Vikings go 2-3 at NIC

Published 9:37 am Monday, January 19, 2009

By Staff
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The Niles varsity wrestling team finished 2-3 in Pool B at the Northern Indiana Conference Super Duals on Saturday.
The Vikings were making their first trip to the tournament and were greeted rudely by No. 1 ranked Mishawaka (Ind.).
Niles fell to the Caveman 62-0. The Vikings also lost to South Bend Riley 46-18 and to Elkhart (Ind.) Central 40-16.
Niles did finish off on a high note by winning its final two matches.
The Vikings defeated South Bend Washington 56-15 and then Mishawaka Marian 64-12.
Mishawaka and No. 18 ranked Penn both went 5-0 on the day to capture their respective pools.
The Cavemen had 10 individual champions, while Penn finished with 12 individual champions.
Northern Indiana Conference
Super Duals
Pool "B"
Team results
Mishawaka 5-0, Riley 4-1, Elkhart Central 3-2, Niles 2-3, Washington 1-4, Marian 0-5
Match Scores
Round One
Elkhart Central 70, Washington 0; Mishawaka 62, Niles 0; Riley 67, Marian 12
Round Two
Riley 46, Niles 18; Mishawaka 51, Elkhart Central 6; Washington 39, Marian 24
Round Three
Mishawaka 81, Marian 0; Riley 58, Washington 16; Elkhart Central 40, Niles 16
Round Four
Mishawaka 56, Riley 15; Elkhart Central 64, Marian 18; Niles 56, Washington 15
Round Five
Riley 34, Elkhart Central 33; Niles 64, Marian 12; Mishawaka 68, Washington 3
Individual Champs
103: Lyman Stoneburner
(Mishawaka)
112: Paul Beck (Mishawaka)
119: Matt Guerra (Mishawaka)
125: Tevin Hinton (Washington) 4-1
130: Josh Harper (Mishawaka)
135: Aaron Mersich (Mishawaka)
140: Steven Sandefer
(Mishawaka)
145: Tyler Lymburner (Riley)
152: Tim Forte (Mishawaka)
160: Richard Morin (Mishawaka)
171: Huey Hudson (Riley)
189: Dustin Boyd (Mishawaka)
215: Christian Lentz (Mishawaka)
285: Pablo Auces (Riley) 4-1