New Washington opened the season by going 1-4 at the Boonville Pioneer Duals on Saturday, but the Mustangs had a lot of individual success.
Fielding only five wrestlers, New Wash beat Crawford County and had three wrestlers finish above .500, including 145-pound champion Josh Sampson.
“My kids understand that what they lack in numbers must be made up for in heart when they practice, and ferocity when they wrestle,” New Washington coach Jeremy Campbell said. “Being from a small school and wrestling the schedule we set, there is no other option if we are to meet our team goals.”
Sampson went 5-0 and beat Boonville’s Anthony Sciles, 6-2. Like Campbell, Sciles was a semistate qualifier last season and the two shared the Most Valuable Wrestler Award at the Boonville Invitational last season.
Sampson dominated Sciles, giving up both of the points for strategy.
“(Sampson) had a good early test,” Campbell said. “The two points (Sciles) had, Josh gave to him. It was a good showing by him. He’s a fierce competitor. He has his goals set high.”
Lane Massingham, the Mustangs’ 315-pound wrestler, finished second with a 4-1 mark, and freshman Brady Meenach went 3-1 at 119 pounds.
Meenach’s lone loss came to eventual champion Tyler Coomer of Boonville.
The Mustangs are back in action today at Pekin Eastern.
JEFFERSONVILLE
Jeffersonville’s wrestling team took two separate varsity teams to two different tournaments on Saturday — and both were successful.
One team finished second at the Capital City Classic at Beech Grove High School, just southeast of Indianapolis, behind third-ranked Perry Meridian. Jeff finished ahead of No. 13 Warren Central and No. 19 Columbus North at Corydon.
The other went to Kentucky to the North Oldham Invitational. There, the Red Devils beat Kentucky’s No. 13 team, St. Xavier 42-34, and its No. 19 team North Oldham, 52-25. In the ultimate match, the Red Devils lost to Kentucky No. 5 Wayne County, 40-39.
At Beech Grove, the Red Devils put five in the finals — a new school record — and had three champions in Jimmy Pratt at 215, Devon Miller at 119 and Caleb Browner at 171. Browner became the first Devil to win the Corydon tournament twice.
At North Oldham, David Fridley won his division, beating Kentucky’s eighth-ranked 135-pounder Aaron Dodd of Wayne County. Xavier Weekly (103 pounds) and Jordan Schremp (119) were both 3-0 with three pins. Michael Vazquez went 3-0 with two pins at 125 and Brandon Marlin went 3-0 with two pins and a technical fall at 171 pounds.
“The season is going well,” Jeff coach Danny Struck said. “We are also blessed to have five returning semistate qualifiers. It shows the kids on the team that big things can and will be done.”
Clark County Sports
WRESTLING WEDNESDAY: Mustangs have individual success at Boonville
Sampson wins 145-pound title
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GIRLS' HOOPS: Borden, New Wash advance in Borden sectional
Sectional hosts Borden and New Washington both advanced Friday to set up an all-Clark County 2A sectional final today with wins over Rock Creek and South Central, respectively.
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GIRLS' HOOPS: Providence falls to Paoli, 55-39 GIRLS' HOOPS: Providence falls to Paoli in Class 2A Sectional
After falling behind early, the Providence Pioneers scrapped and clawed their way back. Unfortunately that was required on one occasion too many, and the Pioneers fell to Paoli 55-39 in the semifinals of the Class 2A Pekin Sectional.
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HIGH SCHOOL SWIMMING: Manger places in the top 16 at state
New Albany’s Hannah Manger will get one more chance to compete this season after making the top 16 in two events at the preliminary round of the IHSAA State Swimming Championship Meet.
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CLARK-FLOYD CHAMPIONSHIPS: Parkview wins eighth-grade title game; Highland Hills takes seventh-grade crown
Highland Hills’ seventh-grade boys and Parkview’s eighth-graders each won Clark-Floyd Tournament championships Thursday at Silver Creek Middle School.
The Highland Hills’ seventh-graders outscored Parkview 12-3 in the final 2:42 for a 34-31 victory. Parkview’s eighth-graders also earned a come-from-behind triumph with a 21-5 fourth quarter to avenge their only loss of the season, 63-50 over Silver Creek. -
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP: Jeff claims a share of HHC title at Jennings, 57-55
The Jeffersonville boys’ basketball team captured a piece of its first Hoosier Hills Conference championship since the 2005-06 season on Thursday night, winning at Jennings County 57-55.
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BOYS' BASKETBALL: Pirates take down North Harrison, 64-47
Being out of contention for a Mid-Southern Conference title, the Charlestown Pirates took a big step in preparation for sectional play on Thursday with a 64-47 victory over visiting North Harrison.
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CLASS 3A SECTIONAL: Silver Creek, Charlestown fall in opening round
It was a rough night for Clark County teams at the Class 3A Charlestown Sectional Wednesday night. The host Pirates put up a gallant fight in Game 1 before falling to Class 3A No. 8 Brownstown Central, 45-37, while defending sectional champion Silver Creek was upset by Corydon Central in Game 2, 50-44.
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POOLSIDE: Local accomplishment the focus at state
The likelihood of a local girl bringing home a state championship at the IHSAA State Swimming Championship meet in Indianapolis this Friday and Saturday is incredibly slim.
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BOYS' BASKETBALL: Clarksville cruises past Trinity Lutheran
Aidan McEwen scored 22 points and pulled down eight rebounds to power Clarksville past Trinity Lutheran at home on Wednesday, 59-33.
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