Gabe Lilly started his wrestling season with an individual championship at the 25th annual Union Local Rick Link Invitational at Union Local High School in Ohio on Saturday.
Lilly (165 pounds) defeated Jeston Showalte 10-6 in the semifinals who was the returning 3rd place state medalist as West Virginia state championships. In the finals Lilly defeated Brock Evans of Waynesburg High School 9-2 who is a returning WPIAL AAA State Qualifier from last season.
Also posting a notable finish was Logan Shriver (126 pounds) who beat a returning Ohio state qualifier from last year en route to his 6th Place finish.
Gavin McClure (138 pounds) earned a 6th Place finish after he was pinned by Davyn Kunkle (Shenandoah) in the Fifth Place Match.
As a team, Ellwood City finished 14th overall (64.0 points) out of the field of 24 teams in the tournament. Parkersburg High (WV) finished first overall in the team standings with 223.0 points. The Wolverines will next travel to Knoch for a match on Wednesday, December 11th at 7:00 p.m.
VIEW FULL RESULTS: https://www.pa-wrestling.com/hs/teams/ellwoodcity/tournament_stats_full.htm?id=6995
EC WRESTLING – GABE LILLY
Congrats goes out to EC’s very own Gabe Lilly for winning the championship final at the 165 level this past weekend at the Union Local Rick Link Invitational!
Gabe went 5-0 and helped the Wolverines finish in 14th place!
Congrats Gabe! pic.twitter.com/bonBobUw7Q
— Ellwood City Wolverines Sports (@EC_Wolverines) December 9, 2024
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