, 4-3. And at 157, 10th-ranked Matt Lester is the victim of 16th-ranked Andy McCulley, 8-1. Minnesota 33, Northwestern 7 David Thorn, the No. 8 125-pound wrestler, downs tough 18th ranked Northwestern frosh Dom Malone, 2-0. At 165, ninth-ranked Gopher Cody Yohn outlasts 10th-ranked Pierce Harger, 3-2. Wisconsin 19, Michigan State 12 Tough heavyweight Badger newcomer, 14th-ranked Connor Medbery defeats 19th-ranked Spartan Mike McClure, 6-2. Thursday, Dec. 6: Army 22, Drexel 15 The Citadel 32, Davidson 12 Iowa 26, Lehigh 9 The nation's top 157-pounder, Iowa's Derek St. John, puts the red-hot fourth-ranked Joey Napoli on ice, 6-0. At 184, third-ranked Mountain Hawk Robert Hamlin handles seventh-ranked Ethen Lofthouse, 9-4. Tuesday, Dec. 4: Appalachian State 21, Gardner-Webb 19 Tournaments Saturday, Dec. 8: UNI Open Cory Clark125: Iowa redshirt studs on parade. Cory Clark beats second-ranked Jesse Delgado of Illinois, 6-1. That's right, the nation's second best 125-pound wrestler might be practice partners with the No. 1, Matt McDonough. Another Iowa redshirt, Thomas Gilman, beats Purdue's 17th-ranked Camden Eppert, 14-4. Eppert also falls to UNI redshirt Dylan Peters, 7-6. 157: Purdue's 20th-ranked Tommy Churchard suffers losses to UNI's David Bonin and Illinois' Zac Brunson. 165: In the "yes this is not a typo upset of the week," All-American and fifth-ranked Conrad Polz of Illinois drops a match to ISU's Michael Moreno, 3-1. 197: Purdue's 15th-ranked Braden Atwood wins by injury default over ISU's 17th-ranked Kyven Gadson. PSAC Championships 165: Bloomsburg's Josh Veltre beats 16th-ranked Johnny Greisheimer of Edinboro, 6-3. 285: Another non-Division I standout heavyweight, Ziad Haddad (Kutztown), beats Edinboro's 20th-ranked Ernest James, 4-2.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The 17th-ranked Maryland wrestling team (5-2) got two pins and two major decisions to edge American, 23-21, Sunday evening at Bender Arena. For the seventh straight season, the Terps defeated the Eagles in ‘The Battle of the Beltway.’ The Terps were led by No. 16 Christian Boley (197) and TJ Guidice (157), who each picked up a fall, and No. 14 Geoffrey Alexander (133) and No. 10 Jimmy Sheptock (184), who earned major decisions. The bonus points proved vital as the Eagles scrambled to get a pin in the final match of the night at 141. At 184, Sheptock took to the mat following consecutive pins by the Eagles, which gave American a 15-6 advantage. Needing bonus points, Sheptock went right to work. The Northampton, Pa., native took the Eagles’ Thomas Barreiro to the mat four times in the first period to seize control of the match. Sheptock added seven more takedowns to earn a 21-7 major decision. Following intermission, Boley gave the Terps a one-point advantage with a pin of American’s Devon Bradley. Boley quickly took Bradley to the mat for two points and finished the match at the 1:38 mark. American regained the lead at 285 after Blake Herrin defeated Dallas Brown, 5-2. But the Eagles’ advantage was short-lived. Shane Gentry delivered an 8-4 decision over David Terao at 125 setting the stage for Alexander’s vital victory. Leading by one point and seeking to seal the win with a pin, Alexander attacked the Eagles’ Esteban Gomez-Rivera scoring a takedown and a 3-point near fall in the opening period. Alexander added a takedown in the second and third periods to earn a 13-2 major decision. In the final match of the night at 141, the Terps needed to avoid a pin to secure the victory. The Eagles’ John Boyle could only deliver a 5-0 decision as Maryland extended its winning streak in the annual rivalry. Maryland received an important victory at 157 from Guidice. After surrendering a takedown to Mark Cirello, Guidice was able to get Cirello on his back and close the match out at 2:51. The victory gave the Terps an early 6-3 lead. Results: 149: Kevin Tao (AU) dec. Lou Mascola (MD), 4-2 (0-3) 157: TJ Guidice (MD) fall over Mark Cirello (AU), 2:51 (6-3) 165: Phillip Barreiro (AU) fall over Josh Snook (MD), 5:45 (6-9) 174: Keithen Cast (AU) fall over Aaron Norris (MD), 4:47 (6-15) 184: No. 10 Jimmy Sheptock (MD) maj. dec. Thomas Barreiro (AU), 21-7 (10-15) 197: No. 16 Christian Boley (MD) fall over Devon Bradley (AU), 1:38 (16-15) 285: Blake Herrin (AU) dec. Dallas Brown (MD), 5-2 (16-18) 125: No. 14 Shane Gentry (MD) dec. David Terao (AU), 8-4 (19-18) 133: No. 14 Geoffrey Alexander (MD) maj. dec. Esteban Gomez-Rivera (AU), 13-2 (23-18)

BAKERSFIELD, Calif.-- CSU Bakersfield won 7-of-10 matches on their way to a 32-9 victory over San Francisco State Sunday afternoon. Tyler Iwamura (R-Sr., San Diego, Calif., Santa Fe Christian HS) got the dual off on the right foot for the Roadrunners as he posted a 12-0 victory over Bakersfield native Marc Collier. Ian Nickell (R-Fr., Bakersfield, Calif., Bakersfield HS) followed up with a second straight major decision for CSUB as he defeated Isaiah Hurtado 10-2. Navaeed Bagheri, who is ranked No. 5 in Division II at 141 pounds, defeated Jose Mendoza (R-Jr., Selma, Calif., Selma HS) 5-1 to break the seal for the Gators. Dalton Kelley (R-Jr., Alamosa, Colo., Alamosa HS) rallied from an early 4-1 deficit to defeat Conrad Snell 11-6 at 149 pounds. Adam Fierro (So., Bakersfield, Calif., Bakersfield HS) defeated Daniel Flores by technical fall (20-4) in the 157-pound bout. Isaiah Jimenez, San Francisco State's other nationally ranked wrestler (No. 6) defeated David Meza 6-5 in the 165-pound match. Bryce Hammond (R-Fr., Bakersfield, Calif., Bakersfield HS) tied Timmy Box (R-Fr., Bakersfield, Calif. Bakersfield HS) for the team lead in pins when Hammond stuck AJ Simon 2:06 into the 174-pound matchup. Reuben Franklin (So., Murrieta, Calif., Vista Murrieta HS) tallied a 16-2 decision against Calvin Nichols for the victory at 184. Thomas Martin recorded the final Gators' victory of the day when he defeated Frankie Hurtado (So., Bakersfield, Calif., Liberty HS) 3-2 in the 197-pound match. Sammy Cervantes (R-Jr., Chula Vista, Calif., Palomar College) closed the day when he pinned Zac VomSteeg at the 3:19 mark of the heavyweight bout. The Roadrunners travel to the Reno Tournament of Champions next Sunday. Results: 125 Tyler Iwamura (CSUB) def. Marc Collier, 12-0 133 Ian Nickell (CSUB) def. Isaiah Hurtado, 10-2 141 Navaeed Bagheri (SFST) def. Jose Mendoza, 5-1 149 Dalton Kelley (CSUB) def. Conrad Snell, 11-6 157 Adam Fierro (CSUB) def. Daniel Flores by TF (20-4) at 5:23 165 Isaiah Jimenez (SFST) def. David Meza, 6-5 174 Bryce Hammond (CSUB) pins AJ Simon at 2:06 184 Reuben Franklin (CSUB) def. Calvin Nicholls, 16-2 197 Thomas Martin (SFST) def. Frankie Hurtado, 3-2 285 Sammy Cervantes (CSUB) pins Zach VomSteeg,@3:19

FARGO, N.D. -- The No. 13 ranked Oregon State wrestling team flexed their muscles against No. 22 North Dakota State Sunday, using seven victories from five ranked wrestlers to defeat the Bison 26-11, in Fargo. NDSU got out to a quick 3-0 lead with a close 13-12 win from No. 5 Trent Sprenkle over OSU freshman Joey Palmer in the 125 lb. bout. That slim Bison advantage would not last for long as the Beavers would reel off four straight victories and five in the next six weight classes to open up a sizeable 20-8 lead. That winning stretch was headlined by No. 8 Scott Sakaguchi's pin (4:07) over North Dakota State's Joey Garner in the 149 lb. match, which gave six crucial points to the Orange and Black. Other OSU victories during the streak included No. 4 Mike Mangrum with a major decision (17-5) in the 141 lb. match, preceded by redshirt freshman Drew Van Anrooy's first collegiate dual win, coming via a 9-6 decision in the 133 lb. bout. 157 pounder and No. 10 ranked RJ Pena made it four Oregon State wins in a row and stretched the Beaver lead to a commanding 17-3 advantage, with his major decision (13-2) over Bison wrestler Hayden Zillmer. Rounding out the action for Head Coach Jim Zalesky and his victorious Beavers on Sunday was Cody Weishoff (174 lbs.), wrestling in his first dual of the season, who added a 4-0 decision of his own, along with No. 10 Taylor Meeks (197 lbs.), who brought home his second straight dual victory with a 14-9 decision. OSU Heavyweight and No. 6 rated Chad Hanke took to the mats with his team leading 23-11 and refused to let NDSU get any closer as he put away the Bison's Evan Knutson with a 10-4 decision to give the No. 13 ranked team in the nation a hard earned 15-point victory. With the win, Oregon State moved to 2-2 on the year and remained 1-2 in Pac-12 play, while North Dakota State fell to 2-3 overall, yet to compete in a conference match. Between Sunday's meet with NDSU and Saturday's match-up with Minnesota, there were a number of OSU wrestlers who had a perfect weekend on the mats. They included Mangrum, Sakaguchi, Pena and Meeks who all went 2-0 in competition between the two duals. Among the quartet of wrestlers, Sakaguchi has the longest winning streak with four straight, dating back to the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invite (Nov. 30-Dec.1), while he and Pena hold the best records on the team with a pair of 12-1 marks. The Beavers, who are now finished with dual competition for the 2012 calendar year, will take part in the Reno Tournament of Champions next Sunday, Dec. 16 before traveling to the Land of Lincoln to compete in the Midlands Championships from Dec.29-30 in Evanston, Ill. OSU's next dual will be the sequel to the 2012-13 edition of the Border War as the Beavers play host to Boise State, Saturday, Jan. 5 at 4:30 pm on the Pac-12 Networks. Tickets to home Beaver wrestling events can be purchased online by going to beavertickets.com or by calling 1-800-GO-BEAVS. Tickets may also be purchased in person at the Oregon State ticket office inside Gill Coliseum, which is open from 9a.m. - 5p.m., Monday through Friday. POST MEET NOTES --Wrestling in their first dual meets of the year Sunday, were 174 pounder Cody Weishoff and Joe Latham (165 lbs.) --A total of five OSU wrestlers have won 10 or more matches this season, they include Mike Mangrum (12-2), Scott Sakaguchi (12-1), RJ Pena (12-1), Chad Hanke (12-2) and Taylor Meeks (10-2) --Scott Sakaguchi won his 80th career match this weekend, with his two victories he now stands at 81-21, a staggering 60 wins over the .500 mark Results: 125 - No. 5 Trent Sprenkle (NDSU) dec. Joey Palmer (OSU), 13-12 / NDSU 3, OSU 0 133 - Drew Van Anrooy (OSU) dec. Josh Rodriguez (NDSU), 9-6 / NDSU 3, OSU 3 141 - No. 4 Mike Mangrum (OSU) maj. dec. Mark Erickson (NDSU), 17-5 / OSU 7, NDSU 3 149 - No. 8 Scott Sakaguchi (OSU) fall Joe Garner (NDSU), 4:07 / OSU 13, NDSU 3 157 -No. 10 RJ Pena (OSU) maj. dec. Hayden Zillmer (NDSU), 12-2 / OSU 17, NDSU 3 165 -No. 7 Steven Monk (NDSU) tech. fall Joe Latham (OSU), 16-0 (3:55) / OSU 17, NDSU 8 174 - Cody Weishoff (OSU) dec. Julson (NDSU), 4-0 / OSU 20, NDSU 8 184 - No. 16 Mac Stoll (NDSU) dec. Ty Vinson (OSU), 7-2 / OSU 20, NDSU 11 197 - No. 10 Taylor Meeks (OSU) dec. Kallen Kleinschmidt (NDSU), 14-9 / OSU 23, NDSU 11 Hwt - No. 6 Chad Hanke (OSU) dec. Evan Knutson (NDSU), 10-4 / OSU 26, NDSU 16

