BHS wrestlers 12th of 41 teams at LCC Invitational

Landen Luginbihl finished a strong third in the 220-pound. bracket

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 26, 2020 - 7:09pm

By Cort Reynolds
LIMA - The Bluffton wrestling team finished a strong 12th out of 41 teams at the Thunderbird Invitational hosted by Lima Central Catholic Friday and Saturday.

The Pirates scored 76 points to finish just a point behind Woodmore in 12th place. Waynedale won the meet with 246.5 points, followed closely by Allen East in second at 229.5.

Bluffton senior Landen Luginbihl finished a strong third in the 220 lbs. bracket. He registered a 5-1 record to post the top Pirate showing in the event. He pinned AE sophomore Alek Winner at 4:53 to win the third-place match.

Luginbihl recorded four wins by pin in the tournament. His only loss was to eventual runner-up Will Morrow of Patrick Henry by an 11-2 decision in the quarterfinals.

Pirate junior Jeremy Sturgeon finished fourth in the 120 lbs. bracket with a 4-2 record as he posted two pins. He lost to Gavin Owens of Eastwood in the third-place match by pin.

Junior Tayton Kleman finished seventh at the 113 lbs. bracket with a 4-2 record and two pins. He defeated Joseph Manley of Otsego 6-1 in the seventh-place match.

Freshman Thayne Kleman went 3-2 at 106 lbs. Sophomore Elias Mault also ended up 3-2 in the 126 lbs. division. Classmate Kaden Basil finished 2-2 in the 138 lbs. weight class.

Sophomore Jackson Wilson also compiled a 2-2 record in the 182 lbs. bracket.

Thunderbird Invite team standings:
1.   Waynedale   246.5   points
2.   Allen East   229.5
3.   Eastwood   148.0
4.   Blanchester 143.0
5.   Covington   131.0
6.   Miami East   129.0
7.   Wayne Trace 124.0
8.   Otsego   114.5
9.   Crestview   101.0
10.   Carey       81.0
11.   Woodmore   77.0
12.   Bluffton   76.0
13.   Swanton   72.0
14.   Patrick Henry 71.5
15.   Coldwater   67.5
16.   Ayersville   67.0
17.   Preble Shawnee 62.0
18.   Lima Central Catholic   60.5
19.   Lakota 59.5
20.   Columbus Grove 57.5
21.   Carlisle 50.5
22.   Tri-County North 48.0
23.   Spencerville 46.0
24.   Madeira   41.0
25.   New London   34.0
25. tie St. John's 34.0
27.   Triad 32.5
28.   Greeneview   32.0
28. tie Newark Catholic 32.0
30.   Northridge   29.0
31.   Southeastern   28.0
32.   Dixie   22.0
33.   Tiffin Calvert   19.0
33. tie West Liberty-Salem   19.0
35.   Cory-Rawson 18.0
36.   Hicksville   17.0
37.   McComb   11.0
38.   Lincolnview   10.0
39.   Ottawa-Glandorf   5.0
40.   Pandora-Gilboa   0
40. tie St. John 0