BGAH dominates Red Devil Invitational; four claim first place finishes
VERONA – The Red Devil Invitational – a 23 team wrestling tournament in Vernon-Verona-Sherill – saw the Bears of Bainbridge-Guilford-Afton-Harpursville Bears claw their way to a one-point team win over Mexico – while sending six wrestlers to the finals with four emerging as champions.
The tournament held on Saturday, Jan. 14, saw BGAH take the team win over second place Mexico by a winning score of 168-167. Notably, fellow Chenango County team Otselic Valley finished as a team in 17th place with 29 points.
13 BGAH wrestlers stepped onto the mats at VVS, with four walking off champions of their respective weights – Brody Oleksak, Ben Bivar, Madison Hoover, and Austin Carr – with two wrestlers falling short in the finals taking home a second place finish – Austin Eggelston and Mitchell Weist. Failing to take a third place finish home in the wrestle-backs, BGAH also saw Hayden Lewis and Damien Knapp earn a placing spot at 5th, bringing the total number of place winners for the Bears to eight of the potential 13 total athletes. Notably for BGAH, Ben Bivar at 138 punds, along with Marek Bush at 99 pounds of Central Valley each were recognized with the award of Most Outstanding Wrestler.
• 106 pounds: Brody Oleksak, an eighth grader, cruised his way to a first place finish in the weight – taking down four opponents. Oleksak defeated Mike McDaniels of Windsor by a score of 4-0 before dropping Cody Greene of South Lewis and Corey Okem of Liverpool, both by way of pins. In his finals match, Oleksak took a 3-2 decision win over Dean Shambo of Mexico. According to cnywrestling.com Oleksak currently holds a 2016-2017 record of 19-2.
• 138 pounds: Ben Bivar, a BGAH junior, took his weight class by storm marching to a 4-0 finish on the day much like Oleksak. Bivar saw a 6-1 decision go his way over Tybarius Harter of Camden, followed by pins over Dan Tauroney of New Hartford and James Ossont of Otselic Valley. In the finals, Bivar snagged a tight win over Dillan Palaszewski of Galway by a score of 10-8. According to cnywrestling.com Bivar currently holds a 2016-2017 record of 20-4.
• 160 pounds: Madison Hoover, a senior wrestler for the Bears, claimed his championship weekend as he subsequently pinned his way through the tournament to the finals. Hoover dropped Gavin Vera of Camden at 1:11, Dylan Mannise of Mexico at 3:10, and Zachery Goolden of Massena at 1:54 – en route to the finals. Hoover was unable to secure a fourth pin, but would walk away a champion after defeating Seth Gilbert of Phoenix by a decision of 8-2. According to cnywrestling.com Hoover currently holds a 2016-2017 record of 21-1.
• 170 pounds: Austin Carr, a senior wrestler for BGAH, enjoyed a much different route to his first place finish, in comparison to his teammates. Carr earned an early pin over Trent Ingraham of Central Valley, before showing his dominance in the weight with a tech-fall win over Richard Baylor of Little Falls in just 2:00. Carr then enjoyed another pin in his semi final match with Jared West of Warrensburgh setting up a final between Carr and Connor Fredericks of Chittenango. Carr would prevail in the final with Fredericks, taking the win by decision at 3-1. According to cnywrestling.com Carr currently holds a 2016-2017 record of 17-1.
• 145 pounds: Austin Eggelston, just an eighth grader, managed to climb his way through the bracket to make a finals berth. Taking two wins – 11-7 win over Gavin Perrine of Massena, followed by a tech-fall win over VVS's Hunter Rascoe – Eggelston was unfortunately forced to forfeit in the finals due to a injury default, essentially surrendering the potential championship. According to cnywrestling.com Eggelston currently holds a 2016-2017 record of 12-4.
