CARIBOU – The Caribou Vikings wrestling team hosted its first meet of the season Saturday, with the hosts and Fort Kent both wrestling against Woodland of Baileyville, Washington Academy of East Machias and Piscataquis Community High School of Guilford.
The wrestling season got under way in earnest Saturday as Caribou hosted a meet which also included Fort Kent, Washington Academy, Piscataquis Community HS of Guilford and Woodland. In photo at left, Jake Maher looks for an opportunity to take down Ethan Davis of Washington Academy. Maher, Caribou’s 171 lb. wrestler, ended up pinning Davis in a time of 1 minute and 8 seconds.
Caribou came away with three lopsided victories on the afternoon to successfully kick off their season.
Coach Todd Albert was particularly pleased with the outcomes of three individual matches which saw Caribou wrestlers trailing in their matches, only to turn around and record victories by pin.
“Colby Conroy and Ben Wyman pinned their Washington Academy opponents and Jake Maher pinned his PCHS opponent,” Albert said. “All were great examples of not giving up and turning the tables to win.”
Results of the three matches are as follows:
Caribou 84 Woodland 0 – 103 lb. division, Chelsea Martin by forfeit; 112, Amber Kelley by forfeit; 119, Jason Case by forfeit; 125, Michael Selander by forfeit; 130, Cameron Hill pinned Tammara Thompson, 44 seconds; 135, Brendon Wood by forfeit; 140, Lance Jandreau pinned Matthew Carle, 1:02; 145, Jake Michaud pinned Gerald Ruane, 1:59; 152, Conroy by forfeit; 160, Wyman by forfeit; 171, Maher by forfeit; 189, Deion Caudill pinned Zachary Cox, 43 seconds; 215, Nick Michaud pinned Tim Linson, 33 seconds; 285, Daniel Powers by forfeit.
Caribou 78 WA 6 – 103, Martin by forfeit; 112, Kelley by forfeit; 119, Case by forfeit; 125, Selander pinned Peter Robinson, 26 seconds; 130, Hill by forfeit; 135, Wood pinned Amar Tanovic, 1:00; 140, Jandreau by forfeit; 145, Michaud pinned Cody Sprague, 3:35; 152, Conroy pinned Anthony Soto, 5:10; 160, Wyman pinned Carlos Montero, 43 seconds; 171, Maher by pinned Ethan Davis 1:08; 189, Caudill by forfeit; 215, Zachary Ragot (WA) pinned Adam Thibodeau, 1:14; 285, Jeremy Miller by forfeit.
Caribou 66 PCHS 17 – 103, Martin by forfeit; 112, Kelley by forfeit; 119, Sam Thomas (PCHS) technical fall over Case, 17-1; 125, Selander pinned Jerry Prabhakaram, 40 seconds; 130, Hill by forfeit; 135, Wood pinned Kymber Cookson, 17 seconds; 140, Jandreau by forfeit; 145, Michaud by forfeit; 152, Skylar Bailey (PCHS) pinned Conroy, 3:17; 160, Jake Folsom (PCHS) pinned Wyman, 2:58; 171, Maher pinned TJ Thomas, 3:54; 189, Caudill pinned Jake Bailey, 44 seconds; 215, Michaud by forfeit; 285, Powers by forfeit.
“It’s still early, but I like what I’m seeing so far,” Albert said of the afternoon’s results.
Caribou hosts another match tonight as the Fort Kent Warriors will be in town for a 7 p.m. start. On Saturday, the Vikes take the trip to Dover-Foxcroft for matches against Dexter, Skowhegan, Medomak Valley of Waldoboro and the host Ponies of Foxcroft Academy.
Caribou wrestler Jake Michaud attempts to put the finishing touches on his opponent, Cody Sprague of WA, during the 145-lb. match. Michaud won by fall in a time of 3:35. In bottom photo, Brendon Wood of the Vikings applies a “half nelson” on Washington Academy’s Amar Tanovic during the competition. Wood needed just one minute to pin Tanovic in the 135-lb. division match. Caribou rolled to a 78-6 victory over the Raiders and also recorded lopsided victories over Woodland and PCHS. Caribou hosts Fort Kent tonight at 7 p.m.
