WILLIAMSPORT - Line Mountain advanced four wrestlers to the semifinal round and stands in a tie for third place in the team standings after the opening night of the District 4 Class AA wrestling tournament at Williamsport High School.
Eagles competing in today's semifinal round include Cameron Newman (106), Mason Zimmerman (126), Seth Lansberry (132) and Adam Kritzer (145).
Three other local wrestlers - two from Southern Columbia and one from Mount Carmel Area - remain alive in the championship bracket.
Wrestling in the semifinals from Southern Columbia are Kent Lane (120) and Jake Becker (220). For Mount Carmel Area, Brett Przekop (170) is in the semifinals.
Team standings and key: 1, Mifflinburg, Mf, 56.5; 2, Wyalusing, Wy, 44; t-3, Central Columbia, CC, 39; t-3, Line Mountain, LM, 39; 5, Benton, Be, 35; 6, Midd-West, MW, 32.5; t-7, Milton, Mi, 32; t-7, Williamson, Wi, 32; 9, Towanda, To, 23.5; 10, Montoursville, Mo, 22; 11, Warrior Run, WR, 21; 12, Hughesville, Hu, 20; t-13, Lewisburg, Le, 18; t-13, North Penn, NP, 18; t-13, Southern Columbia, SC, 18; t-16, Montgomery, 17; t-16, Mount Carmel, MC, 17; 18, Muncy, Mu, 14.5; t-19, Sullivan County, 14; t-19, Troy, 14; 21, Canton, Ca, 11.5; 22, Sayre, Sa, 11, 23, Bloomsburg, Bl, 9; 24. East Juniata, EJ, 8.5; t-25, Northeast Bradford, NEB, 7; t-25, South Williamsport, SW, 7; 27, Loyalsock, Lo, 2; t-28, Bucktail, Bu, 0; t-28, Danville, Da, 0; t-28, Shamokin, Sh, 0; t-28, Sugar Valley Rural Charter, SV, 0; t-28, Wellsboro, We, 0.
First round
106: Kyle Blascak, To, tech. fall Griffin Molino, SW, 15-0, 6:00; Corey Stauffer, MW, pinned Aaron Cohick, Bu, 4:57; Cameron Newman, LM, dec. Ethan Calkins, Tr, 4-2.
113: Daniel Killian, Ca, pinned Jaycob Myers, NP, 1:46; Shawn Nitcznski, Su, pinned Isaac Stringer, MW, 1:56; Lewis Williams, CC, dec. Ben Lamphere, To, 5-1; Blake Carl, LM, dec. Kyle Drick, Mg, 8-6, sv.
120: Terrick Vargason, To, dec. Zach Pettigrew, Ca, 5-1; Kent Lane, SC, pinned Nick Buckle, Mg, 5:15; Clint Vermilya, Tr, pinned Steve Shannon, CC, 5:11; Mick Saukaitis, MC, pinned Aaron Fisher, SV, 5:33.
126: Cody Klinger, Bl, dec. Luis Martinez, Sh, 8-1; Chad Vermilya, Tr, dec. Zack Bennett, Mi, 4-2; Jesse Shannon, CC, dec. Nate Jones, SW, 6-0;
Dale Maynard, To, pinned Clark Wagner, Mf, 1:01.
132: Trevor McWhorter, Wi, dec. Dane Shovlin, Sh, 3-2; Jesse Buck, Sa, dec. Darren Killian, Ca, 10-6; Brad Hain, WR, pinned Austin Miknich, CC, 3:45; Zach Heeter, MW, tech. fall Frank Dyer, Mo, 16-1, 3:44.
138: Tim Kuntz, Wy, pinned Dalton Zerbe, MW, 2:56; Alan Miller, Mf, pinned Mario Henriquez, Lo, 2:47; Aaron Johnson, CC, dec. Brandon Lontz, Be, 6-5; Nick Bruce, Tr, pinned Jordan Danowsky, Le, 1:29.
145: Demetrius Starr, CC, pinned Tommy Moyer, Da, 5:04; Kyle Post, Sa, dec. Jacob Butcher, Ca, 3-2; Nick Stephani, Tr, dec. Andrew Fox, Le, 2-0; Isaiah Bobotas, Mu, dec. Jared Benner, EJ, 6-2.
152: Lucas Simonis, Sa, dec. Steffen Reeser, Bu, 6-2; Dane Woodruff, Su, maj. dec. Tyler Thompson, Wy, 14-3; Britton Heim, LM, dec. David Burke, Da, 3-2, RO; Max Reed, Le, dec. Matt Herr, Hu, 5-4.
160: Nick Rohm, WR, pinned Ben Pepper, Ca, 3:53; Blake Colton, Tr, dec. Logan Womelsdorf, Be, 3-1; R.C. Hunter, Wi, pinned Cody Rebuck, LM, 2:56; Meyrick Lamb, MC, dec. Justin Knee, SW, 7-1.
170: Tanner McCarty, SC, dec. Josiah Stahl, Sh, 5-4; Erik Smeltz, LM, dec. Ben Minnich, NP, 6-1; Garrett Shnyder, Mg, maj. dec. Ethan Jones, Mo, 9-1; Garrett Moser, WR, pinned Landis Zimmerman, Tr, 5:43.
182: Garrett Wesneski, Ca, tech. fall Cody Haupt, MC, 20-3, 3:23; Kenny Rothermel, LM, maj. dec. Mark Brennan, Wi, 14-3; Skylar Ebner, Mu, tech. fall Devon Kling, Mo, 15-0, 3:24; Dan Breech, WR, dec. Blair Bennett, Tr, 7-2.
