Paulding Panthers

Allen East scored a total of 233.5 points to take the 2018 Northwest Conference Wrestling Championship held at Ada High School. Columbus Grove finished second in the tournament with 199 points while Bluffton took third at 195 points. Repeating as conference champs for the second year in a row, Allen East’s title was their seventh overall NWC wrestling championship.

Ada senior Chase Sumner (145) was named Wrestler of The Year in the NWC for the second year in a row. Mike Abbey of Allen East was voted by his peers as NWC Coach of The Year.

Repeat winners from last year included Chase Sumner (Ada-145), Chase Caprella (AE, 113), Enoch Jones (CG, 170) and Deandre Nasser (BL-195). Allen East led the way with 5 individual champions while Columbus Grove and Bluffton each had 3 individual champions in the tournament. Sumner finished his conference career with a total of four individual titles.

Team Standings:
VARSITY
1. Allen East 233.5
2. Columbus Grove 199
3. Bluffton 195
4. Ada 147.5
5. Spencerville 146
6. Paulding 143.5
7. Delphos Jefferson 127
8. Lincolnview 14

Brackets | Final Results | Placers | Special Awards

JUNIOR HIGH
1. Allen East 288.5
2. Columbus Grove 265.5
3. Bluffton 145.5
4. Spencerville 138
5. Paulding 119
6. Lincolnview 93
7. Delphos Jefferson 40

Individual high school champions are listed below:
106 — Tayton Kleman 9 BL
113 — Chase Caprella 10 AE
120 — Drake Carmean 9 AE
126 — Ryan Woodring 12 PL
132 — Logan Mudel 12 PL
138 — Lucas Freeman 12 AE
145 — Chase Sumner 12 ADA
152 — James Badial-Luna 12 BL
160 — Caleb Welch 9 AE
170 — Enoch Jones 12 CG
182 — Garrett Neth 10 AE
195 — Deandre Nasser 11 BL
220 — Dylan Sargeant 10 CG
285 — Jeff Meyer 9 CG