Cauy Thomas wins WIC title

Monday, January 25, 2016
(Top) Greencastle's Cauy Thomas was the 106-pound Western Indiana Conference champion on Saturday while North Putnam's Shawn McLaughlin (left) was third. (Banner Graphic/Carey Fox)

ELLETTSVILLE -- All four county wrestling teams were in action Saturday this time at Edgewood high school for the WIC conference meet and Greencastle fared best, coming in third with 165 points behind Edgewood and Sullivan.

North Putnam placed ninth, South Putnam earned 11th and Cloverdale took 12th.

Cauy Thomas (31-3) had the best performance for the Tiger Cubs earning the blue ribbon in the 106 weight class. He earned a win by fall on North Putnam's Shawn McLaughlin (8-4) in the semifinal and a major decision over an Edgewood wrestler in the first-place match.

Greencastle's Joe January (left) and North Putnam's Bobby Phillips (right) lock up during the first period of their semifinal match at 285 pounds. Phillips went on to win in the final seconds and would later claim second overall in the WIC as January placed third. (Banner Graphic/Carey Fox)

Trae Carrington (28-5) placed second at 138 with a 28-5 win over Seth Hancock (29-6) from Sullivan in the semifinal before falling in the major decision to Cale McCoy (32-1) of Northview.

Joe January in the 285 class, Jacob Meyer at 160 and Ethan Tuggle at 120 all took third for Greencastle.

North Putnam's Bobby Phillips (18-11) placed second for North Putnam following a win over January in the semifinal. Phillips fell in the first-place match against Kell Williams (23-8) from Sullivan.

Greencastle freshman Cauy Thomas (top) controls Edgewood's Noah Gardner in the championship match. Thomas claimed the WIC Championship at 106 pounds on Saturday. (Banner Graphic/Carey Fox)

In the 106 weight class, Sham McLaughlin earned third after hisloss to the class champion. McLaughlin won by decision in the consolation semifinal and then beat Sullivan's Charlie Archer (19-13) in a sudden victory.

Will Cruse (10-2) earned the best finish for South Putnam, taking second. He fought his way to the 195 class first-place match against Ty Robinson (32-3) before falling to the Edgewood wrestler.

Jacob Lorimer earned third for the Eagles. After falling in the semifinal he defeated a Cascade wrestler in the consolation semis and then earned the injury default win in the third-place match.

South Putnam's Will Kruse (left) battled his way past Sullivan's Tristen Nicholas on the way to a spot in the finals at 195 pounds and an eventual runner-up finish. (Banner Graphic/Carey Fox)

Cloverdale's Kylar Galloway (16-10) fought his was to the title match to a second-place finish at 160. He pinned an Owen Valley wrestler and then beat Jacob Meyer (18-10) from Greencastle in the semifinal. He lost to Eyan Coldren (22-11) from Edgewood in the first-place match.

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