Titusville took 10 wrestlers into the district tournament last week. The goal for the wrestlers was two-fold - win a D10 title and if not, qualify for regionals. Of the 10 wrestlers seven will move on to wrestle tis weekend at the regional tournament in Sharon with a chance to qualify for the state tournament in Hershey the following week.
The top eight place finishers made it out of District 10, but only the top four will advance out of regions that also consists of wrestlers from other districts.
Rocket senior Kaleb Brunst led the Titusville contingent with a fourth-place finish in the 189 bracket .Brunst was 4-2 on the weekend and came into the tournament as the third seed out of Section 1. He recorded a pin and three decisions and a loss by decision before falling to Colton Tupper of Reynolds in the third-place match. He moves to 35-11 on his final season.
The Rockets also had three fifth-place finishers - freshman Parker Miller at 127, and seniors Nate Stearns at 133 and Landen Wolfkiel at 152.
Miller had a busy tournament, going 4-2. He finished the weekend with a 5-1 decision over Ebin Everett of Sharon.
Stearns, who came into the tournament as the second seed out of Section 1, was 3-2 on the weekend. He recorded an 8-5 decision over Josh Perrino of Greenville in the fifth-place match.
Wolfkiel, Titusville's only number one seed entering the tournament, won his final match against Cole Kellogg of Eisenhower by forfeit. He was 2-2 on the weekend.
Sawyer Wolfkiel came in with a seventh place finish at 114 pounds and both Gavin Donaldson (160) and Kameron Mong (172) earned eighth-place finishes to advance.
The road to Hershey won’t be easy for any of the wrestlers.
Several other Crawford County wrestlers advanced including two Maplewood grapplers. 127 -pounder Chase Blake got his 100 and 101 career wins en route to a second-place finish Saturday. Junior Cadyn Shetler also advanced at 114 pounds with an eighth-place spot on the podium. Franklin also advanced two wrestlers with Cael Dailey finishing in second at 121 and Sophomore Gary Kiselka took home a sixth-place medal at 215.
The top eight place finishers made it out of District 10, but only the top four will advance out of regions that also consists of wrestlers from other districts.
Rocket senior Kaleb Brunst led the Titusville contingent with a fourth-place finish in the 189 bracket .Brunst was 4-2 on the weekend and came into the tournament as the third seed out of Section 1. He recorded a pin and three decisions and a loss by decision before falling to Colton Tupper of Reynolds in the third-place match. He moves to 35-11 on his final season.
The Rockets also had three fifth-place finishers - freshman Parker Miller at 127, and seniors Nate Stearns at 133 and Landen Wolfkiel at 152.
Miller had a busy tournament, going 4-2. He finished the weekend with a 5-1 decision over Ebin Everett of Sharon.
Stearns, who came into the tournament as the second seed out of Section 1, was 3-2 on the weekend. He recorded an 8-5 decision over Josh Perrino of Greenville in the fifth-place match.
Wolfkiel, Titusville's only number one seed entering the tournament, won his final match against Cole Kellogg of Eisenhower by forfeit. He was 2-2 on the weekend.
Sawyer Wolfkiel came in with a seventh place finish at 114 pounds and both Gavin Donaldson (160) and Kameron Mong (172) earned eighth-place finishes to advance.
The road to Hershey won’t be easy for any of the wrestlers.
Several other Crawford County wrestlers advanced including two Maplewood grapplers. 127 -pounder Chase Blake got his 100 and 101 career wins en route to a second-place finish Saturday. Junior Cadyn Shetler also advanced at 114 pounds with an eighth-place spot on the podium. Franklin also advanced two wrestlers with Cael Dailey finishing in second at 121 and Sophomore Gary Kiselka took home a sixth-place medal at 215.