DEFIANCE – The Wayne Trace wrestling team fared very well over the weekend as the Raiders tied for seventh out of 43 teams in the Tri-State Border War Invitational at Defiance High School.
Wayne Trace tied for seventh with Napoleon at 115 points while Woodlan took 34th overall with 38-1/2 points. Antwerp also finished 35th with 38 points in the tournament.
Wayne Trace had a pair of individuals claim championships in the tournament as Jarrett Hornish and Hunter Long each took titles.
Hornish pinned his first three opponents in defeating Ottawa Glandorf’s Justice Pope (:34), Antwerp’s Eli Reinhart (3:07) and Edgerton’s Hayden Herman (3:06). Hornish then claimed the championship with a 16-6 major decision victory over Sandusky’s Rico Cunningham to win the 113 pound weight class.
Long captured the title at 132 with five straight victories. The Raider grappler defeated Eastside’s Tanner Wicker, Cincinnati Sycamore’s Drew Kilgore, Indian Lake’s Nathan Cummins, Defiance’s Tristan Villareal and Lima Central Catholic’s Chase Caprella to win the tournament.
Reinhart finished eighth at 113 for the Archers, posting victories over Fremont Ross’ Yuseef Atkins, Defiance’s Gavino Martinez and Otsego’s Joe Manley.
Gabe Sutton of Wayne Trace took fifth at 120 following wins over Elida’s Isaac Fredericks, Columbus Grove’s Trever Wynkoop, Napoleon’s Claude Buckmaster, Dowagiac Union’s Tyler Huston and DeKalb’s Braxton Miller.
At 126, Antwerp’s Randall Mills recorded a fifth place finish.
Mills recorded wins in the tournament over Granville’s Lucian Davis, Sylvania Southview’s Jacob Schmidt, Mendon’s Bodhi Miller and Findlay’s Jimmy Phadphom.
The Raiders’ Eli Moore also claimed fifth place in the 160 pound weight class.
Moore was victorious over Angola’s Angel Remirez, DeKalb’s Mitch Snyder, Franklin’s Jahmil Key and Swanton’s Tyler Gowing.
Woodlan’s Dan Herschberger claimed wins over Findlay’s Logan Owens, Cincinnati Sycamore’s Tom Coyne and DeKalb’s Rafe Worman to place eighth at 152.
Wayne Trace’s Hunter Long was voted the Most Outstanding Wrestler from the weight classes of 106 to 145.
