Here’s a roundup of Delaware dual wrestling matches from Wednesday, Dec. 12. Caesar Rodney 54 – St. Markās 15 The Caesar Rodney Riders used five pins and scored bonus points in seven matches in their season-opening win over St. Markās 54-15. Ben Donato (106), Sean Dixon (138), Trevor Copes (144), Kenneth King (157), and Tristan Cooper (285) all had pins …
By Kevin Eickman With only five seniors on the Milford wrestling team, it will likely be a season of growth for the Buccaneers, who do have some areas of strength. Don Parsley returns for his 34th year as the head coach. Even with a five-year break, Parsley is synonymous with Milford wrestling. After watching a wrestling practice this week, you …
By Kevin Eickman If you have been following Milford wrestling over the last few years, the name Emily Thode should be familiar to you. A 2023 graduate, she wrestled at the varsity level for the Buccaneers and performed well. So well in fact she was selected as a captain her senior season. This was not a small feat due to …
106 pounds This may be the most wide open bracket in the tournament. Top seed Austin Gueirrieri (Cape Henlopen) is the favorite with wins over all top seeds, but he will see eighth grader Dominic Spennato (Red Lion) who he had the narrowest margin of victory over this year, a 3-2 decision back in January. The top bracket is loaded …
SmyrnaĀ – Sussex Central head coach Shane Miller used the experience of last year to motivate his team on what it would take to win the DIAA Division I state wrestling championship. āLast year after we lost I took them into the locker room and told them we will be back here and remember what this feels like,ā Miller said. That …
SmyrnaĀ – Delaware Military Academy rode six pins enroute to a 38-32 victory over St. Markās to capture the DIAA Division II state championships. The title was the second for the Seahawks in consecutive years. The championship match began at 113 pounds, the Seahawks reeled off three straight wins to begin the match all earning bonus points. Cole Perrin got it …
CamdenĀ – The Caesar Rodney Riders trailed the Sussex Tech Ravens 29-17 with just five matches left in their Henlopen Conference Northern Division matchup. The Riders recorded four straight pins winning the dual 41-29. The match began at 106 pounds where the Riders Ben Donato won a 17-0 technical fall over Parker Hampton. Ashton Graham then recorded a pin in 1:05 …
LaurelĀ – Most wrestling coaches know matches donāt always go as planned and that was the case Wednesday night as both teams were without their top wrestler heading into the dual meet between Caesar Rodney and Laurel. Neither the Bulldogs Stanley Pete, ranked number one at 150 pounds, nor Trevor Copes ranked number one at 126 pounds were to step on …
NewarkĀ – The Bob Carpenter Center on the Campus of the University of Delaware with 12 wrestling mats sprawled across the floor was the battle ground for the 31st Beast of the East High School Wrestling Tournament. The event featured 960 wrestlers from 168 teams representing 24 states converging on Newark, Delaware. āIt was a little overwhelming, but it was …
MilfordĀ – Fourteen teams throughout the state converged on Milford Central Academy on Saturday for the 64th Milford Invitational Wrestling Tournament. When the dust settled the Delaware Military Academy Seahawks emerged with the team title scoring 463.5 points to finish ahead of Wm. Penn 415.5 and Caesar Rodney 400. Smyrna and Milford rounded out the top five. Delaware Military crowned six …
