Dual Meet

A plan for separate dual-meet wrestling state championships, in addition to the 23-year-old state tournament that crowns individual and team champs, likely will go into effect for the 1993-1994 season.North Carroll coach Dich Bauerlein -- the plan's author -- presented it to the state association's Board of Control at its first of two annual meetings in Ocean City last weekend. It was approved unanimously, 49-0. It will be reviewed by the state superintendents next month.George McKelvey, coordinator of officials for the state association, said, "I don't think it will be a problem [getting the superintendents approval]

Winters Mill hadn't really been tested in a state dual meet all year. On Saturday night at North Point, that all changed. The No. 2 Falcons got a pin from senior Chase Cullison at 3:44 in the second period over No. 9 Glenelg's Anthony Pagnotta to give Winters Mill its second consecutive Class 2A-1A state dual meet title, 35-30, over the Gladiators. Winters Mill entered the final match trailing, 30-29. "Let's just say I'm speechless," Cullison said after the match. "Other than that, no comment.

Boon or burden? It seems to North Carroll coach Dick Bauerlein that some of the state's most prominent wrestling coaches may have had a change of heart.After two years of promotion, Bauerlein's plan for separate dual-meet state championships, in addition to the 23-year-old state tournament that crowns individual and team champs, begins during late February of the 1993-1994 season.It passed by a 49-0 margin in last month's state association Board of Control meeting, and last Monday got the approval of the state's superintendents.

The John Carroll Patriots crushed visiting Centennial in wrestling Thursday night, 58-18. Devin Davis earned the Patriots their first non-forfeit victory of the night, pinning opponent Sam Routt in 2:17 during the 132-pound contest. Following a trio of Centennial victories, John Carroll's Austin Ross got the Patriots back on track with an 11-2 major decision win over Nick Shearin in the 160-pound bout. In the 170-pound matchup, John Carroll's Christian Scott pinned opponent Bradley Fasulo at the 2:55 mark.

Handling two Howard County foes - Glenelg by a 38-27 count in the semifinals followed by a 36-32 win over Oakland Mills in the final - the host and No. 4 Hammond wrestling team captured the Class 2A-1A South region dual meet at home last night. The Golden Bears pinned their way past Oakland Mills to secure a trip to Saturday's state dual-meet championships, to be hosted by Thomas Johnson High in Frederick County. Hammond goes in as defending state dual meet champs. Justin Harding got the final started at the 215-pound class, decking Mike Santiago in 48 seconds for his second pin of the night.

Freshman Thomas Smith scored an overtime takedown for a 5-3 victory over Poly's defending Baltimore City 189-pound champ Keith Eure to complete Patterson's decisive six-bout sweep on the road yesterday in a 38-24 dual-match victory. Eure slipped to 17-3 and Smith moved to 16-7 as the Clippers (12-1 overall, 8-0 league) secured their fifth straight city dual-meet title with their 17th straight dual-meet triumph against city rivals under coach Troy Stevenson. Down 18-9, the Clippers got pins from Tony Hurt (145)

A plan for separate dual-meet wrestling state championships, in addition to the 23-year-old state tournament that crowns individual and team champs, likely will go into effect for the season.North Carroll coach Dich Bauerlein -- the plan's author -- presented it to the state association's Board of Control at its first of two annual meetings in Ocean City last weekend. It was approved unanimously, 49-0. It will be reviewed by the state superintendents next month.George McKelvey, coordinator of officials for the state association, said, "I don't think it will be a problem [getting the superintendents approval]

DAMASCUS -- It was about earning respect. Now Overlea has some. The No. 13-ranked Falcons are state Class 1A-2A dual-meet champs -- the first Baltimore County team to earn that distinction.The Falcons were seeded fourth in the four-team state dual-meet championships. They had only 12 wrestlers and had to forfeit one match. They had never won a state title or been to the state dual-meet championships.Their opponent, No. 11-ranked Hammond, had won two of the last three dual-meet state titles, and expected to win another.

