Two D-10 wrestlers won Powerade. Two reached 100 career wins. Several won Meadville’s Tool City tournament. What else stood out over holiday break?
ERIE – Only seven high school wrestlers have won the Powerade tournament four times.
Grove City sophomore Chase Karenbauer is halfway to becoming the eighth.
Karenbauer and Northwestern sophomore Cydney Rea each won an individual title at Powerade, a tournament in suburban Pittsburgh considered among the nation’s best. Five other D-10 girls and two boys also earned a Powerade medal.
Several days after Powerade, Meadville’s Tool City tournament returned for its 47th installment. Fort LeBoeuf beat Greenville by a single point to defend its team title.
Action didn’t stop there. Here’s what stood out recently as the D-10 wrestling calendar flipped to 2026.
Nine Powerade medalists
Rea beat Kiski’s Alyssa Tresco, 6-3, in the 170-pound final at Powerade. Before that, she used two pins and a technical fall to navigate her way through the girls’ version of Canon-McMillan’s holiday event.
Charli Rea, meanwhile, placed third at 190 pounds, the freshman falling only to returning state champion Caroline Hattala of Quakertown via 6-3 decision in the semifinals. Two medalists helped Northwestern finish 14th of 71 girls teams.
Corry placed sixth, led by medalists Finley Fourspring (third at 106 pounds) and Koda Kuzma (sixth at 142). Other girls Powerade medalists from D-10 included Sharpsville’s Layla Colich (fifth at 106) and Conneaut’s Daylee Watson (fifth at 112).
Karenbauer’s 1-0 decision over Braiden Lotier of Bishop McDevitt in the 114-pound final followed his 2024 boys’ Powerade title at 107. Grove City teammate Hudson Hohman placed fifth at 152, and Reynolds’ Logan Stewart – who earned his 100th career win in the placement round – finished seventh at 127.
Fort LeBoeuf repeats as Tool City champs
Greenville proved a worthy challenger. Fort LeBoeuf, though, wasn’t ready to relinquish its Tool City title.
Two individual champions powered a team triumph for the Bison at Meadville’s 47th annual Tool City wrestling tournament. LeBoeuf scored 187.5 team points to edge tournament newcomer Greenville (186.5 points) and 12 others, landing the Bison a repeat title at the House of Thrills.
Denny Church (107 pounds) and Dan Duran (215) won their weight class while Carter Friday (114), Brady Bowers (139), Easton Glass (172) and Aiden Struchen (189) each placed second. LeBoeuf carried an eight-point lead into the placement round.
Kaleb Komisarski – Erie County’s only other Tool City titlist – captured an individual title for Seneca at 133, winning all four of his matches by technical fall. Greenville crowed four individual champs, including Josh Perrino (139), Kayson Mataria (152), Gavin Ryhal (160) and Hunter Cox (189).
Titusville finished third with 162 points, led by individual champions Sawyer Wolfkiel (121), Parker Miller (145) and Bryce Watkins (285). Miller was awarded Most Outstanding Wrestler after outlasting his opponent for an 8-5 victory in the finals.
Things that caught my eye
The Corry and North East boys placed third and fourth with 150.5 and 149 points, respectively, at the Southmoreland Holiday Classic. This tournament featured 30 teams, predominately from Pennsylvania’s southwest region.
Rocky Kowle led North East with an individual title at 127 pounds. Logan Latimore (215) placed second while Kael Kimmy (114), Bryson Galloway (133) and John McGuigan (160) each finished third.
Three runners-up paced Corry: Lamech Albers (172), Landon Nickerson (189) and Owen Nickerson (285). Owen Nickerson earned his 100th career win in the semifinals.
The Erie High boys wrestled two tournaments over break, including a trip to the Penn Hills Holiday Classic, where they finished fifth among 14 teams. Andrew McNair’s 215-pound title led the Royals while Lincoln Slupski (139) and Jordan Selby (145) each finished second.
Erie then ventured to the 32nd annual Ripley Invitational at Mayville, New York, where 192 points captured its first team championship in program history. Individual titles by Will Przybylski (126), Slupski (139) and Selby (144) paved the way.
The Cathedral Prep boys won a team title at Perry, Ohio's Pin City tournament. Mario Panighetti (138), Kamdyn Borrero (144), Gabe Dorman (157), Bode Terry (190) and Omar Arrington (215) won individually.
Three D-10 girls won the Curwensville tournament, including Northwestern duo Cydney Rea (170) and Charli Rea (190). McDowell’s Chloe Zacherl won first place at 130.
Warren placed sixth and General McLane was seventh amidst a formidable, 29-team field at Curwensville. Ella Clark led McLane with a runner-up finish at 100 while Kaylee Cyphert (106) and Jenna Kophazy (112) each placed second for Warren.
Fort LeBoeuf won the North Allegheny girls’ duals with a 42-27 victory over Corry in the championship match. The Bison defeated Shaler, 39-34, in the semifinals after beating Norwin, 40-33, in the quarters.
Corry’s path to the finals included a 54-18 win over Sharpsville and 39-36 victory against North Allegheny. Sharpsville placed sixth and Saegertown finished seventh.
D-10 action resumes Jan. 5 when the Cathedral Prep and McDowell boys renew their rivalry in Millcreek Township.
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This article originally appeared on Erie Times-News: District 10 wrestling notebook features Powerade, Tool City, 100 wins
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