Tigers host inaugural McClain Duals
Nine schools competed in the inaugural McClain Duals at McClain High School, Saturday. All teams brought some quality kids to the tournament, making for some exciting and tough wrestling.
McClain finished 1-3 on the day, bringing their season record to 3-9.
The top three teams in the tournament received trophies, with Caldwell traveling three and a half hours seeking competition. It was worth their trip, as they finished at 4-1 on the day and winning the championship.
The runner-up was Jackson. The third-place team topped Caldwell's travel time by traveling four and a half hours from Toledo Start High School. Rounding out the remaining teams were Teays Valley in fourth, followed by Unioto, McClain, Adena, North College Hill and Westfall.
Individually for the Tigers, Keegan Rawlins (113/120) led the way for the Tigers, going 4-0. Jake Badgley (170) was 4-1, including a six-second pin against Unioto.
Gable Smith (220) was 3-1, and Tommy Johnson (132/138), Kalab Smith (132/138), and Ethan Paul (182) each finished at 3-2.
Jamaine Barnhart (120/126) split even on the day at 2-2. Dillon Faulconer (145) was 2-3, while Jarrett Milnes (285) was 1-3 and Courtney Walker (106/113) finished at 1-4.
Up next for the Tigers is a home tri-match on Jan. 8 at 6 p.m. against South Central Ohio League opponent Hillsboro and Scioto Valley Conference opponent Paint Valley.
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McClain Gym hosted the Junior High Wrestling Duals Friday, which was a 10-team tournament consisting of two pools of five teams.
Despite having only five wrestlers on the team, the home team was able to finish the day by taking home the runner-up trophy. Amelia won the first-place trophy, and Wilmington grabbed the third-place trophy.
The top four teams in the tournament qualified for the OAC Dual Meet State Tournament. The fourth-place team was from Jackson.
Rounding out the placements were: Paint Valley, Adena, Unioto, Huntington, Unioto and Butler-Warren Wrestling Club.
Individually, the Tigers won 22 out of 25 matches they wrestled in the second consecutive tournament. Going 5-0 were Quinton Smith (92), Tanner Tite (116), Phillip Waters (142) and Kyler Trefz (160). Dawson Jansen (110) went 2-3.