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| Windham junior Scott Ingalls holds his opponent to the mat during the Windham/Westbrook/Gray New Gloucester prep wrestling home meet against Kennebunk and Deering on Wednesday, Dec. 29. PHOTO BY MATT PASCARELLA |
The Windham/Westbrook/Gray New Gloucester wrestling team showed marked improvement last week in their first home meet of the season against Kennebunk and Deering. It was the first time local wrestlers hit the mat at a home gym since 2019.
Windham/Westbrook/GNG was persistent and fought until the end. They lost to Kennebunk 55-18 but came back to beat Deering 60-6.
Windham/Westbrook/GNG is improving every meet. They knew their match against Kennebunk was going to be a challenge and the match against Deering would have contenders in it too.
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Starting in the 113-weight class, Windham freshman Ayden Cofone got the pin against his opponent.
In the 160-weight class, GNG senior Owen McDuffie got control of a writhing opponent, took them to the mat with two forceful slams and pinned them after two periods.
McDuffie said he did okay and was hoping to pin a little quicker. He thought the team struggled in their meet against Kennebunk but had more energy against Deering which made a difference.
GNG junior Jason Hart had a powerful takedown against Kennebunk for the win in the 220-weight class.
In the 132-weight class, Westbrook sophomore Owen Pillsbury flipped over to avoid being pinned. A short time later, he pinned his challenger.
Windham sophomore Chris Harvey got the win and the pin in the 145-weight class.
Westbrook senior Zach Davis did the same in the 152-weight class. Davis went for his opponent’s legs, brought them to the mat and got the pin.
Windham junior Scott Ingalls held Deering to the mat in the 170-weight class, but they were able to get away. Ingalls then took them right to the mat with a stellar takedown and pinned them for the win.
“Every meet we got to think it’s going to be a dog fight,” said Ingalls.
He said that everybody fought hard, even in the tougher matches; they left nothing on the mat. Everybody wrestled their heart out.
In the 182-weight class, Windham senior Austin Goslant pinned his opponent.
Windham/Westbrook/GNG wrestling coach John Nicholas told the guys after a tough loss against Kennebunk to come out a little hungrier against Deering and they did just that. They got a lot of pins and a lot of takedowns, so he was happy they had a win to finish the day.
Nicholas was impressed with the intensity level of the team against Deering. In the match against Kennebunk, Nicholas said the team had a lot of fight; they battled right to the end and that’s all you can ask for. <
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