NTL WRESTLING: ATHENS DROPS 35-29 DECISION TO WARRIOR RUN (2025-02-06)

Valley Sports Report
TURBOTVILLE, Pa. — Warrior Run won four of the last five matches here Wednesday night to pull out a 35-29 win over Athens in non-league wrestling action.

Warrior Run took an early 5-0 lead on a technical fall by Chase Wirnsberger at 114 pounds, but Athens sophomore Lucas Persun tied the match at 127 pounds with a technical fall of Tristen Witmer in 4:28.

After a Warrior Run pin at 133, junior Karson Sipley tied the match at 11-11 with a  pin of Brandon Bingaman in 1:35.

The Wildcats took a 23-11 lead when freshman Treyton Barrett and junior Sean Peters picked up forfeits at 145 and 152, respectively, but Warrior Run's hammers — Reagan Milheim, Max Wirnsbrger and Isaiah Betz — picked up pins at 160, 172 and 189 to give the Defenders a 29-23 lead.

An Athens forfeit at 215 gave Warrior Run an insurmountable 35-23 lead.

Athens senior Caleb Nason rounded out the scoring with a pin of Noah Johnson in 3:28 at 285 pounds.

There were no matches at 121 or 107.

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IN PHOTO: Athens junior Karson Sipley.

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Warrior Run 35, Athens 29
114: Chase Wirnsberger (WR) tech. fall Connor Garrison (A), 18-1 @ 3:28;
121: No Match;
127: Lucas Persun (A) tech. fall Tristen Witmer (WR), 15-0 @ 4:28;
133: Caden Snyder (WR) by fall over Wyatt Clink (A), 0:44;
139: Karson Sipley (A) by fall over Brandon Bingaman (WR), 1:35;
145: Treyton Barrett (A) won by forfeit;
152: Sean Peters (A) won by forfeit;
160: Reagan Milheim (WR) by fall over Brendan Cooke (A), 1:52;
172: Max Wirnsberger (WR) by fall over Connor Davidson (A), 2:57;
189: Isaiah Betz (WR) by fall over Judah Nason (A), 1:22;
215: Tyler Ulrich (WR) won by forfeit;
285: Caleb Nason (A) by fall over Noah Johnson (WR), 3:28;
107: No Match.