EASTLAKE—West Geauga’s hot streak continued on Saturday with the Wolverines clinching the team title at North’s 2026 John Matteucci Memorial Tournament.
The Wolverines finished the tournament with 228 ½ points, four individual champions, and four other place winners. Berkshire finished fourth with 160 points.
West Geauga’s champions included Caden Kaleal (120), Zander Joltin (138), Brian Denamen (175), and Blake Welker (215), who also recorded the 100th win of his career in his junior season. Joltin and Denamen each claimed their 150th career wins during the tournament.
Trinity’s Derion Williams won the 126-pound title, and Berkshire’s Estevon Huesca and Danny Tiller won at 157 and 190, respectively.
Other placers included Berkshire’s Danny Auth (2nd, 113); Edgewood’s Carter Cline (4th, 106) and Haiden Peterson (2nd, 150); Geneva’s Tanner Williams (2nd, 126), Aiden Fleeson (4th, 150), Carter Hyde (4th, 157), and Dominic Palmisano (4th, 175); Trinity’s Jordan Prescott (3rd, 190); and West Geauga’s Nikita Vlasenko (3rd, 132), Daniel Russell (4th, 144), Danny Sizler (3rd, 150), and Maveric Milnar (3rd, 285).
A double dip today for @WestGWrestling Blake Welker. He won his weight class at the Matteucci Memorial, and did so by winning his 100 career match as a junior. pic.twitter.com/TXdMSsphfy
— News-Herald preps (@NHPreps) January 11, 2026
Danny Tiller of @BHSBadgerDen discusses his 4-1 championship match today at the Matteucci Memorial. pic.twitter.com/gDAGAJdYtA
— News-Herald preps (@NHPreps) January 11, 2026
Zander Joltin of @WestGWrestling discusses the journey to winning his 150th career match today pic.twitter.com/dLUiQRiYAS
— News-Herald preps (@NHPreps) January 10, 2026
