Newcastle wrestling returned home from a trip to Pauls Valley for the 49th Annual Brian Scripsick Tournament with a first-place trophy.
The boys won the tournament, while the varsity girls, the junior boys, and the junior high girls all brought home third-place wins.
Head Coach Zach Hale said, “Coming off a big loss the night before to Elgin, we tightened up our laces and strapped the headgears on tight with a mission to go to Pauls Valley and win the tournament — and we did just that.”
Hale said the Racers were in the tournament every time there was a Newcastle wrestler on the mat.
First-place winners were: Pryce “Boog” Jeffries at 120; Max Rinehart at 157; Shane Lovejoy at 165; Blake Johnson at 175; Marcello Cipolletta at 190; and Randy Nix, Jr. at 215. On the girls’ side, Addison Schuringa placed first, Aundrea Estrada placed second, and Dorothy Bledsoe placed fourth.
Second-place finishers were: Maddyx Snow at 190 and Nicolas Lozano at Heavyweight. Third-place finishers were: Ryder Jones at 138 and Hayden McKinney at 150.
In the junior high boys division: Colton Dobbs placed third at 80; Gage Stark placed first at 106; K’den David placed first at 113; Casen Fuksa placed first at 119; Jon Bradford placed fourth at 126.
Junior high girls finishers were: Katie Julian placed second and Tatum McDaniel placed third.
Hale said, “We needed to have a good tournament to help motivate the team after coming off the loss to Elgin so we can look forward to gain our momentum as the January grind ensues.”
Marlow was second in the varsity boys’ tournament and Little Axe was third.
