Riblet, Lane earn 2nd-place finishes

By Cort Reynolds

MIDDLE POINT – The Ada High School wrestling team finished a solid sixth at the annual 15-team Lincolnview Lancer Invitational on December 14.

Columbus Grove won the team title with 207.5 points. Defiance Tinora came in second at 193.5, followed by Spencerville (142). Ada scored 125.5 points to edge Hicksville by a half-point for sixth place.

Ada junior Silas Riblet finished second in the 120 lbs. bracket. He was 4-0 in Pool A. He fashioned a 4-1 overall mark with two pins after he lost in the 120 finals 17-0 to Corbin Kimmel of Wayne Trace.

Bulldog Easton Lane also came in second in the heavyweight division. He was 2-0 in pool A before winning his semifinal match by pin. He lost by a 14-3 majority decision in the finals to Montpelier’s Logan Pontious.

Ada senior Liam Vieira captured third in the 144 lbs. class. He posted a 4-1 record with two pins.

Layne Simon registered a 4-1 mark at 165 lbs. and won his fifth-place match by pin.

Senior Landon Simon went 3-1 with three pins in the 215 lbs. class, and won his fifth-place match by pin.

Wyatt Fisher went 3-2 at 138 lbs. to place sixth.

Landon Younker of Parkway, the 165 lbs. bracket champion with a 5-0 record on the day, was named the meet’s Most Valuable Wrestler.

Ada placers by weight class:

120 Silas Riblet 2nd

285/Heavyweight Easton Lane 2nd

144 Liam Vieira 3rd

138 Wyatt Fisher 6th

165 Layne Simon 5th

215 Landon Simon 5th

Team scores:

1 Columbus Grove 207.5 points

2 Defiance Tinora 193.5 

3 Spencerville 142.0 

4 Antwerp 136.5 

5 Defiance 128.5 

6 Ada 125.5 

7 Hicksville 125.0 

8 Parkway tied with Crestview 119.5 

10 Van Buren 112.0 

11 Montpellier 110.0 

12 Lincolnview 82.5 

13 Wayne Trace 78.5 

14 Van Wert 68.5 

15 Delphos Jefferson 38.5