Perry Wrestlers competed in the Individual State Sectional tournament on Saturday and earned hard-fought victories over many opponents.  10 of our wrestlers qualified for the District tournament this coming weekend.  Earning 4^th place  and a number four seed in their weight class are Kyle Gruber, and Dareese Sparkman.  Earning 3^rd place and a number three seed was Logan Lacourt. Earning 2^nd place and a number two seed in his weight class was Zach Blackiston.  Earning 1^st place and a number one seed in the district tournament were: Gary Define, Joe Koontz, David Carr, Emile Soehnlen, Jake Little, and Adam Gregorie. The boys will compete in the District Tournament Saturday at Mentor.  Wish them luck as they will each battle to get into the state tournament.

Our Perry wrestlers took care of business last night defeating Jackson by a score of 62 – 9.  Assisting our lopsided victory with pins were Kyle Gruber, Dareese Sparkman, Logan Riley, Gary Define, Joe Koontz, David Carr, Jarin Curtis, and Adam Gregorie. Getting major decisions in their victories were Emil Soehnlen and Cullen Kopan. Winning by decision were Jake Little and Logan Lacourt. After wrestling 2 nights in a row, our wrestlers will get much-needed rest before wrestling again on Thursday night at Glenoak, and the following Sunday at the state team duals tournament.

Our Perry Panthers wrestled a hard-fought Top Gun tournament in Alliance over the weekend.  Out of 48 teams they took first place overall.  Individual placers in second place were David Carr and Zach Blackiston, in third place was Joe Koontz, in fourth place were Gary Define, Emil Soehnlen, and Adam Gregoire in their weight class, and Jake Little earned 7^th place.  Congratulations boys!  Our boys next match will be a duals match on Thursday night at Hoover.

On Saturday, Perry boys wrestling faced a talented Lake wrestling team but our boys took care of business by winning 11 of the 14 matches for a score of 51-18.  Winning with a pin were Darese Sparkman, Gary Define, David Carr, Zach Blackiston, and Adam Gregoire.  Winning with a decision were Kullen Kopan, Joe Koontz, Emil Soehnlen, Jake Little, and Jaren Curtis.  This week they will be busy getting ready for the 2 day Top Gun tournament in Alliance.  Good luck boys!

Perry wrestlers earned a decisive win over Green last night winning with a team score of 54-18.  Note-able decision wins came from Kyle Gruber and Zach Blackiston.  Winning with a pin were Dareese Sparkman, Joe Koontz, and Logan Lacourt.  Great job boys.  If you missed them in action last night you may watch them on Saturday as they host Lake at 2 pm.