2/28 Wildcat Wrestlers WIN the Sectional CHAMPIONSHIP AGAIN!
Wrestling’s postseason is here and Blanchester is rolling on all cylinders.
The host Wildcats won their second straight sectional title Saturday afternoon at BHS, sending 11 of 13 wrestlers on to the districts.
The other two Wildcat wrestlers finished fifth and will be first alternates for next weekend’s district wrestling meet at Hobart Arena in Troy.
Blanchester head coach Scott Nicely couldn’t have been more proud of his team.
“I am ecstatic,” said Nicely. “We had kids step up. Our kids wrestled with a lot of heart. I think they felt they had something to prove. I was very proud of them.”
Blanchester had seven wrestlers competing in championship bouts. Kyle Denier started the Wildcats off with a 13-4 win in the 113 pound final against Kendal Johnson of Williamsburg.
Timmy McIntyre picked up the second Wildcat sectional title, edging Clermont Northeastern’s Seth Chambers 2-1 in the final at 126. Devin Wells was impressive, picking up two quick pins followed by an 11-7 victory over Tyler Goodpaster of Deer Park to take the title at 138.
Conan Nicely picked up the fourth and final sectional title for BHS. After being seeded below Williamsburg’s Dawson Davis last weekend at the Southern Buckeye Conference meet, Nicely handed Davis his second straight finals loss, beating him 10-2. It was just Davis’ second and third losses of the year.
Trey Lynch (120), Justin Shoemaker (152) and Joe Holcomb (285) each finished as runner-up in their respective weight classes.
Also placing in the top four for Blanchester was Hunter Collier at 145 (fourth), Gage Egner at 160 (fourth), Robert Huston at 182 (third) and Cade Huston at 195 (third). Egner entered the Blanchester lineup this week and was impressive, while both Hustons lost on Friday night only to wrestle back for third place.
Tristan Greene (132) and Jed Turpin (220) are Blanchester’s two alternates. Turpin may end up in the district draw, because the Milton-Union sectional is only sending three wrestlers at 220. So an alternate will be selected from one of the other three sectionals.
Wrestling’s postseason is here and Blanchester is rolling on all cylinders.
The host Wildcats won their second straight sectional title Saturday afternoon at BHS, sending 11 of 13 wrestlers on to the districts.
The other two Wildcat wrestlers finished fifth and will be first alternates for next weekend’s district wrestling meet at Hobart Arena in Troy.
Blanchester head coach Scott Nicely couldn’t have been more proud of his team.
“I am ecstatic,” said Nicely. “We had kids step up. Our kids wrestled with a lot of heart. I think they felt they had something to prove. I was very proud of them.”
Blanchester had seven wrestlers competing in championship bouts. Kyle Denier started the Wildcats off with a 13-4 win in the 113 pound final against Kendal Johnson of Williamsburg.
Timmy McIntyre picked up the second Wildcat sectional title, edging Clermont Northeastern’s Seth Chambers 2-1 in the final at 126. Devin Wells was impressive, picking up two quick pins followed by an 11-7 victory over Tyler Goodpaster of Deer Park to take the title at 138.
Conan Nicely picked up the fourth and final sectional title for BHS. After being seeded below Williamsburg’s Dawson Davis last weekend at the Southern Buckeye Conference meet, Nicely handed Davis his second straight finals loss, beating him 10-2. It was just Davis’ second and third losses of the year.
Trey Lynch (120), Justin Shoemaker (152) and Joe Holcomb (285) each finished as runner-up in their respective weight classes.
Also placing in the top four for Blanchester was Hunter Collier at 145 (fourth), Gage Egner at 160 (fourth), Robert Huston at 182 (third) and Cade Huston at 195 (third). Egner entered the Blanchester lineup this week and was impressive, while both Hustons lost on Friday night only to wrestle back for third place.
Tristan Greene (132) and Jed Turpin (220) are Blanchester’s two alternates. Turpin may end up in the district draw, because the Milton-Union sectional is only sending three wrestlers at 220. So an alternate will be selected from one of the other three sectionals.
2/22 HS Wrestling
The Wrestling team captured it's 4th straight National Division title on Sunday when they beat Bethel Tate @ Bethel Tate in the SBAAC tournament. Team depth proved to be the deciding factor as 10 of the 13 Wildcats placed in the tournament.
