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Tri-Valley hosts weekend of wrestling action at "The Dawg Pound"

BY MATTHEW DOTSON | DRESDEN BUZZ

Tri-Valley's Ava Lovallo wrestling her way to a ninth-place finish at the Midwest Classic. Matthew Dotson

Tri-Valley Girls Midwest Classic 2026 ville, Cuyahoga Falls, Elmwood, Fair- Thomas Worthington, Tri-Valley, Utica, ond place went to Rilee Jones from New
(01/04) less, Franklin Heights, Gahanna Lincoln, Warren, and Zanesville. The event ran Philadelphia with 4 wins and one loss.
On Sunday, January 4th, Tri-Valley GlenOak, Granville, Hoover, Lexington, from 9 am to 3 pm and consisted of just Third place went to Gabby Moran from
High School hosted the annual TV Mid- Licking Valley, Logan, Madison Com- short of 500 total matchups. Alexander, who had four wins for the
west Classic featuring 30 girls’ wrestling prehensive, Maysville, New Lexington, 100 lb Weight Class day. Sasha Miller from Gahanna Lincoln
teams from around the area. Teams New Philadelphia, Pickerington Cen- n the 100lb weight class, first place took fourth place in the weight class
attending the meet were: Alexander, tral, Princeton High School, River Valley, went to Kenly Muzykoski from Licking with three wins.
Caldwell, Canal Winchester, Crooks- River View, Seneca East, Shenandoah, Valley with 5 total wins for the day. Sec-
105 lb Weight Class
Kyrie Valentine of Maysville took first
place with five wins. Lakyen Lively of
Shenandoah took second place in the
105 lb weight class with four wins and
one loss. Third place went to Grace Ford
from Alexander with four wins for the
day. Makayla McCoy took home fourth
place in the weight class for New Lexing-
ton with three wins on Sunday.

110 lb Weight Class
Triniti Bechstein was the first-place
finisher in the 110 lb weight class with
six wins. Alexander’s December Johnson
took second place in the class with five
wins. Karina Kelley took third with four
wins. Fourth place went to Olivia Em-
mert from New Lexington, who had two
wins for the day.

115 lb Weight Class
Emma Gorrell of Warren won the 115
lb weight class with five match wins at
the tournament. Easton Miller of New
Philadelphia had second place in the
class with four wins. Third place for the
class went to Emma Abrams of Gah-
anna Lincoln, who had four wins. Emma
Davis won third place for Logan with
three wins for the day.
120 lb Weight Class
Maysville's Lyndsie Sheppard aims to take down her opponent at the Midwest Classic. Matthew Dotson Tri-Valley’s own Kandice Spry took first
place in the 120 lb weight class with five
total wins and no losses. Second place