The Wayne High wrestlers opened the season Thursday with a split in a triangular at Wisner-Pilger.
In the first match, the dual with Clearwater/Orchard came down to the final match before the Cyclones came away with a 42-36 win.
Cameron Muhs won his 100th career match with a second-period pin at 145 pounds, and Wayne also got pins from Reid Korth (170), Mike Leatherdale (285), Reece Jaqua (126) and Cooper Zara (152) to tie the match at 36-36. Edwin Espino tried to come from behind in a wild match that was 20-15 before he was pinned in the final second to give the Cyclones the win.
In the second dual, Wayne two of the three contested matches to beat Wisner-Pilger 54-6. Harley Wheeler picked up a first-period pin at 182 pounds, and Leatherdale won on his second pin of the season at 285 pounds.
Wayne wrestles in the Columbus Lakeview Invitational on Friday.
Clearwater/Orchard 42, Wayne 36
170: Reid Korth, Wayne, pinned Austin Pokorny, 2:53.
182: Codey Snider, C/O, pinned Harley Wheeler, 1:55.
195: Wayne open.
220: Wayne open.
285: Mike Leatherdale, Wayne, pinned Tommie Peed, 1:43.
106: Wayne open.
113: Both open.
120: Wayne open.
126: Reece Jaqua, Wayne, pinned Rafe Grebin, :21.
132: James Kester, C/O, pinned Lance Muhs, 2:17.
138: C/O open.
145: Cameron Muhs, Wayne, pinned Alex Arroyo, 3:29.
152: Cooper Zara, Wayne, pinned Gaby Bamez, 1:22.
160: Houstin Marino, C/O, pinned Edwin Espino, 5:59.
Wayne 54, Wisner-Pilger 6
182: Harley Wheeler, Wayne, pinned Aidan Sateren, :34.
195: W-P open.
220: Both open.
285: Mike Leatherdale, Wayne, pinned Landon Beaver, 2:20.
106: Both open.
113: Both open.
120: Both open.
126: W-P open.
132: Gavin Lampman, W-P, pinned Lance Muhs, 1:08.
138: W-P open.
145: W-P open.
152: W-P open.
160: W-P open.
170: W-P open.