• 195 pounds: Mitchell Weist, a senior for BGAH, laid his claim to the weight class as he clawed his way to a finals berth this past weekend. Weist defeated Dalton Cleary of Little Falls by pin at 5:50, before being faced with stiffer competition. Weist earned 7-2 win over Warrensburgh's Ben Ewald followed by a solid 7-0 win over Codey Anderson of Windsor – moving him to a finals match with Brandon Gracey of Mexico. Unfortunately for BGAH and Weist, Weist fell by a major decision to Gracey at 8-0 in the finals. According to cnywrestling.com Weist currently holds a 2016-2017 record of 20-3.
BGAH enjoyed two other place winners among the remaining seven wrestlers – Hayden Lewis 152 - 5th, Damien Knapp 126 - 5th, Seth Foster 120 NP, Cody Ferrara 132 – NP, Nick Decker 285 – NP, Dylan Decker 99 – NP, Haiden Burns 113 – NP.
• Hayden Lewis, a sophomore, finished the weekend going 3-2 in his matches with wins coming over Michael Brown of Massena at 9-7; Brendan Lohan of Cooperstown by pin; and Aiden Nimey of Whitesboro at 7-3. Unfortunately, Lewis did suffer two losses on the day, both by decision, as Hunter Holliday of Camden defeated Lewis at 3-0, followed by Collyn Bartlett of Mexico who earned the win at 9-2. Lewis finished in fifth place in the 152 pound weight class. According to cnywrestling.com Lewis currently holds a 2016-2017 record of 15-8.
• Damien Knapp, also a sophomore for BGAH, finished with a 3-2 tournament record as well, coming away with two wins by decision and one by forfeit. Knapp defeated Dale Felker with a 4-0 decision, before earning his second win over Lorenzo Scarano of Little Falls by a 3-2 score. Knapp suffered losses to Toby McKeen by a 13-1 major decision, followed by a loss to Central Valley's Maxwell Reisel by a close 7-4 score. Knapp enjoyed his forfeit win in the placing rounds of wrestle-backs, as he emerged in 5th place in the 126 pound weight class – following a forfeit from Wally Rwight Jr. of Rome Free Academy.
As for the 17th place Vikings of Otselic Valley, they saw two place winners emerge from their ranks of four wrestlers who attended the tournament – Nathan Purtell 99 – 3rd; Gordon Marshall – 113 – NP; James Ossont – 138 – NP; Patrick Gillette 285 – 6th.
• Purtell, finished 4-1 on the day of wrestling at the 99 pound weight class. Purtell would see an early two wins go his way as he defeated Trent Cooper of Cooperstown by pin in an impressive :14; followed by another pin over Dylan Winchell of Warrensburgh in a mere :21. That is when Purtell was matched against a better opponent in Marek Bush of Central Valley. Bush would go on to win by tech-fall over Purtell in just 3:39, sending Purtell to the loser bracket. Despite being faced with adversity the junior from Otselic Valley persevered with two wins by pin to manage a third place spot. Purtell pinned Peyton Denney of Chittenango in :41; followed by a pin over Dylan Winchell of Warrensburgh in 3:11. According to cnywrestling.com Purtell currently holds a 2016-2017 record of 10-2.
• Patrick Gillette, managed to squeak out a medalist spot in the weekend tournament – despite holding a tournament record of 1-3. The 285 junior for Otselic Valley earned an early win over Kyle Kelly of Whitesboro by pin at just :49. Following this win, Gillette fell by pin in three consecutive matches – due to sheer lack of 285 pound wrestlers was able to managed a 6th place finish. Gillette suffered a loss to Spencer Pisaneschi of Rome Free Academy, Aaron Combs of Morrisville-Eaton, before suffering a rematch loss to Kelly of Whitesboro by way of pin at :38 seconds for the sixth place finish. According to cnywrestling.com Gillette currently holds a 2016-2017 record of 5-6.
Next up for the BGAH Bears, they will return to the dual meet world of the sport as they travel to Sidney for a divisional matchup later on this evening Jan. 17, at 6 p.m. The Otselic Valley Vikings will next see action this coming weekend when they head to Mount Markham to compete in the Mustang Duals on Saturday, Jan. 21.
