WHEELING, W.Va. – Beaver Local and Ohio Valley Athletic Conference history was made on Saturday at the 72nd annual Ron Mauck Wrestling Championships at WesBanco Arena.

It wasn’t easy however. While still in the midst of recovering from a knee injury, Beaver Local senior Robert Buchheit became the eighth wrestler to win four individual OVAC titles as he won at 150 pounds.

Buchheit also won at 120 as a freshman; 132 as a sophomore and 138 as a junior. He posted a narrow 1-0 victory over Cambridge’s Marshall Laishley in the final. The only point coming on a second period escape.

“I feel a little tired, but it feels great. I just came off of ACL surgery and I cut three months off of my recovery time so I could wrestle here,” Buchheit (10-0) said. “It was a goal, but everything is a goal. My No. 1 goal is to stand atop the podium in Columbus.”

The other seven four-time champions include Bridgeport’s Bobby Douglas, East Liverpool’s Mark Emmerling, Edison’s Kelly Shields, St. Clairsville’s Zack Schuller, Wheeling Park’s Abbie Rush, Martins Ferry’s Clay Tucker and Beaver Local’s Adam Hoppel.

Two other Beavers had championship performances on Saturday as well. Freshman Jordan Bates (21-2) scored a 7-1 decision over East Liverpool’s Kyle Ingram in the 106-pound final. Ingram fell to 24-4 on the season. Bates won his title on the same night that his father, Jake, was honored as a member of the 25th anniversary team. He won at 106 with East Liverpool.

Beaver Local sophomore Jake Hughes (25-3) might be on the same path as Buchheit as he captured his second OVAC title with a pin in 1:57 of University’s Max Vitale at 157.

Hughes also earned the Hercules Award for the most pins in the quickest time. Hughes had four in 6:33.

Wyatt Wolanski (31-4) placed third at 144 pounds to lead Oak Glen who only had two placers in the boys’ tournament.

Notes

¯ Of the 14 individual champions, two were freshmen; five were sophomores and two were juniors. There were four senior titlists.

¯ Team champions were all repeat winners: University (Overall, Class 5A); Beaver Local (Class 4A); Barnesville (Class 3A); and Cameron (Class 1A/2A).

¯The OVAC Bill Hinegardner Dual Meet Championships will take place on January 28 (Class 1A/2A and Class 4A) and January 29 (Class 3A and Class 5A) at Brooke and John Marshall, respectively.

Kim North contributed to this story

1A/2AA TEAM STANDINGS

1. Cameron 84, 2. Caldwell 65, 2. Toronto 65, 4. Bridgeport 47, 5. Shadyside 32.5, 6. Wellsville 19, 7. River 15.5, 8. Southern Local 14, 9. Conotton Valley 0, 9. Frontier 0, 9. Magnolia 0.

3A TEAM STANDINGS

1. Barnesville 200, 2. Martins Ferry 135.5, 3. Wheeling Central 49.5, 4. Fort Frye 37, 5. Shenandoah 29.5, 6. East Palestine 9, 7. Bellaire 8.5, 8. Monroe Central 6.

4A TEAM STANDINGS

1. Beaver Local 197.5, 2. Union Local 158, 3. Linsly 118, 4. Cambridge 102.5, 5. Buckeye Local 100.5, 6. East Liverpool 81.5, 7. Indian Creek 80.5, 8. St. Clairsville 78, 9. Oak Glen 72, 10. Weir 61.5, 11. Edison 59.5, 12. Harrison Central 14.

5A TEAM STANDINGS

1. University 316, 2. Steubenville 165, 3. John Marshall 107, 4. Wheeling Park 95.5, 5. Brooke 61, 6. Warren 52.5, 7. Marietta 38.5, 8. Morgantown 37.5.

