How about the show that these three put on!! Mahan wrestled Friday night against Brewer the same type of match as he did against Lowe at regional.
1st (Warren), 5th (Mahan) and 6th (Lowe) and they beat #'s 3,4,6,7,14.17, and 18
They are updated with the state finals!
Congratulations to the overall top five finishers
Caleb Sprunger
Aaron Hartman
Ontherise219
Nathan Wynn
Brad Clark
And the state finals winner Grant Duncan.
I'll be contacting people soon after I get a gear inventory done.
Congrats to all of you, lots of fierce competitors, and you should all be proud! Wrestling is the ultimate teacher of life lessons, so learn what you can from your experience!
Kris Rumph
You are a great wrestler and competitor and your interview showed some great character. You have overcome a lot in life and I hope you understand that your wrestling achievements can transfer to anything you chose to pursue in life. The Melloh family will look forward to seeing good things for you in the future, and will say a special prayer for Kris Rumph today at church. Looking forward to rooting for you, not against you!
Blake Mulkey
You are an awesome wrestler. Blake, you have a great wrestling future, and we wish you the best. Sometimes things don’t go your way, it will make you stronger if you let it.
Dawson Combest
We wish you the best at Uindy. It truly seems like yesterday that you and Zach were battling it out for ISWA state finals. I miss those days already. Uindy is getting a good one and we know you will do great in wrestling and school. Count your blessings son, you have an awesome support group with Columbus East wrestling family! That’s a good group! I will always hold Coach Trapp in high regard..... I saw how much he did for you guys with the youth program. What a great guy and mentor!
Lastly, to my son, Zach Melloh
With tears of pride, I want to tell you that I love you and I am so proud of you. My sadness only comes from knowing this chapter is over. I didn’t appreciate the ride like I should have while I was living it.......through wrestling, you have helped us grow as a family and expand our faith. So few people know what you have been through to get to where you were yesterday. But God does and your family does, and we are proud to call you our son and your siblings are proud of their brother. Part of trying to live a Christ centered life means that sometimes the target on your back gets bigger. It’s ok, keep fighting the good fight. Keep grinding and doing the right things in life. With a heart full of pride for the young man you have become, looking forward to the next chapter.
Your biggest fan club,
Dad, Mom, Corinne, Alex, and Cecelia
(Nick Melloh)
Brewer vs "Mahern" in 1st round toughest match? First, you should know how to spell your own wrestler's name as it's "Mahan" (who is a great kid by the way) but I think Brewer is quite superior as he showed again this past weekend.
There are some tough Friday night matches in 113, 138, and 160 . But what is going to be even better is Saturday morning. Tons of good matches in every weight class first round Saturday morning, especially in 106, 113, 126, 138, 145, 152, 160, and 182.
106:
Dalton vs Ross-EV
Black vs Moseley-NC
Oliver vs Ross-NC
113:
Mark vs Hegedus-EC
Light vs Diaz-EC
120:
Hickman vs Peele-EC
Egli vs Rioux-EV
Cash vs Boe-EV
Walendzak vs Rose-NC
Stapleton vs Wagner-NC
126:
Alexander vs Poynter-EC
Johnson vs Smiley-NC
132:
Craig vs Kreitzer-EV
Mosconi vs Freiji-NC
138:
Moore vs Mancera-NC
Kitko/Walton vs Strueder-NC
Risner vs Burdord-EC
145:
Noehre vs Lohrey-NC
Slivka vs Servies-NC
Ball vs LaPlace-EC
Ellis vs Turley-EC
152:
Schrader/Miller vs Pollitt-EV
Blubaugh vs Parkinson-EV
Wagner vs Unseld-NC
Lamore vs Griggs-EC
160:
Shank vs Osho-EV
Davis vs Berkebile-NC
Lemley vs Colza-EC
170:
Bates vs Crary-EC
Fattore vs Buehler-EC
182:
Morgan vs Rolfes-NC
Below vs Hart-NC
Allred vs Roudebush-NC
Chaffee vs Lockett- EC
195:
Donovan vs Fowler-EC
220:
Hammond vs McClaine-NC
HVY:
Crider vs Faulkner-EC
125 - Tomasello pin Schnupp OSU 6 PSU 0
133 - Pletcher dec Keener OSU 9 PSU 0
141 - Lee dec Mckenna OSU 9 PSU 3
149 - Zain pin Hayes OSU 9 PSU 9
157 - Jordan major Pipher ? OSU 13 PSU 9 I think pipher is who psu is sending out. Really sucks not having Nolf in such a big dual.
