Antonio Shelley becomes 1 of 3 Mentor wrestlers in school history to make it to the state tournament as a freshman. Good things to come over the next 3 years from this standout freshman and some of his fellow team mates.
Conner DeBoe finishes in 8th place at 138lbs. Thanks to all who came down to support the DeBoe brothers, 2 of Mentor Wrestlings hardest workers ever. Nice job boys!
Congratulations to our 8 wrestlers moving on to Districts next week at Hoover. Nick Blackburn, Antonio Shelley, Oscar Holloway and Hunter Colao were all Sectional runners up and Lincoln Splete was the lone champ at 160. Stropko & Bright took 3rd and Compton 4th.
We capped off a hard weekend with a 6th place team finish and a district champ in Antonio Shelley at 132. Becan Hahn 106 and Jack DeBoe 113 finished 4th. Nick Blackburn 126 was 5th. All our wrestlers left it on the mat this weekend, very proud of all these kids.
Mentor Girls wrestling team finishes 4th at NE District tournament. Four girls and one alternate advance to the State Tournament next weekend in Columbus.
Congrats to Ava Nelson being named News Herald wrestler of the week. Ava wrestles 115lbs. & is one of the team captains. She is currently undefeated and ready to continue that streak at the Lutheran West Tournament next Tuesday. Lets Go, Ava!!
Nick Blackburn and Jack DeBoe both hit win milestones this weekend at Maumee Bay. Jack reaching 100 career wins as a junior and Nick getting his 150th. Nick ended the tournament at 153 and is now tied with Nick Sabin for most wins in school history.
Former Mentor wrestling head coach Joe Hada was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame today. Congratulations coach Hada, what a great honor!
Cardinals are Sectional Runner ups! 11 wrestlers move on to Districts next week. Becan Hahn and Antonio Shelley are Sectional champs. Blackburn and DeBoe both take 2nd. Bright and Lloyd both 3rd and Stropko, Crossely, Fumic, Kemeliotis and McWilliams 4th. Lacher 5th.
2nd place at Sectionals today but still pulled out 6 champs and a runnerup. 10 qualifiers moving on to the district tournament.
Hahn 1st
DeBoe 1st
Stropko 1st
Blackburn 1st
Shelley 3rd
Fumic 1st
Lloyd 3rd
Horgan 1st
Kemeliotis 6th
McWilliams 2nd
Pozgai 4th
Cardinals finished the day in first at the Indy duals beating Hudson for the championship. 3 Mentor wrestlers won their 100th career match at the Tournament; Sr. Becan Hahn, Jr. Diego Stropko and Jr Antonio Shelley. Congratulations boys!!
Mentor wrestling finished in 7th place at Districts. 126 lb. Freshman Antonio Shelley(4th) and 160lb. Senior Lincoln Splete(2nd) qualified for state. 113lb. Freshman Nick Blackburn(5th) and 285 Senior Hunter Colao(5th) are state alternates.
Season is officially over today. For our 2 state qualifiers Nick Sabin and Lincoln Splete sorry it was cut short. Right now it is about the outcome but later it will be about what you were part of.
Antonio Shelley finishes in 6th place at the state tournament, one step closer to the top of the podium! Congratulations to all our wrestlers at the state tournament this past weekend. Good things still to come from Jack DeBoe and Becan Hahn and the rest of this young team.
Good luck to all our Mentor wrestlers out in Fargo getting ready to compete at Nationals.
JACK DEBOE
NICK BLACKBURN
ANTONIO SHELLEY
LINCOLN SPLETE
Good Luck boys!!!
2 Mentor Wrestlers will be moving on to the State Wrestling Tournament next weekend. 126lb. Nick Sabin finished 4th and 152lb. Lincoln Splete took 3rd at the Mentor District tournament.
Mentor wrestling finished in 3rd place at the Central Crossing tournament. Nick Sabin and Nate DeBoe were tournament champs. Lincoln Splete was a runner-up. Hunter Land was 3rd. 7 other Mentor wrestlers also placed.
Nick Blackburn made both Ohio National teams placing 1st in Greco and 3rd in Freestyle. Antonio Shelley placed 2nd in Greco earning a spot on the National team and also placed 5th in Freestyle. Jack Deboe placed 2nd in freestyle making the National team as well.