NORMAN -- The No. 2 Oklahoma State Cowboys picked up their second win this weekend as they defeated the No. 10 Sooners in Norman on Sunday, 26-9. OSU (4-0) won eight of the 10 bouts with three wins coming with bonus points attached, giving the Cowboys a 131-26-10 advantage in the Bedlam series. “I thought we did OK,” coach John Smith said. “I was pleased with the scoreboard. There were a few things that I didn’t like as far as discipline. I liked the grind-out wins at 133, 157 and 165. I also liked the bonus points at 149, 174 and 184. I think we did a pretty good job.” Freshman Eddie Klimara started his first dual for the Cowboys at 125 pounds but fell to Kyle Garcia, 3-2. Eighth-ranked Jon Morrison recovered the points with his exciting 9-4 decision over No. 10 Cody Brewer. After a fall from OU’s Kendric Maple at 141 pounds, the Cowboys steamrolled through the final seven bouts. Jordan Oliver and Chris Chionuma grabbed major decisions at 149 pounds and 184 pounds, respectively, while Chris Perry picked up a technical fall over Matt Reed in 6:10. At 157 pounds, Dieringer picked up his second upset of the weekend when he defeated No. 9 Matt Lester, 8-5, in thrilling fashion. OU transfer Tyler Caldwell wrestled his first bedlam match in an orange singlet and took No. 6 Bubby Graham into sudden victory where Caldwell came out victorious, 5-3. “I took it as just another match,” Caldwell said. “I knew it was going to be tough and could get close if I allowed it to be. I didn’t compete to my fullest, but I grinded it out and got the win.” Rosholt took the 197 match over Brad Johnson, 11-9, and Alan Gelogaev finished off the dual for the Cowboys defeating Keldrick Hall, 11-4. During the heavyweight match, a point was taken from the Cowboys because of a warning on the OSU bench. Next week, the Cowboys will travel to New York City’s Madison Square Garden for the Grapple at the Garden event and will take on No. 8 Cornell and Tennessee-Chattanooga. Results: 125: Kyle Garcia (OU) dec. Eddie Klimara (OSU), 3-2 133: No. 8 Jon Morrison (OSU) dec. No. 10 Cody Brewer (OU), 9-4 141: No. 1 Kendric Maple (OU) fall over No. 20 Julian Feikert (OSU), 5:57 149: No. 1 Jordan Oliver (OSU) MD No. 7 Nick Lester (OU), 14-5 157: No. 9 Alex Dieringer (OSU) dec. No. 10 Matt Lester (OU), 8-5 165: No. 3 Tyler Caldwell (OSU) dec. No. 6 Bubby Graham (OU), 5-3 SV1 174: No. 1 Chris Perry (OSU) TF4 Matt Reed (OU), 22-6 184: No. 17 Chris Chionuma (OSU) MD Greg Wilson (OU), 17-7 197: No. 14 Blake Rosholt (OSU) dec. Brad Johnson (OU), 11-9 285: No. 2 Alan Gelogaev (OSU) dec. Keldrick Hall (OU), 11-4

LINCOLN, Neb. -- The Wisconsin wrestling team (5-2, 2-0 Big Ten) traveled to Lincoln, Neb., Sunday afternoon and left with an upset victory over No. 9 Nebraska (4-2, 0-2), winning, 19-17, to push its conference winning streak to two duals. The win is the Badgers’ first over a ranked team since the 2010-11 season when they defeated the then-No. 16 Cornhuskers, 22-15, on Jan. 21, 2011, at the UW Field House. It also snaps Wisconsin’s 11-dual losing streak to ranked opponents. Fast Facts • Wisconsin defeats a ranked opponent for the first time since Jan. 21, 2011, and snaps an 11-dual losing stream to ranked teams. • The win is also the Badgers' first over a top-10 team since beating then-No. 5 Minnesota on Jan. 9, 2011. • Jackson Hein (7-0) and Connor Medbery (6-0) each win to remain undefeated in dual meet competitions. • Matt Cavallaris, Tom Kelliher, Tyler Graff and Kalvin York also notch victories for the Badgers. Wisconsin’s upset was fueled by six match wins, including a run of five-straight. The dual started at 184 lbs., where UW’s Ben Cox fell by technical fall, putting the Badgers in an early 5-0 hole. But, Wisconsin went on a run of five-straight match wins after that, starting with a sudden victory win by Jackson Hein at 197 lbs. Heavyweight No. 14 Connor Medbery remained undefeated in dual meet competitions, and continued the Badgers’ momentum, winning a 4-2 decision. But, it was when the dual reached the lightweights that the meet really began to tilt in Wisconsin’s favor. Coming into Sunday’s action against Nebraska, Wisconsin’s 125 lbs. and 133 lbs. starters, Matt Cavallaris and Tom Kelliher, were a combined 2-8 in dual meets this season, but both came away with wins by decision to help the Badgers on their path to victory. No. 9 Tyler Graff then earned Wisconsin’s only extra-point win of the afternoon, winning by major decision at 141 lbs., 13-5, putting UW up 11 points, 16-5, with four matches to go. After Cole Schmitt lost at 149 lbs., the Badgers faced a crucial match at 157 lbs., and Kalvin York came through with arguably the biggest win of the afternoon with a 4-2 decision over Nebraska’s Ross Grande. Leading, 19-9, with just two matches left, Nebraska needed a pair of extra-point wins to either tie or win the dual, so all Wisconsin had to do was play defense, so to speak, to preserve the victory, which they did. At 165 lbs., Frank Cousins withstood a pair of early pin attempts by the Cornhuskers’ Austin Wilson and ended up losing by decision, sealing the win for Wisconsin and rendering the result of the 174 lbs., match inconsequential. The Badgers are now off until Dec. 29-30 when they will travel to Evanston, Ill., to compete in the Midlands Championships. Wisconsin returns to Big Ten action Jan. 13, 2013, back home at the UW Field House against Michigan. Results: 184 #6 Josh Ihnen (NEB) tech fall Ben Cox (WIS), 17-0 0 5 197 Jackson Hein (WIS) dec. Caleb Kolb (NEB), 3-1 SV 3 5 HWT #14 Connor Medbery (WIS) dec. Donny Longendyke (NEB), 4-2 6 5 125 Matt Cavallaris (WIS) dec. Eric Coufal (NEB), 7-4 9 5 133 Tom Kelliher (WIS) dec. Shawn Nagel (NEB), 5-1 12 5 141 #9 Tyler Graff (WIS) maj. dec. Ridge Kelly (NEB), 13-5 16 5 149 #10 Jake Sueflohn (NEB) maj. dec. Cole Schmitt (WIS), 9-1 16 9 157 Kalvin York (WIS) dec. Ross Grande (NEB), 4-2 19 9 165 Austin Wilson (NEB) dec. Frank Cousins (WIS), 11-5 19 12 174 #8 Robert Kokesh (NEB) tech fall Scott Liegel (WIS), 18-2 19 17

