(3-5-24) Parkway’s Landon Younker (Jr) is headed this weekend to the D III State Wrestling Championships in Columbus at 165 lbs.

Younker qualified when he finished 4th at the Troy D III District.

Younker will face Dalton’s Greyson Siders (Sr) who won the D III title at Independence.

165 Pound Placers at Independence

1st Greyson Siders 12, Dalton (36-2), Dec 4-2 SV
2nd Tyson Seesholtz 10, South Range (30-4)
3rd Domenick LaMacchia 12, Perry (19-12), Default
4th Paul Hostetler 11, Orrville (29-10)
5th Baylor Weiser 12, Loudonville (45-10), Dec 6-2
6th Liam Mitten 12, Waynedale (36-13)

165 Pound Placers at D III at Troy

1st Hunter Randall 12, Miami East (47-7), Fall 1:29
2nd Levi Collins 11, Waynesville (44-5)
3rd Kyle Lathrop 12, Columbus Grove (37-5), Dec 3-0
4th Landon Younker 11, Parkway (36-7)
5th Ayden Martin 11, Con. Crestview (36-14), Fall 3:59
6th Landyn Knapke 9, Versailles (31-16)

The route to Columbus…

3rd Place Match – 165

Kyle Lathrop (Columbus Grove) dec. Landon Younker (Parkway) 3-0

Consolation Semifinal – 165

Kyle Lathrop (Columbus Grove) maj. dec. Ayden Martin (Con. Crestview) md11-3
Landon Younker (Parkway) maj. dec. Landyn Knapke (Versailles) md12-2

Third Consolation – 165

Ayden Martin (Con. Crestview) dec. Tyler Allison (Day. Northridge) 6-5
Landon Younker (Parkway) dec. Camden Gable (Del. St. John’s) 1-0

Second Consolation – 165

Ayden Martin (Con. Crestview) dec. Kaden Sarbaugh (Mid. Madison) 7-4
Tyler Allison (Day. Northridge) dec. Garrett Campbell (Preble Shawnee) 5-1
Camden Gable (Del. St. John’s) dec. Jackson Young (Indian Lake) 7-3 OT
Landon Younker (Parkway) dec. Aveyen Meek (Covington) 6-1