WRESTLING: BLAIR ACADEMY AND EASTON WIN MAJOR TOURNEYSPerennial powerhouse
Blair Academy (Blairstown, N.J.) compiled 248 points to win the 18th annual Beast of the East Wrestling Tournament at the University of Delaware.
Coach Jeff Buxton's Bucs had three individual champions: Mark Grey (125), who won the Ray Mendoza Award for most points, Austin Ormsbee (135) and Brooks Black (285).
The tourney's biggest surprise was unseeded James Fox of
St. Peter's Prep (Jersey City, N.J.), who won the 189-pound title and was named the meet's Most Outstanding Wrestler.
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Easton (Pa.) traveled across the country to win the 16th annual Reno (Nev.) Tournament of Champions with 171 points. Mitch Minotti was Easton's lone champion, capturing the title at 145 pounds, but six other squad members also won medals.
The Most Outstanding Wrestler was Isaiah Locsin of
Gilroy (Calif.), who was the only freshman to make the finals and won the title at 103 pounds.
