Riblet, Lane earn 2nd-place finishes
By Cort Reynolds
MIDDLE POINT – The Ada High School wrestling team finished a solid sixth at the annual 15-team Lincolnview Lancer Invitational on December 14.
Columbus Grove won the team title with 207.5 points. Defiance Tinora came in second at 193.5, followed by Spencerville (142). Ada scored 125.5 points to edge Hicksville by a half-point for sixth place.
Ada junior Silas Riblet finished second in the 120 lbs. bracket. He was 4-0 in Pool A. He fashioned a 4-1 overall mark with two pins after he lost in the 120 finals 17-0 to Corbin Kimmel of Wayne Trace.
Bulldog Easton Lane also came in second in the heavyweight division. He was 2-0 in pool A before winning his semifinal match by pin. He lost by a 14-3 majority decision in the finals to Montpelier’s Logan Pontious.