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The Penn State wrestling team, holding the No. 1 spot on Intermat's TPI, shut-out visiting Indiana 52-0 in the Big Ten dual meet opener for each team. The Nittany Lions collected six pins and sophomore Jon Gingrich (Wingate, Pa.) tallied the evening's biggest win with a victory at heavyweight for head coach Cael Sanderson. With over 6,100 fans packing sold-out Rec Hall, Penn State put on a pinning show to begin the match. The Nittany Lions notched four straight falls on their way to a 27-0 halftime lead. Sophomore All-American Nico Megaludis (Murrysville, Pa.), ranked No. 3 at 125, pinned Indiana's Joe Duca at the 4:36 mark. Red-shirt freshman Jordan Conaway (Abbottstown, Pa.) picked up his first collegiate fall, pinning Hoosier Quin Murphy at the 4:42 mark. Senior Bryan Pearsall (Lititz, Pa.) picked up his third pin of the year, getting a fall (4:42) over IU's Eric Roach. Sophomore Andrew Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.), ranked No. 5 nationally at 149 and making his season dual meet debut, made it four in a row for the team with a quick 0:52 fall over Hoosier senior Geno Capezio. Alton's pin was his sixth in a 7-0 start to the year. Sophomore All-American Dylan Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.), ranked No. 5 nationally at 157, dominated Indiana's Taylor Walsh to the tune of an 11-6 decision, giving Penn State a 27-0 lead heading into intermission. Two-time All-American David Taylor (St. Paris, Ohio), ranked No. 2 at 165, dominated No. 18 Ryan LeBlanc in the bout's marquee match-up, posting the 8-0 major. Sophomore Matt Brown (West Valley City, Utah), ranked No. 3 at 174, followed that up with Penn State's fifth pin, getting a fall over Cheney Dale at the 6:40 mark. Two-time All-American Ed Ruth (Harrisburg, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 184, connected on Penn State's sixth fall of the dual, finishing off an early cradle for a pin (1:24). Senior Quentin Wright (Wingate, Pa.), ranked No. 3 at 197, received a forfeit at 197, putting the Nittany Lions up 49-0. With a packed Rec Hall looking for a shut-out, sophomore heavyweight Jon Gingrich (Wingate, Pa.) brought the fans to their feet, collecting two third period takedowns on his way to a 6-5 win over No. 8 Adam Chalfant of Indiana. The final victory gave Penn State the 52-0 shut-out. The Nittany Lions posted a lop-sided 27-1 edge in takedowns, with Chalfant getting IU's only one. PSU's six pins, a forfeit and a major amounted to 22 bonus points. The shut-out is Penn State's fourth under Sanderson and the first since a 43-0 Big Ten road shut-out at Wisconsin on Jan. 15, 2012. The margin of victory was the most for a Penn State team since joining the Big Ten conference in 1992-93 and the most-lopsided win for Penn State since a 54-0 win over Millesville on Jan. 25, 1983. Top-ranked Penn State moves to 3-0, 1-0 in the Big Ten. Indiana is now 5-3, 0-1 Big Ten. The Nittany Lions host neighborhood rival Lock Haven on Saturday, Dec. 15, at 2 p.m. in Rec Hall. Already a sell-out, only a limited number of standing room only seats are available. Penn State's full season of home duals was sold out prior to the season opener, but limited SRO tickets are available for select dual meets. For information on which duals have a limited number of SRO tickets available and to purchase tickets, fans can call 1-800-NITTANY or visit the Bryce Jordan Center ticket office windows from 10 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Fans are encouraged to follow Penn State wrestling via twitter at www.twitter.com/pennstateWREST and on Penn State Wrestling's facebook page at www.facebook.com/pennstatewrestling. The 2012-13 Penn State Wrestling season is presented by The Family Clothesline. #1 Penn State 52, Indiana 0 December 9, 2012 - University Park, Pa. - Rec Hall 125: #3 Nico Megaludis PSU, WBF Joe Duca IND (4:36) 6-0 133: Jordan Conaway PSU, WBF Quin Murphy IND (4:42) 12-0 141: Bryan Pearsall PSU, WBF Eric Roach IND (4:32) 18-0 149: #5 Andrew Alton PSU, WBF Geno Capezio IND (0:52) 24-0 157: #5 Dylan Alton PSU, 11-6 dec. Taylor Walsh IND 27-0 165: #2 David Taylor PSU, 8-0 maj. dec. #18 Ryan LeBlanc IND 31-0 174: #3 Matt Brown PSU, WBF Cheney Dale IND (6:40) 37-0 184: #1 Ed Ruth PSU, WBF Luke Sheridan IND (1:24) 43-0 197: #3 Quentin Wright PSU won by forfeit 49-0 285: Jon Gingrich PSU, 6-5 dec. #8 Adam Chalfant IND 52-0 Attendance: 6,152 Records: Penn State 3-0, 1-0 Big Ten; Indiana 5-3, 0-1 Big Ten Up Next for Penn State: Home vs. Lock Haven, Saturday, Dec. 15, 2 p.m., Rec Hall BOUT-BY-BOUT: 125: All-American Nico Megaludis (Murrysville, Pa.), ranked No. 3 at 125, took on Indiana sophomore Joe Duca. Megaludis gained control of Duca's leg and finished off his first takedown at the 1:40 mark. He then cut Duca loose and quickly took him down again for a 4-2 lead at the 1:10 mark. The Lions sophomore added a third takedown off a reset and then rode Duca out to lead 6-2 after three minutes of wrestling. Duca chose down to start the second period, was cut loose by Megaludis. The Lion picked up a stall point and then tacked on a flurry of takedowns to up his lead to 11-5 at the 1:00 mark of the second period. Continuing his offensive outburst, Megaludis tacked on two more takedowns before turning Duca to his back for a pin at the 4:36 mark. It was Megaludis' third pin of the year. 133: Red-shirt freshman Jordan Conaway (Abbottstown, Pa.) met IU freshman Quin Murphy at 133. Conaway drew first blood with a fast takedown that he turned into a near fall and a 4-0 lead early. But Murphy managed a reversal to cut the lead to 4-2 before Conaway reversed Murphy and led 6-2 after one period. Conaway chose neutral to start the second period and used a quick low double to up his lead to 8-2 at the 1:30 mark. Conaway then put together a strong ride, picking up a riding time point before cutting Murphy loose. A quick takedown led to a fast Conaway turn and the Nittany Lion freshman picked up the pin at the 4:42 mark to put Penn State up 12-0. The pin was Conaway's first of the year. 141: Senior Bryan Pearsall (Lititz, Pa.) battled Hoosier freshman Eric Roach at 141. Pearsall and Roach traded shots early in the match, battling evenly for two minutes. The Lion senior connected on a low double to lead 2-0 at the 1:00 mark and the put together an effective ride, building up a solid time advantage with a ride-out. Trailing 2-0, Roach chose down to start the second stanza. Pearsall took advantage of the decision, connecting on a cradle and turning Roach to his back for three back points, nearly getting the pin. Leading 5-0 with 1:05 on the clock, Pearsall continued to dominate Roach and this time finished off the cradle to get the pin at the 4:32 mark, Penn State's third straight fall (and the third for Pearsall this year). 149: Sophomore Andrew Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.), ranked No. 5 at 149, made his '12-13 dual meet debut against Indiana senior Geno Capezio. Alton connected on the first takedown to lead 2-0 less than :20 into the bout. Capezio escaped to cut the lead to 2-1. Alton wasted no time connecting after that, gaining control of Capezio's shoulders, turning the Hoosier to his back and getting the quick pin at the 0:52 mark. Alton moved to 7-0 on the year with six pins. 157: Sophomore All-American Dylan Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.), ranked No. 5 at 157, met talented Hoosier sophomore Taylor Walsh, who carried a 15-3 record into the bout. Alton scored first, taking Walsh down for a 2-1 lead after quick Walsh escape at the 2:20 mark. Alton was continued to force the action. The Lion sophomore countered a Walsh shot for a 4-1 lead with 1:16 on the clock. Walsh escaped after a reset and action resumed in the center circle. Alton chose down to start the second period and quickly reversed Walsh to lead 6-3 after a quick IU escape. Trailing 6-3, Walsh chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to a 6-4 deficit. Alton answered with yet another takedown, upping his lead to 8-4 at the 1:40 mark. Walsh escaped to an 8-5 score. Alton continued to pour on the offense, using a high double for another takedown and a 10-6 lead as time wound down. Alton rolled on to the 10-6 win, putting Penn State up 27-0 at the half. 165: Two-time All-American David Taylor (St. Paris, Ohio), ranked No. 2 at 165, took on No. 18 Ryan LeBlanc of Indiana. Taylor came out fast, nearly connecting on a shot out of the blocks. LeBlanc fought off the early effort, keeping the bout scoreless a minute in. Taylor continued to shoot and LeBlanc played defense into the midway point of the opening period. Taylor took a low single and LeBlanc countered, nearly scoring himself. But Taylor was able to get to his feet and keep the bout scoreless at the :45 mark. Tied 0-0, Taylor chose down to start the second period. He quickly escaped to a 1-0 lead. Taylor worked steadily to break through LeBlanc's defense, picking up his takedown at the :55 mark to lead 3-0. Taylor then rode LeBlanc out to lead 3-0 after two periods. LeBlanc chose neutral to start the third period. Taylor worked to force the tempo and LeBlanc backed off the mat. With the Hoosier playing defense, Taylor used a low single to take the IU grappler down and up his lead to 5-0. The Lion All-American worked for a turning combination, picking up three near fall points to post the convincing 8-0 major decision. 174: Sophomore Matt Brown (West Valley City, Utah), ranked No. 3 at 174, met IU's Cheney Dale. Brown and Dale battled through an even first period with the Lion sophomore forcing Dale towards the outside circle and the Hoosier fighting off Brown's shots. Brown turned a low single into a scramble and a takedown at the :30 mark to lead 2-0. A quick ride out gave the Lion the two point lead after one period. Brown chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 3-0 lead. Brown used a low shot at Dale's ankle to up his lead to 5-0 with another takedown, which led to a strong Brown ride. The Lion then forced Dale over on his shoulder, picking up two near fall points to lead 7-0 at the :20 mark. Dale chose down to start the third period and Brown continued to build his riding time edge. Dale escaped at the 1:30 mark, but Brown quickly shot low and upped his lead to 9-1 with another takedown. Brown cut Dale loose to a 9-2 lead. He picked up a stall point then added three more quick takedowns before hitting a cradle. Brown got the pin at the 6:40 mark, Penn State's fifth of the dual and Brown's second of the year. 184: Two-time All-American Ed Ruth (Harrisburg, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 184, battled Indiana sophomore Luke Sheridan. Ruth wasted no time opening up a lead, getting a quick takedown and cutting Sheridan loose to lead 2-1. He then added another takedown and cut and led 4-2 with 2:06 on the clock. Quickly joining in Penn State's pin barrage, Ruth turned the takedown into a cradle and picked up the pin at the 1:24 mark, Penn State's second first period pin of the dual and sixth overall. 197: Three-time All-American Quentin Wright (Wingate, Pa.), ranked No. 3 at 197, received a forfeit at 197 and improved his season record to 8-0. 285: With Penn State sophomore Jimmy Lawson (Tom's River, N.J.), ranked No. 15 at 285, getting the day off, the Lions sent talented sophomore Jon Gingrich (Wingate, Pa.) into action where he met Indiana junior Adam Chalfant, who was ranked No. 8. Chalfant got the first takedown, taking a 2-0 lead early. But Gingrich battled to an escape and trailed 2-1 with :40 on the clock. The duo battled evenly for the rest of the period and the Nittany Lion sophomore trailed by one after the first period. Chalfant chose down to start the second period and escaped to a 3-1 lead with 1:40 on the clock. Gingrich got hit with a first stall warning at the :55 mark and then shot low, looking to connect on a single. Chalfant countered but Gingrich fought the move off and trailed 3-1 after two periods. Gingrich chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to a 3-2 deficit. Sensing an upset, Gingrich countered a Chalfant shot and posted a takedown to briefly lead 4-3. Chalfant escaped and the bout resumed knotted at 4Gingrich chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to a 3-2 deficit. Sensing an upset, Gingrich countered a Chalfant shot and posted a takedown to briefly lead 4-3. Chalfant escaped and the bout resumed knotted at 4-4 with 1:10 on the clock. Gingrich forced a scramble and then took Chalfant down again, taking a 6-4 lead with :45 on the clock. The Lion sophomore then rode Chalfant to the :22 mark, with the Hoosier escaping to a 6-5 Lion lead. Gingrich fought off Chalfant's last efforts and thrilled the SRO crowd with the 6-5 win.