NationalTeamScores
1.Blanchester165.5
2.Bethel-Tate151.5
3.Williamsburg93.5
4.Batavia44.0
5.CNE20.0
Denier 2nd
McIntyre 3rd
Greene CHAMPION
Wells 2nd
Collier 2nd
Nicely CHAMPION
Huston 3rd
Huston 4th
Turpin 3rd
Holcomb 2nd
full results click here
The Wrestling team captured it's 4th straight National Division title on Sunday when they beat Bethel Tate @ Bethel Tate in the SBAAC tournament. Team depth proved to be the deciding factor as 10 of the 13 Wildcats placed in the tournament.
NationalTeamScores
1.Blanchester165.5
2.Bethel-Tate151.5
3.Williamsburg93.5
4.Batavia44.0
5.CNE20.0
Denier 2nd
McIntyre 3rd
Greene CHAMPION
Wells 2nd
Collier 2nd
Nicely CHAMPION
Huston 3rd
Huston 4th
Turpin 3rd
Holcomb 2nd
full results click here
2/11 HS Wrestling
Cats beat Wilmington 39-36. The Wildcats also earned a victory, 44-21, over Bellbrook to cap a night when the Div. III BHS squad claimed wins over a pair of Div. II powers.
Double-match winners (no forfeits) for the Wildcats were Kyle Denier 3:26 pin and 11-6 decision; Trey Lynch 3:19 pin and 4:24 pin; Hunter Collier 2:19 pin and 16-1 tech fall; Dan Peters 6-4 decision and 3:11 pin
Peter's victory against Wilmington was the clinching victory.
Cats beat Wilmington 39-36. The Wildcats also earned a victory, 44-21, over Bellbrook to cap a night when the Div. III BHS squad claimed wins over a pair of Div. II powers.
Double-match winners (no forfeits) for the Wildcats were Kyle Denier 3:26 pin and 11-6 decision; Trey Lynch 3:19 pin and 4:24 pin; Hunter Collier 2:19 pin and 16-1 tech fall; Dan Peters 6-4 decision and 3:11 pin
Peter's victory against Wilmington was the clinching victory.
2/7 JV Wrestling
The JV wrestling team placed 2nd in the Blanchester Invitational. Leading the Wildcats were the two champions, Cade Huston and Joe Holcomb.
Championship matches
145 Justin Howell (Centerville) tech. fall Joey Mendoza (Blanchester)tf16-0
152 Ontario Williams (Centerville) dec. Gage Egner (Blanchester)8-5
195 Cade Huston (Blanchester) pin Zaid Ghaben (Centerville)1:22
220 Jacob Charette (Centerville) dec. Nathan Wilson (Blanchester) 5-4
285Joe Holcomb (Blanchester) pin Chris Markum (Centerville)2:47
3rd place matches
126 AustinJennett (Blanchester) pin Adrian Root (Amelia)1:31
160 Marcos Torres (Blanchester) pin Croskey (Centerville)4:18
The JV wrestling team placed 2nd in the Blanchester Invitational. Leading the Wildcats were the two champions, Cade Huston and Joe Holcomb.
Championship matches
145 Justin Howell (Centerville) tech. fall Joey Mendoza (Blanchester)tf16-0
152 Ontario Williams (Centerville) dec. Gage Egner (Blanchester)8-5
195 Cade Huston (Blanchester) pin Zaid Ghaben (Centerville)1:22
220 Jacob Charette (Centerville) dec. Nathan Wilson (Blanchester) 5-4
285Joe Holcomb (Blanchester) pin Chris Markum (Centerville)2:47
3rd place matches
126 AustinJennett (Blanchester) pin Adrian Root (Amelia)1:31
160 Marcos Torres (Blanchester) pin Croskey (Centerville)4:18
1/31 Wrestling
Once again the Wildcat grapplers had a successful weekend at the highschool and middle school levels. High school placed 6th out of 40 teams an had 5 individuals place in the top six.
