Rowles, Crawford lead

FINDLAY, Ohio — One Patriot hit a career milestone and another found herself standing on the podium in the top five.

No. 6 Katie Rowles and No. 10 Amara Crawford both had big days for the Jay County High School girls wrestling team on Saturday at the Findlay Invitational.

The Patriots finished in 25th with 60 points, while Olentangy Orange topped the field of 76 with 223.5 points.

Rowles picked up her 100th career win en route to an eighth-place finish in the 100-pound weight class. The senior won her first three matches but fell in the quarterfinal to Bella Graziani of Tinora. Rowles picked up one more win before falling two more times.

Crawford had the highest finish of the Patriots by placing fifth in the 170 bracket.

The JCHS junior had a bye before rattling off two wins and losing in the quarterfinal. She won two more matches in the consolation bracket before losing to Julia Bollenbacher of host Findlay in the semifinal. She capped off her run by pinning Mediapolis’ Peyton Johnson in 2 minutes, 32 seconds.

Four more Patriots earned points for the team. Despite dropping her first round match, Maleah Parsons won three bouts in the consolation bracket of the 135-pound weight class to earn points for the team.

Madison Gage, Alexis Tipton and Kenady Lyons all earned points as well with Tipton winning two matches and the others both claiming one.