Related Links: Team Scores | Brackets TULSA, Okla. -- In a 26-school tournament, to have the top four teams finishing within ten points of each other. That is extremely rare. It happened in this weekend's Mid-America Nationals hosted by Tulsa Union, Okla. Unranked Edmond North, Okla., won the title with 223 points keyed by four champions Josh Breece (126), No. 8 Lance Dixon (182), Joel Dixon (195), and No. 6 Andrew Dixon (220). Cy Trindle (113) finished third, as the squad had eight total top six placers. They were without multi-time state qualifier Derek White at 170. Second place in the tournament went to No. 13 Collinsville, Okla., with 222 points. They had four champions as well in Christian Moody (106), No. 14 Davion Jeffries (113), Gary Wayne Harding (138), and Dylan Helm (145). Runner-up finishes came from Ryan Heiden (126) and Will Steltzen (132). They had six overall top eight placer-finishers as well, despite the absence of two-time state placer Zach Abkemeier at 170. Third place went to No. 22 Allen, Tex., with 215 points in spite of missing three key starters, including nationally ranked wrestlers in Oliver Pierce (152) and Nick Cobb (195), due to their state quarterfinal football game on Saturday night. No. 4 Bo Nickal (160) was the sole champion for the Eagles, while Dan Cartagena (138), A.J. Hinkle (145), and Matt Meyer (182) finished in second place with a total of ten placing top eight (nine inside the top six). Fourth place was No. 16 Tuttle, Okla., with 213 points led by championships from Gunner Laffoon (132) and No. 5 Zach Beard (170). They had three runner-up finishers as well, including Beau Guffey (106), Austin Elam (152), and Nathan Jackson (285). Dakota Head (145) finished third, as they had nine total placers (eight in the top six) despite the absence of two-time third in the state Isaac Beard (160). Rounding out the weight class champions were Eli Hale (Miami, Okla.) at 120, Zac Contreras (Riordan, Okla.) at 152, and Solomon Vanover (Westmoore, Okla.) at 285.

In a tight match, the No. 3 Golden Gophers staged a comeback to earn the win over the No. 15 Beavers. The night came down to the heavyweight bout where Tony Nelson prevailed with a double overtime victory. Minnesota move to 7-2 on the season, while Oregon State drops to 1-2 overall. At 125 lbs., David Thorn outlasted Joey Palmer to put Minnesota on the board early. Down by two, Thorn received an extra point for two stalling penalties on Palmer and earned an escape in the final seconds to come back and tie the dual at eight. Thorn would go on to notch the sudden victory after scoring a takedown and a near fall early in the tiebreaker. Chris Dardanes followed at 133 lbs. with an 11-6 decision over Drew Van Anrooy. Following three straight victories from the Beavers, two of which were falls in favor of Oregon State, Minnesota trailed 15-6 with Cody Yohn next on the mat. Yohn got the Gophers back on track with a 16-5 major decision over Alex Elder. Alec Ortiz once again competed at 174 lbs. and earned his first victory of the season, defeating Austin Morehead. Ortiz delivered in the tiebreaker round for a 7-5 sudden victory that marked a turning point in the match. The Gophers took the lead in the 184-pound weight class. Kevin Steinhaus proved his No. 3 ranking with a dominating 22-7 technical fall over OSU’s Ty Vinson. Steinhaus tallied a total of six takedowns in the third period and gathered four minutes of riding time to push for the bonus points. With the score tied 18-18, Nelson faced No. 6 Chad Hanke at heavyweight for the decisive round. Nelson and Hanke would go five overtime periods before Nelson was declared the winner due to 0:08 seconds of accumulated riding time. Minnesota will take a break from action for the holidays and will return for the Southern Scuffle in Chattanooga, Tenn. on Jan. 1. Results: 125: No. 8 David Thorn dec. Joey Palmer, 12-8 SV 133: No. 5 Chris Dardanes dec. Drew Van Anrooy, 11-6 141: No. 4 Mike Mangrum dec. No. 14 Nick Dardanes, 7-6 149: No. 12 Scott Sakaguchi won by fall over Thane Antczak, 1:30 157: No. 13 RJ Pena won by fall over Danny Zilverberg, 2:27 165: No. 9 Cody Yohn maj. dec. Alex Elder, 16-5 174: Alec Ortiz dec. Austin Morehead, 7-5 SV 184: No. 4 Kevin Steinhaus tech. fall Ty Vinson, 22-7 (7:00) 197: No. 11 Taylor Meeks dec. No. 13 Scott Schiller, 8-2 285: No. 1 Tony Nelson dec. No. 6 Chad Hanke, TB 3-3 (0:08 Riding Time)

STILLWATER -- The No. 2 Oklahoma State Cowboys picked up their second-consecutive win over a ranked opponent on Saturday when they defeated No. 20 Wyoming, 31-8. The dual was highlighted by five bonus-point wins for OSU from 149 pounds to 184 pounds. With the first loss for the Cowboys (3-0) coming in the form of a technical fall at 125 pounds, the Cowboys answered by winning seven bouts in a row to take a commanding lead. "We took a tough start with the first technical fall that brought us down five early,” assistant coach Zack Esposito said. “After that, you could tell our guys really started getting into it. We had some back and forth action throughout each round, but you could tell our guys had a mental and a physical edge.” No. 8 Jon Morrison, Julian Feikert and No. 2 Alan Gelogaev picked up decisions in their respective weight classes, while major decisions were awarded to No. 14 Alex Dieringer, No. 3 Tyler Caldwell, No. 1 Chris Perry and No. 17 Chris Chionuma. Dieringer picked up a combination of takedowns and nearfalls en route to upset No. 12 Andy McCulley, 14-5. Caldwell defeated Dakota Friesth, 15-2. Perry grabbed a 15-3 win over L.J. Helbig, and Chionuma won his bout with Shane Woods, 13-4. “I think I did pretty well tonight,” Dieringer said. “I had some nice shots and was able to create some points. It’s always cool to beat a guy ranked above you.” At 149 pounds, No. 2 Jordan Oliver was nothing short of impressive when he pinned Brandon Richardson in 3:26 in his first home dual of the 2012-13 season. The second loss for the Cowboys came at 197 pounds where freshman Austin Schafer was pulled out of his redshirt to face No. 4 Alfonso Hernandez. Schafer controlled the first period riding out Hernandez after an early takedown, but was overpowered in the second and third periods, losing 14-8. The Cowboys have a quick turnaround as they take on the Oklahoma Sooners tomorrow at McCasland Field House in Norman at 2 p.m. Results: 125: Tyler Cox (UW) TF5 Tyler Dorrell (OSU); 20-5, 6:50 133: No. 8 Jon Morrison (OSU) dec. Kasey Garnhart (UW); 8-2 141: Julian Feikert (OSU) dec. McCade Ford (UW); 4-3 149: No. 1 Jordan Oliver (OSU) fall Brandon Richardson (UW); 3:26 157: No. 9 Alex Dieringer (OSU) MD No. 16 Andy McCulley (UW); 14-5 165: No. 3 Tyler Caldwell (OSU) MD Dakota Friesth (UW); 15-2 174: No. 1 Chris Perry (OSU) MD L.J. Helbig (UW); 15-3 184: No. 13 Chris Chionuma (OSU) MD Shane Woods (UW); 13-4 197: No. 4 Alfonso Hernandez (UW) dec. Austin Schafer (OSU); 14-8 285: No. 3 Alan Gelogaev (OSU) dec. Tanner Harms (UW); 8-5

KUTZTOWN, Pa. -- The Edinboro wrestling team successfully defended its 2011 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference championship on Saturday afternoon, outdistancing Clarion and Bloomsburg to win the 70th Annual PSAC Wrestling Championship. Kutztown hosted the championships at Keystone Arena. Edinboro finished with 160.5 points while winning its sixth PSAC title in the last seven years and 15th overall. Clarion was second with 140 points and Bloomsburg third with 134 points. Lock Haven had 125 points for fourth place. Ten teams competed in the PSAC Championships. Clarion’s James Fleming was named the Most Outstanding Wrestler. All ten Edinboro wrestlers placed, with three coming away with individual championships. In fact, all three repeated as champions. The sophomore trio of A.J. Schopp, Mitchell Port and Dave Habat won at 133, 141 and 149 lbs., respectively. Kory Mines (125 lbs.) and Johnny Greisheimer (165 lbs.) also reached the finals before losing. Michael DePalma (157), Vince Pickett (184 lbs.) and Ernest James (hwt.) brought home third place finishes, while Patrick Jennings (157 lbs.) and Warren Bosch (197 lbs.) earned fourth place finishes. “We’re real happy to win the tournament,” noted head coach Tim Flynn. “The really good thing is I think we can wrestle a lot better, way better. I think there’s a lot of improvement possible, so I’m really optimistic.” Flynn’s Fighting Scots got off to a fast start, winning their first 14 matches, with all but two producing bonus points. All ten Fighting Scots reached the semifinals. Schopp, ranked fourth by InterMat at 133 lbs., picked up his second straight title with a 9-0 major decision over Lock Haven’s Nick Wilcox. While winning all three of his matches to improve to 9-0, he posted a fall and two major decisions. Port won by fall and technical fall in his first two matches before narrowly defeating Daniel Neff of Lock Haven in the semifinals, 2-0. The fourth-ranked wrestler at 141 lbs. was dominant again in the finals with an 11-1 major decision over Sam Sherlock of Clarion. Port is now 10-1. Habat had the easiest time in his finals match, winning by medical forfeit over Bloomsburg’s Josh Roosa at 149 lbs. Ranked 16th, Habat posted a fall, technical fall and major decision while improving to 11-3. Mines reached the finals for the first time at 125 lbs. after decisioning Sean Boylan of Bloomsburg, 6-5, in the semifinals. The sophomore would drop a 10-4 decision to Lock Haven’s Bobby Rehm in the finals. He is now 9-5. Greisheimer was wrestling in his second PSAC final after losing to Fleming at 157 lbs. in 2010. After a major decision and fall in the earlier rounds, he dropped a 6-3 decision to Josh Veltre of Bloomsburg in the finals. Greisheimer is ranked 16th at 165 lbs. and now has a 9-4 record.

