Busy weekend for Pirate wrestlers
By Cort Reynolds
BLUFFTON - The Pirate varsity wrestling squad hosted the six-team Bluffton Duals Tournament Saturday.
Celina, St. Marys and Columbus Grove posted identical records of 4-1 in the event.
St. Marys was declared the tournament winner after the tie-breaker. The Roughriders lost by only one point to Grove, and beat Celina by 15.
Bluffton registered a 1-4 record in the dual meet competition as they defeated Kenton for their lone win.
Trevor Hisey of St. Marys was named the Most Valuable Wrestler of the tournament.
Bluffton team results:
St. Marys 55, Bluffton 12
Bluffton 39, Kenton 24
Columbus Grove 54, Bluffton 24
Celina 46, Bluffton 19
Arcadia 36, Bluffton 27
Other dual team results:
Celina 33, Arcadia 30
Columbus Grove 66, Kenton 12
Arcadia 45 Kenton 15
Columbus Grove 48, Arcadia 35
Celina 45, Columbus Grove 31
St. Marys 39, Celina 24
St. Marys 48, Arcadia 27
Celina 66, Kenton 6
St. Marys 48, Kenton 24
Columbus Grove 41, St. Marys 40
Team records:
St. Marys 4-1
Columbus Grove 4-1
Celina 4-1
Arcadia 2-3
Bluffton 1-4
Kenton 0-5
The Bluffton grapplers are slated to return to action January 15-16 at the Napoleon Gold Medal Duals Invitational.
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