| Article and photos submitted by Rick Brewer
The Calhoun Red Devil wrestlers made history
yesterday, Saturday, February 2nd, winning the
Little
Kanawha Conference. Calhoun has participated in the
LKC since 1964, but
had
never won the title until this year.
The Little
Kanawha Conference is
considered by many the toughest conference in the
state. The nine teams
that
participate in the LKC are Braxton, Clay, Calhoun,
Ravenswood, Ritchie,
Roane, St. Marys, Williamstown, and Wirt.
Calhoun claimed five individual titles,
Justin Ashley - 112
lb., Chris Morris - 125 lb., Derek
Metz -
130 lb., Jeff Morris - 140 lb., and Ray Burge - 171
lb. Finishing in
second
were Brian Gungle - 103 lb., Eric Metz - 145 lb., and
Charlie Gibson -
275
lb. Receiving a third place finish was Jared Brewer -
119 lb. Finishing
fourth were Gary Wager - 135 lb., and Joey Moore - 160
lb.
Voted most valuable wrestler was Justin Ashley.
The Red Devils faced some of their toughest
competition in the state
Saturday, but once again came out on top. Calhoun
defeated
Williamstown (
ranked # 3 in the state) by 14.5 points, and also
defeated Wirt (
ranked # 4
in the state) by 48 points.
The team scores were:
Calhoun 185.5
Williamstown 171
Wirt 137.5
Roane 100.5
St. Marys 77
Clay 64
Braxton 60
Ravenswood 53
Ritchie 46
The Wrestlers have less than 3 weeks left so show
their talent. They
wrestle
at the Calhoun Invitational on February 9th, Regionals on the
16th, and the
State
Tournament on the 21st, 22nd, and 23rd. Come join the
Red Devil fans in
support of our Calhoun wrestlers who are currently
ranked 2nd in the
state.
Gary Wager gives his opponent a lift
Joey Moore Pins opponent
Once again Coach Stump contends with finger
pointing Ref A familiar reoccurrence of last weeks competition
Red Devil Fans
Jared Brewer battles Braxton opponent
Eric Metz's biggest fan, little brother Corey
Finals match, Bryan Gungle vs. Erica Dye
Finals match, Justin Ashley pins opponent
Finals match, Jeff Morris Pins opponent
Finals Match, Chris Morris vs Ritchie County's
Ryan Bumgardner
Finals Match, Derek Metz fights for control of
his opponent
Finals Match, Ray Burge pins his opponent
Finals match- Charlie Gibson fighting control
against Ravenswood heavyweight Dana Raban
LKC Champs, Calhoun Red Devils
Most Valuable Wrestler, Justin Ashley
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