Wildcats third, Vikings sixth at PAC Wrestling Championships

By Chris Morlan

The Pocket Athletic Conference Championship was held at Memorial Gymnasium in Huntingburg last Friday hosted by Southridge High School. This conference meet was moved up a day early due to the bad weather coming to the area on Saturday.

Tell City was originally supposed to host this event, but conference officials changed the venue to Huntingburg Memorial Gym at the last minute. There were thirteen schools competing for a championship. To place in the PAC Tournament, you must finish in the top six of your weight class.

The two high schools from Posey County wrestled well at the PAC Championships. Mount Vernon as a team placed third with 124.5 points. North Posey finished sixth as a team with 107.5 points. Heritage Hills won for the second straight year with a team score of 206.5 points. Gibson Southern finished second with 161.5 points. Tecumseh was fourth as a team in scoring 114 points and Boonville in fifth place with 108.5 points.

The Wildcats had thirteen wrestlers compete in the fourteen weight classes. Ten of the thirteen Wildcat wrestlers placed in the top six of their weight class. North Posey had seven wrestlers competing and did not have wrestlers participate in seven other weight classes. Six of the seven Viking wrestlers placed in the top six of their weight class.

One wrestler from Posey County won their weight class and that was junior Tyson Barrow of North Posey winning the 175-pound weight class. Barrow (30-2) pinned all four of his opponents during the meet.

Placing second in their weight class were Cody Fitts (23-6) of North Posey in the 165-pound weight class, Aslan Templeton (24-8) of North Posey in the 138-pound weight class, and Parker Wehmer (27-3) of North Posey in the 120-pound weight class.

Finishing third in their weight class were Adam Gray (23-7) of North Posey in the 144-pound weight class, Eastin Hall (32-6) of Mount Vernon in the 190-pound weight class, Ira Muller (22-12) of Mount Vernon in the 175-pound weight class, and Braxton Whitfield (21-10) of Mount Vernon in the 165-pound weight class.

Fourth place finishers were Bryce Bourne (16-15) of Mount Vernon in the 215-pound weight class, Monroe Harris (20-10) of Mount Vernon in the 157-pound weight class, Logan Mitchell (17-17) of Mount Vernon in the 150-pound weight class, and Maddex Salee (21-9) of Mount Vernon in the 132-pound weight class.

Cael Collins (22-13) of Mount Vernon finished fifth in the 138-pound weight class. Placing sixth in their weight class were Samual Mort (15-16) of North Posey in the 150-pound weight class, Trevan Bell (14-15) of Mount Vernon in the 215-pound weight class, and Logan Clowers (17-17) of Mount Vernon in the 144-pound weight class.

POCKET ATHLETIC CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS

At Huntingburg Memorial Gymnasium (Friday, January 23, 2026)

Team Scores: Heritage Hills 206.5, Gibson Southern 161.5, Mount Vernon 124.5, Tecumseh 114, Boonville 108.5, North Posey 107.5, Princeton 104.5, South Spencer 98.5, Southridge 92, Tell City 87, Washington 77.5, Forest Park 46.5, Pike Central 14

Weight Class Champion/Mount Vernon and North Posey places: 106: 1.Quin Coleman (GS); 113: 1. Broc Lillpop (HH); 120: 1. Max Stevens (GS), 2. Parker Wehmer (NP); 126: 1. Ty Sisson (TEC); 132: 1. Berke Eisenhauer (HH), 4. Maddex Salee (MV); 138: 1. Eli Hedges (HH), 2. Aslan Templeton (NP), 5. Cael Collins (MV); 144: 1. Jackson Smith (HH), 3. Adam Gray (NP), 6. Logan Clowers (MV); 150: 1. Jordan Emmick (WASH), 4. Logan Mitchell (MV), 6. Samual Mort (NP); 157: 1. Deacon Dressler (GS), 4. Monroe Harris (MV); 165: 1. Scott Altmeyer (SR), 2. Cody Fitts (NP), 3. Braxton Whitfield (MV); 175: 1. Tyson Barrow (NP), 3. Ira Muller (MV); 190: 1. Sam Howard (BOON), 3. Eastin Hall (MV); 215: 1. Jaran Kerney (PRIN), 6. Traven Bell (MV); 285: 1. Hayden Smith (HH), 4. Bryce Bourne (MV).