Ballston Spa Wrestlers Capture Section 2 Class B Championship
The Ballston Spa varsity wrestling team poses after winning the Section 2 Class B tournament held at Ballston Spa High School last weekend. Photo via Section 2 Athletics.
BALLSTON SPA — The wrestling postseason kicked off with a bang last weekend when the Ballston Spa varsity boys team won the Section 2 Class B tournament held at their high school. Three Scotties also captured individual titles.
B-Spa earned a team score of 245.5, beating second-place finisher Averill Park (212). Columbia (145.5), Queensbury (136), Christian Brothers Academy (134), Bethlehem (107), South Glens Falls (87), Mohonasen (74), and Burnt Hills (69) rounded out the rest of the competition.
Scotties Mason Insogna (145 lbs), James Capasso (170 lbs), and Sean Pausley (285 lbs) were all crowned individual champions. Four B-Spa’ers captured silver: Gavin Whipple (131 lbs), Aonghus Paige (152 lbs), Tyler Perkins (160 lbs), Jacob Thomas (190 lbs), and Ben Livingston (215 lbs). Max Kinsey (145 lbs) and Ben Robertson (152 lbs) finished fourth, while Steven Bondar (116 lbs) and Liam Collins (131 lbs) each placed fifth in the tournament.
The victories set the stage for the upcoming state qualifiers being held at Guilderland High School this weekend.