Bears up to the task at state
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Six out of seven Oak Glen boys wrestlers scored opening round wins on Thursday at the first day of the West Virginia state wrestling tournament at Mountain Health Arena.
Jordan Tomsic (106 pounds), Kaleb Eckleberry (126), Kayden Spencer (138), Wyatt Wolanski (144) and Noah Schmidt (215) all tallied wins to advance to today’s quarterfinals.
Tomsic, ranked third in the weight class by the West Virginia Wrestling Coaches Association, will take on No. 2 Enoch Quesenberry of Ripley in today’s quarterfinal.
Eckleberry took down No. 5 ranked Tyler Varney of Independence with a pin in four minutes and will meet No. 3 ranked Austin Modrakowski of Ripley in the quarterfinal.
Spencer, a freshman who is ranked ninth, will take on No. 1 ranked Jackson Swingle in his quarterfinal.
Wolanski, a senior who is ranked fourth, won his 47th match of the season in the opener and will take on unranked Tyler Twigg of Elkins in the quarterfinal.
Ware will get fifth-ranked Trenton Fox of Berkeley Springs in his quarterfinal.
Schmidt, ranked second in his weight class, is slated to take on seventh-ranked Cooper Craig in the quarters.
Jordan Tomsic
106 pounds, 33-16, Jr.
FIRST ROUND: Tomsic pin Damien Blackburn (Independence), 1:50
QUARTERFINAL: vs. Enoch Quesenbeerry (Ripley)
Kaleb Eckleberry
126 pounds, 19-16, Soph.
FIRST ROUND: Eckleberry pin Tyler Varney (Independence), 4:00
QUARTERFINAL: vs. Austin Modrzakowski (Ripley)
Kayden Spencer
138 pounds, 25-20, Fr.
FIRST ROUND: Spencer maj. dec. Evan Burch (Calhoun), 15-6
QUARTERFINAL: vs. Jackson Swingle (Keyser)
Wyatt Wolanski
144 pounds, 47-7, Sr.
FIRST ROUND: Wolanski pin Brayden Tolley (Herbert Hoover), 3:26
QUARTERFINAL: vs. Tucker Twigg (Elkins)
Parker Boyce
157 pounds, 33-21, Sr.
FIRST ROUND: Jace Starcher (Ripley) dec. Boyce, 7-1
FIRST CONSOLATION: vs. Brennon Harrison (Independence)
Paxton Ware
165 pounds, 24-21, Soph.
FIRST ROUND: Ware dec. Sawyer Danley (Independence), 4-1
QUARTERFINAL: vs. Trenton Fox (Berkeley Springs)
Noah Schmidt
215 pounds, 44-6, Sr.
FIRST ROUND: Schmidt dec. Tristin Shaffer (Herbert Hoover), 8-4
QUARTERFINAL: vs. Cooper Craig (Point Pleasant)
Alexandra Watkins
152 pounds, 30-7, Jr.
FIRST ROUND: Girls tournament starts Saturday.

