Four Pirates win weight class at NWC meet
Four Bluffton HS wrestlers won their weight class and two were repeat winners from last year at Saturday's NWC meet.
Ada junior Chase Sumner (138) was named Wrestler of The Year by a vote by the coaches. Mike Abbey of Allen East was voted by his peers as NWC Coach of The Year.
Repeat winners from last year included Chase Sumner (Ada-138), Andrew Foust (DJ-120), Luke Brown (AE-145), Cole Wilson (BL-152) and Deandre Nasser (BL-195).
Allen East and Bluffton led the way with 4 individual champions while Delphos Jefferson had 3 individual champions in the tournament.
2017 NWC Wrestling Championship Team Standings
1. Allen East 209,
2. Delphos Jefferson 206,
3. Bluffton 155.5,
4. Ada 134.5,
5. Columbus Grove 105,
6. Paulding 77,
7. Spencerville 73,
8. Lincolnview 45.5
Junior High
1. Allen East 212.5, 2. Columbus Grove 184, 3. Bluffton 163, 4. Spencerville 121, 5. Lincolnview 24, 6. Delphos Jefferson 18
NWC Individual high school champions are listed below:
106 — Chase Caprella – Freshman – Allen East
113 — Preston Brubaker – Senior – Columbus Grove
120 — Andrew Foust – Senior – Delphos Jefferson
126 — Ryder Romick – Junior – Bluffton
132 — Schuyler Caprella – Senior – Allen East
138 — Chase Sumner – Junior – Ada
145 — Luke Brown – Junior – Allen East
152 — Cole Wilson – Senior – Bluffton
160 — Austin Mault – Senior – Bluffton
170 — David Grant – Senior – Delphos Jefferson
182 — Enoch Jones – Junior – Columbus Grove
195 — Deandre Nasser – Sophomore – Bluffton
220 — Spencer Wannemacher – Senior – Delphos Jefferson
285 — Brennan Davies – Freshman – Allen East
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