Here are the results from Saturday’s regional at Richmond.
Four Batesville wrestlers participated in the 2015 wrestling regionals held at Richmond, IN on Saturday. The tournament was represented by 19 different teams from two sectionals. This year’s Regional Champ went to the South Dearborn Knights who advanced nine wrestlers to semi-state.
Participating for the bulldogs were Jackson Wooldridge in the 120 lb class, John Moody in the 126 lb class, Neal Nobbe in the 160 lb class, and Will Amberger in the 195 lb class. Wooldridge faced off against a tough Ryan Surguy of Shenendoah but eventually lost by a pin in the second period. Surguy would end up as the 120 lb class runner-up. John Moody faced off against a technical Colton Handley from Northeaster. Moody controlled the first period by a score of 5-4 but eventually lost by pin in the second period. Neal Nobbe faced off against a tough New Castle opponent Billy Decker. Nobbe went the distance wrestling all three periods but fell short by one point in a 3-2 decision loss. All three of these wrestlers represented Batesville with great effort and sportsmanship during their matches but will not be advancing to semi-state due to their first round loss at the regionals.
Will Amberger wrestled his third perfect weekend in a row, winning Conference, Sectional, and now Regional. This 1st place finish was the first for Amberger and the first in 11 years for the Bulldogs. Amberger’s opening match was against Andrew Rice of Richmond where he pinned Rice in the second period after earning four takedowns. The second match of the day for Amberger faced him off against Dario Guintini of East Central. Amberger’s technical ability was too much for Guintinti winning the match by a 10-6 decision. This win moved Amberger to the finals against Jake Cavins of Milan for the second week in a row. Cavins earned the first two points of the match by takedown before Amberger tied it up with a first and second period escape. Cavins scored first in the third period giving him a 3-2 lead before Amberger was awarded a stalling point for the defensive type position Cavins chose. This point tied the match up forcing an overtime between the two 195 pounders. Amberger struck first this time earning a takedown giving him a 5-3 victory and the title of 2015 Regional Champ. This is a huge accomplishment and will place him a great position for the upcoming semi-state tournament to help him advance to the State finals.
Amberger will be advancing to Semi-state held at New Castle on February 14th.
Courtesy of Bulldogs Coach Chris Deal.