165 - Cenzo dec Campbell OSU 13 PSU 12
174 - Hall dec Jordan OSU 13 PSU 15 Definitely a toss up
184 - Nickal dec Martin OSU 13 PSU 18 Biggest match of the night
197 - Moore dec Rasheed OSU 16 PSU 18 We'll see just how good Rasheeds crossface cradle is
285 - Snyder major Nevills OSU 20 PSU 18 Best wrestler in the world seals the dual for Ohio State
If New Castle is paired with Evansville @ 126 you will see on Friday night 4 matches involving the wrestlers below:
Evansville SS - #1 Garcia, #2 Rooks, #6 Mills, #8 Willis, #10 Egil, #12 Denny
New Castle SS - #3 Viduya, #5 Smiley, #13 Ragle, #15 Johnson, #16 Hall, Unranked Phillips (has defeated Ragle 2x in the last few weeks)
#1 vs #16, #2 vs #15, etc..... can be expected when you are down to the Final 16 but not #1 vs #5 or #2 vs #3. Of course it happens at least 1x every year....blind draw can be a .............
True to a point, but that is like saying the last wrestler in a meet is responsible for the win or loss of the event (if it is in reach of something they do). All the other matches that took place as a whole created the situation.
I'm a little surprised I haven't seen a whole lot of props for Alec White. He battled his way through a nagging cut at Semi-State, and then ran through a pretty outstanding gauntlet at State. Quite a two-week effort. I know state is littered with storylines and tough runs, but he put a good one together (and yes, yes, the big boy match was tremendous entertaining too).
He trains in #TheCounty, so come on. Just saying...
Roncalli freshman Alec Viduya knew what it would take to become a wrestling state champion. There’s hard work, dedication and all that jazz – but most importantly, he needed a perm.
“Alec decided it was time to bring the perm back before the sectional this year,” Roncalli coach Wade McClurg said. “He was 15-0 in the state series with the perm, so the secret is in the hair.”
Viduya won the 113 pound weight class, beating Jimtown’s No. 6-ranked Hunter Watt 7-4 in the finale.
“He earned the nickname Goku (Dragonball Z reference) last summer,” McClurg said. “Goku is known for his work ethic and constantly striving to be the greatest warrior to protect the universe. Alec has crazy hair like Goku and he is always striving to be the best wrestler to protect the Southside Rebellion.”
Viduya become Roncalli’s fourth state champion, and the first in 32 years since Chris Maxwell won in 1985. He wants to follow in the footsteps of his former coach Lance Ellis and become a four-time champion.
“He was my coach for a long time, and I’d love to follow what he did,” Viduya said.
Viduya certainly doesn’t lack confidence. The freshman tried not one, but two standing cradles in the finals match.
“I know what I’m capable of,” Viduya said. “I knew that if I could lock that up I was getting back points.”
Coach McClurg learned from his mentor, Carmel coach Ed Pendoski, that communication is the key to having a successful program. So McClurg held a meeting with Alec and his family at their kitchen table in July and discussed Alec’s goals.
“Without hesitation he told me that he wanted to be a state champion as a freshman like his mentor Lance Ellis,” McClurg said. “That dialogue began when he was a youth wrestler and continued into the kitchen table conversation in July, and it’s still communicated on a daily basis.”
Viduya dismantled several ranked opponents during his tournament run. He beat Warren Central’s No. 3-ranked Skylour Turner in the New Castle semistate final 15-4. He then beat #17 Kane Egli, No. 8 Jose Diaz and No. 1-ranked, returning state champion Asa Garcia leading up to the final match.
“My Friday night match was one of the hardest because I had to make weight and maintain my weight,” Viduya said. “I was pretty tired. On Monday I was 122 pounds.”
As is the case with almost every state champion, Viduya strives for excellence in practice.
“I’ve had the privilege to have coached Alec since he was 8 years old,” McClurg said. “Alec has always taken his training very seriously and is passionate about wrestling. He is motivated by his absolute hatred of losing and has been that way since he was very young. That’s just how he is programmed. Alec is the ultimate competitor. He is confident in his abilities and he stays mentally strong in tough situations.”
To many, Viduya seems very straight-laced and serious at all times. He is hyper-focused during tournaments and dual meets. But coach McClurg says he’s not always that way.
“There is a misconception with some people who are not real familiar with Alec,” McClurg said. “Because they think he never smiles or talks. The people that really know Alec and see him every day in the hallways at Roncalli know that is certainly not the case. If I had to describe Alec in one word it would be ‘cool.’ Alec is one cool customer.”
This summer Viduya plans to wrestle at Fargo in freestyle. His work to stay on the top of the championship ladder in high school is far from over. But, he feels that as long as he puts in the work, and keeps the perm, he should be ready.
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