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1/24/2013 - South Side Leader
     

By Kathleen Collins

Photos: Lew Stamp

WEST AKRON — Several area high schools competed in the Bill Dies Memorial Wrestling Tournament, which took place Jan. 18-19 at Firestone High School.

Placing runner-up in their weight classes were Norton High School’s Sean Rutherford in 220 pounds and Archbishop Hoban High School’s Kevin Swaney in 132 pounds.

Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School won the team title with 255 points, with Barberton High School placing second with 146 points.

Other area team results included: Norton, eighth place; Green High School, 12th; Coventry High School, 15th; Hoban, 24th; and Manchester High School, 26th.

Shown at right bottom is Green’s Noah Schaub, on top, pinning Firestone’s Austin Qualls in the 120-pound weight class.

Coventry’s Josh Gunter, is shown at right middle, on top, over Buchtel High School’s Nevin Strobelt-McCann in the 126-pound weight class.

Shown at right top is Manchester’s Jake Hanzel, at left, wrestling with Olmsted Falls High School’s Jordan Lee in the 285-pound weight.

Shown at above left is Hoban’s Michael Belknap, at left, during a match with Woodridge High School’s Hunter Mercer in the 145-pound weight class.

For complete results of the tournament, visit www.billdies.com.

— By Kathleen Collins

     

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