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WALTON – Both the Purple Tornado of Norwich and Bears of Bainbridge-Guilford-Afton-Harpursville received seeds in the Section IV Division-II Dual Championships. The No. 3 Tornado and the fourth-seeded Bears won their quarterfinals match, moving into the semifinals. However, that is where their road to the finals ended as both fell to the No. 1 and No. 2 seeded teams.

No. 3 Norwich 40, No. 6 Owego 33

The Purple Tornado started off against the Indians in the opening round of the tournament. With the match starting on the 132 bout, Norwich’s Joey Marvin gave his team the early 3-0 lead, defeating Owego’s Avery Middendorf with a 10-3 decision.

The Indians took a 12-3 lead after back-to-back wins by pinfall at 138 and 145 pounds.

Kegan Wright pulled Norwich within six points after a close 2-0 decision win in his 152 pound match. Wright and Owego’s Austin Culver went the first two periods with no score. To start the final period, Wright chose the down position. It paid off when his move landed him the reversal, scoring the only points of the match. The Norwich senior rode out the rest of the time to pick up the close win.

At 160, Mikey Squires received a forfeit and six points towards Norwich’s team total to tie the match at 12-12.

The Indians then won the next four bouts of the dual with one forfeit, one pinfall, a 5-0 decision win and a questionable 6-4 overtime victory.