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| Ben Miller has his hand raised on his way to a championship in his final youth meet. |
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| Brock Smith records a pin on his way to a championship in his final youth meet. |
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Sunday, February 22, 2009
The Covington Youth Wrestling Team concluded the 2008-09 season in style Sunday at the Ervin J. Nutter Center in Dayton for the annual MVKWA Championships.
The Buccs had 28 wrestlers compete with eleven reaching the championship match in their respective eight-man brackets. Ten more Buccaneer wrestlers reached the consolation finals in what was an exciting tournament for the team.
Finishing unbeaten on the day and claiming championships were Ben Miller (3 pins), Joshua Potter (2 pins), Branden Robinson (1 pin), Cole Smith (1 pin) and Jackson Cota. Miller and Smith, both sixth graders, completed their youth careers and will move on to junior high next season.
Dropping their championship finals matches and taking runner-up were Conner Ryan, Brandon Simmons (1 pin), Josh Sowers, Parker Dysinger (1 pin), Duncan Cooper and Kerington Martin. Cooper, a five-year-old, fell to teammate Jackson Cota as the two Buccaneer wrestlers advanced through opposite ends of their brackets to meet in the finals.
Advancing to the consolation finals and capturing third were Coleman Ryan and Gavin McReynolds (3 pins). McReynolds fell short of reaching the finals in an exciting semi-finals match as he narrowly missed getting a third period takedown that would have surely secured victory. Still, he pinned every other opponent - and lost a tooth - on his way to third place in his first ever trip to the Nutter Center.
Reaching the consolation finals and taking fourth were Anthony Brandon, Braden Miller, Deron White, Wyatt Long (1 pin), Caleb Martin, Christian Meyer (1 pin), Austin Flick (1 pin) and Ian Wilson (1 pin).
Falling short of reaching the consolation finals, but competing well to take fifth were Trevor Miller, Chase Gambil, Seth Thomas, Daryen Barge, Zane Barnes, Jay Roberts and Ethan Acel.
Acel, a six-year-old, captured a thrilling victory in the consolation quarterfinals as he recorded the winning points in the final seconds to take an 8-7 victory.
Congratulations to all the youth wrestlers for an outstanding tournament at the Nutter Center and thank you for your hard work and dedication throughout the year. Also, thanks to Coach Randy Sowers and his assistant coaches, Brad Hall, Marty Finfrock, Andy Dysinger, Jason Potter, Pat Thomas and Jerrod Martin for donating their time to work with the kids.
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