The Hamilton Heights boys wrestling team kept its undefeated season rolling last Saturday by winning the Union City Super 6 tournament.
The Huskies finished 5-0 at the event, keeping them perfect for the year at 12-0. Twelve Heights wrestlers won their respective weight classes, led by Issac Kuhn, who won at 132 pounds and was named the Outstanding Wrestler of the Meet.
The Huskies’ other winners were: Cooper Doucette (106 pounds), Justin Tilton (120), Alex Furst (138), Carson Fettig (145), Blane Zachary (152), Michael Cain (160), Jimmy Lacey (170), Evan Tilton (182), Josh Brown (220) and Mason Moran (285).
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Hamilton Southeastern got a big tournament win last Saturday, going undefeated at the Plainfield Invitational.
The Royals started the day with a 48-23 win over Martinsville, then swept past Triton Central and South Dearborn, only dropping one match in both of those duals. Southeastern then breezed past the host Quakers 70-5.
In their final match of the tournament, the Royals took on No. 15 ranked Terre Haute South. It was competitive early, with the two teams splitting the first two matches. Chris Casler got HSE on the board with a major-decision victory at 138 pounds, then decisions by Adam Gerstner at 145 and Zach Lang at 152 put the Royals up 10-3.
Terre Haute South won the next two bouts to tie the meet at 10-10, but Southeastern took control after Zack Wagner (at 182) and Evan Lawhead (at 195) won their matches by pin. The Royals then got four straight pints to clinch the championship, from Dom Burgett (at 285), Dinh Nguyen (at 106), Tyler Jackson (at 113) and Nick Anderson (at 120). The final score was 46-22.
Jackson, Anderson, Lang, Wagner and Burgett all finished the day 5-0, with Kyler Sapp (at 132), Casler, Gerstner and Lawhead all going 4-1.
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The Royals followed up their tournament win on Tuesday with a 48-24 dual meet victory over Noblesville at The Mill.
Southeastern won the first two matches by decision, but then the Millers came back to take a 9-6 lead after a pin by Gage Gulley and a decision victory from Aden Widget. But the Royals picked up two falls from Wagner and Lawhead to take an 18-9 lead, then after absorbing a decision victory from Noblesville’s Austin Hastings at 220, won four straight matches by pin to pull away.
HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN 48, NOBLESVILLE 24
Meet started at 145 pounds
145: Adam Gerstner (HSE) def. C.J. Livingston (N) by decision, 6-2
152: Zach Lang (HSE) def. Carter Richardson (N) by decision, 11-6
160: Gage Gulley (N) def. Nick Jakubs (HSE) by fall, 4:32
170: Aden Widget (N) def. Said Soupiyane (HSE) by decision, 10-5
182: Zach Wagner (HSE) def. Luke Hile (N) by fall, 3:26
195: Evan Lawhead (HSE) def. Corbin Hornickle (N) by fall, 3:20
220: Austin Hastings (N) def. Jackson Goodyear (HSE) by decision, 5-2
285: Dom Burgett (HSE) def. Jackson Apple (N) by fall, 0:45
106: Dihn Nguyen (HSE) def. Brian Young (N) by fall, 2:39
113: Tyler Jackson (HSE) def. Lawson McRae (N) by fall, 1:24
120: Nick Anderson (HSE) def. Josh Kauzlick (N) by fall, 5:43
126: Luke Chastain (N) def. Emily Anderson (HSE) by fall, 0:52
132: Aiden Howell (N) def. Kyler Sapp (HSE) by fall, 1:51
138: Chris Casler (HSE) def. Paxton Cook (N) by fall, 3:41
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Carmel’s boys team went 3-1 last Saturday at the Perry Meridian Falcon Duals.
The Greyhounds beat Columbus East 31-29, Fort Campbell (Ky.) 71-9 and Greenfield-Central 55-18, falling only to the host Falcons, 38-28.
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Fishers placed fourth at the Chris Traicoff Memorial Tournament last Saturday at Calumet.
The Tigers won two dual meets to reach the semi-finals, beating Valparaiso 40-33 in their first dual. Jacob Carroll clinched the meet for Fishers by pinning his opponent in the first round. Other dual winners were Will Hruskoci, Chayce Yant, Griffin Ingalls, Teyon Leonard, Xavier Smith, Zachary Pence and Chris Quarles.
Fishers beat Franklin Community 49-22 in the second round. The Tigers won 10 of the 14 matches, including a win for Anthony Riley at 132 pounds over Luke Bechert, the No. 7 wrestler out of the Evansville semi-state.
Fishers wrestled two state-ranked teams, No. 5 Cathedral, No. 11 Mishawaka and Portage, ranked No. 9 in the East Chicago semi-state, in the semi-finals. During the Cathedral dual, Smith and Quarles both got victories against New Csatle semi-state ranked opponents.
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Four county girls teams competed at the Lebanon Girls Invitational on Saturday.
Hamilton Heights had the top team finish of the local programs, placing seventh. Kendall Moe won the 106-pound division, while Zoe Pugh placed first in the 120-pound division. Other top Huskies finishers were Izzy Bailey (third, 132), Aubrey Baber (fifth, 113), Emilia Rodrigues (sixth, 126A) and Veronica Pruitt (sixth, 132A).
Hamilton Southeastern scored 49 points to place 21st as a team. Emily Anderson finished first in the 120A division. Anderson and Pugh wrestled in the overall 120-pound championship match, with Anderson winning. Also placing for the Royals were Fanta Sall (seventh, 195), Omana Jacob (eighth, 145) and Charlie Parsons (eighth, 152A).
Noblesville finished 24th by scoring 44 points. The Millers had four place winners: Brooke Butler was third at 138, Evangeline Howard took fourth at 138A, Kaylee Arriaga finished fifth at 285 and Kyra Tomlinson placed eighth at 132A.
Carmel placed 30th, totaling 33.5 points. The Greyhounds had three place winners: Zentavia Cole was fifth at 120, Grace Marshall finished sixth at 182 and Alisha Calcuttawala took eighth at 145A.