BUCKSPORT
Every year before the winter sports season begins, high school wrestling teams meet at Bucksport High School to compete in honor of the late Bucksport wrestler Ryan Detour.
Detour died from a long-term health issue on Dec. 7, 2002, at the age of 17 on a wrestling mat at a match in Caribou. He was buried in his wrestling gear.
Since then, a preseason meet has been held every winter called the Ryan Detour Memorial Wrestling Tournament.
On Saturday, Nov. 29, Bucksport coach Corey Darveau kicked off the event by presenting Detour’s mother with a bouquet of flowers.
“We thank Ryan’s parents for allowing us to honor their son in the fantastic sport of wrestling,” Darveau said.
Eighty-four wrestlers from 13 different schools competed this year. Larry Clement and Peter Stewart, the organizers of the event, changed the format of the tournament from the standard bracket to a round-robin format.
“Their decision resulted in all kids who entered the tournament getting at least three matches,” said the referee who ran the event, Steve Patten. “I think the event honored Ryan’s memory and his spirit.”
Results from the tournament were provided by Patten.
Six Ellsworth wrestlers went undefeated in their weight classes: Peyton Cole at 138 pounds went 5-0; Connor Petros at 152 pounds went 3-0; Austin Smith at 160 pounds went 3-0; Trent Goodman at 170 pounds went 4-0; Tyler Hardwick at 170 pounds went 3-0; and Jeff Weeks at 182 pounds went 4-0.
For Bucksport, KP Hilaire won all four of his matches in the 220-pound class. At 113 pounds, Devin Darveau lost only one of his four as a forfeit after landing wrong on his shoulder.
Mount Desert Island’s Abram Malloy won all four of this matches in the 113-pound class, and Wilder Young went 3-0 in the 152-pound class.
At 132 pounds, Ellsworth’s Josh Wright went 2-1.
At 138 pounds, Bucksport’s Jose Tuctuc went 1-4,GSA’s Liza Moore went 1-4.
At 145 pounds, Ellsworth’s Jack Weeks went 4-1, Ellsworth’s David Larrabee went 2-1, Bucksport’s Brody Boynton went 2-2, Ellsworth’s Harry Larrabee went 1-3 and MDI’s Elijah Malloy went 0-5.
At 152 pounds, Ellsworth’s Shawn McKechnie went 1-2.
At 160 pounds, MDI’s Tanner Bickford went 1-2.
At 170 pounds, Ellsworth’s Jason Montina went 2-1, and Bucksport’s Matt Stewart went 2-2.
At 195 pounds, MDI’s Silas Van Dine went 1-3.
At 220 pounds, Ellsworth’s Wally Rumill went 2-2, and Ellsworth’s Gunner Goodrich went 0-4.
At 285 pounds, MDI’s Kristian Wehrfritz went 1-3.