{"id":50448,"date":"2026-03-03T08:53:57","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T13:53:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/?p=50448"},"modified":"2026-03-03T08:53:59","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T13:53:59","slug":"paulding-claims-sectional-wrestling-title-etter-leads-county-with-championship-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/paulding-claims-sectional-wrestling-title-etter-leads-county-with-championship-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Paulding Claims Sectional Wrestling Title; Etter Leads County with Championship Win"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"\">By: Carrie Kimmel<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">The sectional wrestling tournament at Lima Central Catholic delivered a full day of high\u2011level competition, with the top four finishers in each weight class advancing to Districts and fifth\u2011place wrestlers earning alternate status for a potential opportunity to compete.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Paulding High School captured the Sectional Team Championship with 154.4 points, while Wayne Trace finished in a tie for ninth place and Antwerp placed thirteenth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"666\" height=\"654\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Etter-Champion-Sectionals.jpeg?fit=666%2C654&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50450\" style=\"width:450px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Paulding&#8217;s Thor Etter claims Sectional Title at 157lb punching his ticket to Districts! Photo by Carrie Kimmel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Thor \u201cStroker\u201d Etter stood atop the podium as the county\u2019s only sectional champion, claiming the 157\u2011pound title. Etter opened with a first\u2011round bye before pinning Antwerp\u2019s Braxton Peters in 2:14. He continued his dominant run with a 21\u20119 major decision over Coldwater\u2019s Matt Uhlenhake in the semifinals. Etter sealed the championship with a 1:44 pin over Crestview\u2019s Luke Sawmiller.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Four other county wrestlers reached the championship round:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">113 pounds \u2013 Brandon Hire (Paulding): After two byes, Hire defeated Crestview\u2019s Dylan Cress 17\u20111 before falling to Allen East\u2019s Colt Larrison by the same score in the finals, finishing as runner\u2011up.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">120 pounds \u2013 Colton Kimmel (Wayne Trace): Kimmel pinned Delphos Jefferson\u2019s Brentley Lindeman in 1:21 and then defeated Paulding\u2019s Landon Shartzer in just 15 seconds. He dropped a 7\u20113 decision to Allen East\u2019s Langston McClain in the championship match.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">150 pounds \u2013 Landon Dasher (Paulding): Dasher celebrated his 100th career win during the tournament. He pinned Lima Perry\u2019s Alex Robertson in 3:28 and earned a 19\u20111 victory over Spencerville\u2019s Austin McMichael before falling 19\u20114 to Delphos St. John\u2019s Edward Kesson in the finals.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1016\" height=\"665\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Landon-Dasher.jpeg?fit=1016%2C665&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50451\" style=\"width:555px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Landon-Dasher.jpeg?w=1016&amp;ssl=1 1016w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Landon-Dasher.jpeg?resize=768%2C503&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Paulding&#8217;s Landon Dasher earned his 100th Win at the Sectional competition in Lima!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Three county wrestlers battled back to secure third place and automatic District qualification:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">132 pounds \u2013 Ben Gurney (Wayne Trace)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">150 pounds \u2013 Landon Shartzer (Paulding)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">165 pounds \u2013 Michael Clifford (Paulding)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Fourth\u2011place finishers also punched their tickets to Districts:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">Gage Clevinger (Antwerp)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">150 pounds \u2013 Zac Salas (Antwerp)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">190 pounds \u2013 Avery Cooper (Paulding)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"666\" height=\"595\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Antwerp-Boys-Zac-Gage.jpg?fit=666%2C595&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50449\" style=\"width:450px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Antwerp&#8217;s District Qualifiers: Zac Salas and Gage Clevinger<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Two wrestlers finished fifth to earn alternate status:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">126 pounds \u2013 Hunter Webb (Paulding)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">138 pounds \u2013 Seth Rosswurm (Wayne Trace)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Rounding out the county\u2019s placements:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">138 pounds \u2013 Leonel Reyes (Paulding)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">285 pounds \u2013 Josh Perez (Paulding)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Congratulations to all wrestlers who competed at Sectionals, and best of luck to those advancing to Districts. The District tournament will be held March 6\u20137 at Hobart Arena in Troy, Ohio, where athletes will battle for their chance to qualify for the State Championships.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By: Carrie Kimmel The sectional wrestling tournament at Lima Central Catholic delivered a full day of high\u2011level competition, with the<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":50451,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_container_layout":"default_layout","colormag_page_sidebar_layout":"default_layout","nf_dc_page":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,7,5],"tags":[28241,28239,23880,19850,28142,28242,13908,13948,16410,28240,18992,24955,16716],"class_list":["post-50448","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","category-school","category-sports","tag-ben-gurney","tag-boys-wrestling","tag-colton-kimmel","tag-gage-clevinger","tag-hunter-webb","tag-josh-perez","tag-landon-dasher","tag-leonel-reyes","tag-lima-central-catholic","tag-ohsaa-wrestling-sectionals","tag-seth-rosswurm","tag-thor-etter","tag-zac-salas"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Landon-Dasher.jpeg?fit=1016%2C665&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2YQd9-d7G","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-24 00:25:33","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50448","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50448"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50448\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":50452,"href":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50448\/revisions\/50452"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/50451"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50448"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50448"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50448"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}