Nik Hoot in the first round of Semi-Finals at Regionals. More pictures at westbendnews.net
Regionals for Northeast Indiana took place at Carroll High School on Saturday, February 8 with 20 teams joining in the Event. Of the 114 wrestlers and 20 schools competing Woodlan and New Haven both sent wrestlers to the tournament. Woodlan: Nik Hoot, Jay Knepp, and Brian Salmon. New Haven: Ryan Shaffer, Kyle Bender, Nic Lash, Luis Chacon, and Mikey Rivera.
Team scores: Carroll 140.0, Leo 92.0, Columbia City 89.5, FW Wayne 61.0, FW Snider 53.0, Huntington North 50.0, Churubusco 45.5, Homestead 42.5, Northrop 34.5, Bishop Dwenger 28.0, Heritage 25.0, Garrett 22.0, FW South Side 16.0, New Haven 16.0, Concordia Lutheran 13.0, Woodlan 12.0, North Side 10.5, Whitko 10.0, Eastside 6.0, FW Bishop Luers 0.0.
138 Results: Guaranteed Places; 1st Place – Dominic Garrett of Bishop Dwenger; 2nd Place – Bryce Woenker of Northrop; 3rd Place – Nathan Smith of Columbia City; 4th Place – Kyle Bender of New Haven; 1st Place Match Dominic Garrett (Bishop Dwenger) 35-3, Sr. over Bryce Woenker (Northrop) 29-7, Sr. (Dec 2-1). 3rd Place Match Nathan Smith (Columbia City) 24-13, So. over Kyle Bender (New Haven) 21-21, Jr. (MD 13-2).
170 Results: Guaranteed Places; 1st Place – Tristan Wilson of Carroll; 2nd Place – Aaron Eicher of Leo; 3rd Place – Luis Chacon of New Haven; 4th Place – Travis Glick of Churubusco; 1st Place Match: Tristan Wilson (Carroll) 41-1, Sr. over Aaron Eicher (Leo) 31-3, Sr. (Dec 3-2).; 3rd Place Match: Luis Chacon (New Haven) 33-8, Sr. over Travis Glick (Churubusco) 24-8, Sr. (Dec 6-4).
126 Results Guaranteed Places: 1st Place – Erique Early of FW Snider; 2nd Place – Logan Aldrich of Northrop; 3rd Place – Ryan Fawcett of Leo; 4th Place – Nik Hoot of Woodlan
1st Place Match: Erique Early (FW Snider) 22-0, Sr. over Logan Aldrich (Northrop) 29-4, Sr. (Dec 4-2). 3rd Place Match: Ryan Fawcett (Leo) 26-10, Sr. over Nik Hoot (Woodlan) 24-10, Jr. (Dec 2-0).
195 Results Guaranteed Places: 1st Place – Kanez Omar of FW Wayne; 2nd Place – Corey Rickman of Carroll; 3rd Place – Bo Davis of Garrett; 4th Place – Brian Salmon of Woodlan 1st Place Match: Kanez Omar (FW Wayne) 40-0, Sr. over Corey Rickman (Carroll) 34-8, Sr. (Dec 7-1). 3rd Place Match: Bo Davis (Garrett) 31-6, Jr. over Brian Salmon (Woodlan) 24-9, Sr. (Dec 4-2).
