Westbrook has hosted one of the wrestling season’s first big tournaments for the past few winters, and this year was no different: More than a dozen teams descended on the school Saturday, Dec. 5, with Skowhegan emerging as the big winner. The Blazes themselves, an up-and-coming team, finished sixth.

“I thought overall the team wrestled well,” said Westbrook co-head coach John Nicholas. “It was good to get two kids into the finals of a tough tournament. Chris (Kennie, 285 pounds) is the first Westbrook champ we’ve had in a few years, so that was special. We have some things to work on this week to get ready to defend our Tiger Tournament championship from last year.”

Team Scores

1. Skowhegan, 204.5; 2. Massabesic, 137; 3. Mountain Valley, 100; 4. Sanford, 96; 5. Cony, 88; 6. Westbrook, 82; 7. Morse, 81; 8. Mt. Ararat/Brunswick, 76.5; 9. Bonny Eagle, 60.5; 10. Scarborough, 42; 11. Wiscasset, 1; 12. Messalonskee, 0; 12. Gorham, 0

Championship Round Winners

106 – Leo Amabile (Massabesic), fall, Noah Dumas (Cony), 1:06

113 – Cody Craig (Skowhegan), fall, Kevin Nguyen (Massabesic), 2:26

120 – Caleb Frost (Bonny Eagle), decision, Justin Goodwin (Massabesic), 2-0

126 – Donavin Rector (Morse), decision, Ethan Huff (Massabesic), 13-10

132 – Caleb Austin (Mtn. Valley), fall, Samson Sirois (Skowhegan), 3:30

138 – Ethan Boucher (Mtn. Valley), decision, Cooper Holland (Skowhegan), 5-4

145 – Eddie Deroche (Mtn. Valley), fall, Luke Bolster (Skowhegan), 2:35

152 – Jon Bell (Skowhegan), fall, Logan Benedict (Cony), 2:51

160 – Julian Sirois (Skowhegan), fall, Hunter Reed (Morse), 3:16

170 – Robert Heatherman (Mt. A/Brunswick), decision, Kameron Doucette (Skowhegan), 7-1

182 – Logan Stevens (Skowhegan), fall, Brandon Lajoie (Westbrook), 4:45

195 – Trevor Walton (Massabesic), major decision, Devon O’Connor (Cony), 12-2

220 – Max Storey (Cony), fall, Dylan Schenk (Mt. A/Brunswick), :41

285 – Chris Kennie (Westbrook), fall, Lincoln Andrews (Scarborough), 3:00

Consolation Round Winners

106 – Austin Merrill (Skowhegan), major decision, Ryan Shackley (Westbrook), 13-2

113 – Stevie Reckinagle (Morse), fall, Alex Kirvin (Sanford), :51

120 – Richard Oberg (Skowhegan), technical fall, Jordan Douglas (Morse), 16-0

126 – Jabbar Belin (Mt. A/Brunswick), decision, Cooper Van Gieson (Sanford), 4-1

132 – Tyler Fitz (Bonny Eagle), fall, Jett Gould (Mt. A/Brunswick), 1:15

138 – Christian Jensen (Mt. A/Brunswick), decision, Isaiah Cogswell (Morse), 4-3

145 – Milton McCabe (Sanford), fall, Tony Black (Bonny Eagle), 2:13

152 – Kyle Hanson (Westbrook), fall, Michael Provencher (Mtn. Valley), 3:19

160 – Isaac Therrien (Mtn. Valley), fall, Cody Mains (Bonny Eagle), 1:40

170 – Sam Anderson (Sanford), fall, Zac McGrath (Massabesic), 1:27

182 – Noah Schneider (Massabesic), decision, Andrew Blanchard (Scarborough), 4-2

195 – Aren Dickman (Scarborough), fall, Mike Hurst (Sanford), 2:41

220 – Matthew Carroll (Massabesic), fall, Nick Works (Sanford), 2:21

285 – Caleb Vautier (Skowhegan), decision, Steven Genereaux (Sanford), 1-0

Westbrook visited Mt. Ararat/Brunswick on Wednesday, Dec. 9, for a three-way battle that included Oxford Hills. The Tiger Tournament, at Gardiner, unfolds on Saturday the 12th.

Westbrook’s Jon Jaques wraps up Isaiah Cogswell of Morse; Jaques won the match 8-4.Westbrooker Noah Featherson grapples with Bonny Eagle’s Joe Kenney in an early bout on Saturday; Kenney won the match in a 6-4 decision.Brandon Lajoie of Westbrook throws Khaalid Kakande of Sanford to the mat in an early bout on Saturday. Lajoie won in a major decision, 13-2.Chris Kennie of Westbrook, seen here in an early match manhandling Mt. Ararat/Brunswick’s Logan Conklin, went on to win the 285-pound championship.