PIAA State Tournament Recap
The Big Macs put on one final performance of the season at the PIAA State Tournament. The team brought three wrestlers and placed two of them. After four years in pursuit of a State title, Logan Macri accomplished his goal by plowing through the 120 lb. weight class. With the finals win, Logan became CM's 44th State Champion. Gerrit Nijenhuis also made his way onto the podium with a bronze medal. Though he lost in the semifinals on a controversial call, Gerrit wrestled back for 3rd at 160 lbs. CM’s final wrestler, Tim Hritsko wrestled for his first time in the Individual State tournament and earned two wins before falling in the bloodround to go to placing. While Tim did not place, his points accumulated with his teammates earned the team a respectable 5th place team finish with 53.5 points behind Kiski (60 pts), Bethlehem Catholic (68.5 pts), Cathedral Prep (72 pts), and Nazareth (87 pts). Below are the match-by-match scores, as found on FloArena:
The Big Macs put on one final performance of the season at the PIAA State Tournament. The team brought three wrestlers and placed two of them. After four years in pursuit of a State title, Logan Macri accomplished his goal by plowing through the 120 lb. weight class. With the finals win, Logan became CM's 44th State Champion. Gerrit Nijenhuis also made his way onto the podium with a bronze medal. Though he lost in the semifinals on a controversial call, Gerrit wrestled back for 3rd at 160 lbs. CM’s final wrestler, Tim Hritsko wrestled for his first time in the Individual State tournament and earned two wins before falling in the bloodround to go to placing. While Tim did not place, his points accumulated with his teammates earned the team a respectable 5th place team finish with 53.5 points behind Kiski (60 pts), Bethlehem Catholic (68.5 pts), Cathedral Prep (72 pts), and Nazareth (87 pts). Below are the match-by-match scores, as found on FloArena:
Logan Macri (120) - State Champion
Round 1 - Logan Macri dec Brandon Meredith (Spring Ford), (10-4)
Quarterfinals - Logan Macri tech fall Rafael Portilla (Carlisle), (23-8)
Semifinals - Logan Macri dec Sean Pierson (Nazareth), (5-2)
Finals - Logan Macri dec Doug Zapf (Downingtown West), (3-2)
Tim Hritsko (138) - DNP
Pigtail - Tim Hritsko fall Nathan Swartz (Hollidaysburg), (5:57)
Round 1 - Ryan Anderson (Bethlehem Catholic) tech fall Tim Hritsko, (17-2)
Consy Round 2 - Tim Hritsko dec Antonio Petrucelli (Owen J. Roberts), (9-3)
Blood Round - Cameron Robinson (Council Rock North) dec Tim Hritsko, (7-4)
Gerrit Nijenhuis (160) - 3rd Place
Round 1 - Gerrit Nijenhuis fall Patrick O’Neill (North Penn), (3:47)
Quarterfinals - Gerrit Nijenhuis fall Ethan Baney (South Western), (1:16)
Semifinals - Carter Starocci (Cathedral Prep) dec Gerrit Nijenhuis, (3-1 OT)
Consy Round 5 - Gerrit Nijenhuis fall Jacob Burgette (Scranton), (2:07)
Consy Finals - Gerrit Nijenhuis dec Luke Stout (Mt. Lebanon), (3-0)
Cover Photo Source: Observer Reporter
WPIAL AAA Championships Recap
The Big Macs came into the WPIAL Championship weekend with ten qualifiers from the Section IV tournament, and three placed in the top 4 to advance onto the PIAA tournament. Hritsko placed 4th at 138 lbs. after losing in the semifinals to and winning in the “blood round.” At the 160 lb. weight class, Nijenhuis took home a silver medal with a great run through the bracket and a loss to Hartman of Belle Vernon in the finals. Logan Macri (120 lbs) came away with another impressive victory over Louis Newell of Seneca Valley. This is Logan's first WPIAL Title, which adds him to the list as another name on the board of WPIAL Champs
The Big Macs came into the WPIAL Championship weekend with ten qualifiers from the Section IV tournament, and three placed in the top 4 to advance onto the PIAA tournament. Hritsko placed 4th at 138 lbs. after losing in the semifinals to and winning in the “blood round.” At the 160 lb. weight class, Nijenhuis took home a silver medal with a great run through the bracket and a loss to Hartman of Belle Vernon in the finals. Logan Macri (120 lbs) came away with another impressive victory over Louis Newell of Seneca Valley. This is Logan's first WPIAL Title, which adds him to the list as another name on the board of WPIAL Champs.
