Sixteen wrestlers competed for the 106
pounds title. Seeded at the top was Live Oak's returning
Division II runner-up Colt Olinde. In a successful beginning to
the season, Olinde, a junior, placed second at Live Oak's "Take
Down Blindness" and the St. Michael "Warrior Open" at 113 pounds
(both times falling to teammate Jacob Chenevert). Moving down
to 106 pounds, Olinde won the Central "Wildcat Open." Moving up
to 120 pounds, he beat Catholic's Mitch Napoli in a dual meet.
Brother Martin freshman Steven Shields placed second at the Warrior Open
to Chris Zea of Holy Cross at 106 pounds. Ten-deep at 106, Shields
(the younger brother of Crusader three-time state champion Nick Shields)
won the Crusaders' starting spot for the Spartan Open.
Noteworthy contenders in the weight class included Zea (#2), Rummel's
Robert Fairchild (#4) and Catholic's Jonathan Bradley (#5). |
Colt Olinde and Steven Shields advanced
to the finals.
Both wrestlers were aggressive in the
first period. Olinde tried several double-leg shots but
Shields was able to fend them off with sprawls. The round
ended 0-0.
Shields started on the bottom in the second period and tried a
stand-up. But Olinde lifted him up and back down to the
mat, but it resulted in a tilt move for Olinde and he scored two
nearfall points. Shields next attempted a stand-up switch
which went out of bounds but was enough to merit an escape
point. Shields then shot a double-leg, switched it to a
single, and then switch back to a double for his first takedown
and lead at 3-2. Shields let Olinde go, resulting in a 3-3
tie, but on an Olinde fireman's attempt, Shields was able to
score another takedown with a sprawl allowing him to spin behind
Olinde. Shields led 5-3 after two periods.
Shields again let Olinde go at the beginning of the third
period, reducing his lead to one. The two sparred for the
next 1:40 until a stalemate was called with 20 seconds
remaining. Needing two points to win, Olinde attacked the
Brother Martin freshman, causing him to back away and lose a
point for stalling, tying the match at five all and leading to a
"Sudden Victory" round.
In the SV round Shields wasted little time in grabbing a single
leg, pulling himself on top of Olinde and between his legs, then
clearing his arm for the winning takedown. |
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| Top-seeded Colt Olinde of Live Oak
tries to prevent third-seeded Steven Shields of Brother Martin
from scoring in the Sudden Victory round of their 106 pounds
finals match. Shields succeeded in scoring the takedown
for a 7-5 victory. |
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