Congrats to all our Freshman who competed at today's OAC Freshman state tournament. Antonio Shelly - runner up
Diego Stropko - 3rd
Nick Blackburn - 3rd
After a shortened senior season Lincoln Splete will end his HS career with 111 wins and 2 trips to the state tournament. Congratulations on your achievements athletically and academically.
Walk through the gym during Coach Sherlacher's practices and you know the guy was a true competitor. Our hearts go out to his family, friends and teams.
@MentorVB
Nick Sabin takes 2nd at GCC tournament today and the team with only 8 of 14 wrestlers finishes in 5th. Also placing in top 4 were Becan Hahn, Carson DeBernardi, Tyler Renick, Mike Hornak and Lincoln Splete.
All still in at states. Diego and Antonio hit milestone 150 in cons. wrestleback. Liam lloyd gets a pin in conso. wrestleback. Nick and Jack move on to champ. quarters. Big day tomorrow. Lets make it happen boys!!
Long weekend at Ashland Crestview dual tournament ended with a second place team finish. Looking forward to Hephner Memorial tournament next weekend. Good job today Mentor!! Shout out to Nick Blackburn and Diego Stropko going undefeated this weekend.
Another good weekend of wrestling at the Josh Hephner Memorial Tournament. Team finished in 4th. Joe Fumic 8th , Becan Hahn 5th, Diego Stropko 3rd, Jack Deboe 2nd, Antonio Shelley 2nd, Nick Blackburn 1st Nice job
MHS finishes 9th at the Mentor District Wrestling Tournament. Nate DeBoe placed 4th at 132 and Conner DeBoe placed 4th at 138. Both DeBoe's will advance to next weeks state tournament. Heavyweight Devan Welch finishes his season coming in 6th place.
Mentor Wrestling Senior class 2024, these guys are the real deal! Great job tonight, looking forward to a great post season. Good luck boys!!! Seniors Danny Link, Nick Blackburn, Antonio Shelley and Diego Stropko.
Great match at Solon tonight. Heavyweight Gunnar Lacher getting the pin and win for Mentor. Final score 33-31. Becan Hahn, Nick Blackburn, Joey Fumic, Brixton Bright, Jake Smelcer and Aidan Ritacco also picked up wins.
Cards have 6 placers at Maumee Bay tournament. Nick Blackburn was the lone champ at 144. Antonio Shelley runner-up at 150. Deigo Stropko 132 5th. Jack DeBoe 138 6th. Liam Lloyd 175 4th and Ben McWilliams 190 8th. Team finished in 4th. Good job Cardinals!
Mentor wrestling will be selling Baker Bands this Friday at the homecoming football game. Help support the team with the purchase of 1 or 2 of our custom Mentor headbands. We will be located outside the main entrance of the stadium. 3 different double sided bands.
Nick Blackburn wraps up 1st trip to Nationals going 1-2 in Greco and 2-2 in freestyle. Great job Nick! Looking forward to a great sophomore season and state tournament run.
Tough finals round at Districts. Finishing in 2nd were Diego Stropko, Nick Blackburn, Antonio Shelley and Liam Lloyd. Taking 3rd was Jack DeBoe. Congrats to the 5 state qualifiers and all the Cardinals who represented Mentor to a 4th place finish at the District tournament.
Sectional Runner-ups
5 champs: Liam Lloyd, Antonio Shelley, Jack DeBoe, Diego Stropko and Nick Blackburn
2 runner ups: Tim Pozgai & Ben McWilliams
2 thirds: Josh Smelcer & Preston Bogel
2 fourths: Lucas Opatrny & Dawson Barnes
2 Alternates: Jack Cuff & Danny Link
Former MHS wrestler Parker Brunkala finished up his Senior season at the Coast Guard Academy earning All American honors as a scholar athlete. Mentor wrestling is proud of his accomplishments on the mat and in the classroom.
Way to be a model of hard work and determination!
5 Mentor wrestlers placed at today's Elyria Freestyle Qualifier: Jack Deboe-5th, Diego Stropko-2nd, Nick Blackburn-5th, Antonio Shelley-4th, Joey Fumic-5th. 3 placed in Greco:
Nick Blackburn-1st, Antonio Shelley 2nd, Jack Deboe- 2nd. Nice job!
Congrats to Shore on winning tonight's city championship! Lots of a good things to look forward to over the next few years! Also a shout out to the mentor community for supporting Alex Piercy tonight. Way to step up, We're with you Alex!!!