Blair Academy won the Walsh Ironman by 84.5 points (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com) CUYAHOGA FALLS, Ohio -- Heading into this 19th edition of the Walsh Jesuit Ironman, three wrestlers had the chance to join a select few to win three championships at this tournament. And come Saturday evening, all three of them got the job done. They became the tenth, eleventh, and twelfth wrestlers to do so, joining an elite group that features United States Olympian Harry Lester among others. Nathan Tomasello was named Outstanding Wrestler (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com)In fact, it was a wrestler from Lester's alma mater -- CVCA, Ohio -- who earned the Bill Barger Outstanding Award after winning his third Ironman with a fall in the final. No. 1 Nathan Tomasello scored a fall at the 3:22 mark against No. 6 Matthew Kolodzik (Blair Academy, N.J.). The battle of Fargo champions was dominated from start to finish by Tomasello, who secured a fall off a takedown in the second period. "It's amazing, words can't describe it, and I'm really happy," said Tomasello about winning both his third Ironman title and Outstanding Wrestler Award. "Since I made my college decision (to attend Ohio State) two months ago, I've been training for this tournament. Working out down at the Ohio RTC (with the Buckeye lower weights) was a real boost." Joining Tomasello as a three-time state champion was fellow Ohio State recruit Bo Jordan (St. Paris Graham, Ohio), who is ranked No. 1 in the country at 160 pounds. Jordan won the evening's featured bout, a 4-2 victory over No. 2 Isaiah Martinez (Lemoore, Calif.), on the strength of a first-period takedown and second-period reversal. Bo Jordan won his third Walsh Ironman title on Satuday night (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com)During the tournament, Jordan had two pins, a 25-10 technical fall, and a 15-5 major decision in the semifinal over nationally ranked Myles Martin (McDonogh, Md.). "I just wanted to step it up this year, to get ready for next year (in college) when every match will be a dogfight," he commented. "I trained real hard for this, and have to continue to get better and keep developing (heading towards next year)." The third of the three-time Ironman champions was No. 2 Brooks Black (Blair Academy, N.J.), who won the 285 pound weight class with a 5-1 victory over No. 9 Michael Johnson (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) It was a very different match than last year's National Prep final which went to overtime. A takedown inside the first half-minute of the match and a third-period reversal keyed the victory. "It feels great to be a three-time champion (at the Ironman)," said Black. "I came into the event with no nerves, just ready to go and dominate. I've been working on my takedowns and pushing the pace (from neutral), and it showed here tonight." Black was one of three champions for the nation's No. 1 team, Blair Academy, N.J. The Buccaneers dominated the team standings with 240.5 points. No. 6 (at 160) Russ Parsons and No. 5 Frank Mattiace won the 152 and 195 pound weight classes respectively. Parsons had to use a late match takedown from a collar tie into a hi-c shot to score a 3-2 victory over freshman sensation Alex Marinelli (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) who had dominated the first close to five minutes of the match. "I really wasn't able to initiate offense early on," said Parsons. "I knew I had to turn it up in that last minute-plus, leave it all out there with no regrets." Mattiace was absolutely dominant in winning his second title at the Walsh Ironman. Saturday night's finals victory was a 10-0 major decision over Gabe Dzuro (St. Edward, Ohio) for the Penn commitment. Earlier matches in the tournament were two more major decisions and a pair of first-period pins. "I wanted to have more offense this year, and not rely so heavily on my defense," said Mattiace. "Just to step up the attack (and point scoring) in my senior year." Blair head coach Charles Danhof was relatively pleased with the performance. "I'm proud of the performance. The kids wrestled hard this weekend. However, there are things to work on, and it's great to have the two weeks between now and the Beast of the East." Second place in the team standings was No. 2 Wyoming Seminary, Pa. with 156 points. The Blue Knights were anchored by Eric Morris, the nation's No. 1 182 pound wrestler, who won their lone weight class championship. He earned a decisive 4-0 victory over No. 7 B.J. Toal (Troy Christian, Ohio) with a first-period takedown and second-period reversal. "This is huge for me, it was one of my big goals for senior year," said Morris, who has won a whole litany of tournaments over the years. "I couldn't be happier, and I'm pleased with my improved offense." A surprise third place finish in the standings was had by No. 17 St. Paris Graham, Ohio who had 143 points with four finalists. Joining Bo Jordan as a champion was No. 20 Eli Stickley, who beat No. 9 Jose Rodriguez (Massillon Perry, Ohio) 2-1 on a reversal very late in the match. Stickley had ridden out Rodriguez for the whole second but was hit for two stalling calls, and Rodriguez had ridden Stickley up to the point of the scramble and reversal. "I believe it could happen, and it's all about the hard work I put into it," said Stickley about his championship. "It was crazy, my whole body was numb (during the match ending scramble). I just zoned in on (head coach) Jeff (Jordan), and when he was jumping crazy I knew it was mine." Graham head coach Jeff Jordan was very pleased, but surprised by the performance. "Heading into the week, some of the parents asked what to expect: I told them top ten if things went well, it would have been crazy to predict this high a finish. The kids really stepped up." Along with Blair Academy and St. Paris Graham, St. John Bosco, Calif. was the only other school to have multiple champions. No. 1 Zahid Valencia and No. 3 Aaron Pico won the 113 and 132 weight classes respectively. For Valencia, the nation's number one sophomore, it was a second Ironman title in as many years; and Pico won his initial Ironman, and is the nation's number two ninth grader overall. Valencia had struggled for the first half of the match and trailed 3-1 at the halfway mark against No. 13 Ke-Shawn Hayes (Park Hill, Mo.). However, he scored a late takedown in the second period, kept Hayes down, and got the escape in the third. With no scoring through the end of the match, Valencia won 4-3. "I just had to keep the pace going, and finish my attacks through his defense" was the response in terms of his second half surge. Pico faced No. 4 Micah Jordan (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) after Jordan had upset No. 1 Dean Heil (St. Edward, Ohio) 6-5 in the semifinal round on a takedown right at the end of the match. In this match, Pico scored a late takedown in the second period to take a 2-1 lead after two full periods. He added an escape to make it 3-1. Then, Jordan scored a takedown with just over 30 seconds to go; however, Jordan let Pico up immediately and couldn't score thereafter. It was a 4-3 Pico victory. "Watching Zahid (and Anthony) compete and thrive here last year, I was really excited," said Pico about his first Ironman. "I was anxious to start the season, and am glad to be here. One down, and three to go." Valencia, Tomasello, and Bo Jordan were joined by another trio of national No. 1 ranked wrestlers to win weight class titles, making it a total of six of the weight classes at the Ironman to be won by the nation's top-ranked wrestler. Joey Dance (Christiansburg, Va.) scored a 13-7 victory over unranked Judson Preskitt (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) to win his first Ironman title in the 126 pound weight class. Two first-period takedowns and four third-period takedowns propelled the two-time Super 32 champion and 2011 Junior Naitonal freestyle champion. "I've been here every year, it's always been a stacked bracket with me falling short," said Dance. "It feels great to finally get one, and I'm looking forward to the rest of the season. Zain Retherford (Benton, Pa.) continued his winning ways with a title in the 138 pound weight class. After three pins and two major decisions, the championship final was extremely close, a 4-2 victory over No. 16 (at 145) Mason Manville (Blair Academy, N.J.). In fact, Manville got the match's first takedown, but Retherford escaped before the end of the first period. A second-period escape and takedown provided the points needed for victory, as Manville went neutral in the third period. "We each had a game plan," said Retherford about battling back from behind. "I just never stopped working. He was up after two (minutes), but I figure I got four more (minutes) to get points. It's all about the training -- every practice, every lift, every sprint. Do it at one thousand percent." Kyle Snyder (Good Counsel, Md.) cut through his four matches like a knife through butter. This included a 26-11 technical fall in the finals over Alex Campbell (Canon-McMillan, Pa.) at the 4:54 mark. He had five first-period takedowns, five second-period takedowns and a near fall, and one third-period takedown to the solo takedown from Campbell in the third period. "I love winning, winning is great, it never gets old," said Snyder. "I've got really high goals. Every practice and match, I have to do something to get better." Second-ranked Cody Wiercioch (Canon McMillan, Pa.) added to two state titles and two Super 32 titles with a championship here in the 170 pound weight class. His championship match victory was a 3-2 decision over No. 3 Zach Epperly (Christiansburg, Va.). The match-winning takedown came in the third period off a single, and finished at the edge of the mat. "It feels good, last one on the list, and glad to be able to compete here," said Wiercioch about the Ironman title. "I just had to find something, as Epperly was extremely strong and tight." Finally among the champions was Edgar Bright (St. Edward, Ohio), who is ranked No. 4 at 145 pounds, and scored a 3-2 victory over the unranked junior Jacob Danishek (Dayton Christian) -- who is a two-time small-school state champion. A second-period takedown by Bright was the key score within the match. "(The state finals loss) fueled me a lot all summer," said Bright, who is a two-time state runner-up. "I'm a senior this year. There is no way I should be second fiddle to anyone, and I'm putting the time in to assure that." Team Standings (Top Ten): 1. No. 1 Blair Academy, N.J. 240.5 2. No. 2 Wyoming Seminary, Pa. 156 3. No. 17 St. Paris Graham, Ohio 143 4. No. 3 St. Edward, Ohio 132 5. No. 6 Canon McMillan, Pa. 96 6. No. 30 Massillon Perry, Ohio 90.5 7. St. John Bosco, Calif. 87 8. Marmion Academy, Ill. 86.5 9. Brecksville, Ohio 81 10. No. 34 Christiansburg, Va. 80.5 Finals Results: 170: No. 1 Cody Wiercioch (Canon-McMillan, Pa.) dec. No. 3 Zach Epperly (Christiansburg, Va.), 3-2 182: No. 1 Eric Morris (Wyoming Sem., Pa.) dec. No. 7 B.J. Toal (Troy Christian, Ohio), 4-0 195: No. 5 Frank Mattiace (Blair Academy, N.J.) maj. dec. Gabe Dzuro (St. Edward, Ohio), 10-0 220: No. 1 Kyle Snyder (Good Counsel, Md.) tech. fall Alex Campbell (Canon-McMillan, Pa.), 26-11 (4:54) 285: No. 2 Brooks Black (Blair Academy, N.J.) dec. No. 9 Michael Johnson Jr. (Wyoming Sem., Pa.), 5-1 106: No. 20 Eli Stickley (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) dec. No. 9 Jose Rodriguez (Massillon Perry, Ohio), 2-1 113: No. 1 Zahid Valencia (St. John Bosco, Calif.) dec. No. 13 Ke-Shawn Hayes (Park Hill, Mo.), 4-3 120: No. 1 Nathan Tomasello (CVCA, Ohio) pinned No. 6 Matthew Kolodzik (Blair Academy, N.J.), 3:22 126: No. 1 Joey Dance (Christiansburg, Va.) dec. Judson Preskitt (Wyoming Sem., Pa.), 13-7 132: No. 3 Aaron Pico (St. John Bosco, Calif.) dec. No. 4 Micah Jordan (St. Paris Graham, Ohio), 4-3 138: No. 1 Zain Retherford (Benton, Pa.) dec. No. 16 (at 145) Mason Manville (Blair Academy, N.J.), 4-2 145: No. 4 Edgar Bright (St. Edward, Ohio) dec. Jacob Danishek (Dayton Christian, Ohio), 3-2 152: No. 6 (at 160) Russ Parsons (Blair Academy, N.J.) dec. Alex Marinelli (St. Paris Graham, Ohio), 3-2 160: No. 1 Bo Jordan (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) dec. No. 2 Isaiah Martinez (Lemoore, Calif.), 4-2

