As time ticked down in the last match of the deadlocked meet, Martha Gao ’17 quickly scrambled across the mat to take down her opponent, securing a crucial point in Andover Wrestling’s 34-33 victory over Deerfield. Andover rebounded from a tough 54-21 loss at home to Northfield Mount Hermon (NMH) on Friday, sweeping the quad-meet…
Wrestling
Andover Wrestling Extends Winning Streak to Three Meets
By Katherine Hu
After a prolonged struggle in the center of the mat, newcomer Eamon Garrity-Rokous ’20 pinned his opponent to secure key points for Andover Wrestling in a tri-meet against Brooks and Andover High School on Saturday. Garrity-Rokous’s 11-10 decision victory propelled Andover to defeat both of its opponents, winning 43-27 and 52-15 against Brooks and Andover…
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Andover Bounces Back From Early Loss, Securing First Win
By Katherine Hu
In the last seconds of his match, Adam Cohen ’18 scored a crucial takedown to secure the official win for Andover Wrestling over St. Paul’s. Rebounding from its 43-30 loss to Choate in its season opener last Saturday, Andover earned its first victory of the season by defeating St. Paul’s 45-30 in a home meet,…
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Girls Wrestling Wins U.S.A. Wrestling Massachusetts State Girl’s Folkstyle Tournament
By JENNIFER LEE
Four female wrestlers from Andover competed at the 2016 U.S.A. Wrestling Massachusetts State Girl’s Folkstyle tournament over Spring Vacation, which was held at Springfield Technical Community College. Second-year wrestlers Josie Simmons ’17 and Martha Gao ’17 both won individual titles in the 120-pound weight group and 130-pound weight group, respectively. First-year wrestlers Lizzy Seero ’18…
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Andover Places 16th Out of 45 at Nepsac Tournament
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After a long struggle in the center of the ring, three-year wrestler Alex Cleveland ’17 pinned his opponent to secure key points for Andover Wrestling at the New England Preparatory School Athletic Council (Nepsac) Tournament last weekend. Cleveland’s fifth place finish in the 106-pound weight class propelled Andover to a 16th place overall finish with…