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PREP ROUNDUP: Gibbons, Heldreth Victorious in Wheeling Park Girls Wrestling Debut

KIDWELL — For the first time in school history, Wheeling Park’s girls wrestling team took to the mat as it competed in the Tyler Consolidated “Clash at the Castle.”

The Patriots’ Terriona Gibbons (235) and Kymber Heldreth (185) won individual titles while Alivia West (138) placed fourth.

BOYS WRESTLING

Park’s Sands Wins At North Canton

CANTON, Ohio — Wheeling Park’s Isaac Sands has dominated on the mat so far this season and the senior continued that trend Saturday by winning the 165-pound championship at the North Canton Holiday Invitational.

Sands won his title by defeating Union Local’s Gunnar Gossett in the finals.

Freshman Hunter Flanegin (106) took seventh place.

Union Local had another second-place finisher in Gamble Gossett (126), while Brody Perzanowski (190) was third and Kolten Snyder (215) fourth. Snyder picked up his 100th career win.

Steubenville’s Landon Crosier (175) also won an individual title. Big Red placed eighth.

Nine OVAC Wrestlers Capture Titles at Hoppel

LISBON — Nine OVAC individuals won their weight classes at the Hoppel Invitational Saturday at Beaver Local High School.

The host Beavers had four champions in Jordan Bates (106), Robert Buchheit (150), Jake Hughes (157) and Evan Ours (175). Linsly, which placed fifth, had titlists in Brock Humphrey (120) and Malaki Washington (190).

Oak Glen, which was third as a team, had a champion in Wyatt Wolanski (144), while Brooke’s Landon Burdine (132) and East Liverpool’s Kyle Ingram (113) rounded out the winners.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Buckeye 8 Challenge

Wheeling Central 56, Waverly 46

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — The Maroon Knights withstood a three-point first quarter in rallying past the Tigers inside the ECO Center Saturday afternoon.

Eli Sancomb, fresh off a 45-point performance on Friday, dropped in 21 and Max Olejasz added 20 for Wheeling Central.

St. Clairsville 65, Northridge 58

Griffin Straub netted 21 points, Ollie Muhly added 12 and Nico Jacob 11 as the Red Devils prevailed.

Regular Season

Shadyside 44, Barnesville 40

SHADYSIDE — The Tigers received 17 points each from Jayden Johnson and Trenton Marling in slipping past the Shamrocks.

Aidan Caldwell led Barnesville with 10.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

John Marshall 57, Grafton 38

GRAFTON — Kalyn Reese stuffed the stat sheet with 17 points, seven steals and six rebounds as the Monarchs (4-2) defeated the hosts Bearcats.

W.Va. Wesleyan signee Rilee Storm led John Marshall with 19 points.

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