West Virginia High School Wrestling

1957 West Virginia State Wrestling Championship
February 22, 1957

Parkersburg High School Memorial Field House

There were four contestants per weight class (regional champions)
Scoring as follows: 1st place - 10 point, 2nd place - 7 points, 3rd place - 4 points and 4th place - 1 point.
Pins were worth 1 point in both winners and losers brackets.
The seedings were:
Region 1 vs Region 2 and Region 3 vs Region 4 - weights 106, 130, 148, UNL.
Region 1 vs Region 3 and Region 2 vs Region 4 - weights 115, 136, 157.
Region 1 vs Region 4 and Region 2 vs Region 3 - weights 123, 141, 168.

Thanks to Brent Sams


Team Scores

1.Parkersburg 81.00
2.Fairmont West 56.00
3.Beckley 32.00
4.Barboursville 21.00
5.University 12.00
6.Kingwood 11.00
7.Shady Spring 7.00
8.Richwood 5.00
Wayne 5.00
10.Morgantown 4.00

Place Winners

Weight: 106
1st: Jim Mattern P
2nd: Mainard Hicks BEC
3rd: Walt Warsewich M
4th: Bill Martin BAR

Weight: 115
1st: Dan Gallucci F
2nd: George Thompson BEC
3rd: Millard Atkinson P
4th: Paul Turman BAR

Weight: 123
1st: Ron Wines P
2nd: Bob Evans WF
3rd: Dave Osborne BAR
4th: John Spinelli BEC
Weight: 130
1st: Bob Peters WF
2nd: Dick Lilly SS
3rd: John Carpenter P
4th: Jerry Snyder BAR

Weight: 136
1st: Angelo Viani WF
2nd: Harold Meade BEC
3rd: Bill Rhodes P
4th: Larry Farley BAR

Weight: 141
1st: Carl Gray P
2nd: James Durkin WF
3rd: Sam McConkey BAR
4th: John Pyles BEC

Weight: 148
1st: Terry Dunscomb WF
2nd: Gene Wiseman BEC
3rd: Mike Locke P
4th: Bill Morrell BAR

Weight: 157
1st: John Collins KW
2nd: Tom Holbert P
3rd: Adams RW
4th: Bill Johnson W

Weight: 168
1st: Bob Paxton P
2nd: Ernest Sparks UNV
3rd: Millard Bradshaw W
4th: Rudd Mahoney BEC

Weight: UNL
1st: Paul Hoblitzell P
2nd: Willard Spears BAR
3rd: Glenn Voithofer UNV
4th: Bob Bennett RW

Finals Matches


Championship


Consolation


1957 West Virginia State Wrestling Championship

February 22, 1957

Wt: 106


Jim Mattern-P  ----------+
Dec 5-4                1 |Jim Mattern-P  ----------+
Walt Warsewich-M  -------+                         |
                          Dec 3-2               22 |Jim Mattern-P  ----------
Mainard Hicks-BEC--------+                         |
Dec 4-2                2 |Mainard Hicks-BEC--------+
Bill Martin-BAR----------+

                          Walt Warsewich-M  -------+
                          Dec 4-3               21 |Walt Warsewich-M  -------
                          Bill Martin-BAR----------+

1957 West Virginia State Wrestling Championship

February 22, 1957

Wt: 115


Millard Atkinson-P  -----+
Dec 5-4                3 |George Thompson-BEC------+
George Thompson-BEC------+                         |
                          Fall 3:55             24 |Dan Gallucci-WF  ---------
Dan Gallucci-WF  ---------+                         |
Fall 3:43              4 |Dan Gallucci-WF  ---------+
Paul Turman-BAR----------+

                          Millard Atkinson-P  -----+
                          Dec 7-0               23 |Millard Atkinson-P  -----
                          Paul Turman-BAR----------+

1957 West Virginia State Wrestling Championship

February 22, 1957

Wt: 123


Ron Wines-P  ------------+
Fall 2:20              5 |Ron Wines-P  ------------+
Dave Osborne-BAR---------+                         |
                          Fall 3:47             26 |Ron Wines-P  ------------
Bob Evans-F  ------------+                         |
Dec 2-0                6 |Bob Evans-F  ------------+
John Spinelli-BEC--------+