Full results of the Red Devil Tournament, as well as team standings can be found online at cnywrestling.com.
The tournament held on Saturday, Jan. 14, saw BGAH take the team win over second place Mexico by a winning score of 168-167. Notably, fellow Chenango County team Otselic Valley finished as a team in 17th place with 29 points.
13 BGAH wrestlers stepped onto the mats at VVS, with four walking off champions of their respective weights – Brody Oleksak, Ben Bivar, Madison Hoover, and Austin Carr – with two wrestlers falling short in the finals taking home a second place finish – Austin Eggelston and Mitchell Weist. Failing to take a third place finish home in the wrestle-backs, BGAH also saw Hayden Lewis and Damien Knapp earn a placing spot at 5th, bringing the total number of place winners for the Bears to eight of the potential 13 total athletes. Notably for BGAH, Ben Bivar at 138 punds, along with Marek Bush at 99 pounds of Central Valley each were recognized with the award of Most Outstanding Wrestler.
• 106 pounds: Brody Oleksak, an eighth grader, cruised his way to a first place finish in the weight – taking down four opponents. Oleksak defeated Mike McDaniels of Windsor by a score of 4-0 before dropping Cody Greene of South Lewis and Corey Okem of Liverpool, both by way of pins. In his finals match, Oleksak took a 3-2 decision win over Dean Shambo of Mexico. According to cnywrestling.com Oleksak currently holds a 2016-2017 record of 19-2.
• 138 pounds: Ben Bivar, a BGAH junior, took his weight class by storm marching to a 4-0 finish on the day much like Oleksak. Bivar saw a 6-1 decision go his way over Tybarius Harter of Camden, followed by pins over Dan Tauroney of New Hartford and James Ossont of Otselic Valley. In the finals, Bivar snagged a tight win over Dillan Palaszewski of Galway by a score of 10-8. According to cnywrestling.com Bivar currently holds a 2016-2017 record of 20-4.
• 160 pounds: Madison Hoover, a senior wrestler for the Bears, claimed his championship weekend as he subsequently pinned his way through the tournament to the finals. Hoover dropped Gavin Vera of Camden at 1:11, Dylan Mannise of Mexico at 3:10, and Zachery Goolden of Massena at 1:54 – en route to the finals. Hoover was unable to secure a fourth pin, but would walk away a champion after defeating Seth Gilbert of Phoenix by a decision of 8-2. According to cnywrestling.com Hoover currently holds a 2016-2017 record of 21-1.
• 170 pounds: Austin Carr, a senior wrestler for BGAH, enjoyed a much different route to his first place finish, in comparison to his teammates. Carr earned an early pin over Trent Ingraham of Central Valley, before showing his dominance in the weight with a tech-fall win over Richard Baylor of Little Falls in just 2:00. Carr then enjoyed another pin in his semi final match with Jared West of Warrensburgh setting up a final between Carr and Connor Fredericks of Chittenango. Carr would prevail in the final with Fredericks, taking the win by decision at 3-1. According to cnywrestling.com Carr currently holds a 2016-2017 record of 17-1.
• 145 pounds: Austin Eggelston, just an eighth grader, managed to climb his way through the bracket to make a finals berth. Taking two wins – 11-7 win over Gavin Perrine of Massena, followed by a tech-fall win over VVS's Hunter Rascoe – Eggelston was unfortunately forced to forfeit in the finals due to a injury default, essentially surrendering the potential championship. According to cnywrestling.com Eggelston currently holds a 2016-2017 record of 12-4.
• 195 pounds: Mitchell Weist, a senior for BGAH, laid his claim to the weight class as he clawed his way to a finals berth this past weekend. Weist defeated Dalton Cleary of Little Falls by pin at 5:50, before being faced with stiffer competition. Weist earned 7-2 win over Warrensburgh's Ben Ewald followed by a solid 7-0 win over Codey Anderson of Windsor – moving him to a finals match with Brandon Gracey of Mexico. Unfortunately for BGAH and Weist, Weist fell by a major decision to Gracey at 8-0 in the finals. According to cnywrestling.com Weist currently holds a 2016-2017 record of 20-3.
