Walley Places Third At Powerade Tournament

Ellwood City senior Austin Walley placed third at 195 pounds at the annual Powerade Wrestling Tournament at Canon McMillan High School.

Walley used victories in his first three matches to advance to the semifinals on Saturday, only to suffer his only loss early by way of a major decision to Nicholas Feldman of Malvern Prep. Feldmen was later defeated by Luke Stout (Mt. Lebanon) in a 3-2 decision in the 195-pound championship.

Walley secured his third-place finish with a 10-5 win over Brayden Roscosky of Kiski Area in the consolation match.

The stacked 54-team tournament featured seven returning Powerade champions, 17 individual state champions, and 51 returning Powerade place winners.

Full results for Ellwood City wrestlers at the Powerade Tournament:

132: Ryan Nazari (Ellwood City) – DNP Champ. Round 1 – Clayton Rhoades (Reynolds Hs) over Ryan Nazari (Ellwood City Hs) (Fall 4:43) Cons. Round 1 – Steffan Lynch (Cathedral Preparatory Sch) over Ryan Nazari (Ellwood City Hs) (MD 16-3)

195: Austin Walley (Ellwood City) – DNP Champ. Round 1 – Austin Walley (Ellwood City Hs) over Hunter Lino (Howell) (Fall 0:57) Champ. Round 2 – Austin Walley (Ellwood City Hs) over Jacob McCune (Parkersburg High) (Fall 0:53) Quarterfinals – Austin Walley (Ellwood City Hs) over Justin Hart (Hampton Hs) (Fall 4:39) Semifinals – Nicholas Feldman (Malvern Prep) over Austin Walley (Ellwood City Hs) (MD 15-6) Cons. Round 6 – Austin Walley (Ellwood City Hs) over Brayden Roscosky (Kiski Area Hs) (Dec 10-5) 3rd Place Match – Austin Walley (Ellwood City Hs) over Dom Loparo (WADSWORTH) (Fall 2:39)

Ben Gallenz (Ellwood City) – DNP Champ. Round 1 – Kane Kettering (Reynolds Hs) over Ben Gallenz (Ellwood City Hs) (Fall 0:14) Cons. Round 1 – Carson Handra (Norwin Hs) over Ben Gallenz (Ellwood City Hs) (Fall 3:18)

Rodney Grimes (Ellwood City) – DNP Champ. Round 1 – Michael Scherer (Burrell Hs) over Rodney Grimes (Ellwood City Hs) (Fall 3:18) Cons. Round 1 – Rodney Grimes (Ellwood City Hs) over Jalen Foster (Freedom Area Hs) (Fall 3:27) Cons. Round 2 – Owen Vietmeier (Malvern Prep) over Rodney Grimes (Ellwood City Hs) (Fall 0:42)