Bellefontaine has 20 assists in 71-42 victory

WEST MILTON — The tournament was tougher and the stakes were higher, but Indian Lake’s wresting team rose to the occasion here Saturday.

TIPP CITY — With district berths already in hand, several area wrestlers came up short of capturing individual championships here Saturday at the Division II sectional wrestling tournament at Tippecanoe High School.

Three area wrestlers qualified out of a tough Division III sectional tournament at Lehman Catholic on Saturday.

Bellefontaine’s swimmers recorded some of their best times of the season Saturday at the Division II district tournament at Miami University.

State-ranked Ft. Loramie gave a dominating performance Saturday against Riverside in a Division IV girls sectional tournament opener at Sidney High School.

A total of 23 area wrestlers advanced to the district tournament on Saturday.

Indian Lake finished second as a team at the Division II sectional at Milton-Union High School. The Lakers qualified Tyrone Nadeau (113), Kurt Crockett (126), Heath Lange (138), Calvin Davis (145), Kurtis Gibbons (152), L.J. Henderson (160), Shane Asman (195) and Mason Evilsizor (285).

Benjamin Logan and Bellefontaine competed at the Division II sectional at Tippecanoe High School. The Raiders advanced seven wrestlers, while the Chiefs qualified five.

Moving on for the Raiders are Caleb Houser (106), Bryce Gray (126), Russ Hites (138), Robby Eleyet (152), Alec Felty (170), Beau Swank (220) and Beau Harmon (285).

Qualifying for BHS were Lance Houchin (106), Seth Newman (120), Chase Wilcoxon (132), Nate Miller (170) and Joe Rindfleisch (182).

In Division III, West Liberty-Salem and Triad competed at the Lehman Catholic sectional. The Tigers advanced Trevor Anderson (126), while the Cardinals qualified Andrew Zirkle (126) and Damian Boldman (152).