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Avon Lake wins 2023 SWC Wrestling Tournament and Overall Championship

Avon Lake High School won the 2023 Southwestern Conference Wrestling Tournament Championship on Saturday (February 17) on the campus of Olmsted Falls High School. The Shoremen, who compiled 192 points, captured six individual titles en route to its first league crown since 2005. [Complete Results]

Winning individual championships for Avon Lake were Nate Grieger (106), Michael Valerino (120), Jack Valerino (126), Nathan Perry (132), Joe Marconi (157) and Jack Marconi (165).

By virtue of going undefeated in conference duals and taking first place at the SWC Tournament, Avon Lake also won the title outright for the 2022-23 season.

Midview High School finished runner-up at the Tournament with 130.5 points, followed by third-place Avon with 127.0 points and fourth place Elyria with 125.0 points

SWC Tournament Team Scores
1. Avon Lake – 192.0
2. Midview – 130.5
3. Avon – 127.0
4. Elyria – 125.0
5. Amherst Steele – 84.0
6. Berea-Midpark – 83.0
7. Olmsted Falls – 80.5
8. North Ridgeville – 49.0

Overall Point Standings (Regular Season 50% / Tournament 50%)
1. Avon Lake – 20
2. Avon – 15
3. Midview – 14.5
4. Amherst Steele – 11.5
5. Elyria – 8.5
6. Olmsted Falls – 8
7. Berea-Midpark – 7.5
8. North Ridgeville – 4

SWC Tournament Champions

106 Nate Grieger (Avon Lake) dec. Vananthony Trunzo (Steele) 7-0
113 Kaiyon McKinney (Elyria) pin Anthony Mrosko (Avon) 1:11
120 Blake Cancel (Elyria) pin Gage Barbeau (Midview) 2:32
126 Michael Valerino (Avon Lake) pin John Foye (Avon) 2:58
132 Jack Valerino (Avon Lake) dec. Nate Bober (No. Ridgeville) 3-2
138 Nathan Perry (Avon Lake) maj. dec. Mason Fitch (Avon) md9-0
144 Andrew Connelly (Olmsted Falls) dec. Riley Atkins (Avon) 3-0
150 Connor Holm (Elyria) maj. dec. Hunter Anderson (Midview) md9-1
157 Joe Marconi (Avon Lake) dec. Isaac DiVincenzo (Berea-Midpark) 4-2
165 Jack Marconi (Avon Lake) pin Gabe Borror (Midview) 3:15
175 Carter Hinman (Berea-Midpark) maj. dec. Adam Schumacher (Avon) md10-2
190 Ryan Auvil (Steele) pin Dillion Bell (Midview) 4:43
215 Darrius Atley (Elyria) pin Clay Broadhurst (Avon Lake) 5:47
285 Austin Dye (Midview) dec. Edward Powers (No. Ridgeville) 3-0