Riblet 3rd at 126 lbs. 

By Cort Reynolds

VAN BUREN__The Ada High School wrestling team finished 25th out of 35 teams at the tough two-day Van Buren Invitational on Saturday, January 24.

The Bulldogs scored 32 points at the event, just one point behind Ottawa-Glandorf. 

Woodmore won the tournament with 248 points. Delta edged Liberty Center for second place, 200.5-194. Allen East came in fifth with 130 points, while Bluffton ended up seventh at 128.

Fourth-seeded Ada senior Silas Riblet finished third in the 126 lbs. division to post the top Bulldog showing. Riblet won by pin in his first match, followed by a forfeit. 

He then captured a 14-11 decision to advance to the semifinals, where he lost by technical fall 17-2 to the eventual bracket champion, senior Tyler Barnes of Delta.

Riblet then won the third-place bout via pin in 4:26 over junior Josh Bishop of Defiance Tinora to end up 4-1 at the tournament.

Ada sophomore Elijah Craig fashioned a 2-2 record with a pair of pins in the 157 lbs. bracket. 

Freshman Carter Dunlap was 1-2 with a pin at 113 lbs.

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Ada wrestles at the Marion Pleasant Invitational tournament Jan. 30-31.

ADA PLACER

126 Pounds
1st Tyler Barnes 12, Delta, Fall 3:10
2nd Aiden Cordy 12, Woodmore
3rd Silas Riblet 12, Ada, Fall 3:25
4th Josh Bishop 11, Tinora
5th Gabe Stevens 12, Swanton, Dec. 4-0