Versailles wrestling team finishes as regional runner up to Mechanicsburg

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MECHANICSBURG – Versailles finished as the Region 24 runner up in the Ohio High School Athletic Association wrestling dual team tournament on Wednesday at Mechanicsburg.

Versailles beat Coldwater 49-20 in the regional semifinals Wednesday night before losing 42-25 to Mechanicsburg, who had beaten Miami East 53-18 in the other regional semifinal.

“I thought we wrestled pretty well,” Versailles coach A.J. Bey said. “They’re just a tough team. A few of the matches, a couple were kind of swing matches and they were pretty tight, and we won some tight ones.”

Versailles led throughout its semifinal matchup with Coldwater after taking a 6-0 lead when Coldwater forfeited the 106 pound match to Cael Bey.

Coldwater’s Brian Chmielewski beat Nick Monnier in a 12-2 major decision in the 113 pound match before Versailles won the next five matches.

Jacob Poling beat Koby Boggs 7-2 in the 120 pound match, Preston Platfoot beat Justin Sigler in a 9-0 major decision in the 126 pound match, Steven Mangen won the 132 pound match by forfeit, Kyle Wuebker pinned T.J. Burroughs in 1:20 in the 138 pound match and Tanner Bey pinned Reece Thomas in 30 seconds in the 145 pound match, giving Versailles a 31-7 lead midway through the regional semifinal.

Coldwater got back-to-back victories with Seth Obringer defeating Derek Cavin 6-1 in the 152 pound match and Andrew Meyer defeating Tyler Gigandet in a 9-1 major decision in the 160 pound match, bringing the score to 31-11.

Versailles’ Jonathan Moorman then pinned Tyler Hemmelgarn five minutes into the 170 pound match, putting the Tigers up 37-11 and securing the team victory.

Versailles won the next two matches by pins as well with Bo Bey pinning Ryan Leugers in 3:24 in the 182 pound match and Jacob Rismiller pinning Desmond Brown in 3:35 in the 195 pound match, giving the Tigers a 49-11 advantage.

Coldwater won the final two matches with Zach Klosterman pinning Isaac Grilliot in 1:50 in the 220 pound match and Thomas Schwieterman getting a last-second take down to defeat Jeffrey Ware 3-1 in the 285 pound match.

In the finals Versailles again took an early lead with Cael Bey defeating Dakota Lay in a 10-1 major decision in the 106 pound match and Monnier pinning Gabby Terry in 3:15 in the 120 pound match, putting the Tigers up 10-0.

Mechanicsburg then won the next three matches to take an 11-10 lead with Ben Stroud defeating Poling 6-0 in the 120 pound match, Tyler Wetzel defeating Platfoot with a 21-6 technical fall in the 126 pound match and Alex Rhine defeating Mangen 4-2 in the 132 pound match.

Versailles regained the lead in the 138 pound match with Wuebker pinning Frank Magyar in 1:57, putting the Tigers up 16-11.

That was Versailles’ final lead of the night, however, as Mechanicsburg won the next four matches to go up 30-16. First Tanner Smith beat Tanner Bey in an 11-3 major decision in the 145 pound match, then Colt Yinger pinned Cavin in 51 seconds in the 152 pound match, then Corey Bogan beat Moorman 9-4 in the 160 pound match and finally Versailles forfeited the 170 pound match to three-time state champion Kaleb Romero.

Versailles got back into the win column when Bo Bey beat Dustin Knapp 3-1 in the 182 pound match. Then in the 195 pound match Rismiller pinned Alex Walton in 4:52, making the score 30-25 and keeping Versailles’ hopes alive.

But Mechanicsburg won the final two matches to end Versailles’ run in the team tournament. First Dylan Hartman won the 220 pound match when Grilliot was disqualified then Ware was pinned by Dylan Hartley in 22 seconds in the 285 pound match to make the final score 42-25.

“We’ll get back into the room and work tomorrow and start on the individual stuff,” Coach Bey said of his team ending its run in the team tournament.

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Versailles’ Cael Bey wrestles in the Ohio High School Athletic Association team tournament regional finals against Mechanicsburg’s Dakota Lay on Wednesday in Mechanicsburg.
https://www.dailyadvocate.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/web1_Cael-Bey-WEB.jpgVersailles’ Cael Bey wrestles in the Ohio High School Athletic Association team tournament regional finals against Mechanicsburg’s Dakota Lay on Wednesday in Mechanicsburg. Kyle Shaner|The Daily Advocate

Versailles’ Jonathan Moorman wrestles in the Ohio High School Athletic Association team tournament regional finals against Coldwater’s Tyler Hemmelgarn on Wednesday in Mechanicsburg.
https://www.dailyadvocate.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/web1_Jonathan-Moorman-WEB.jpgVersailles’ Jonathan Moorman wrestles in the Ohio High School Athletic Association team tournament regional finals against Coldwater’s Tyler Hemmelgarn on Wednesday in Mechanicsburg. Kyle Shaner|The Daily Advocate

Versailles’ Jacob Poling wrestles in the Ohio High School Athletic Association team tournament regional finals against Coldwater’s Koby Boggs on Wednesday in Mechanicsburg.
https://www.dailyadvocate.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/web1_Jacob-Poling-WEB.jpgVersailles’ Jacob Poling wrestles in the Ohio High School Athletic Association team tournament regional finals against Coldwater’s Koby Boggs on Wednesday in Mechanicsburg. Kyle Shaner|The Daily Advocate

