Dale Finishes 4th At The Swiss Mountain Bear 11.30.08
 
In their first competition of the season, the Dale wrestlers traveled to New Bern, NC where they finished 4th out of 10 teams in the 22nd Annual Swiss Mountain Bear Tournament.  The team placed 8 wrestlers in the top 6 despite missing 3 starters.  John Dommert was Dale's sole champion, winning by pin in all of his matches. 

Team Scores

1. New Bern 171
2. Laney 120
3. Havelock 110.5
4. Thomas Dale 109.5
5. West Carteret 105.5
6. Dixon 96
7. JH Rose 91
8T Jacksonville 60
8T DH Conely 60
10. Pamilco 10

Place Winners

112 Drew Zoller (3-1) - 3rd Place
        won by tech fall Ponsock (Dixon) 15-0.
        lost by dec. to Waivers (JH Rose) 9-6.
        won by dec. over Moore (New Bern) 5-1.
        won by tech fall over Hill (DH Conely) 18-0.

119 Alex Turley (4-1) - 3rd Place
        won by fall over Poole (Pamlico) 3:12.
        lost to Boyd (Laney) by fall 3:16
        won by fall over Archer (Havelock) 5:59
        won by maj dec over Williams (Dixon) 18-7
        ** Williams ranked 9th in 2A State **
        won by fall over Camp (Jaxsonville) 1:00

125 James White (2-1) - 2nd Place
        won by fall over Hurd (Jaxsonville) 3:38
        won by dec 3OT Holleman (Havelock) 8-4
        **Holleman ranked 7th in 3A State**
        lost by dec to McConnel (New Bern) 6-4

140 Paden Rudd (2-2) - 4th Place
        won by fall over Holley (Jaxonsville) 1:34
        lost by fall to Tomilson (West Carteret) 5:03
        won by injury default over Harmon (Havelock)
        lost by fall to Corcoran (New Bern) 2:22

145 Brandon Diamond (4-1) - 3rd Place
        won by maj dec over Moore (West Carteret) 13-3
        ** Moore ranked 9th in 3A States **
        lost by dec to Spain (New Bern) 10-5
        won by fall over Bradley (DH Conely) 1:44
        won by fall over McGhee (Laney) 2:36
        won by dec over Moore (West Carteret) 3-0

152 Shane Zupo (1-2) - 5th/6th Place
        lost by tech fall to Dixon (New Bern) 15-0
        won by fall over #2 Vaden (Havelock) 2:56
        lost by fall to Frye (Dixon) :52
        did not wrestle for 5th or 6th

171 John Dommert (3-0) - Champion
        won by fall over Ipock (New Bern) 1:51
        won by fall over Farren (Havelock)  2:15
        won by fall over Dadgett (West Carteret) 3:22

189 Mike Edmunds (2-1) - 3rd Place
        lost by fall to Green (Havelock) 5:58
        won by fall over Barrett (JH Rose) :33
        won by dec over Patel (Dixon) 9-8

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