Derrick Dawson's 8-0 decision over Arundel's Steve Gills at 189 pounds clinched a 32-21 victory for visiting Old Mill in a battle of state champs in a gym jam-packed by more than 2,000 in Gambrills last night.Old Mill's 112-pound Dwayne Jones scored a 15-13 upset of sixth-ranked Shannon Webber early on, and teammate Dave Kim won a 3-2 heavyweight upset over third-ranked Jeff Blachly to cap off the victory for Old Mill (13-0), ranked No. 2 by The Sun and No. 3 in the state.Old Mill is defending Anne Arundel County, region and state duals champ, and Arundel, ranked No. 3 in The Sun and No. 4 in the state, won all three of those titles in the open tournament format.

It's tough to tell who has more to be proud of this year - Howard wrestling coach Josh Bounds or Wilde Lake coach Adam Eldridge. The Wildecats and Lions faced off in a dual meet yesterday, and as expected, Wilde Lake won, 42-27. Wilde Lake continues to prove it could sneak into the upper echelon of Howard County before the year is out, and Howard showed it's nothing like the squad last year, when only one wrestler finished the season. Wilde Lake got out to an early 24-0 lead courtesy of a forfeit and three quick pins by Michael Towsend (103)

Hard work and sweat on the wrestling mats that started in mid-November paid off Feb. 1 as the Laurel Boys and Girls Club captured the program's first-ever Southern Maryland Junior Wrestling dual meet championship. The squad overcame adversity with dedication and determination while forming a winning bond that peaked at the right time. "Our youth worked very hard to achieve this measure of success," coach Steve Overton noted. In the tournament, held at Patuxent High School, Laurel defeated Calvert, 80-60 in the first round, and Glenarden, 76-71 in the second round.

Pointers Run, 335; Dorsey's Search, 284 Medley Relays 15-18M: 1. PO (Gabel, Latzko, Bryant, Wolter), 1:54.33. 9-10M: 1. DS (Windley, Beck, Schulze, Swain), 1:20.29. 11-12M: 1. PO (Liu, Burns, Bazell, Wolter), 2:21.43. 13-14M: 1. DS (O'Neill, Swain, Ingham, Pavao), 2:22.27. Individual Medley 15-18B: 1. Kogan, PO, 1:01.06; 2. Wolter, PO; 3. Sham, DS. 15-18G: 1. Frey, DS, 1:06.39; 2. Carpenter, PO; 3. S. Laper, DS. 9-10B: 1. Swain, DS, 1:26.15; 2. Loudin, DS; Windley, DS. 9-10G: 1. Schulze, DS, 1:26.88; 2. Lopez, PO; 3. Masood, PO. 11-12B: 1. Propst, PO, 1:11.61; 2. Liu, PO; 3. Diven, DS. 11-12G: 1. Bazell, PO, 1:12.85; 2. Lazris, DS; 3. Sullivan, PO. 13-14B: 1. Liu, PO, 1:17.

The Stoneleigh Sharks scored a 286-173 victory over the Pine Ridge Piranhas in a Freestate Swim League contest July 6. The victory helps the Sharks stay tied atop the Red Division of the FSL with the Hampton Hammerheads. Both teams have one loss on the season, although Stoneleigh prevailed in the dual meet between them. York Manor, which topped Stoneleigh a couple of weeks ago, fell to Campus Cabana and is now one game off the lead. The top-three individual Stoneleigh finishers against Pine Ridge were: GIRLS Cristiani Salvatori-1st, 15-18 100-meter freestyle; 1st, 100 individual medley Marley Swisher-2nd, 15-18 100 free; 2nd 100 IM Margaret McElroy, 1st, 13-14 100 free; 1st, 100 IM Emma Jablow, 3rd, 3-14 100 free; 2nd, 100 IM Marsi Salvatori-1st, 11-12 50 free; 1st, 50 breaststroke Lindsay Wiglesworth-2nd, 11-12 50 free Siena Twiss-3rd, 9-10 50 free Laney Cornelius-1st, 7-8 25 free; 2nd, 25 breast Madeline Till-2nd, 7-8 25 free Amelia Rhea-1st, 6&U 25 free; 2nd 25 backstroke Samantha Briggs-1st, 15-18 50 breast Anna Sillars-1st, 13-14 50 breast Alexandra Roseborough-2nd, 13-14 50 breast Lindsey Dowdy-2nd, 11-12 50 breast Elizabeth Swift-1st, 9-10 25 breast Beri Pinkett-3rd, 7-8 25 breast Natalie Marx-2nd, 11-12 100 IM Genevieve Schwenke-3rd, 11-12 100 IM; 3rd, 50 back Hannah Rhea-2nd, 9-10 100 IM Molly Farrugia-1st, 15-18 50 back; 1st, 50 fly ...

