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The road to Columbus begins this weekend for wrestlers.
The sectional tournament kicks off what competitors hope ends at the Schottenstein Center in Columbus March 13-15.
Ashtabula County and Madison boys wrestling participants are scheduled to compete in Divisions II and III in the sectional tournament Saturday.
In D-II, Jefferson is at Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary; Edgewood, Conneaut and Madison, Kenston and Lakeside and Geneva, Northwest.
Pymatuning Valley is at Beachwood, while Grand Valley and Saint John are at Berkshire in D-III.
Action begins at 9:30 a.m. with the top four in each weight class advancing to the district tournament.
D-II district qualifiers will go to Kenston, while D-III participants will head to Independence March 6 and 7.
In the girls wrestling sectional Sunday, Madison, Edgewood, Conneaut, GV, PV, Lakeside and Jefferson are all at Austintown Fitch. Wrestling is slated to begin at 10 a.m.
The top four in each weight class will advance to the district tournament March 8 at Mentor.
Geneva’s Tanner Williams is among the boys’ wrestling hopefuls to advance.
Competing at 126 pounds, the junior recently recorded his 100th career win.
“I think it’s a great milestone, and I think it shows the dedication I put into wrestling, especially getting it as a junior,” he said. “I’m very. happy I was able to do it.”
Williams, 32-5, becomes the second Eagle to reach the 100-career win plateau this season. Dominic Palmisano notched the milestone last month.
“It always feels good as a coach to have one of your wrestlers reach such an accomplishment,” Geneva coach Ron Cerjan said of Williams’ feat.
A state alternate from last season, Williams has his mind set on going back to Columbus with the chance to compete.
Williams, who is ranked 23rd in a recent D-II borofan.net rankings at 126, has placed in the top six of multiple tournaments so far this season.
He went 5-0 at the PV Duals, and won the Riverside Rumble, Howland and Ashtabula County tournaments.
“I think this season has gone very well,” Williams said. “I’ve had a lot of ups and downs from losing matches I should’ve won and getting a few upset wins.”
He also finished second at the Eastlake North John Matteucci Memorial and Chagrin Valley Conference tournaments and sixth at Kenston.
“He lost 12-3 [major decision] to D-III-ranked Rocco Wrobel, from Crestwood, at Kenston and turned around and pinned him in the first period at the CVC tournament,” Cerjan said.
Williams said his work on top and defense on his feet have been solid all season, but there’s always things to improve on.
“I need to work on the small things and overall just keep improving in any position,” he said. “I think the key for me making state is having a good mindset going into all of my matches and keep drilling hard at practice.”
Prior to this season, Williams qualified for district as a freshman, going 0-2, at 106, before last season’s fifth-place finish at Kenston at 113.
“Since Tanner has been a freshman, he comes in every day and works hard to get better,” Cerjan said. “He sets a good example to young wrestlers on what has to be done to reach your goals. The next step is to get down to Columbus.”
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The sectional tournament kicks off what competitors hope ends at the Schottenstein Center in Columbus March 13-15.
Ashtabula County and Madison boys wrestling participants are scheduled to compete in Divisions II and III in the sectional tournament Saturday.
In D-II, Jefferson is at Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary; Edgewood, Conneaut and Madison, Kenston and Lakeside and Geneva, Northwest.
Pymatuning Valley is at Beachwood, while Grand Valley and Saint John are at Berkshire in D-III.
Action begins at 9:30 a.m. with the top four in each weight class advancing to the district tournament.
D-II district qualifiers will go to Kenston, while D-III participants will head to Independence March 6 and 7.
In the girls wrestling sectional Sunday, Madison, Edgewood, Conneaut, GV, PV, Lakeside and Jefferson are all at Austintown Fitch. Wrestling is slated to begin at 10 a.m.
The top four in each weight class will advance to the district tournament March 8 at Mentor.
Geneva’s Tanner Williams is among the boys’ wrestling hopefuls to advance.
Competing at 126 pounds, the junior recently recorded his 100th career win.
“I think it’s a great milestone, and I think it shows the dedication I put into wrestling, especially getting it as a junior,” he said. “I’m very. happy I was able to do it.”
Williams, 32-5, becomes the second Eagle to reach the 100-career win plateau this season. Dominic Palmisano notched the milestone last month.
“It always feels good as a coach to have one of your wrestlers reach such an accomplishment,” Geneva coach Ron Cerjan said of Williams’ feat.
A state alternate from last season, Williams has his mind set on going back to Columbus with the chance to compete.
Williams, who is ranked 23rd in a recent D-II borofan.net rankings at 126, has placed in the top six of multiple tournaments so far this season.
He went 5-0 at the PV Duals, and won the Riverside Rumble, Howland and Ashtabula County tournaments.
“I think this season has gone very well,” Williams said. “I’ve had a lot of ups and downs from losing matches I should’ve won and getting a few upset wins.”
He also finished second at the Eastlake North John Matteucci Memorial and Chagrin Valley Conference tournaments and sixth at Kenston.
“He lost 12-3 [major decision] to D-III-ranked Rocco Wrobel, from Crestwood, at Kenston and turned around and pinned him in the first period at the CVC tournament,” Cerjan said.
Williams said his work on top and defense on his feet have been solid all season, but there’s always things to improve on.
“I need to work on the small things and overall just keep improving in any position,” he said. “I think the key for me making state is having a good mindset going into all of my matches and keep drilling hard at practice.”
Prior to this season, Williams qualified for district as a freshman, going 0-2, at 106, before last season’s fifth-place finish at Kenston at 113.
“Since Tanner has been a freshman, he comes in every day and works hard to get better,” Cerjan said. “He sets a good example to young wrestlers on what has to be done to reach your goals. The next step is to get down to Columbus.”
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