Among the other wrestlers, Tanner Rohaley came up just short with a 2-0 loss in the blood round to Nick Acuna (Moon) while Jimmy Baxter (106), Evan Miller (170), and Giomar Ramos (Hwt) all wrestled their hearts out with valiant efforts in the 3rd Round Consys. And a hats off also goes to Jacob Gardner (113), Kenny Hayman (126), and Dimitri Pihiou (152) on wrestling some tough competition. All of these Big Macs had excellent seasons and many will be back for blood next year.
Full results can be found on FloWrestling. Macri, Hritsko, and Nijenhuis will all wrestle in Hershey on Thursday, March 8. Below are the results from the Finals and Consy Finals matches:
1st/2nd
120 Logan Macri dec. Louis Newell (Seneca Valley), 4-3 - 1st
160 Zach Hartman (Belle Vernon) dec. Gerrit Nijenhuis, 3-1 - 2nd
3rd/4th
138 Ty Linsenbigler (Hempfield) dec. Tim Hritsko, 7-2 - 4th
Learn more about the advancing wrestlers in their Wrestler of the Week profiles:
Click to read the results and articles in the Observer-Reporter:
Canon-McMillan's Macri rolls to first WPIAL title
Nijenhuis moving in right direction to win gold medal
Cover Photo Source: Observer-Reporter
Mid-Season Canon-McMillan Wrestling Updates (CCNS, JH, HS, College)
The new year has come, so it's time to check in on all that has happened in Canon-McMillan wrestling so far this 2017-2018 season. Let's check in on the College, High School, Junior High, and Coaching world of wrestling.
College
- Dalton Macri (UNC) [125 lbs] - 2-2 record, #9 in NCAA
- Brendan Price (Pitt) [125 lbs]
- Connor Schram (Stanford) [125 lbs] - Hokie Open (1st), CKLV (6th), #16 in NCAA
- Tony Mastrangelo (Waynesburg) [133 lbs]
- Matt Oblock (Wheeling Jesuit) [141 lbs]
- Solomon Chishko (Virginia Tech) [149 lbs] - 5-2 record, #8 in NCAA
- Brendan Furman (Finger Lakes) [285 lbs] - 9-6 record, Cleveland Open (6th)
- Nick Konyk (Mercyhurst) [184 lbs] - Ohio Intercollegiate Open (3rd)
The Big Macs place 4th at the North Canton Tournament.
HS Matches (3-0 Record)
Montour
CM wins 71-9.
Gardner (120), Ross (132), Hritsko (138), Rohaley (145), Nijenhuis (160), Miller (170), Hendal (195), Minis (220) and Ramos (Hvy) all won by fall.
Chartiers Valley
CM wins 66-6.
Binni (113), Hayman (120), Hritsko (138), Rohaley (145), Pihiou (152), Wolfgramm (160), Miller (170), Hendel (195) all pinned for the Big Macs.
Kiski Area
CM wins 36-27. Alumni Night honors wrestlers from the past 90 years, Gunners & Big Macs alike. Coach Mary's 2012 & 2013 State Championship teams were also honored.
Baxter (106), Binni (113), Macri (126), and Rohaley (220) had pins for CM. Hayman (120) had big win over #2 in the WPIAL, Miller. Nijenhuis (160) and Ramos (Hwt) also had decisions.
HS Tournaments
Cumberland Valley Kickoff Classic
CM places 4th overall behind Cumberland Valley, Easton, and Bishop McDevitt.
