Clarion — The Curwensville Golden Tide wrestling team placed fifth out of 14 teams, crowned one champion, and most importantly advanced six out of 10 wrestlers onto the North West Regional Tournament in Sharon next weekend while competing Saturday at the District 9 AA Championships inside the Waldo S. Tippin Gymnasium on the campus of Clarion University.
The Brookville Raiders ran away with the team title, their 10th in 12 years. The Raiders scored 226 team points with four champions and moved 11 wrestlers through to the regionals. Brockway was a distant second with 156.5 points, but matched the Raiders with four champs.
Claiming his first district title for the Tide was 152 pound sophomore Logan Aughenbaugh. Aughenbaugh (22-6), the number two seed, cruised to the finals with 6-1 and 8-1 wins. Once there he shut out Cranberry’s Devyn Fleeger (22-14) 5-0. Aughenbaugh scored a first period takedown and took that 2-0 lead into the final period after riding Fleeger the entire second period. A third period reversal and a late stall point set the final at 5-0.
Other Tide wrestlers to place in the top-4 and advance were runner-up Jake Carfley (21-6) at 113, third placers Nik Fegert (23-10) at 132 and Alex Shaffer (17-11) at 189, and fourth place finishers Damian Brady (26-9) at 106 and Zach Shaffer (17-14) at 145.
Sophomore Ryder Kuklinskie (22-10) fell one spot short at 138 by placing fifth.
Three Tide wrestlers went 0-2. They were juniors JD Strong (3-12) at 160 and Chase Irwin (18-14) at 172, and sophomore Trenton Guiher (17-11) at 215.
Carfley, a returning district champion, was beaten 3-0 by Brockway’s Weston Pisarchick (30-2) in the finals. Pisarchick scored what turned out to be the winning points 22 seconds into the opening period with his takedown. A third period escape set the final score.
At 132, Fegert defeated Daniel DeLong (15-14) by a 9-3 in the consolation finals to earn his bronze medal. He was defeated 2-1 in Saturday morning’s semifinal by Parker Pisarchick (27-9) of Brockway.
Alex Shaffer was pinned in the semifinals by eventual champions Seth Stewart (29-6) of Brockway at 189, but then pinned his way through the wrestlebacks to get his third place. HIs final being a 54 second fall over Port Allegany’s Juuso Young (19-11).
Oswayo Valley’s Andrew Coriaty (14-3) won 6-1 over Brady in their consolation final, and Zach Shaffer was majored 12-0 by Brookville’s Brecken Cieliski (23-11) in his consy final.
For the day, the Tide went a very respectable 16-15 overall.
Brookville swept the post-match awards with David Klepfer being named AA Coach of the Year and 132 pound champion Owen Reinsel (37-2) being named the Joseph Kate Outstanding Wrestler for the tourney.
Complete Curwensville results, followed by medal match results courtesy PA-Wrestling.com follows….
Championship Quarterfinals
106 – Damian Brady pinned Andrew Coriaty (Oswayo Valley), 3:09
132 – Nik Fegert dec. Eli Perez (Johnsonburg), 8-5
138 – Owen Deutschlander (Coudersport) pinned Ryder Kuklinskie, 2:35
145 – Zach Shaffer dec. Dylan Bash (Brockway), 5-1
152 – Logan Augenbaugh dec. Carson Weaver (Brookville), 6-1
160 – Luke Ely (Kane) pinned J.D. Strong, 1:37
172 – Addison Plants (Kane) pinned Chase Irwin, 0:55
189 – Alex Shaffer pinned Matt Lobdell (Sheffield), 1:32
215 – Brayden McFetridge (Cranberry) pinned Trenton Guiher, 3:12
Championship Semifinals
106 – Logan Powell (Clarion) maj. dec. Damian Brady, 18-5
113 – Jacob Carfley pinned Jared Popson (Brookville), 5:14
132 – Parker Pisarchick (Brockway) dec. Nik Fegert, 2-1
145 – Reece Bechakas (Kane) won by tech. fall over Zach Shaffer, 15-0 3:49
152 – Logan Augenbaugh dec. Landon Mead (Sheffield), 8-1
189 – Seth Stewart (Brockway) pinned Alex Shaffer, 3:08
Consolation Round 3
138 – Ryder Kuklinskie pinned Samuel Wolff (Ridgway), 2:16
160 – Dayton Sherwood (Port Allegany) dec. J.D. Strong, 10-7
172 – Gavin Burgess (Port Allegany) pinned Chase Irwin, 4:54
215 – Carsen Rupp (Redbank Valley) dec. Trenton Guiher, 1-0
Consolation Semifinals
106 – Damian Brady pinned Kayin Bard (Kane), 0:39
132 – Nik Fegert pinned Bryce Taylor (Sheffield), 2:42
138 – Dane Wenner (Cranberry) pinned Ryder Kuklinskie, 2:25
145 – Zach Shaffer dec. Rayce Milliard (Johnsonburg), 8-5
189 – Alex Shaffer pinned Cameron Larkin (Johnsonburg), 0:21
Fifth Place
138 – Ryder Kuklinskie dec. Owen Deutschlander (Coudersport), 8-6
Third Place
106 – Andrew Coriaty (Oswayo Valley) dec. Damian Brady, 6-1
132 – Nik Fegert dec. Daniel DeLong (Cranberry), 9-3
145 – Brecken Cieleski (Brookville) maj. dec. Zach Shaffer, 12-0
189 – Alex Shaffer pinned Juuso Young (Port Allegany), 0:54
Championship Finals
113 – Weston Pisarchick (Brockway) dec. Jacob Carfley, 3-0
152 – Logan Augenbaugh dec. Devyn Fleeger (Cranberry), 5-0
Curwensville wrestlers in bold.
