Ballston Spa Wrestling Wins Mountain Duals Championship

JOHNSTOWN —The Ballston Spa varsity wrestling team ended 2022 with a big victory, being named Mountain Duals Champions after going 7-1 in the Johnstown-hosted tournament.

Scotties senior Darrien Insogna was 8-0 on the day, and was named Most Outstanding Wrestler of the tournament. Fellow senior Connor Gregory and 8th-grader Quinton Warlikowski also went undefeated on the day for the Scotties. Ralph Keeney was 7-1 for the day, while Tristan and Cameron Hinchcliff each earned five wins during the tournament.

Ballston Spa defeated Shoreham-Wading River 34-31 in the opening round, and cruised past Adirondack 52-15 in the second round. The Scotties beat Averill Park 40-28 in the third round, and Fonda-Fultonville-Johnstown 45-24 in the fourth round.

The team’s lone defeat on the day was in the fifth round to Saranac, 36-33. The Scotties responded, however, beating Central Valley Academy 36-30 in the following round before closing the tournament with a 51-19 victory over Unatego-Unadilla Valley.

Ballston Spa hosted Columbia on Wednesday, in a match that ended after press time.