120 - Kenny Hayman (3rd)
126 - Logan Macri (3rd)
138 - Tim Hritsko (4th)
160 - Gerrit Nijenhuis (1st)
North Canton Tournament
CM places 4th overall behind Wadsworth, Cuyahoga Valley, and Louisville.
106 - Jimmy Baxter (3rd)
113 - Michael Binni (4th)
120 - Kenny Hayman (1st)
138 - Tim Hritsko (3rd)
160 - Gerrit Nijenhuis (2nd)
Powerade Tournament
CM place 8th overall, beating out Waynesburg and Kiski.
JV
145 - Skylar Adams (3rd)
170 - Evan Miller (1st)
195 - Alec Hendal (2nd)
285 - Giomar Ramos (4th)
Varsity
120 - Logan Macri (1st)
138 - Tim Hritsko (6th)
160 - Gerrit Nijenhuis (3rd)
WPIAL Rankings (As of 1/2)
Team - CM (#1)
106 - Jimmy Baxter (#7)
113 - Michael Binni (#5)
120 - Logan Macri (#1)
126 - Kenny Hayman (#3)
138 - Tim Hritsko (#3)
160 - Gerrit Nijenhuis (#2)
195 - Alec Hendal (#10)
220 - Zach Rohaley (#4)
CM's Junior High wins the Greensburg Salem Tournament
Junior High (11-0 Record)
Matches
88-9 (Montour)
72-24 (Chartiers Valley)
Seneca Valley Duals Champions
68-24 (Hempfield)
78-21 (Burrell)
51-39 (Kiski)
85-16 (Quaker Valley)
90-9 (South Fayette)
Greensburg Salem Dual Meet Champions
87-15 (Mt. Pleasant)
104-0 (Latrobe Orange)
72-21 (Greensburg Salem)
58-39 (Kiski)
CCNS/JH
Viper Duals Champs (K-8)
88-12 (MD Eagles)
62-21 (Central MD)
91-0 (Vipers Wrestling Club)
70-24 (Naval Academy)
Other CM Happenings
- Colin Johnston named head wrestling coach at Pitt-Bradford
- Coach Mary celebrates the 12 Days of Chris-mas
Sources: Finger Lakes, FloWrestling, Mercyhurst, Observer Reporter, Pitt, Pittsburgh Tribune, Stanford, Track Wrestling, UNC, Virginia Tech, Waynesburg, Wheeling Jesuit, WrestleStat
Wrestler of the Week: Logan Macri
Congrats to our first Wrestler of the Week, Logan Macri! This recognition comes after the announcement of the recent news of his college commitment. For more than twelve years, Logan has been polishing his wrestling technique.
Source: PA Power Wrestling
The 2017-2018 High School wrestling season has officially begun, and the best way to start it off is with our new “Wrestler of the Week” series. Each week throughout the course of the season, the CM Wrestling Alumni Association will highlight one of the Big Mac's wrestlers.
Congrats to our first Wrestler of the Week, Logan Macri! This recognition comes after the announcement of the recent news of his college commitment. For more than twelve years, Logan has been polishing his wrestling technique. Fans may be familiar with his older brother, Dalton, who went through the program and is currently wrestling at UNC. Like many fans, Logan also enjoys watching his brother wrestle; one of his favorite memories in the sport was watching his brother wrestle in Madison Square Garden at the 2016 NCAA tournament.
When he is not on the mat, Logan enjoys eating at his favorite restaurant, Outback Steakhouse -- or daydreaming about the steak when he is cutting weight. In the off-season he is a bit of an outdoorsman, taking part in wake-surfing and downhill mountain-biking. Logan also likes to cheer on all of the Pittsburgh sports teams with his friends.
Logan enters his last season at Canon Mac with a career record of 113-28 and as the #34 ranked senior in Pennsylvania by PA Power Wrestling. While he made the Powerade finals and placed 5th at the PIAA state tournament in 2016-2017, Logan has ambitious goals of winning both the Powerade and PIAA state tournaments this season. Logan will be continuing his wrestling career in college at the University of Tennessee Chattanooga.
Cover photo source: PA Power Wrestling