BOYS CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES

106: Jordan Bates (Beaver Local) dec. Kyle Ingram (East Liverpool), 7-1

113: Jayce Nixon (Martins Ferry) dec. Jailen Steave (Steubenville), 6-5

120: Brock Humphrey (Linsly) maj. dec. Jude Benson (University), 15-5

126: Gamble Gossett (Union Local) tech. fall Jesse Pemberton (Caldwell), 23-8 (6:00)

132: Colton Gillespie (University) pin Landon Burdine (Brooke), 4:52

138: George Mamakos (Linsly) SV-1 Julius Mullins (Steubenville), 4-1

144: Nico Maisel (University) dec. Colt Carpenter (Barnesville), 14-10

150: Bobby Buchheit (Beaver Local) dec. Marshall Laishley (Cambridge), 1-0

157: Jake Hughes (Beaver Local) pin Max Vitale (University), 1:57

165: Gunnar Gossett (Union Local) pin Eli Tedrow (Cameron), 5:52

175: Maximus Fortier (University) maj. dec. Hines Ford (Barnesville), 13-3

190: Malaki Washington (Linsly) tech. fall Emerson Murphy (University), 20-3 (4:09)

215: Kolten Snyder (Union Local) dec. Ryder Hastings (University), 10-6

285: Luke McMillion (Indian Creek) UTB Heath Thomas (Toronto), 3-2

BOYS CONSOLATION FINAL MATCHES

106: Hunter Flanegin (Wheeling Park) maj. dec. Maverick Lilley (Cameron), 12-0

113: Jackson Scharfenberg (Indian Creek) dec. Bronson Matthews (University), 8-2

120: Jaxon Aberegg (Barnesville) inj. def. Cole Harvey (Steubenville), 3:53

126: Bentley Stephen (Barnesville) pin Cole Weekley (Bridgeport), 3:00

132: Noah Keen (Cambridge) dec. Chase Milton (Buckeye Local), 2-1

138: Colton Nixon (Martins Ferry) dec. Ryder King (Barnesville), 7-5

144: Wyatt Wolanski (Oak Glen) SV-1 Mason Hill (Cambridge), 8-5

150: Jason Walker (University) TB-1 Marshall Crow (Cameron), 3-1

157: Davyn Kunkle (Shenandoah) dec. Gavin Resor (Cambridge), 6-4

165: Isaac Sands (Wheeling Park) dec. Evan Ours (Beaver Local), 4-3

175: Ethan Meyer (Union Local) pin Landon Crosier (Steubenville), 0:58

190: Brody Perzanowski (Union Local) maj. dec. Benjamin Bryan (Weir), 14-1

215: Eric Carr (Warren) dec. Christien Hannahs (Barnesville), 8-6

285: Jorge Alvarez (Buckeye Local) pin Ethan Koloski (University), 4:14

BOYS FIFTH-PLACE MATCHES

106: Milo Ward (John Marshall) dec. Easton Stephen (Barnesville), 8-4

113: Jeryck Boyd (Beaver Local) forf. Anthony Maple (Brooke)

120: Nathan Hughes (John Marshall) pin John Burkett (Beaver Local), 2:13

126: Brody Smith (Cameron) pin Collin Ring (Beaver Local), 1:29

132: Leo Wilkes (Beaver Local) tech. fall Dj Neal (Wheeling Park), 16-1 (1:19)

138: Timmy Husk (University) dec. Ax’zavior Santana (Bridgeport), 5-2

144: Matthew Tomaino (Beaver Local) SV-1 Nolan Haught (Edison), 6-3

150: Ian Starkey (Indian Creek) maj. dec. Owen Hunt (Caldwell), 15-4

157: Caden McGrath (Toronto) maj. dec. Nate Hodge (Wheeling Park), 10-2

165: Josh DeFelice (Weir) forf. Kai Johnson (John Marshall)

175: Nathaniel Shreve (Martins Ferry) dec. Luke Marling (St. Clairsville), 10-4

190: JT Morris (John Marshall) maj. dec. Xavier Lara (East Liverpool), 10-0

215: Colt Gamble (Steubenville) forf. Eli Vessels (Marietta)

285: Beau Hudson (Steubenville) forf. Dominic Paesani (Wheeling Central)