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Photos: Battle at the Worumbo Mill features wrestlers of all ages
Sixty-five wrestlers — ranging in weight from 40 to 280 pounds — took to the mat Saturday during the outside tournament. ‘We are looking to bring energy back to Lisbon wrestling,’ says event organizer Kyle LaRoche.
Katelyn McDaniel, 16, of Lisbon gives Mark Ketner, 8, of Lincolnville a hug Saturday following their 126-pound division wrestling match in Lisbon Falls. The junior at Lisbon High School is one of 65 wrestlers to take to the mat during the Battle at the Worumbo Mill wrestling open. “We are looking to bring energy back to Lisbon wrestling,” says event organizer Kyle LaRoche. The tournament featured four teams of competitors that ranged in weight from 40 pounds to 280 pounds. LaRoche, the coach for the Lisbon Oak Hill Wrestling Club, said he looks at the wall at Lisbon High School that recognizes over 25 state wrestling champions and four team state titles. “There has not been a lot going on with that wall recently and that’s what I want to change,” he says. “I’m bringing that passion back.”Daryn Slover/Sun JournalMark Ketner, 8, of Lincolnville gets a pep talk Saturday from his coach, Kote Aldus of Belfast, prior to Ketner’s 126-pound division wrestling match in Lisbon Falls. Ketner is one of 65 wrestlers to take to the mat during the Battle at the Worumbo Mill wrestling open. Aldus coaches the Theodore Heroux Wrestling Club. Daryn Slover/Sun JournalThe Worumbo Riverfront Event Center in Lisbon Falls was filled with wrestling fans Saturday during the Battle at the Worumbo Mill wrestling open. Sixty-five wrestlers took to the mat during the outside tournament. “We are looking to bring energy back to Lisbon wrestling,” says event organizer Kyle LaRoche. The tournament featured four teams of competitors that ranged in weight from 40 pounds to 280 pounds. LaRoche, the coach for the Lisbon Oak Hill Wrestling Club, says he looks at the wall at Lisbon High School that recognizes over 25 state wrestling champions and four team state titles. “There has not been a lot going on with that wall recently and that’s what I want to change,” he says. “I’m bringing that passion back.”Daryn Slover/Sun JournalJace Parker, 7, talks with his father, Peter Parker, following his wrestling match Saturday during the Battle at the Worumbo Mill wrestling open in Lisbon Falls. Jace Parker wrestles for the Mat Cats, a Farmington-based wrestling club. Daryn Slover/Sun JournalRhys Hatch, 10, of Rockland gives Levi Genthner, 5, of Friendship a lift Saturday during the Battle at the Worumbo Mill wrestling open. Sixty-five wrestlers took to the mat during Saturday’s outside tournament in Lisbon Falls. “We are looking to bring energy back to Lisbon wrestling,” says event organizer Kyle LaRoche. The tournament featured four teams of competitors that ranged in weight from 40 pounds to 280 pounds. LaRoche, the coach for the Lisbon Oak Hill Wrestling Club, says he looks at the wall at Lisbon High School that recognizes over 25 state wrestling champions and four team state titles. “There has not been a lot going on with that wall recently and that’s what I want to change,” he says. “I’m bringing that passion back.” Daryn Slover/Sun Journal
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