COMPLETE RESULTS
Denier - 2nd
Lynch- 5th
Wells - 3rd
Nicely - 4th
Turpin - 5th
Once again the Wildcat grapplers had a successful weekend at the highschool and middle school levels. High school placed 6th out of 40 teams an had 5 individuals place in the top six.
COMPLETE RESULTS
Denier - 2nd
Lynch- 5th
Wells - 3rd
Nicely - 4th
Turpin - 5th
OH Wrestling, Division II-III: Final Poll | |
| 1. Blanchester ( 5 ) | 100 |
| 2. Ross ( 4 ) | 94 |
| 3. Western Brown ( 2 ) | 89 |
| 4. Bethel-Tate | 78 |
| 5. Reading | 59 |
| 6. Wilmington | 54 |
| 7. Middletown Madison ( 1 ) | 43 |
| 8. New Richmond | 29 |
| 9. Williamsburg | 26 |
| 10. Monroe | 25 |
| Others: Norwood 19, Deer Park 15, Madeira 6, Fenwick 5, Talawanda 5, Badin 4, Purcell Marian 3, North College Hill 2, Wyoming 2, Goshen 1, McNicholas 1 | |
1/17 HS Wrestling
HS Wrestlers take 4th at the difficult Hammer and Anvil Invitational @ Western Brown
Full results
Denier 2nd
Lynch 7th
Wells 4th
Collier 6th
Shoemaker 6th
Peters 3rd
Nicely 5th
Turpin 5th
HS Wrestlers take 4th at the difficult Hammer and Anvil Invitational @ Western Brown
Full results
Denier 2nd
Lynch 7th
Wells 4th
Collier 6th
Shoemaker 6th
Peters 3rd
Nicely 5th
Turpin 5th
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1/10 Varsity Wrestling
Wildcats capture 1st place at the Madeira Invitational.
Cats outscore 22 other teams
Results
Denier 1st
Lynch 2nd
McIntyre 2nd
Wells 1st
Devin Wells 3 pins and a technical fall, to the championship!
Collier 3rd
Shoemaker 4th
Peters 3rd
Nicely 3rd
C. Huston 5th
Turpin 2nd
Wildcats capture 1st place at the Madeira Invitational.
Cats outscore 22 other teams
Results
Denier 1st
Lynch 2nd
McIntyre 2nd
Wells 1st
Devin Wells 3 pins and a technical fall, to the championship!
Collier 3rd
Shoemaker 4th
Peters 3rd
Nicely 3rd
C. Huston 5th
Turpin 2nd
1/7 HS Wrestling
Blanchester, ranked second in the Cincinnati-area coaches poll in Divisions II and III, met no resistance against North College Hill, winning 59-9.
Facing the third ranked team in the same poll proved to be more of a challenge. In the end, Blanchester defeated Bethel-Tate 41-27 to improve its dual record to 16-4 on the season.
“Anytime you can get 2 wins against teams like that, it makes you feel good,” said Nicely. “We had a pretty tough week up at Mechanicsburg, and we’re trying to get healed up and get guys healthy.” “I thought we wrestled pretty well,” Nicely said. “Bethel’s a very good squad. They keep working at it and getting better and better.”
Nicely mentioned a couple of key victories in the dual that helped propel the Wildcats to victory.
“Nathan Wilson at 220 was a big one for us,” said Nicely. “Any time you get points out of a kid like that in his first year of wrestling, it makes it big. Conan (Nicely’s) match – he had a tough kid. That one could have went either way.
“Having our lineup jacked around a little bit and having McIntyre up at 132 … the kid (he wrestled) was a pretty stout kid. When you’re giving up 7 or 8 pounds, and you can get a win, that was big for us.”
Blanchester, ranked second in the Cincinnati-area coaches poll in Divisions II and III, met no resistance against North College Hill, winning 59-9.
Facing the third ranked team in the same poll proved to be more of a challenge. In the end, Blanchester defeated Bethel-Tate 41-27 to improve its dual record to 16-4 on the season.
“Anytime you can get 2 wins against teams like that, it makes you feel good,” said Nicely. “We had a pretty tough week up at Mechanicsburg, and we’re trying to get healed up and get guys healthy.” “I thought we wrestled pretty well,” Nicely said. “Bethel’s a very good squad. They keep working at it and getting better and better.”