Mike Laidley Archbishop Spalding A decade ago, Mike Laidley simply wanted his two sons, Mike and Chris, to be able to wrestle at Archbishop Spalding. It was a wish, he found, that would require his own contribution. "My oldest, Mike, was a freshman and the coach was leaving," said Laidley, 51, a commercial landscaper. "I told athletic director Lee Dove that I would volunteer to help whoever came on as the new coach. But no one answered the ad for a coach, and he asked if I'd take it on. With no experience, I said I would try. " Said Dove: "I was about to shut the program down for a couple years when Mike agreed to take the job. He said he'd find good assistants with the technical background and that he'd give it his best.

A leaning pile of empty pizza boxes sat on one desk. Uneaten cake remained on another. Most of the Cardinal Gibbons track and field team had left the party last week celebrating their wins in both the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association B Conference dual meet and team championships, but those who remained laughed and shared the latest prom gossip while also planning ahead for the MIAA Conference Championship meet, which concludes Saturday at...

With his team in a close contest with Glenelg going into the final match of the Class 2A-1A dual-meet state championship at North County, Bel Air's Tom Kuegler knew he had to do something against Glenelg's Matt Gochar to secure the win. "I knew I could beat this kid," Kuegler said. "I just knew I had to work my moves, and fortunately for me it worked out for the best." Kuegler pinned Gochar, helping Bel Air hold on for a 32-23 win despite a late charge from the Gladiators.

The fourth-ranked River Hill wrestling team clinched the No. 1 seed for next week's Class 4A-3A North regional dual-meet tournament by defeating No. 6 Harford Tech, 40-25, last night. The Hawks (19-3 overall, 9-0 league) also clinched the Howard County dual-meet title by defeating Howard, 77-6, in an earlier evening match. The dual meet was at River Hill. "They're heavy riders, good at takedowns and they go for the kill [pins]," said Harford Tech coach Gary Siler about River Hill. "There's no joking in them.

Reservoir's Mark Colabucci iced the Gators' cake Wednesday night when he came from behind to beat Old Mill state champion Ron Vaughters and wipe away any doubt about who the Class 4A-3A East regional dual-meet champion is this year. No. 15 Reservoir edged Stephen Decatur in the semifinal and then burst to a 33-point lead over Old Mill in the final on its way to a 42-25 victory. When Colabucci won, 9-8, at 145 pounds after rallying from a 7-2 deficit in the second period, Reservoir coach Ryan Kanaskie and his team leaped into the air, shouting.

Tyrone Bryant's Old Mill teammates were in tears after his thrilling victory sealed the Class 4A-3A dual-meet state championship for the No. 3 Patriots last night at Marriotts Ridge. Bryant, a senior and a first-year varsity wrestler, entered the last match of the night with his team trailing La Plata by a point. He responded by pinning Mitchell Keith in 53 seconds to give Old Mill a 32-27 victory. It was Old Mill's third dual-meet state crown since 1998. "I was just going out, knowing I could contribute for my team," Bryant said.