By Cort Reynolds
LIMA - The Ada wrestling team finished 18th at the 19-team Lima Senior Spartan Invitational Saturday.
Mechanicsburg won the event with 297.5 points, finishing well ahead of second-place Monroe (190). The Bulldogs scored 41 points.
Ada placers by weight class division:
120:
5th Colton Biederman. Junior Biederman went 3-2 with three pins and won his fifth-place match at 4:08.
Heavyweight:
6th Noah Arnett. Senior Arnett finished 2-2 on the day with a pair of pins, but lost in the fifth-place match by pin.
220:
7th Jonathan McClain. Junior McClain finished 2-3 on the day with two pins, including a win in the seventh-place bout in his weight bracket.
160:
8th Cameron Bober. Junior Bober finished 1-3 in the event, and lost via forfeit in the seventh-place match.
Spartan Invite team scores:
1. Mechanicsburg 297.5 points
2. Monroe 190
3. Liberty-Benton 145
4. St. Marys Memorial 142
5. Spencerville 140
6. Shawnee 123.5
7. Paulding 112.5
8. Delphos St. John's 104
9. Jefferson 94
10. Edgerton 93
11. Tippecanoe 81.5
12. LCC 73.5
13. Bath 72
14. Lima Senior 64.5
15. Cory-Rawson 62.5
16. Antwerp 57
17. Tiffin Calvert 54
18. Ada 41
19. Elida 36
The Bulldog matmen return to action January 24-25 at the Marion Pleasant Invitational.