Nicely mentioned a couple of key victories in the dual that helped propel the Wildcats to victory.
“Nathan Wilson at 220 was a big one for us,” said Nicely. “Any time you get points out of a kid like that in his first year of wrestling, it makes it big. Conan (Nicely’s) match – he had a tough kid. That one could have went either way.
“Having our lineup jacked around a little bit and having McIntyre up at 132 … the kid (he wrestled) was a pretty stout kid. When you’re giving up 7 or 8 pounds, and you can get a win, that was big for us.”
NEW UPDATE
Regional teams have been assigned for the Wrestling team State dual format. click here to see full list of teams.
Regional teams have been assigned for the Wrestling team State dual format. click here to see full list of teams.
1/3 HS Wrestling
Cats finished 4th at the Mechanicsburg Dual tournament.
Beat Lima Central Catholic and Preble Shawnee
Lost to Mechanicsburg, Versailes, and Tuslaw
Current team record 14-4
Have the team had winning records at the tournament
113-Kyle Denier 3-2
152-Justin Shoemaker 3-2
182-Branson Campbell 3-2
120-Trey Lynch 4-1
138-Devin Wells 4-1
160-Dan Peters 4-1
170-Conan Nicely 5-0
Cats finished 4th at the Mechanicsburg Dual tournament.
Beat Lima Central Catholic and Preble Shawnee
Lost to Mechanicsburg, Versailes, and Tuslaw
Current team record 14-4
Have the team had winning records at the tournament
113-Kyle Denier 3-2
152-Justin Shoemaker 3-2
182-Branson Campbell 3-2
120-Trey Lynch 4-1
138-Devin Wells 4-1
160-Dan Peters 4-1
170-Conan Nicely 5-0
12/19 High School Wrestling
Cats improve to 12-1 on the season by winning the Duals with a 9-0 record.
RESULTS
Cats improve to 12-1 on the season by winning the Duals with a 9-0 record.
RESULTS
12/23 Wrestling team #2 in Cincinnati area
OH Wrestling, Division II-III: Week 2
1. Ross ( 6 )114
2. Blanchester ( 3 )102
3. Western Brown ( 3 )82
4. Bethel-Tate
5. Reading
6. Wilmington
7. Norwood
8. Talawanda
9. Deer Park
10. Williamsburg
OH Wrestling, Division II-III: Week 2
1. Ross ( 6 )114
2. Blanchester ( 3 )102
3. Western Brown ( 3 )82
4. Bethel-Tate
5. Reading
6. Wilmington
7. Norwood
8. Talawanda
9. Deer Park
10. Williamsburg
12/17 HS Wrestling
Blanchester wrestling coach Scott Nicely has been around long enough to know that picking up a couple of wins in December is always a good thing.
Blanchester ripped through Amelia (55-24) and Withrow (66-12) Wednesday night at AHS.
“I am proud of the way we wrestled but have a long way to go if we are going to accomplish the goals we have set,” said Nicely.
The BHS coach was pleased with “the younger guys in the lineup (who) stepped up and scored points when we needed them to.”
Blanchester wrestling coach Scott Nicely has been around long enough to know that picking up a couple of wins in December is always a good thing.
Blanchester ripped through Amelia (55-24) and Withrow (66-12) Wednesday night at AHS.
“I am proud of the way we wrestled but have a long way to go if we are going to accomplish the goals we have set,” said Nicely.
The BHS coach was pleased with “the younger guys in the lineup (who) stepped up and scored points when we needed them to.”
12/10 Varsity Wrestling
Wrestling the #2 team in the city, the Wildcats fell 1 point short of winning the dual meet. Cats 34 Ross Rams 35
Wrestling the #8 team in the city, the Cats bounced back nicely and hammered the New Richmond Lions 57-15. The Wildcats lost just two matches in the NR meet.
Next Varsity Action is Wed 12/17 @ Amelia
Wrestling the #2 team in the city, the Wildcats fell 1 point short of winning the dual meet. Cats 34 Ross Rams 35
Wrestling the #8 team in the city, the Cats bounced back nicely and hammered the New Richmond Lions 57-15. The Wildcats lost just two matches in the NR meet.
Next Varsity Action is Wed 12/17 @ Amelia
