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Carolinas College & University Results

Oakley Named SoCon Wrestler of the Week

BOONE, N.C. — A fifth member of App State’s wrestling team has won SoCon Wrestler of the Week honors.
In the 25-6 dual win against Chattanooga, with both teams entering the dual at 4-0 in the league, App State’s Ethan Oakley won a 5-2 decision over 13th-ranked Brayden Palmer at 133 pounds.
Oakley broke a 1-1 tie on a takedown with 18 seconds left and responded to a late escape by registering one more takedown in the closing seconds to improve to 4-0 in SoCon duals and 6-0 in all duals.
Oakley, who stepped into the starting role at 133 following Sean Carter’s season-ending injury in mid-January, has gone 13-4 in his last 17 matches.
Oakley joins Carter, Jon Jon Millner, Will Miller and Will Formato as weekly winners for the 2022-23 season.
The 2022-23 season is presented by Hungry Howie’s and Penn Station. App State wraps up the regular season on Sunday, Feb. 19, with a home tripleheader against Campbell (also 5-0 in the SoCon), Presbyterian and Davidson starting at 2 p.m. … rest of story at APPstatesports.com/news/2023/2/8/-20-wrestling-oakley-named-socon-wrestler-of-the-week

Wolves Trounce The Trojans On Senior Night

Newberry Honors The Seniors En Route To A Sizable Win

NEWBERRY, S.C. — In what would be the last home dual of the season, Newberry Men’s Wrestling played host to the Trojans from the University of Mount Olive in a matchup between the number three and number four teams in the South Atlantic Conference Carolinas. The Wolves looked to rebound from the last outing in dual action as they were defeated at home by the Lander Bearcats back on February 1. With the Trojans coming off of a sizable 54-0 victory against Emory & Henry, Newberry needed to defend the home field advantage and end on a high note in conference play and for Senior Night.

Starting the night off at 141 lbs, Josh Blatt (Albemarle, N.C.) started off strong for the home team, winning a decision 8-3 over Hayden Waddell. Dallas Wilson defeated senior 149 lbs Devan Moore (Baxley, Ga.) by decision 7-2 in the ensuing match before senior 157 lbs Will Evans (Richmond Hill, Ga.) secured his first win in dual action on the year, pinning Tyler Vinson at 2:05. 

The Trojans came back to win the fourth match of the night, with Mike Vernagallo beating 165 lbs P.J. Wunderlich (Myrtle Beach, S.C.) by tech fall (16-0, 4:57), but the number one wrestler at 174 lbs in Super Region II, Dayton Fields (Seneca, Mo.), made sure to avenge the loss of his teammate by winning against Seth Thomas by a 19-2 tech fall. 184 lbs ZeBrandon Gant (Springfield, Ga.) continued the winning ways for the Wolves, securing a 14-5 major decision over Noah Williams, and 197 lbs Khris Walton (Merrillville, Ky.) did the same, winning by major decision over Jonathan Clack. 

The following match resulted in Nico Ramirez … rest of story at Newberrywolves.com/news/2023/2/8/wrestling-wolves-trounce-the-trojans-on-senior-night

Carolinas Showdowns all around – Season 6, Column 79

Conference titles, area bragging rights, and post-season seeds are all on the line in multiple Carolinas clashes starting with Thursdays match between DII powerhouses Lander and Pembroke.

31-3 for a combined record, 18-0 in conference. Nine athletes ranked in the Top 12 nationally between both teams. A staggering three dozen plus podium placements plus multiple titles from multiple wrestlers at multiple tournaments for these two squads combined efforts. Gaudy achievements indeed for the Pembroke Braves and the Lander Bearcats in advance of their South Atlantic Conference Carolinas showdown this week. The series has had a decidedly UNC-P flavor as it stands 3-0 for the Braves so far. SO FAR. Please have no doubt that the Bears Den, Finis Horne Arena, will be jammed to the rafters with Lander loyals howling for the first win in this young but spirited series. National rankings definitely would point to a Bearcats victory with Lander coming in #2 and UNC-P #18. The fireworks will start from the jump as Pembrokes 125lb Logan Seliga is top ranked and should face Landers #4 in the nation James Joplin. What a boost it would be for the Bears if Joplin could hand Seliga, The Midwest Classic and Citrus Invitational champ, his first loss of the season. …

The ACC regular season title will be settled Friday…IF the visiting Pitt Panthers can take down Pat Popolizios NC State WolfPack in Raleigh. Neither going to preview this match nor predict it, but fully expecting to see a magnificent clash of Titans. When the dust settles on this season this series of matches between The WolfPack, the Panthers and Tony Robies Virginia Tech Hokies will be what folks look back on as the year the ACC “arrived.” Especially those with BIG10 tinted glasses. …

See you sometime soon!

Ted Carreras … for full column at Morewrestlingplease.wordpress.com/2023/02/09/season-6-column-79-carolinas-showdowns-all-around

February 9, 2023 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized