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The Biddeford Tigers, along with the Thornton Academy independents who wrestle alongside them, hosted their counterparts from Sanford, Deering/Cheverus and Windham last Saturday morning, and nearly every possible pairing of athletes played out.

Biddeford/TA beat Deering/Cheverus, 60-24; Sanford 50-26 and Windham 71-16. Sanford beat Windham 54-23. And Windham beat Deering/Cheverus 48-23.

Windham head coach Jason Dryburgh expressed satisfaction with his team’s performance.

“[It’s going] pretty good,” he said midway through the proceedings. “We’re a little undermanned; we lost our heavyweights, dealing with injuries and sickness. So we’re trying to get through that little bump, hopefully getting ready for regionals.”

Being undermanned means Windham forfeited quite a few matchups, putting them in a points-wise hole against the bigger, healthier squads. Nevertheless, Dryburgh thinks his winners looked “sharp.”

“You can’t ask for more than that. Even if they took a loss, everybody’s been aggressive and smart on the mat,” he said.

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“Our veterans are doing fine,” Sanford head coach Nate Smith said, “and our rookies are struggling.”

Likewise, Smith said the Spartans’ Saturday performance was indicative of their season as a whole.

“We have a couple good freshmen at the lower weights,” Smith added optimistically, “Kyle Sanborn and Travis Dion, but other than that, our rookies are learning – they’re learning.”

Smith also mentioned being down a man, specifically his heavyweight wrestler.

Biddeford’s next competition is another multi-school meet, this one at Scarborough. Bonny Eagle will also be there; athletes hit the mats at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 1. Windham hosts Kennebunk and Westbrook, also on the 1st, but at 9 o’clock. Sanford hosts Noble and Portland, again on Feb. 1 at 10 a.m.

Match Results:

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Biddeford/TA (60) vs. Deering/Cheverus (24):

120 lbs – Brian Livermore (Biddeford) decision over Aidan Whitis (Cheverus), 6-2.

126 lbs – Will Livermore (Biddeford) pinned Mort Soule (Deering) in 4:50.

138 lbs – Dominick Day (Biddeford) pinned Mike Macaluso (Cheverus) in 3:11.

138 lbs – Sam Legere (Thornton) decision over Mike Macaluso (Cheverus), 10-6.

152 lbs – Myles Villarreal (Biddeford) pinned Ben Jones (Deering) in :26.

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170 lbs – Nickolay Todorov (Deering) pinned Matt Gagne (Biddeford) in 5:18.

170 lbs – Cody Falton (Thornton) decision over Nickolay Todorov (Deering), 8-5.

182 lbs – Matt Krusiec (Deering) pinned Shane Welch (Biddeford) in 3:29.

182 lbs – Robert Runnells (Thornton) decision over Matt Krusiec (Deering), 11-3.

220 lbs – Shawn Darling (Deering) pinned Brian Daviage (Biddeford) in 3:04.

285 lbs – Mike Darling (Deering) pinned Austin Burnham (Biddeford) in 4:54.

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Biddeford/TA (50) vs. Sanford (26):

113 lbs – Travis Dion (Sanford) pinned Brandon Avery (Biddeford) in 3:08.

120 lbs – Kyle Sanbord (Sanford) decision over Dwayne Dyer (Biddeford), 6-2.

126 lbs – Will Livermore (Biddeford) pinned Pedro Gil (Sanford) in 1:00.

132 lbs – Jake Gagne (Biddeford) decision over Milton McCabe (Sanford), 9-0.

138 lbs – Dominick Day (Biddeford) pinned Dennis King (Sanford) in 2:27.

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138 lbs – Sam Legere (Thornton) pinned Colby McNutt (Sanford) in 1:44.

145 lbs – Myles Villarreal (Biddeford) pinned Ed Hall (Sanford) in :52.

145 lbs – Ed Hall (Sanford) pinned William Wilson (Thornton) in 5:42.

152 lbs – Chase Eldredge (Sanford) pinned Hunter Strom (Biddeford) in :20.

160 lbs – Trey Burnham (Biddeford) decision over Seth Sprague (Sanford), 13-4.

170 lbs – Chris Lantagne (Biddeford) pinned Harley Rich (Sanford) in 2:57.

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170 lbs – Cody Falton (Thornton) pinned Monica Trausch (Sanford) in 2:42.

182 lbs – Justin Roberge (Sanford) pinned Shane Welch (Biddeford) in 1:01.

195 lbs – Nick Ackerman (Biddeford) pinned Mike Hurst (Sanford) in :48.

220 lbs – Andrew Moriarty (Sanaford) pinned Brian Daviage (Biddeford) in :44.

285 lbs – Austin Burnham (Biddeford) pinned Steve Genereux (Sanford) in 1:56.

Biddeford/TA (71) vs. Windham (12):

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106 lbs – Samantha Frank (Windham) defeated Kasey Hall (Biddeford) due to injury.

120 lbs – Brian Livermore (Biddeford) decision over Sean Butterworth (Windham), 18-3.

126 lbs – Jesse Malier (Windham) pinned Will Livermore (Biddeford) in 3:39.

132 lbs – Jake Gagne (Biddeford) pinned Ethan Winde (Windham) in 1:48.

138 lbs – Dominick Day (Biddeford) pinned Dom Cancelarich (Windham) in 2:51.

145 lbs – Myles Villarreal (Biddeford) pinned Dalton McClure (Windham) in 1:37.

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152 lbs – Hunter Strom (Biddeford) pinned Becky Cassidy (Windham) in 1:04.

170 lbs – Trey Burnham (Biddeford) pinned Colby Valliere (Windham) in 1:30

220 lbs – Nick Ackerman (Biddeford) pinned Pat Leavitt (Windham) in :49.

Sanford vs. Deering/Cheverus:

120 lbs – Aidan Whitis (Cheverus) technical fall over Travis Dion (Sanford), 17-2.

126 lbs – Mort Soule (Deering) pinned Pedro Gil (Sanford) in 3:23.

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138 lbs – Mike Macaluso (Cheverus) pinned Colby McNutt in :27.

152 lbs – Chase Eldredge (Sanford) pinned Ben Jones (Deering) in :11.

170 lbs – Nickolay Todorov (Deering) pinned Harley Rich (Sanford) in 3:28.

182 lbs – Justin Roberge (Sanford) decision over Matt Krusiec (Deering), 6-4.

220 lbs – Andrew Moriarty (Sanford) pinned Jesus Molina-Mendez (Deering) in 3:21.

285 lbs – Mike Darling (Deering) pinned Steve Genereux (Sanford) in 2:25.

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Sanford (54) vs. Windham (23):

120 lbs – Kyle Sanborn (Sanford) pinned Sean Butterworth (Windham) in 1:48.

126 lbs – Jesse Malier (Windham) pinned Pedro Gil (Sanford) in :45.

152 lbs – Chase Eldredge (Sanford) pinned Becky Cassidy (Windham) in :58.

170 lbs – Harley Rich (Sanford) pinned Colby Valliere (Windham) in 4:59.

220 lbs – Andrew Moriarty (Sanford) pinned Patrick Leavitt (Windham) in 1:25.

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Windham (48) vs. Deering/Cheverus (23):

120 lbs – Aidan Whitis (Cheverus) pinned Sean Butterworth (Windham) in 1:19.

126 lbs – Jesse Malier (Windham) pinned Mort Soule (Deering) in 2:20.

138 lbs – Mike Macaluso (Cheverus) pinned Brad Randall (Windham) in 3:38.

152 lbs – Ben Jones (Deering) pinned Becky Cassidy (Windham) in 2:25.

170 lbs – Nickolay Todorov (Deering) decision over Colby Valliere (Windham), 13-1.

220 lbs – Patrick Leavitt (Windham) pinned Jesus Molina-Mendez (Deering) in 1:59.

Biddeford’s Dominick Day wraps up his Cheverus opponent in their match at Biddeford High School Saturday morning.Windham’s Patrick Leavitt weighs down his Deering opponent in their 220-pound match. Leavitt won the bout in 1:59.Sanford’s Ed Hall locks up William Wilson of Thornton Academy. Hall won the matchup in the third period.Windham’s Brad Randall holds Cheverus’s Mike Macaluso in the pair’s 138-pound bout.Andrew Moriarty of Sanford and Brian Daviage of Biddeford fight for supremacy. Moriarity took the match, pinning Daviage in 44 seconds.Biddeford’s 113-pounder Brandon Avery looks to escape the weight and the grasp of his Sanford counterpart, Travis Dion. Dion won the battle, in 3:08.Sanford’s Kyle Sanborn fights from underneath Dwayne Dyer of Biddeford in the duo’s 120-pound bout.Biddeford’s Kasey Hall, left, and Windham’s Samantha Frank, right, lock horns in a 106-pound battle. Frank won the match by default when Hall retired with a shoulder injury.Dominick Day, of Biddeford, pins Dom Cancelarich, of Windham.

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