| Championship Finals | |
| 106 | Elijah Brosius, Cranberry, dec. Logan Powell, Clarion, 6-0 |
| 113 | Weston Pisarchick, Brockway, dec. Jacob Carfley, Curwensville, 3-0 |
| 120 | Cole Householder, Brookville, dec. Cole Bish, Redbank Valley, 5-2 |
| 126 | Mark Palmer, Brockway, dec. Chase Weimer, Port Allegany, 8-4 |
| 132 | Owen Reinsel, Brookville, won by tech. fall over Parker Pisarchick, Brockway, 15-0 4:33 |
| 138 | Brayden Kunselman, Brookville, dec. Harley Morris, Kane, 10-5 |
| 145 | Reece Bechakas, Kane, dec. Mason Gourley, Clarion, 6-1 |
| 152 | Logan Augenbaugh, Curwensville, dec. Devyn Fleeger, Cranberry, 5-0 |
| 160 | Aiden Zimmerman, Johnsonburg, maj. dec. Luke Ely, Kane, 9-1 |
| 172 | Kaden Dennis, Johnsonburg, dec. Easton Belfiore, Brookville, 3-2 |
| 189 | Seth Stewart, Brockway, dec. Jackson Zimmerman, Brookville, 6-2 |
| 215 | Bryce Rafferty, Brookville, dec. Brayden McFetridge, Cranberry, 7-1 |
| 285 | Gavin Thompson, Brockway, pinned Danah Campbell, Sheffield, 0:42 |
| Third Place | |
| 106 | Andrew Coriaty, Oswayo Valley, dec. Damian Brady, Curwensville, 6-1 |
| 113 | Jared Popson, Brookville, dec. Kai Stauffer, Port Allegany, 6-0 |
| 120 | Colton Ross, Brockway, pinned Christian Rothermel, Port Allegany, 2:15 |
| 126 | Ridge Cook, Redbank Valley, dec. Conner Reszkowski, Cranberry, 4-3 |
| 132 | Nik Fegert, Curwensville, dec. Daniel DeLong, Cranberry, 9-3 |
| 138 | Dane Wenner, Cranberry, pinned Peyton Stiles, Port Allegany, 4:03 |
| 145 | Brecken Cieleski, Brookville, maj. dec. Zach Shaffer, Curwensville, 12-0 |
| 152 | Carson Weaver, Brookville, dec. Tyler Merritt, Ridgway, 7-4 |
| 160 | Coyha Brown, Brookville, pinned John Wright, Coudersport, 2:18 |
| 172 | Jack Smith, Brockway, pinned Gavin Burgess, Port Allegany, 1:17 |
| 189 | Alex Shaffer, Curwensville, pinned Juuso Young, Port Allegany, 0:54 |
| 215 | Miska Young, Port Allegany, dec. Gavyn Ayers, Coudersport, 5-3 |
| 285 | Shawn Nystrom, Kane, dec. Porter Kahle, Brookville, 7-6 |
| Fifth Place | |
| 106 | Ian O’Shea, Port Allegany, dec. Kayin Bard, Kane, 4-2 |
| 113 | Chase Kyler, Sheffield, won by inj. default over Daniel Evans, Redbank Valley, 0-0 0:00 |
| 120 | Shelby Lobdell, Sheffield, received a bye |
| 126 | Collin Brown, Sheffield, pinned Logan Oakes, Brookville, 4:27 |
| 132 | Eli Perez, Johnsonburg, dec. Bryce Taylor, Sheffield, 8-5 |
| 138 | Ryder Kuklinskie, Curwensville, dec. Owen Deutschlander, Coudersport, 8-6 |
| 145 | Rayce Milliard, Johnsonburg, maj. dec. Dylan Bash, Brockway, 13-3 |
| 152 | Caleb Furgeson, Port Allegany, dec. Landon Mead, Sheffield, 6-3 |
| 160 | Breckin Rex, Clarion, won by forfeit over Dayton Sherwood, Port Allegany |
| 172 | Addison Plants, Kane, dec. Caleb Edmonds, Clarion, 4-0 |
| 189 | Cameron Larkin, Johnsonburg, pinned Dylan Hajzus, Coudersport, 2:41 |
| 215 | Carsen Rupp, Redbank Valley, dec. Logan Edmonds, Clarion, 4-0 |
| 285 | Cooper Rossman, Coudersport, pinned Joshua Beal, Clarion, 2:06 |