Final Team Standings: 1) No. 1 Blair Academy, N.J. 240.5 2) No. 2 Wyoming Seminary, Pa. 156 3) No. 17 St. Paris Graham, Ohio 143 4) No. 3 St. Edward, Ohio 132 5) No. 6 Canon McMillan, Pa. 96 6) No. 30 Massillon Perry, Ohio 90.5 7) St. John Bosco, Calif. 87 8) Marmion Academy, Ill. 86.5 9) Brecksville, Ohio 81 10) No. 34 Christiansburg, Va. 80.5 Other Nationally ranked teams: 12) No. 10 Montini Catholic, Ill. 68.5, 15) No. 27 McDonogh, Md. 63.5, T21) No. 25 Kearney, Mo. 46, T21) No. 33 Colonial Forge, Va. 46, T24) No. 28 Cincinnati Moeller, Ohio 40, T26) No. 35 Hermiston, Ore. 38 Placement Match Results: 106: 1st: No. 20 Eli Stickley (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) dec. No. 9 Jose Rodriguez (Massillon Perry, Ohio), 2-1 3rd: No. 1 Austin Assad (Brecksville, Ohio) dec. Alex Mackall (Walsh Jesuit, Ohio), 6-5 5th: Jack Mueller (Trinity Christian Academy, Tex.) maj. dec. Mario Guillen (Perrysburg, Ohio), 10-0 7th: L.J. Bentley (St. Edward, Ohio) dec. Anthony Bosco (Marmion Academy, Ill.), 7-4 113: 1st: No. 1 Zahid Valencia (St. John Bosco, Calif.) dec. No. 13 Ke-Shawn Hayes (Park Hill, Mo.), 4-3 3rd: Zach Fuentes (Norristown, Pa.) dec. No. 11 Jaret Singh (Kearney, Mo.), 2-1 TB 5th: No. 4 Aaron Assad (Brecksville, Ohio) dec. Eli Seipel (St. Paris Graham, Ohio), 4-2 SV 7th: Jarred Ganger (Troy Christian, Ohio) pinned Sean Williams (Lemoore, Calif.), 2:47 120: 1st: No. 1 Nathan Tomasello (CVCA, Ohio) pinned No. 6 Matthew Kolodzik (Blair Academy, N.J.), 3:22 3rd: No. 11 Johnny Jimenez (Marmion Academy, Ill.) dec. No. 10 (at 113) Coy Ozias (Christiansburg, Va.), 10-5 5th: Dalton Macri (Canon-McMillan, Pa.) dec. Jordan Laster (Montini Catholic, Ill.), 5-2 7th: David Bavery (Massillon Perry, Ohio) dec. No. 20 (at 120) Vincenzo Joseph (Pittsburgh Central Catholic, Pa.), 1-0 126: 1st: No. 1 Joey Dance (Christiansburg, Va.) dec. Judson Preskitt (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.), 13-7 3rd: No. 11 Colton Adams (Scottsbluff, Neb.) dec. No. 19 Ivan McClay (Massillon, Ohio), 8-2 5th: Brock Ervin (Union County, Ky.) pinned No. 3 (at 120) Michael Kemerer (Franklin Regional, Pa.) 0:50 7th: No. 18 Bryce Meredith (Cheyenne Central, Wyo.) dec. Anthony Tutolo (Lake Catholic, Ohio), 6-3 132: 1st: No. 3 Aaron Pico (St. John Bosco, Calif.) dec. No. 4 Micah Jordan (St. Paris Graham, Ohio), 4-3 3rd: No. 1 Dean Heil (St. Edward, Ohio) dec. No. 10 P.J. Klee (Blair Academy, N.J.), 8-2 5th: No. 4 (at 126) Connor Schram (Canon-McMillan, Pa.) dec. No. 10 (at 120) J.R. Wert (Christiansburg, Va.), 5-0 7th: No. 14 George Fisher (Marmion Academy, Ill.) dec. Blake Clevenger (Kearney, Mo.), 5-2 138: 1st: No. 1 Zain Retherford (Benton, Pa.) dec. No. 16 (at 145) Mason Manville (Blair Academy, N.J.), 4-2 3rd: No. 18 Tyler Berger (Hermiston, Ore.) dec. No. 16 Anthony Valencia (St. John Bosco), 6-5 5th: Colin Heffernan (St. Edward, Ohio) dec. Chris Garcia (Montini Catholic, Ill.), 5-0 7th: No. 11 (at 132) Josh Maruca (Franklin Regional, Pa.) dec. Ryan Skonieczny (Akron SVSM, Ohio), 5-4 TB 145: 1st: No. 4 Edgar Bright (St. Edward, Ohio) dec. Jacob Danishek (Dayton Christian, Ohio), 3-2 3rd: No. 5 (at 152) Dylan Milonas (Blair Academy, N.J.) dec. No. 14 Colt Cotten (Benton, Pa.), 3-1 5th: Joey Lavallee (Reno, Nev.) dec. Josh Shields (Franklin Regional, Pa.), 3-0 7th: No. 8 Jack Clark (McDonogh, Md.) maj. dec. Tyler Fahrer (Delta, Ohio), 10-0 152: 1st: No. 6 (at 160) Russ Parsons (Blair Academy, N.J.) dec. Alex Marinelli (St. Paris Graham, Ohio), 3-2 3rd: No. 6 Austin Matthews (Reynolds, Pa.) dec. No. 13 Shayne Tucker (Bella Vista, Calif.), 6-1 5th: No. 8 Garrett Hammond (Chambersburg, Pa.) dec. Tony Dailey (Massillon Perry, Ohio), 4-2 7th: No. 14 Markus Scheidel (St. Edward, Ohio) dec. Chris Weiler (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.), 9-5 160: 1st: No. 1 Bo Jordan (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) dec. No. 2 Isaiah Martinez (Lemoore, Calif.), 4-2 3rd: No. 10 (at 152) Myles Martin (McDonogh, Md.) over No. 5 Josh Llopez (St. Mary’s Ryken, Md.) by injury default 5th: Xavier Montalvo (Montini Catholic, Ill.) dec. Jack Wedholm (Blair Academy, N.J.), 3-0 7th: No. 12 Nicky Hall (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) over No. 20 Abraham Rodriguez (Hermiston, Ore.) by forfeit 170: 1st: No. 2 Cody Wiercioch (Canon-McMillan, Pa.) dec. No. 3 Zach Epperly (Christiansburg, Va.), 3-2 3rd: No. 10 Peter Santos (Oakmont, Calif.) dec. No. 19 Corey Griego (Sultana, Calif.), 2-0 SV 5th: No. 17 Keaton Subjeck (Oak Ridge, Calif.) pinned Quentin Hiles (Brecksville, Ohio), 4:06 7th: No. 18 Patrick Coover (Blair Academy, N.J.) dec. Luke Cramer (Oak Harbor, Ohio), 1-0 182: 1st: No. 1 Eric Morris (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) dec. No. 7 B.J. Toal (Troy Christian, Ohio), 4-0 3rd: No. 6 (at 170) Brett Harner (Norristown, Pa.) dec. Addison Knepshield (Blair Academy, N.J.), 5-1 5th: No. 18 Taylor Jackson (The Villages, Fla.) dec. Immanuel Barber (Canyon Springs, Calif.), 6-4 SV 7th: Travis Linton (Rootstown, Ohio) dec. Garrett Conner (Centerville, Ohio), 6-3 195: 1st: No. 5 Frank Mattiace (Blair Academy, N.J.) maj. dec. Gabe Dzuro (St. Edward, Ohio), 10-0 3rd: Jimmy Szep (Lake Catholic, Ohio) dec. Cody Snodgrass (Marmion Academy, Ill.), 3-0 5th: Adam Kluk (Medina Highland, Ohio) over Spencer Neff (Good Counsel, Md.) by forfeit 7th: Josh Murphy (Brecksville) dec. L.J. Barlow (Haverford Prep, Pa.), 5-1 220: 1st: No. 1 Kyle Snyder (Good Counsel, Md.) tech. fall Alex Campbell (Canon-McMillan, Pa.), 26-11 3rd: No. 4 Garrett Ryan (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) maj. dec. Evan Rosborogh (Painesville Riverside, Ohio), 9-1 5th: No. 11 (at 195) Joe Tayse (Massillon Perry, Ohio) dec. No. 19 Zane Krall (Wauseon, Ohio), 3-1 7th: David Showunmi (Blair Academy, N.J.) dec. Marshall Hollerith (St. Christopher’s, Va.), 5-1 285: 1st: No. 2 Brooks Black (Blair Academy, N.J.) dec. No. 9 Michael Johnson, Jr. (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.), 5-1 3rd: Jake Pinkston (Robinson, Va.) dec. Zach DeLuca (Pittsburgh Central Catholic, Pa.), 7-5 5th: Jake Moore (Rootstown, Ohio) dec. Jake Averette (Good Counsel, Md.), 2-1 TB 7th: Stefano Millin (Massillon Perry, Ohio) dec. Gene Ringer (Reynolds, Pa.), 8-3 Major Ray Mendoza Award (most team points): Eric Morris (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.), 182 champion; and Zain Retherford (Benton, Pa.), 138 champion Most Takedowns: Bo Jordan (St. Paris Graham, Ohio), 160 champion Bill Barger Outstanding Wrestler Award: Nathan Tomasello (CVCA, Ohio), 120 champion

The 2012 Walsh Ironman came to a close on Saturday night. Nathan Tomasello (120), Bo Jordan (160), and Brooks Black (285) claimed their third Ironman titles. Blair Academy ran away with the team title. InterMat will be providing a finals recap. Finals Results: 170: No. 1 Cody Wiercioch (Canon-McMillan, Pa.) dec. No. 3 Zach Epperly (Christiansburg, Va.), 3-2 182: No. 1 Eric Morris (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) dec. No. 7 B.J. Toal (Troy Christian, Ohio), 4-0 195: No. 5 Frank Mattiace (Blair Academy, N.J.) maj. dec. Gabe Dzuro (St. Edward, Ohio), 10-0 220: No. 1 Kyle Snyder (Good Counsel, Md.) tech. fall Alex Campbell (Canon-McMillan, Pa.), 26-11 (4:54) 285: No. 2 Brooks Black (Blair Academy, N.J.) dec. No. 9 Michael Johnson Jr. (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.), 5-1 106: No. 20 Eli Stickley (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) dec. No. 9 Jose Rodriguez (Massillon Perry, Ohio), 2-1 113: No. 1 Zahid Valencia (St. John Bosco, Calif.) dec. No. 13 Ke-Shawn Hayes (Park Hill, Mo.), 4-3 120: No. 1 Nathan Tomasello (CVCA, Ohio) pinned No. 6 Matthew Kolodzik (Blair Academy, N.J.), 3:22 126: No. 1 Joey Dance (Christiansburg, Va.) dec. Judson Preskitt (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.), 13-7 132: No. 3 Aaron Pico (St. John Bosco, Calif.) dec. No. 4 Micah Jordan (St. Paris Graham, Ohio), 4-3 138: No. 1 Zain Retherford (Benton, Pa.) dec. No. 16 (at 145) Mason Manville (Blair Academy, N.J.), 4-2 145: No. 4 Edgar Bright (St. Edward, Ohio) dec. Jacob Danishek (Dayton Christian, Ohio), 3-2 152: No. 6 (at 160) Russ Parsons (Blair Academy, N.J.) dec. Alex Marinelli (St. Paris Graham, Ohio), 3-2 160: No. 1 Bo Jordan (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) dec. No. 2 Isaiah Martinez (Lemoore, Calif.), 4-2

