Wrestling seasons open this weekend for West Holmes teams
Believe it or not, the 2022-23 season for the West Holmes wrestling program begins this weekend with all four levels — high school varsity and varsity “B,” middle school, and elementary — stepping onto the mats for their lid lifters.
High school varsity
What: Bobcats Invitational Tournament
Where: Gene Ford Gymnasium, Cambridge High School, Cambridge
When: Saturday at 9 a.m.
Participating teams: 16 (unavailable)
Competition format: pool to bracket
2021 WHHS team results: sixth of 16 teams
2021 WHHS returning individual placers: Mason Taylor (third), Blake Norman (third), Grady Toye (fifth), Cole Porter (seventh) and Gabe Averbukh (seventh)
High school varsity “B”
What: Blue Streaks Junior Varsity Duals Invitational
When: Saturday at 10 a.m.
Where: Main Gym, Lake High School, Uniontown
Participating teams: Canal Fulton Northwest, Canton McKinley, North Canton Hoover, Norton, Painesville Riverside, Ravenna, Richfield Revere, Uniontown Lake, West Holmes and Willoughby South
Competition format: dual matches
2021 WHHS team results: no team scoring
2021 WHHS returning individual results: Cylie Couch (2-1)
Middle school
What: Cougars Invitational Tournament
When: Saturday at 9:30 a.m.
Where: Main Gym, Crestview High School, Olivesburg
Participating teams: Ashland Crestview, Ashland Mapleton, Bellville Clear Fork, Cardington-Lincoln, Dalton, Elyria, Lexington, Mansfield, Marysville, Monroeville, Ontario, Plymouth, Powell Olentangy Liberty, Shelby and West Holmes
Competition format: bracket
2021 team results: fifth of 16 teams
2022 returning individual placers: Wyatt Garens (sixth) and Chris Williams (sixth)
Elementary Attack Team
What: OYWA Mid-Ohio Division Duals
When: Sunday at 9 a.m.
Where: Main Gym, Madison Comprehensive High School, Mansfield
Participating teams: Attack Team versus Madison Comprehensive (9 a.m.), Mansfield (10 a.m.) and Orrville (11 a.m.)
Competition format: duals
2021 results: Madison Comprehensive, 48; Attack Team, 37; and Mansfield and Orrville, did not wrestle