195: Justin Griffith, Wy, dec. Matt Hackenberg, CC, 6-4; Brad Poust, Hu, pinned Bristin Robinson, To, 1:05; Brandon Smith, Le, pinned John Punako, Mf, 2:49; Connor Route, Ca, pinned Zach Biddiscombe, Sh, 3:51.
220: Matt Dill, Hu, pinned Dan Bonds, Mo, 5:40; Cody McCracken, Lo, dec. Anthony Peipher, LM, 2-0; Dylan Otis, Wy, pinned Curtis Hendershot, WR, 2:38; Derek Urbanavage, MC, pinned Macory Button, Wi, 4:12.
285: Clayton Force, Wy, pinned Dallas Vandermark, NEB, 4:39; Alex Shiber, CC, pinned Jesse Baker, Mg, 1:32; Austin Fiedler, WR, dec. Trent Donlan, SC, 4-3, RO; Jake Heintzelman, MW, pinned Marco Estrella, SW, 2:40.
Quarterfinals
106: Tyrus Hamblin, Wi, pinned Kyle Blascak, To, 3:55; Corey Stauffer, MW, dec. Tyler Hornberger, WR, 4-0; Noah Kuba, Mf, dec. Taylor Johnson, CC, 6-5; Cameron Newman, LM, dec. Kobe Galentine, Mg, 8-2.
113: David Sheesley, Mf, pinned Daniel Killian, Ca, 4:23; Shawn Nitcznski, Su, dec. Brandon Kelley, Wy, 8-1; Caleb Pearson, Mo, dec. Lewis Williams, CC, 6-3; Matt Welliver, Be, pinned Blake Carl, LM, 1:59.
120: Logan Everett, Wi, maj. dec. Terrick Vargason, To, 17-4; Kent Lane, SC, dec. Brian Smith, Su, 7-0; Andrew Gipe, SW, dec. Clint Vermilya, Tr, 7-2; Cole Walter, Mf, pinned Mick Saukaitis, MC, 1:37.
126: Mason Zimmerman, LM, medical forfeit Cody Klinger, Bl; Jacob Kramer, Mg, dec. Chad Vermilya, Tr, 8-3; Billy Barnes, Wi, pinned Jesse Shannon, CC, 2:53; Dale Maynard, To, dec. Jared Watson, WR, 9-8 tb.
132: Colt Cotten, Be, pinned Trevor McWhorter, Wi, 1:36; Jesse Buck, Sa, dec. Demetri Probst, Bu, 3-2; Brad Hain, WR, dec. Ryan Hart, Wy, 3-0; Seth Lansberry, LM, dec. Zach Heeter, MW, 5-0.
138: David Batkowski, Mo, dec. Tim Kuntz, Wy, 2-1; Alan Miller, Mf, dec. Heath Strickland, Mu, 10-3; Zack Green, NEB, dec. Aaron Johnson, CC, 8-3; Sean Heggs, EJ, tech. fall Nick Bruce, Tr, 19-3, 5:30.
145: Adam Kritzer, LM, maj. dec. Demetrius Starr, CC, 14-2; Taylor Porter, Mi, dec. Kyle Post, Sa, 4-0; Joe Champulvier, Wy, dec. Nick Stephani, Tr, 5-3; Kyle Barnes, Hu, dec. Isaiah Bobotas, Mu, 4-2.
152: Ryan Preisch, Mi, pinned Lucas Simonis, Sa, 2:49; Chris Trawitz, MW, pinned Dane Woodruff, Su, 1:06; Zach Ripic, To, pinned Britton Heim, LM, 1:55; Jeric Kasunic, Be, pinned Max Reed, Le, 1:53.
160: Ty Walter, Mf, tech. fall Nick Rohm, WR, 18-3, 3:39; Garrett Evans, Mo, maj. dec. Blake Colton, Tr, 13-4; Tyler Fenton, Wy, pinned R.C. Hunter, Wi, 3:26; Kurt Meske, CC, maj. dec. Meyrick Lamb, MC, 13-3.
170: Troy Hembury, Mu, pinned Tanner McCarty, Su, 2:30; Donald English, Mi, dec. Erik Smeltz, LM, 4-3; Dan Frankenfield, Wy, dec. Garrett Shnyder, Mg, 3-2; Brett Przekop, MC, dec. Garrett Moser, WR, 5-0.
182: Jake Mankey, Be, maj. dec. Garrett Wesneski, Ca, 12-4; Anthony Clark, Wy, dec. Kenny Rothermel, LM, 8-2; Aaron Shrawder, Mf, dec. Skylar Ebner, Mu, 7-5; Patrick Ostrowsky, Le, dec. Dan Breech, WR, 3-1, sv.
195: Ryan Solomon, Mi, pinned Justin Griffith, Wy, 1:34; Brad Poust, Hu, dec. Matt Moore, SC, 4-3; Brandon Smith, Le, dec. Chad Daugherty, We, 5-0; Ryan Longenberger, Bl, dec. Connor Route, Ca, 9-2.
220: Nathan Stettler, NP, pinned Matt Dill, Hu, :57; Jake Becker, SC, pinned Cody McCracken, Lo, 1:05; John Goetz, Mg, dec. Dylan Otis, Wy, 8-4; Eric McCracken, CC, dec. Derek Urbanavage, MC, 7-0.
285: Nazar Mironenko, Mf, dec. Clayton Force, Wy, 4-0; Alex Shiber, CC, pinned Stephen Harrison, Lo, 3:25; Nathan Kriner, NP, pinned Austin Fiedler, WR, 3:09; Jake Heintzelman, MW, pinned Derek Earnest, Hu, 1:21.