MYA Wrestling Hosts 13th Annual Tomahawk Throwdown

The Merrimack Youth Wrestling Program hosted the 13^th annual Tomahawk Throwdown at Merrimack High School on March 24, 2019. 27 MYA wrestlers represented at the Tomahawk Throwdown. Additionally, Merrimack participated in the Marshwoods New England Youth Wrestling Classic in Portland, ME on March 30, 2019. This tournament attracts the best competition in New England and Merrimack brought 8 wrestlers to compete with the final results below:

Tomahawk Throwdown:

8U wrestlers Calissa Bell, Wyatt Chaput, Caleb Bell and Ryan McMahon wrestled tough in their 62, 53 and 43 lb brackets, respectively. Other 8U wrestlers Bennett Meehan and Quentin Ellison each had one win by points on the day taking home third place medal. Kameron Lewis had one win by points and one win by pin also taking third place on the podium. Allison McMahon had her first career win taking home second place on the day. And the 8U bracket was rounded out by Cash Torres who defeated his opponent by pin who fell to injury taking home first place medal.

10U wrestlers Luke Emond and Liam Newman wrestled tough in their respective 77 and 71lb brackets. Ryan Marone, Aiden Kennedy and Micah Dodds all snagged one win by points on the day. Dodds secured third place on the podium. Other 10U wresters Emerson Haddad and Rhys Dewar secured second and first place respectively. Emmi pinned two of her opponents en route to second place medal. Dewar capped his season breezing through his competition pinning three of his opponents and defeating fellow Tomahawk teammate by points for the champ title.

12U wrestler Patrick Donahoe wrestled hard in his 73lb bracket. John Regal also wrestled tough in his 97lb bracket taking home third place medal. All other 12U wrestlers secured one win on the day taking home second place medal: Cayden Dine, Ivey Johnson, Jackson Meehan, Nicolin Stevens, Griffin Turgeon. Gryffen Gelinas also secured one win by pin on the day taking home third place medal.

14U wrestlers Brendan Curley and Austin Shea wreslted tough on the day. Owen Forrest had two wins by pin and one win by points taking home first place medal.

Marshwoods:

Kindergartner Bennett Meehan wrestled tough on the day.

First grader Kameron Lewis fell in his first match but wrestled back with a vengeance in consis to pin his way to third place medal.

Third grader Ryan Marone and fourth graders Micah Dodds and Luke Emond fought hard on the day.

Fifth grader Cayden Dine who has been on hiatis from wrestling this season decided he had something to prove and competed against the best competition in New England winning his way to the finals to take second place trophy. Jackson Meehan, grade 5, went 2-2 on the day to take fifth place medal. Other fifth grader John Regal wrestled hard in his respective bracket.

The Merrimack Youth Wrestling Program is part of the Merrimack Youth Association. It strives to provide a safe recreational activity for Merrimack children in grades K-8. The program promotes the sport of wrestling, the world’s oldest sport, by providing a safe practice environment, by delivering high quality instruction, and by facilitating tournament competition opportunities. The program is in its 13^th season and currently has 40 wrestlers on its roster.