Three Ellsworth wrestlers place first in Skowhegan Tournament

By Taylor Vortherms on Sports, Wrestling

SKOWHEGAN — The Ellsworth wrestling team finished fourth of 25 teams at the Skowhegan Tournament on Saturday.

Three Ellsworth wrestlers won their age bracket: Peyton Cole, Dagan Berenyi and Trent Goodman.

Cole, a freshman No. 3 seed, pinned all three of his opponents, including Max Storm of Westbrook, in the finals to claim the 132-pound title.

At 152 pounds, Berenyi, who was seeded No. 2, beat Kam Doucette of Skowhegan in the finals by a score of 7-4. Berenyi outscored his four opponents for the day by a combined score of 54-5.

Goodman, a sophomore No. 3 seed, wrestled up a weight class and beat Chase Eldredge of Sanford 4-3 in the 170 pound finals.

At 145 pounds, Jack Weeks — who was seeded No. 4 — placed third by pinning his opponent, Anthony Barnard of Mount View, in the consolation finals.