MOUNT PLEASANT -- No. 11 Central Michigan continued its dominating ways against Buffalo Saturday afternoon, keeping their record versus the Bulls unblemished with a 28-7 victory. The Chippewas improved to 4-2 on the season, 2-0 in the Mid-American Conference and 18-0 all-time versus the Bulls thanks in part to bonus points from two of their highly touted seniors - No. 2 Scotti Sentes (133) and No. 5 Ben Bennett (184). Sentes improved to 4-0 on the year by earning a pair of takedowns in the first four minutes of the match before turning No. 19 Erik Galloway to his back to earn his first fall of the season. The victory came in a stretch of six-straight for the Chippewas to open the match as they jumped out front, 21-0. Senior Christian Cullinan, ranked No. 12 in the country at 125 pounds, opened the dual with a 2-0 decision over Max Soria, using a second period escape and accumulating riding time. Junior Scott Mattingly earned a 4-2 decision at 141 pounds over Blake Roulo by earning a takedown with just over a minute to go in the third period before senior Donnie Corby used an escape and a takedown in the third period to earn a 3-2 decision at 149 pounds. Another pair of close matches went the Chippewas' way at 157 and 165 pounds when redshirt freshman Lucas Smith earned a third-period takedown of Wally Maziarz to claim a 3-1 decision and sophomore Mike Ottinger claimed a 2-1 decision over No. 12 Mark Lewandowski. Ottinger entered the third period trailing 1-0, but earned an escape 28 seconds in and was awarded a penalty point when Lewandowski grabbed his headgear. The sophomore had to work to close the match however as Lewandowski was able to get in on a takedown attempt and Ottinger held him off until the final buzzer. Junior Anthony Bill dropped a hardly contested match at 174 pounds, falling behind 3-0 to No. 17 John-Martin Cannon before coming back with a takedown just before the end of the second period and escaping to start the third to tie the match, 3-3. Martin-Cannon was able to claim the victory by earning a riding time point. Bennett controlled his match from start to finish at 184 pounds, jumping ahead 5-0 in the first period on a takedown and three-point nearfall and extending his lead to 8-0 with a second period escape and takedown. After starting the third period neutral, Bennett claimed another takedown and three-point nearfall and with riding time was able to claim a 14-0 major decision. Senior No. 4 Jarod Trice finished the match with his own dominating performance, claiming four takedowns to defeat Justin Heiserman be decision, 10-3. The Chippewas will compete next at the Midland Championships in Evanston, Ill., Dec. 29-30 before returning to McGuirk Arena Jan. 6 to take on Bucknell. Results: 125: Christian Cullinan (CMU) dec. Max Soria (UB), 2-0; CMU 3-0 133: No. 2 Scotti Sentes (CMU) pin No. 19 Erik Galloway (UB), 4:29; CMU 9-0 141: Scott Mattingly (CMU) dec. Andrew Schutt (UB), 4-2; CMU 12-0 149: Donnie Corby (CMU) dec. Blake Roulo (UB), 3-2; CMU 15-0 157: Lucas Smith (CMU) dec. Wally Maziarz (UB), 3-1; CMU 18-0 165: Mike Ottinger dec. No. 12 Mark Lewandowski (UB), 2-1; CMU 21-0 174: John-Martin Cannon (UB) dec. Anthony Bill (CMU), 4-3; CMU 21-3 184: No. 5 Ben Bennett (CMU) maj. dec. Anthony Lock (UB), 14-0; CMU 25-3 197: Angelo Malvestuto (UB) maj. dec. Jackson Lewis (CMU), 14-1; CMU 25-7 HWT: No. 4 Jarod Trice (CMU) dec. Justin Heiserman (UB), 10-3

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The No. 14-ranked University of Michigan wrestling team cruised to a pair of lopsided victories, defeating Duke, 30-14, and Eastern Michigan, 32-3, to sweep its tri-meet on Saturday afternoon (Dec. 8) at Cliff Keen Arena. The Wolverines close out the first semester with a 6-1 dual record. Michigan earned bonus points in five of six individual wins against the Blue Devils, including a technical fall at 125 pounds and forfeit victory at 133 to jump out to a sizable early advantage. Senior/junior Sean Boyle (Lowell, Mass./Blair Academy) converted on five takedowns and secured six back points en route to a 17-2 win over Peter Terrezza at the opening weight. After Terrezza chose neutral to start the third period, Boyle came out on top of an early scramble and tilted the Blue Devil wrestler for three points. Needing just one point for the tech fall, Boyle cut him loose and finished quickly on an ankle pick to end the match at the 6:46 mark. Sophomore/freshman Camryn Jackson (Lansing, Mich./Eastern HS) scored five takedowns, including three in the final period, to claim an 11-7 decision against Tanner Hough at 141 pounds and extend U-M's early advantage to 14 points. The Blue Devils got on the board with a decision at 149 pounds before U-M claimed back-to-back bonus wins from junior/sophomore Michael Carpenter (Bozeman, Mont./Bozeman HS) and freshman Taylor Massa (St. Johns, Mich./St. Johns HS) at 157 and 165 pounds, respectively. Carpenter scored on six takedowns -- three in the first period -- and accumulated 3:51 in riding-time advantage to earn a 15-4 major decision against Andrew DeHart. Massa finished on a quick single leg takedown in the subsequent bout before cradling up Randy Roden to earn a pin at the 1:07 mark. After Duke narrowed the team score with three straight wins at the upperweights, fifth-year senior heavyweight Ben Apland (Woodridge, Ill./Downers Grove South HS) secured another Michigan first-period fall -- and his first of two on the day -- using a half to pin Brendan Walsh at 2:45. After a brief 15-minute break, the Wolverines returned to the mat to claim nine of 10 matches against Washtenaw County rival Eastern Michigan, earning bonus points with a technical fall at 149 pounds and another pin at heavyweight. Freshman Rossi Bruno (Brandon, Fla./Brandon HS), who accepted a forfeit victory in his first match of the day, just missed on bonus points in a 9-2 decision against Vincent Pizzuto at 133 pounds. Bruno scored on takedowns in the first and second periods and added a three-point tilt and 2:59 in riding time to control the match from start to finish. Michigan's three starters who sat out the Duke match earned victories against the Eagles. Senior/junior Eric Grajales (Brandon, Fla./Brandon HS) rolled to a 15-0 technical fall against Mike LeHolm, scoring on an early takedown before turning LeHolm four times for 11 back points in the first and second periods. After the Eagle wrestler chose neutral to start the third, Grajales finished on a single leg to end the match at 5:24. Senior/junior captain Dan Yates (Hesperia, Mich./Hesperia HS) scored on a single leg of his own late in the first period against Jacob Davis in the 174-pound match and added points on am escape, second stall call, technical violation and 2:33 in time advantage to win 6-2. Junior/sophomore Chris Heald (West Bloomfield, Mich./West Bloomfield HS), who wrestled at 197 in the earlier dual, scored four takedowns -- two in the third period -- to claim a 9-5 decision against the Eagles' Phillip Joseph at 184 pounds. Junior/sophomore Max Huntley (Emerald Isle, N.C./Blair Academy) returned to the lineup at 197 pounds and took advantage of a five-point move in the first period to defeat Khoder Hoballah, 5-1. The Wolverines will take a break for the holidays before returning to competition at the 50th annual Midlands Championships, scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 29-30, in Evanston, Ill. Hosted by Northwestern at Welsh-Ryan Arena, the first session will start at 9:30 a.m. CST. #14 Michigan 30, Duke 14 125 -- Sean Boyle (U-M) tech. fall Peter Terrezza, 17-2 (6:46) U-M, 5-0 133 -- Rossi Bruno (U-M) win by forfeit U-M, 11-0 141 -- Camryn Jackson (U-M) dec. Tanner Hough, 11-7 U-M, 14-0 149 -- Marcus Cain (Duke) dec. John Evashevski, 7-5 U-M, 14-3 157 -- Michael Carpenter (U-M) major dec. Andrew DeHart, 15-4 U-M, 18-3 165 -- Taylor Massa (U-M) pinned Randy Roden, 1:07 U-M, 24-3 174 -- Trey Adamson (Duke) major dec. Brandon Hill, 10-2 U-M, 24-7 184 -- Diego Bencomo (Duke) dec. Jordan Thomas, 6-3 U-M, 24-10 197 -- Conner Hartmann (Duke) major dec. Chris Heald, 9-0 U-M, 24-14 Hwt -- Ben Apland (U-M) pinned Brendan Walsh, 2:45 U-M, 30-14 #14 Michigan 32, Eastern Michigan 3 125 -- Sean Boyle (U-M) dec. Jared Germaine, 10-6 U-M, 3-0 133 -- Rossi Bruno (U-M) dec. Vincent Pizzuto, 9-2 U-M, 6-0 141 -- Camryn Jackson (U-M) dec. Seth Schaner, 9-7 U-M, 9-0 149 -- Eric Grajales (U-M) tech. fall Mike LeHolm, 15-0 (5:24) U-M, 14-0 157 -- Aaron Sulzer (EMU) dec. Michael Carpenter, 8-5 U-M, 14-3 165 -- #10 Taylor Massa (U-M) dec. Jacob Dorulla, 9-4 U-M, 17-3 174 -- #14 Dan Yates (U-M) dec. Jacob Davis, 6-2 U-M, 20-3 184 -- Chris Heald (U-M) dec. Phillip Joseph, 9-5 U-M, 23-3 197 -- Max Huntley (U-M) dec. Khoder Hoballah, 5-1 U-M, 26-3 Hwt -- Ben Apland (U-M) pinned Chris Eggert, 0:53 U-M, 32-3

