Little Kanawha Conference championship wrestling team
Front (L-R) Christian Cottrell, Cody Clark, Austin Moore,
Nick Stevens, Sean Gungle, Zach Hanshaw, Jean Blair; Back (L-R)
coach Mike Stump, Harley Hamrick, Aaron Yoak, Ben Laughlin,
Jeremy Conley, Tim Sutro, Caden Arnold, Dillon Mefford,
assistant coach Chris Morris Photos courtesy of Patty Haught

By Chucky Kendall & Aaron Yoak
Calhoun High School

The Calhoun County Red Devil Wresting team won the LKC Wrestling Tournament held at Williamstown High School on Saturday, Feb. 7.

This made three straight conference titles and the seventh title in the past eight years.

The Red Devils had four champions and placed twelve wrestlers in the top three place finishes.

Cody Clark

Sean Gungle

First place titles were earned by Cody Clark, Sean Gungle, Ben Laughlin, and Aaron Yoak. Placing second was Austin Moore and Caden Arnold. Third place finishes went to Nick Stevens, Zach Hanshaw, Harley Hamrick, Jeremy Conley, Tim Sutro, and Jacob Haught. Jean Blair placed fourth and Christian Cottrell contributed in the team scoring.

Aaron Yoak

Ben Laughlin

This season has been successful for the Red Devils. The season began with a fourth place finish at the Brooke Classic. The following weekend, Calhoun finished as a runner-up in the Jason Eades Tournament, held at Point Pleasant.

Following a sweep of the Calhoun Duals, the Red Devils competed at the Nitro Invitational, claiming the championship for the first time in our school's history. The matmen then claimed titles at the Braxton County Invitational, the Bob Zide's Williamstown Rumble, and the most recent Little Kanawha Conference.