C4 | SPORTS THE FREDERICK NEWS-POST | SUNDAY, APRIL 8, 2018

Wrestler of the Year

EARL BLAKELINGANORE JUNIOR 126 POUNDSn After reaching the state final for the third time in as many high school

seasons, he won his second consecutive state title with a 13-6 victory over Walter Johnson’s Jacob Bernstein in the Class 4A-3A championship match at 126 pounds.

n Capped his season with a 41-1 record. Named the Outstanding Wrestler of the Frederick County Public Schools tournament.

n Placed second at 126 in the 29th annual National High School Coaches Association wrestling tournament in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

n Named an All-American at the NHSCA national tournament.

FIRST TEAM

SECOND TEAMWeight Name School Grade113 Colin Acton Urbana Freshman113 Kooper Clark Tuscarora Sophomore120 Vinny Catania Tuscarora Senior132 Noah Grossnickle Middletown Junior138 Conner Herron Tuscarora Junior145 Ian Ferguson Walkersville Freshman145 Dayton Newman Tuscarora Senior170 Andrew Chavarria Tuscarora Junior170 Beau Herrmann Middletown Senior170 Mason Newton Urbana Sophomore182 RJ Monaghan Catoctin Senior182 Tristan Verbin-Hedger Linganore Senior195 Hunter Suter Tuscarora Senior220 Anthony Schifano Urbana Senior285 Brian Leizear Tuscarora Senior285 James Marker Brunswick Senior

HONORABLE MENTIONBrunswick—Shane CockerhamCatoctin—Wyatt PayneLinganore—Riley SheehyMaryland School for the Deaf—Crosse Herpin, Bryan Pineda, Alexsander RaimundoMiddletown—Owen Pannucci, Conor MarchTuscarora—Troy HilliardUrbana—Austin Geisler, Jon Song

DENNIS PITTINGER

SENIOR 285 POUNDS

CATOCTIN

n Finished 33-7. Won the county title and placed second in the Class 2A-1A West regional tournament to qualify for states as a heavyweight.

JAKE NIELSON

SENIOR 160 POUNDS

URBANA

n His 5-0 victory over Northern Calvert’s Lance Andriani in the Class 4A-3A final at 160 pounds earned him a second consecutive state title and capped a 41-1 season.

CODY SWIGART

SENIOR 132 POUNDS

URBANA

n Finished 33-7. Won his third-place match at states by pinning an opponent he lost to in the quarter-finals. Placed second in the county tournament before winning a Class 4A-3A North regional title.

KEVIN MAKOSY

JUNIOR 195 POUNDS

URBANA

n Fulfilled his season-long mission of winning a state title by pinning Leonardtown’s Alex Green in 4 min-utes, 28 seconds in the 4A-3A final at 195. Finished the season 38-2.

JOEY BROMLEY

JUNIOR 160 POUNDS

LINGANORE

n Finished 44-2. Placed third in the state at 160 for Class 4A-3A. Suffered his only losses of the season in the county final and state semifinals to Urbana state champion Jake Nielson.

WYATT MCKOY

JUNIOR 132 POUNDS

OAKDALE

n Finished 39-7. Placed fourth in the state after winning a county title and placing second in the Class 2A-1A West regional tournament.

CAM FARROW

SENIOR 195 POUNDS

MIDDLETOWN

n Earned his first state title after outlasting Western Tech’s Ike Kalu in the fourth overtime period of the Class 2A-1A championship match at 195. Finished 38-6.

DALTON PEARL

JUNIOR 152 POUNDS

LINGANORE

n Finished 32-7. After missing part of the season due to injury, placed sixth in the state. Also placed second in the county tournament and second in the 4A-3A West regional tournament.

ETHAN FUSS

SENIOR 126 POUNDS

CATOCTIN

n Finished 32-10. Reached the fifth-place match at the state tournament after placing third in the 2A-1A West regional competition.

MICHAEL BROMLEY

JUNIOR 170 POUNDS

LINGANORE

n Finished 43-4. Reached his first state final at 170 for Class 4A-3A after winning the county champion-ship and placing second in the 4A-3A West regional tournament.

SHANE ACTON

SENIOR 152 POUNDS

URBANA

n Finished 32-10. Placed fourth in the state after winning a Class 4A-3A North regional title. Helped the Hawks win the state duals.

ZACH BRYANT

SENIOR 113 POUNDS

CATOCTIN

n Capped another dominant season with his second consecu-tive state championship, beating Smithsburg’s Shane Hovermale in the state and 2A-1A West regional finals. Finished 38-1.

ALEX WESTBROOK

JUNIOR 160 POUNDS

TUSCARORA

n Finished 30-9. Overcame a 5-2 deficit in the final minute of his fifth-place match at the state tournament and pinned his opponent. Placed second at the Class 4A-3A West regional tournament.

ZAC LESKOSKI

SENIOR 145 POUNDS

OAKDALE

n Finished 33-12. Won the county title at 145 pounds before placing third in the Class 2A-1A West regional tournament and qualifying for states.

JEREMY WELCH

SENIOR 106 POUNDS

OAKDALE

n Finished 29-10. Placed fifth in the state in Class 2A-1A after winning a county championship and placing third at the 2A-1A West regional tournament.

JOSH SMALL

SENIOR 160 POUNDS

CATOCTIN

n Finished 37-7. Placed fourth in the state after finishing second in his weight class at the 2A-1A West regional tournament and third at the county tournament.

RAMY FREEMAN

JUNIOR 138 POUNDS

OAKDALE

n Finished 33-11. Placed fifth in the state after finishing second in the county and Class 2A-1A West regional tournament.

ANYA KNAPPENBERGER

FRESHMAN 106 POUNDS

URBANA

n Becomes the first female to earn first-team All-County status for wrestling from the News-Post.

Finished 28-14 and won her weight class at the MPSSAA’s Girls Wrestling Open.

MAURIO GOINGS

JUNIOR 182 POUNDS

OAKDALE

n Finished 34-11. Placed fifth in the state after placing second in the county tournament and second in the Class 2A-1A regional competition.

JOSH PAIGE

SENIOR 152 POUNDS

MIDDLETOWN

n Finished 35-4. Reached his second state final before placing second in Class 2A-1A at 152. Won his second county championship before placing third at regionals.

JASON GUGLIELMINI

JUNIOR 120 POUNDS

MIDDLETOWN

n Finished 35-8. Won the county championship before placing third in the Class 2A-1A West regional tournament to qualify for states.