Sophomore Tre Lovisone at 190 earned a WCAC second place, after pinning second seeded Jamie Hunter of DeMatha in the semifinals.
Sophomore Tre Lovisone earned a second place finish in the 2014 Washington Catholic Athletic Conference Wrestling championship at DeMatha’s Convocation Center on Saturday. Good Counsel swept away the competition to win their third title in four years. The tourney also marked the final appearance for the Conference’s senior coach, **** Messier of DeMatha who will retire at the season’s conclusion.
Bishop Ireton also earned fourth place finishes from senior Conor Reilly and sophomore Max Russell at 113 and 106 respectively. For Lovisone, it was a strong run for the third seeded 195 pounder, who pinned second seeded Jamie Hunter of DeMatha in 4:33 before he squared off with Good Counsel’s top seeded Kevin Snyder, younger brother of Kyle Snyder, who now spends his senior year in Colorado Springs at the US Olympic training facility. Kevin proved to be quite a talent as well winning the title with a technical fall 23-8 over Lovisone in the championship.
For Coach Don Dight’s young grapplers it was a dual meet season of experience-gaining growth. They posted a 12-10 dual meet mark for the campaign and look to have a number of returning letterwinners for the seasons ahead. For the Cardinals the St. Albans Invitational is set for Friday and Saturday followed by the VISAA state tournament in the Tidewater area the following weekend. Depending upon the invitations, Bishop Ireton will end the season after states, with a possible trip to LeHigh for National Preps dependent upon the wrestlers success at their final two tournaments.
WCAC Team Results:
Good Counsel 228.5
DeMatha 167.5
St Johns 144.5
St Mary’s Ryken 100
Paul VI 99
Bishop O’Connell 72
Gonzaga 65
Bishop McNamara 40
Bishop Ireton 39
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