TN Wrestling Rankings

TIMES NEWS Wrestlin Rankings

(through Jan. 16)

(Bout minimum - 7)

103 - 1. Nick O'Donnell, Panther Valley, Sr. (22-4); 2. Kenny Yanovich, Pleasant Valley, Fr. (16-2); 3. Colin Mashack, Tamaqua, Fr. (17-4).

Honorable Mention - Jacob Hoats, Lehighton, Jr. (19-5); Len Ogozalek, Panther Valley, Fr. (13-8).

Notes - O'Donnell dropped down from 112 for Schuylkill League Tournament and defended his league title with a major decision over Colin Mashack in final. Yanonick went 5-0 at NHSCA festival to take second.

112 - 1. Josh Evans, Palmerton, Fr. (15-3); 2. Sean Bianco, Pleasant Valley, So. 10-3; 3. Brian Ohl, Jim Thorpe, So. (14-6).

Honorable Mention - Nick Schaeffer, Lehighton, Fr. (9-9).

Notes - O'Donnell's drop opens up room at the top for Evans, who had 3-0 week. Ohl drops down from 119 after placed second at at 112 at Schuylkill League Tournament.

119 - 1. Lucas Dise, Northern Lehigh, Sr. (14-5); 2. Kurtis Brownmiller, Lehighton, Fr. (12-10); 3. Derek Drum, Tamaqua, Jr. (8-5).

Notes - Dise remains in first. Ohl's drop brings Brownmiller into second and Drum sits in third.

125 - 1. Zane Heller, Northern Lehigh, Sr. (15-4); 2. Ernest Klingel, Pleasant Valley, Jr. (16-2); 3. Dillon Masington, Palmerton, So. (16-5).

Honorable Mention - Kory Lopata, Panther Valley, Sr. (15-9); Ethan Keichel, Northwestern, Jr. (14-8).

Notes - Heller's loss was to Reynolds' stud Mason Beckman; he hangs on to top slot for now. Klingel scored a major decision over Keichel. Lopata finished fourth at Schuylkill League Tournament.

130 - 1. Michael Dahlstrom, Pleasant Valley, Jr. (18-1); 2. Sam Oberlander, Palmerton, Jr. (15-5); 3. Jeremy Gornick, Lehighton, Sr. (14-10).

Honorable Mention - Michael Ortiz, Northwestern, So. (12-4).

Notes - Dalhstrom sustained first loss vs. Chris Dinnien of Germantown Academy at NHSCA festival but stays atop the heap here. Ortiz has been inactive and gets bumped to Honorable Mention. Oberlander, Gornick move into 2-3 slots.

135 - 1. Alex Yanovich, Pleasant Valley, Jr. (16-2); 2. Brandan Silkowski, Tamaqua, Jr. (15-3); 3. Dustin Badesso, Northwestern, Sr. (12-8).

Honorable Mention - Adam Rex, Jim Thorpe, Sr. (11-10).

Notes - Yanovich scored fall over Badesso at NHSCA festival. Silkowski placed third at Schuylkill League Tournament.

140 - 1. Kolby Mashack, Tamaqua, Sr. (23-0); 2. Anthony Farole, Lehighton, Jr. (23-2); 3. Nikko Stevens, Northern Lehigh, Sr. (15-4).

Honorable Mention - David Gehr, Pleasant Valley, Jr. (11-6); Cody Grohotolski, Palmerton, Jr. (11-6); Josh Dean, Jim Thorpe, Sr. (6-5).

Notes - Farole dropped down to 140 for Indian Duals, which makes this perhaps the toughest weight class on the board. Mashack is still unblemished and won title at Schuylkill Tournament. Stevens, a returning State medalist, went 4-1 at the tough Brookville Ultimate Duals.

145 - 1. Ty Herzog, Northern Lehigh, So. (15-4); 2. Justin Mazzella, Jim Thorpe, Sr. (14-3); 3. Zach Coleman, Lehighton, Jr. (16-10).

Honorable Mention - Philip Christman, Tamaqua, Sr. (13-11); Travis Wolfe, Palmerton, Jr. (8-8).

Notes - With Farole drop to 140, Herzog takes over top slot at 145. Mazzella took bronze at Schuylkill Tournament, beating Christman in the third place bout. Coleman drops from 160 and takes third spot.

152 - 1. Bobby Clymer, Northwestern, Sr. (18-5); 2. Connor Hedash, Northern Lehigh, So. (11-5); 3. Mitch Moyer, Lehighton, Jr. (18-7).

Honorable Mention - Evan Mashack, Tamaqua, Jr. (17-11).

Notes - Clymer and Connor stay at 1-2. Moyer had 6-0 week and moves into third. Mashack was sixth at Schuylkill Tournament.

160 - 1. Travis Veronsky, Tamaqua, Sr. (21-6); 2. Jon Fritz, Jim Thorpe, Sr. (18-3); 3. Kyle Sorensen, Northwestern, Sr. (17-6).

Honorable Mention - Mike Weaver, Panther Valley, Jr. (12-6); Dylan Hofmann, Northern Lehigh, Jr. (7-7).

Notes - Veronsky takes over top spot by finishing second at Schuylkill Tournament, defeating Fritz in the semis. Fritz took third at leagues, with lone loss to Veronsky. Weaver was sixth at leagues at 160 and gets dropped down from 171 here.

171 - 1. Matt Edmonds, Tamaqua, Sr. (18-6); 2. Levi Veppert, Northwestern, Jr. (17-6); 3. Mike Balliet, Lehighton, Jr. (19-6).

Honorable Mention - Christian Gavornick, Jim Thorpe, So. (10-8).

Notes - Edmonds placed second at Schuylkill League Tournament. Balliet drops down from 189 and is in third; Veppert has 3-0 victory over Balliet at Bethlehem Holiday Tournament.

189 - 1. Colin Hedash, Northern Lehigh, Sr. (16-2); 2. Jarrett Kleintop, Palmerton, Sr. (10-8); 3. L.J. Walker, Northwestern, Sr. (10-9).

Notes - Hedash was 5-0 at Brookville Duals at 189-215. Balliet drop moves Kleintop into second and Walker is added in the third slot.

215 - 1. Garth Lakitsky, Tamaqua, Sr. (23-0); 2. Kane Kralik, Palmerton, Jr. (13-5); 3. Hunter Deihl, Pleasant Valley, So. (9-7).

Honorable Mention - Tyler Mangold, Jim Thorpe, Sr. (8-4); David Tirpak, Northwestern, Jr. (7-7).

Notes - Lakitsky won third straight Schuylkill title with three pins, bringing his fall total for the season to 19 out of 23 wins. Mangold did not wrestle at the Schuylkill Tournament, so Deihl slips into third for now.

285 - 1. Brandon Loch, Northern Lehigh, Jr. (8-5); 2. Alec Eidelman, Northwestern, Sr. (11-8); 3. Mike Benner, Pleasant Valley, So. (3-5).

Notes - Keep an eye on Benner, who had a pin over Eidelman at NHSCA festival.

(Compiled by Joe Plasko)