Middle schoolers repeat as champions

MIDDLE SCHOOL GRAPPLERS

  • A total of 15 wrestlers placed in the top three on Saturday from Jones County. BRAD HARRISON/Staff
    A total of 15 wrestlers placed in the top three on Saturday from Jones County. BRAD HARRISON/Staff
  • A balanced effort helped Jones County win first place on Saturday in a seventeam field. BRAD HARRISON/Staff
    A balanced effort helped Jones County win first place on Saturday in a seventeam field. BRAD HARRISON/Staff

    With wins in both the dual and traditional formats, Jones County’s middle school wrestlers captured the Lake Country Region Tournament title last week, capping the coronation off with a win Saturday in the tournament held at Gray Station Middle School.

    Jones County won first in the seven-team field with 174 total points as eight wrestlers finished first in their weight classes and 15 finished third or better.

    Winning first place were Noah Pieterick at 112 pounds, Travis Miller at 119, John Rackley at 125, Chase Hasty at 130, Noah Heath at 138, Kaiden Canty at 147, Luke McCoy at 157 and Hunter Hardwick at 171.

    Runner-up finishes came from Leilan Gaskins, Nate McDaniel and Luke Thompson with Harrison Page, Gavin Gaskins, Brantley Rosenberger and Marquez Melinia in third and a fourth-place finish from Barrett Rosenberger.