BGAH enjoyed two other place winners among the remaining seven wrestlers – Hayden Lewis 152 - 5th, Damien Knapp 126 - 5th, Seth Foster 120 NP, Cody Ferrara 132 – NP, Nick Decker 285 – NP, Dylan Decker 99 – NP, Haiden Burns 113 – NP.
• Hayden Lewis, a sophomore, finished the weekend going 3-2 in his matches with wins coming over Michael Brown of Massena at 9-7; Brendan Lohan of Cooperstown by pin; and Aiden Nimey of Whitesboro at 7-3. Unfortunately, Lewis did suffer two losses on the day, both by decision, as Hunter Holliday of Camden defeated Lewis at 3-0, followed by Collyn Bartlett of Mexico who earned the win at 9-2. Lewis finished in fifth place in the 152 pound weight class. According to cnywrestling.com Lewis currently holds a 2016-2017 record of 15-8.
• Damien Knapp, also a sophomore for BGAH, finished with a 3-2 tournament record as well, coming away with two wins by decision and one by forfeit. Knapp defeated Dale Felker with a 4-0 decision, before earning his second win over Lorenzo Scarano of Little Falls by a 3-2 score. Knapp suffered losses to Toby McKeen by a 13-1 major decision, followed by a loss to Central Valley's Maxwell Reisel by a close 7-4 score. Knapp enjoyed his forfeit win in the placing rounds of wrestle-backs, as he emerged in 5th place in the 126 pound weight class – following a forfeit from Wally Rwight Jr. of Rome Free Academy.
As for the 17th place Vikings of Otselic Valley, they saw two place winners emerge from their ranks of four wrestlers who attended the tournament – Nathan Purtell 99 – 3rd; Gordon Marshall – 113 – NP; James Ossont – 138 – NP; Patrick Gillette 285 – 6th.
• Purtell, finished 4-1 on the day of wrestling at the 99 pound weight class. Purtell would see an early two wins go his way as he defeated Trent Cooper of Cooperstown by pin in an impressive :14; followed by another pin over Dylan Winchell of Warrensburgh in a mere :21. That is when Purtell was matched against a better opponent in Marek Bush of Central Valley. Bush would go on to win by tech-fall over Purtell in just 3:39, sending Purtell to the loser bracket. Despite being faced with adversity the junior from Otselic Valley persevered with two wins by pin to manage a third place spot. Purtell pinned Peyton Denney of Chittenango in :41; followed by a pin over Dylan Winchell of Warrensburgh in 3:11. According to cnywrestling.com Purtell currently holds a 2016-2017 record of 10-2.
• Patrick Gillette, managed to squeak out a medalist spot in the weekend tournament – despite holding a tournament record of 1-3. The 285 junior for Otselic Valley earned an early win over Kyle Kelly of Whitesboro by pin at just :49. Following this win, Gillette fell by pin in three consecutive matches – due to sheer lack of 285 pound wrestlers was able to managed a 6th place finish. Gillette suffered a loss to Spencer Pisaneschi of Rome Free Academy, Aaron Combs of Morrisville-Eaton, before suffering a rematch loss to Kelly of Whitesboro by way of pin at :38 seconds for the sixth place finish. According to cnywrestling.com Gillette currently holds a 2016-2017 record of 5-6.
Next up for the BGAH Bears, they will return to the dual meet world of the sport as they travel to Sidney for a divisional matchup later on this evening Jan. 17, at 6 p.m. The Otselic Valley Vikings will next see action this coming weekend when they head to Mount Markham to compete in the Mustang Duals on Saturday, Jan. 21.
Full results of the Red Devil Tournament, as well as team standings can be found online at cnywrestling.com.
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