By Kyle Shaner

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Semifinal 1

Mechanicsburg 53 – Miami East 18

106 Dakota Lay 9 (Mechanicsburg) forfeit (Miami East) Forfeit 6

113 Kaleb Nickels 9 (Miami East) pin David Maxwell 10 (Mechanicsburg) 1:57 6

120 Ben Stroud 11 (Mechanicsburg) dec. Micah Davis 9 (Miami East) md10-2 4

126 Graham Shore 11 (Miami East) dec. Tyler Wetzel 12 (Mechanicsburg) Dec 11-10 3

132 Alex Isbrandt 11 (Miami East) dec. Alex Rhine 12 (Mechanicsburg) Dec 5-3 3

138 Zane Strubler 11 (Miami East) pin Frank Magyar 10 (Mechanicsburg) 0:56 6

145 Tanner Smith 12 (Mechanicsburg) pin Cody Nickels 10 (Miami East) 0:52 6

152 Colt Yinger 11 (Mechanicsburg) pin Travis Ferguson 11 (Miami East) 0:11 6

160 Corey Bogan 12 (Mechanicsburg) pin Michael Miller 10 (Miami East) 0:37 6

170 Kaleb Romero 12 (Mechanicsburg) pin Colton Kowalak 12 (Miami East) 0:16 6

182 Dustin Knapp 11 (Mechanicsburg) dec. Matthew Welker 10 (Miami East) md12-4 4

195 Alex Walton 12 (Mechanicsburg) forfeit (Miami East) Forfeit 6

220 Dylan Hartman 12 (Mechanicsburg) dec. Brenden Dalton 10 (Miami East) Dec 5-3 3

285 Dylan Hartley 12 (Mechanicsburg) pin Zack Schellhouse 12 (Miami East) 1:24 6

Semifinal 2

Versailles 49 – Coldwater 20

106 Cael Bey 9 (Versailles) forfeit (Coldwater) Forfeit 6

113 Brian Chmielewski 10 (Coldwater) dec. Nick Monnier 9 (Versailles) md12-2 4

120 Jacob Poling 10 (Versailles) dec. Koby Boggs 9 (Coldwater) Dec 7-2 3

126 Preston Platfoot 11 (Versailles) dec. Justin Sigler 11 (Coldwater) md9-0 4

132 Steven Mangen 11 (Versailles) forfeit (Coldwater) Forfeit 6

138 Kyle Wuebker 11 (Versailles) pin T.J. Burroughs 10 (Coldwater) 1:20 6

145 Tanner Bey 12 (Versailles) pin Reece Thomas 10 (Coldwater) 0:30 6

152 Seth Obringer 11 (Coldwater) dec. Derek Cavin 10 (Versailles) Dec 6-1 3

160 Andrew Meyer 12 (Coldwater) dec. Tyler Gigandet 10 (Versailles) md9-1 4

170 Jonathan Moorman 12 (Versailles) pin Tyler Hemmelgarn 12 (Coldwater) 5:00 6

182 Jerome Bey 12 (Versailles) pin Ryan Leugers 10 (Coldwater) 3:24 6

195 Jacob Rismiller 12 (Versailles) pin Desmond Brown 10 (Coldwater) 3:35 6

220 Zach Klosterman 12 (Coldwater) pin Isaac Grilliot 9 (Versailles) 1:50 6

285 Thomas Schwieterman 11 (Coldwater) dec. Jeffrey Ware 11 (Versailles) Dec 3-1 3

Final

Mechanicsburg 42 – Versailles 25

106 Cael Bey 9 (Versailles) dec. Dakota Lay 9 (Mechanicsburg) md10-1 4

113 Nick Monnier 9 (Versailles) pin Gabby Terry 11 (Mechanicsburg) 3:15 6

120 Ben Stroud 11 (Mechanicsburg) dec. Jacob Poling 10 (Versailles) Dec 6-0 3

126 Tyler Wetzel 12 (Mechanicsburg) dec. Preston Platfoot 11 (Versailles) tf21-6 5

132 Alex Rhine 12 (Mechanicsburg) dec. Steven Mangen 11 (Versailles) Dec 4-2 3

138 Kyle Wuebker 11 (Versailles) pin Frank Magyar 10 (Mechanicsburg) 1:57 6

145 Tanner Smith 12 (Mechanicsburg) dec. Tanner Bey 12 (Versailles) md11-3 4

152 Colt Yinger 11 (Mechanicsburg) pin Derek Cavin 10 (Versailles) 0:51 6

160 Corey Bogan 12 (Mechanicsburg) dec. Jonathan Moorman 12 (Versailles) Dec 9-4 3

170 Kaleb Romero 12 (Mechanicsburg) forfeit (Versailles) Forfeit 6

182 Jerome Bey 12 (Versailles) dec. Dustin Knapp 11 (Mechanicsburg) Dec 3-1 3

195 Jacob Rismiller 12 (Versailles) pin Alex Walton 12 (Mechanicsburg) 4:52 6

220 Dylan Hartman 12 (Mechanicsburg) disq. Isaac Grilliot 9 (Versailles) Disq 6

285 Dylan Hartley 12 (Mechanicsburg) pin Jeffrey Ware 11 (Versailles) 0:22 6

Kyle Shaner may be reached at 937-569-4316. Follow me on Twitter @KShanerAdvocate or get updates on Facebook by searching Darke County Sports or Advocate 360. For more features online go to dailyadvocate.com.

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