The finals are set at the 2012 Walsh Ironman. Top-ranked Blair Academy has a commanding lead in the team race. Josh Lowe will be tweeting during the finals, which get underway at 6 p.m. ET. 106: No. 9 Jose Rodriguez (Massillon Perry, Ohio) vs. No. 20 Eli Stickley (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) 113: No. 1 Zahid Valencia (St. John Bosco, Calif.) vs. No. 13 Ke-Shawn Hayes (Park Hill, Mo.) 120: No. 1 Nathan Tomasello (CVCA, Ohio) vs. No. 6 Matthew Kolodzik (Blair Academy, N.J.) 126: No. 1 Joey Dance (Christiansburg, Va.) vs. Judson Preskitt (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) 132: No. 3 Aaron Pico (St. John Bosco, Calif.) vs. No. 4 Micah Jordan (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) 138: No. 1 Zain Retherford (Benton, Pa.) vs. No. 16 (at 145) Mason Manville (Blair Academy, N.J.) 145: No. 4 Edgar Bright (St. Edward, Ohio) vs. Jacob Danishek (Dayton Christian, Ohio) 152: No. 6 (at 160) Russ Parsons (Blair Academy, N.J.) vs. Alex Marinelli (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) 160: No. 1 Bo Jordan (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) vs. No. 2 Isaiah Martinez (Lemoore, Calif.) 170: No. 1 Cody Wiercioch (Canon-McMillan, Pa.) vs. No. 3 Zach Epperly (Christiansburg, Va.) 182: No. 1 Eric Morris (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) vs. No. 7 B.J. Toal (Troy Christian, Ohio) 195: No. 5 Frank Mattiace (Blair Academy, N.J.) vs. Gabe Dzuro (St. Edward, Ohio) 220: No. 1 Kyle Snyder (Good Counsel, Md.) vs. Alex Campbell (Canon-McMillan, Pa.) 285: No. 2 Brooks Black (Blair Academy, N.J.) vs. No. 9 Michael Johnson, Jr. (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.)

Team Standings (Top Five): 1. Blair Academy 128.5 2. Wyoming Seminary 102 3. St. Edward 93 4. Graham 88 5. Massillon Perry 65.5 Semifinal Pairings: 106: No. 9 Jose Rodriguez (Massillon Perry, Ohio) vs. Jack Mueller (Trinity Christian Academy, Tex.) No. 20 Eli Stickley (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) vs. Mario Guillen (Perrysburg, Ohio) 113: No. 1 Zahid Valencia (St. John Bosco, Calif.) vs. Eli Seipel (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) No. 4 Aaron Assad (Brecksville, Ohio) vs. No. 13 Ke-Shawn Hayes (Park Hill, Mo.) 120: No. 1 Nathan Tomasello (CVCA, Ohio) vs. No. 10 (at 113) Coy Ozias (Christiansburg, Va.) No. 6 Matthew Kolodzik (Blair Academy, N.J.) vs. No. 11 Johnny Jimenez (Marmion Academy, Ill.) 126: No. 1 Joey Dance (Christiansburg, Va.) vs. No. 11 Colton Adams (Scottsbluff, Neb.) No. 19 Ivan McClay (Massillon, Ohio) vs. Judson Preskitt (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) 132: No. 1 Dean Heil (St. Edward, Ohio) vs. No. 4 Micah Jordan (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) No. 3 Aaron Pico (St. John Bosco, Calif.) vs. No. 10 (at 120) J.R. Wert (Christiansburg, Va.) 138: No. 1 Zain Retherford (Benton, Pa.) vs. Colin Heffernan (St. Edward, Ohio) No. 16 (at 145) Mason Manville (Blair Academy, N.J.) vs. Chris Garcia (Montini Catholic, Ill.) 145: Jacob Danishek (Dayton Christian, Ohio) vs. Josh Shields (Franklin Regional, Pa.) No. 4 Edgar Bright (St. Edward, Ohio) vs. Joey Lavallee (Reno, Nev.) 152: Alex Marinelli (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) vs. Tony Dailey (Massillon Perry, Ohio) No. 6 Austin Matthews (Reynolds, Pa.) vs. No. 6 (at 160) Russ Parsons (Blair Academy, N.J.) 160: No. 1 Bo Jordan (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) vs. No. 10 (at 152) Myles Martin (McDonogh, Md.) No. 2 Isaiah Martinez (Lemoore, Calif.) vs. No. 5 Josh Llopez (St. Mary’s Ryken, Md.) 170: No. 3 Zach Epperly (Christiansburg, Va.) vs. No. 17 Keaton Subjeck (Oak Ridge, Calif.) No. 1 Cody Wiercioch (Canon-McMillan, Pa.) vs. No. 10 Peter Santos (Oakmont, Calif.) 182: No. 1 Eric Morris (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) vs. No. 6 (at 170) Brett Harner (Norristown, Pa.) No. 7 B.J. Toal (Troy Christian, Ohio) vs. Addison Knepshield (Blair Academy, N.J.) 195: No. 5 Frank Mattiace (Blair Academy, N.J.) vs. Jimmy Szep (Lake Catholic, Ohio) Spencer Neff (Good Counsel, Md.) vs. Gabe Dzuro (St. Edward, Ohio) 220: No. 1 Kyle Snyder (Good Counsel, Md.) vs. Evan Rosborogh (Painesville Riverside, Ohio) No. 4 Garrett Ryan (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) vs. Alex Campbell (Canon-McMillan, Pa.) 285: No. 2 Brooks Black (Blair Academy, N.J.) vs. Jake Moore (Rootstown, Ohio) No. 9 Michael Johnson, Jr. (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) vs. Jake Pinkston (Robinson, Va.)

JACKSON, Minn. -- Shutting out all three of its dual opponents, the Air Force wrestling team opened its 2012-13 dual slate Friday at the Battle for the Planes, held at Jackson County Central High School Friday evening. The Falcons posted a 46-0 decision over Dakota Wesleyan, followed by a 54-0 victory over Northwestern College and a 36-0 win over Augustana (S.D.). Leading the way for the Falcons on Friday were senior captain Cole VonOhlen (Jackson, Minn.) and Carter McElhany (So., Colorado Springs, Colo.), the only two Air Force wrestlers to compete in all three duals. Meanwhile, sophomore Bentley Alsup (Missoula, Mont.) also notched a 3-0 mark on Friday, winning a decision and a pair of forfeits at heavyweight. Air Force opened the day against Dakota Wesleyan, ranked 17th in the NAIA. McElhany, VonOhlen and Devin Hightower (Jr., Colorado Springs, Colo.) each registered falls for the Falcons at 141, 149 and 184 pounds, respectively, while freshman Mitch Brown (Payson, Utah) scored a technical fall at 125 pounds. Jesse Stafford (So., Loomis, Calif.) and Willie Baker (Fr., Jackson, Minn.) each earned major decisions, wrestling at 165 and 174 pounds, respectively, while Zach Stepan (133/Fr., Zimmerman, Minn.), Gabe Martinez (157/Sr., Falcon, Colo.) and Alsup each added decisions. Meanwhile, senior Josh Mohr (Pewaukee, Wis.) rounded out the scoring against the Tigers, winning by injury default at 197 pounds. Against Northwestern College, Air Force recorded four falls, with Dylan Hyder (133/So., Yelm, Wash.), VonOhlen, Josh Kreimier (157/Jr., Fort Collins, Colo.) and Konner Witt (184/Fr., Oak Harbor, Ohio) all earning pins. McElhany and Jack Carda (197/So., Kimball, S.D.) each scored tech falls, while Tyler Mergen (165/Fr., Monticello, Minn.) and Dan Barringer (174/Jr., Monument, Colo.) each won major decisions. The Falcons were also awarded forfeits at 125 pounds and heavyweight. Air Force closed out the evening with a dual versus Augustana, ranked 14th in Division II. Leading the way for the Falcons against the Vikings were Josh Martinez (Fr., Colorado Springs, Colo.), VonOhlen and Kreimier, wrestling at 125, 149 and 165 pounds, respectively. Hyder, McElhany, Gabe Martinez, Baker, Witt and Mohr all added decisions, while Alsup won by forfeit in the heavyweight match. Friday's event marked a special homecoming for VonOhlen, a Jackson County Central High School graduate who was honored before the Falcons' final dual of the evening. A three-time NCAA qualifier for the Falcons and currently ranked eighth in the nation, VonOhlen was a two-time state champion and three-time state finalist for the Huskies. The Falcons have the rest of December off of competition before returning to action Jan. 1-2 at the Southern Scuffle, hosted by Chattanooga. Air Force 46, Dakota Wesleyan 0 125 - Mitch Brown (AF) tech fall Zach Nelson, 18-1 (3:52) 133 - Zach Stepan (AF) dec. Richard Rios, 5-2 141 - Carter McElhany (AF) fall Karl Bell, 2:46 149 - No. 8 Cole VonOhlen (AF) fall Dusty Paulsen, 2:41 157 - Gabe Martinez (AF) dec. Trever DeVestern, 8-2 165 - Jesse Stafford (AF) maj. dec. Kyle Gerlach, 12-2 174 - Willie Baker (AF) maj. dec. Dominic Smothers, 13-4 184 - Devin Hightower (AF) fall Kyle Hoisington, 6:06 197 - Josh Mohr (AF) inj. def. Jade Hoisington 285 - Bentley Alsup (AF) dec. Eric Gruis, 6-0 Air Force 54, Northwestern College 0 125 - Josh Martinez (AF) win by forfeit 133 - Dylan Hyder (AF) fall Ricky Ortiz, 3:56 141 - Carter McElhany (AF) tech fall Jon Grevengoed, 18-3 149 - No. 8 Cole VonOhlen (AF) fall Steven Schaffer, 1:51 157 - No. 15 Josh Kreimier (AF) fall Jason Swets, 2:59 165 - Tyler Mergen (AF) maj. dec. Tyler Schaefer, 15-3 174 - Dan Barringer (AF) maj. dec. Randy Null, 15-4 184 - Konner Witt (AF) fall Aaron Ruskell, 1:31 197 - Jack Carda (AF) tech fall Forrest Marx, 18-3 (7:00) 285 - Bentley Alsup (AF) win by forfeit Air Force 36, Augustana (S.D.) 0 125 - Josh Martinez (AF) maj. dec. TJ North, 9-1 133 - Dylan Hyder (AF) dec. Jeremiah Peterson, 11-4 141 - Carter McElhany (AF) dec. Zach Frederich, 5-2 149 - No. 8 Cole VonOhlen (AF) maj. dec. Nate Herda, 12-4 157 - Gabe Martinez (AF) dec. Shawn Hatlestad, 9-3 165 - Josh Kreimier (AF) maj. dec. Parker Swanson, 9-1 174 - Willie Baker (AF) dec. Tim Weber, 3-1 184 - Konner Witt (AF) dec. Sean Derry, 4-0 197 - Josh Mohr (AF) dec. Jayd Docken, 3-1 285 - Bentley Alsup (AF) win by forfeit