                          Dave Osborne-BAR---------+
                          Dec Judges            25 |Dave Osborne-BAR---------
                          John Spinelli-BEC--------+

1957 West Virginia State Wrestling Championship

February 22, 1957

Wt: 130


John Carpenter-P  -------+
Dec 6-3                7 |Bob Peters-F  -----------+
Bob Peters-F  -----------+                         |
                          Dec 5-0               28 |Bob Peters-F  -----------
Dick Lilly-SS -----------+                         |
Fall 3:06              8 |Dick Lilly-SS -----------+
Jerry Snyder-BAR---------+

                          John Carpenter-P  -------+
                          Fall 5:43             27 |John Carpenter-P  -------
                          Jerry Snyder-BAR---------+

1957 West Virginia State Wrestling Championship

February 22, 1957

Wt: 136


Bill Rhodes-P  ----------+
Dec 2-0                9 |Harold Meade-BEC---------+
Harold Meade-BEC---------+                         |
                          Dec 5-4               30 |Angelo Viani-F  ---------
Angelo Viani-F  ---------+                         |
Dec 3-1               10 |Angelo Viani-F  ---------+
Larry Farley-BAR---------+

                          Bill Rhodes-P  ----------+
                          Fall 3:37             29 |Bill Rhodes-P  ----------
                          Larry Farley-BAR---------+

1957 West Virginia State Wrestling Championship

February 22, 1957

Wt: 141


Carl Gray-P  ------------+
Fall 3:33             11 |Carl Gray-P  ------------+
Sam McConkey-BAR---------+                         |
                          Dec 4-2               32 |Carl Gray-P  ------------
James Durkin-F  ---------+                         |
Dec 7-2               12 |James Durkin-F  ---------+
John Pyles-BEC-----------+

                          Sam McConkey-BAR---------+
                          Fall 5:49             31 |Sam McConkey-BAR---------
                          John Pyles-BEC-----------+

1957 West Virginia State Wrestling Championship

February 22, 1957

Wt: 148


Mike Locke-P  -----------+
Dec 3-1               13 |Terry Dunscomb-F  -------+
Terry Dunscomb-F  -------+                         |
                          Dec 3-0               34 |Terry Dunscomb-F  -------
Gene Wiseman-BEC---------+                         |
Fall 3:25             14 |Gene Wiseman-BEC---------+
Bill Morrell-BAR---------+

                          Mike Locke-P  -----------+
                          Fall 2:53             33 |Mike Locke-P  -----------
                          Bill Morrell-BAR---------+

1957 West Virginia State Wrestling Championship

February 22, 1957

Wt: 157


Tom Holbert-P  ----------+
Dec                   15 |Tom Holbert-P  ----------+
 Adams-RW ---------------+                         |
                          Dec 5-3               36 | Collins-KW -------------
 Collins-KW -------------+                         |
Fall 3:10             16 | Collins-KW -------------+
Bill Johnson-W  ---------+

                           Adams-RW ---------------+
                          Dec Judges            35 | Adams-RW ---------------
                          Bill Johnson-W  ---------+

1957 West Virginia State Wrestling Championship

February 22, 1957

Wt: 168


Bob Paxton-P  -----------+
Fall 2:39             17 |Bob Paxton-P  -----------+
Millard Bradshaw-W  -----+                         |
                          Dec 6-1               38 |Bob Paxton-P  -----------
Ernest Sparks-UNV--------+                         |
Dec 7-3               18 |Ernest Sparks-UNV--------+
Rudd Mahoney-BEC---------+

                          Millard Bradshaw-W  -----+
                          Dec 4-3               37 |Millard Bradshaw-W  -----
                          Rudd Mahoney-BEC---------+

1957 West Virginia State Wrestling Championship

February 22, 1957

Wt: UNL


Paul Hoblitzell-P  ------+
Dec 6-4               19 |Paul Hoblitzell-P  ------+
Glenn Voithofer-UNV------+                         |
                          Fall 5:35             40 |Paul Hoblitzell-P  ------
Bob Bennett-RW ----------+                         |
Dec 6-0               20 |Willard Spears-BAR-------+
Willard Spears-BAR-------+

                          Glenn Voithofer-UNV------+
                          Fall 3:18             39 |Glenn Voithofer-UNV------
                          Bob Bennett-RW ----------+



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