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| West Jefferson senior Jimmy Householder (top) earned a return trip to state after taking first place in the 119-pound category at the Division III district wrestling championships Feb. 22-23 at Heath High School. Householder is shown here on his way to a 3-1 win over Martins Ferry junior Brad Mackey. West Jefferson High School qualified 11 wrestlers to districts. Householder and three of others—Vince Gualtieri, Marco Gualtieri and Sean Prather—qualified for state. |
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| Madison-Plains senior Zach Nelson battles to a 5-4 win over Vince Petrella of Hartley in the second round of the Division III district wrestling tournament. The two 145-pounders qualified for the state tournament to be held Feb. 28-March 1 at the Schottenstein Center in Columbus. Nelson is making his fourth trip to the state mats. |
