Staff report
District wrestling was held on Saturday, and three local wrestlers were hoping to advance from those meets to the state tournament.
But they weren’t able to make that happen.
In Division 1, Sidney’s Allan Tangeman at 138 pounds lost 6-0 to a Moeller wrestler, then lost 12-5 to a wrestler from Wayne to end his season at 17-19.
Teammate Javon Purk at 195 pounds started out well, pinning a Beavercreek opponent in 2:35. But he then lost two in a row, the first on a pin in 3:52 against Lebanon, and the second on a 14-7 decision to a wrestler from Northmont. He finished the season 30-9.
• Lehman’s Wyatt Long at 182 in Division 3 action at Troy lost his first match 5-0 to a Preble Shawnee wrestler, but came back to beat a Mt. Gilead wrestler 10-6. In his third match, however, he lost 13-6 to a wrestler from Bethel-Tate, and finished the season 24-10.
The Versailles wrestling team had three state qualifiers and two state alternates in the Division 3 district at Troy.
Leading the way for Versailles was senior Corey Dieringer, who finished runner-up at 160 pounds with his lone defeat coming to two-time state champion Kaleb Romero of Mechanicsburg in the finals. After winning his first two matches on Friday, Dieringer advanced to the finals with a 5-4 win over Calvin Wuorinen of Columbus Academy in the semifinals.
Kyle Gigandet advanced to state with a third-place finish at 195 pounds. He defeated Jeffrey Goff of Bethel-Tate 4-3 in the consolation final. His path to state consisted of a pair of wins on the first day of the tournament before a loss to Kent Petersen of Patrick Henry in the championship semifinals. Gigandet secured his birth at state with a 4-2 win over Levi Sims of Troy Christian in the consolation semifinal.
Joining Dieringer and Gigandet at state is Tanner Bey, who finished fourth in a stacked 138-pound weight class. Bey won his first two matches on Friday, but dropped a 6-1 decision to Henry Danishek of Dayton Christian in the semifinals. He then rebounded with a 12-9 win over Chase Marroquin of Wayne Trace in the consolation semifinal before falling to Covington’s Ryan Ford by the score of 9-3 in his match for third place.
Two more Tigers will go to state as alternates. Preston Platfoot placed fifth at 120 pounds and Jonathan Moorman took fifth at 170 pounds.
