Wrestling
2019-2020 Wrestling Write-ups
2/29
On the 29th the wrestling team travelled to Noble to compete in the New England Qualifier (Allstates). Justin Wing placed 1st pinning his first round, winning by decision in the Semis, and winning by forfeit in the finals. He was the only champion for the Tigers. Gage Stone pinned his first round, won by tech fall in the Semis, and lost in overtime in the finals placing second. Gus Irwin placed 3rd, coming back from a first round loss. Both Eric and Nathan lost their first two dropping them out of competition.
2/21
On February 21st the wrestling team travelled to Howland for the first annual Dual States. The team was seeded 1st in the North for class B, and faced Dirigo, who was seeded 3rd from the south. After the win, they faced Medomak, the 2nd seed from the South. The Tigers defeated them with a close score, and faced Wells in the Finals. The team lost placing them in second.
2/15
On February 15th the Tigers travelled to Fryburg for States. First place finishers included Gage Stone and Justin WIng, both winning by Decision. Both senior captains are 2 time State champs, with Wing winning freshman year in the 106lb weight class, and Stone Junior year in the 152lb weight class. In the consolation finals both Gus Irwin and Nathan Schobel won to place third. Eric Bennett placed 4th, qualifying him as an alternate for the New England Qualifier (Allstates). The team placed third, with Wells and Belfast taking 1st and 2nd.
2/8
On February 8th, the Tigers travelled to Caribou for Regionals. First place finishers included Gage Stone, Justin Wing, Augustus Irwin, and Nathan Schobel. Eric Bennet placed second. Fourth place finishers included Logan Perkins, Ethan Milliken, and Zach Spizuoco. Justin wing, who accomplished his 150th win last week, earned his 100th pin. The team finished 2nd behind Belfast. They trailed by 18 points, and had several chances and close matches that didn’t go their way. Next week the team has hopes for gold, with a solid crew of seniors looking to be state champs.
2/1
On February 1st, the Tigers travelled to MDI for PVC’s. The team won the tournament with 160 points, earning them the first seed in class B. This placement will be used for duals state, which is taking place this year for the first time. Justin Wing, Nathan Schobel, Gage Stone, Gus Irwin, and Eric Bennett all placed first for the team. Logan Perkins and Ethan Milliken placed second, Zach Spizuoco placed third, and Jonathan Howell-Hanson placed fourth. The team placed nine wrestlers out of the 14 total weight classes.
Andrew Levanselaor, the head coach for the Tigers, won the most outstanding coach. Justin Wing, a senior captain, won most outstanding wrestler. He beat Issac Hainer from Lincoln who had beaten him the previous four times they met earlier in the year. This win in the finals sealed the win for the team and was a huge accomplishment for Wing. He also earned his 150th win on the first match of the day. He now has the second most wins in Dexter high school history, pushing past Andrew Levansalor, the past second place holder. For more information visit the Piscataquis Observer.
1/25
On the 25th, the Wrestling team travelled to Bucksport for a duals meet. This is the last regular season event before the post season. The tigers faced five teams, and won handily against all five. Eric Bennett, a senior captain, earned his 100th win with a pin at the 220 weight class. In Eric’s freshman year he only accumulated 4 wins, and they were all forfeits. This is a huge self accomplishment.
1/18
On the 18th, the tigers wrestling team hosted a duals meet. The team only lost to Wells by 3 points, the defending state team last year. This is their first team loss of the year. They beat the four other teams in their pool.
1/11
On the 11th, the Tigers wrestling team traveled to Skowhegan. The team placed third, the highest for all class B teams attending, getting beat by two powerhouse class A teams: Bonny Eagle and Mnt. Arat. For the Tigers, Augustus Irwin remains undefeated placing first. Justin WIng placed second, Gage Stone placed third, and Nathan Schobel and Eric Bennet placed fourth.
1/8
On the 8th Dexter hosted Foxcroft, Lincoln, and Bucksport. The tigers remain undefeated, beating all three teams.
1/4
On the 4th, the Tigers traveled to Nokomis for the annual warrior clash. This is the biggest tournament attended by the team so far, and had several class A teams. Even with the strong competition, the team placed first. Gus Irwin placed first at 195, and Gage Stone also placed first at 160 and brought home the outstanding wrestler award. Nathan Schobel and Justin Wing both earned 2nd for the team. Several others placed 3rd or 4th. Overall, the Tigers proved they are the team to beat.
12/27
On the 27th, the annual holiday tournament in Howland was cancelled due to freezing rain. This tournament will not be made up.
12/21
On the 21st, the Tigers Wrestling team traveled to Caribou for a tournament. Team scores were not kept, and the brackets had random seeding. Although the score was not kept, the varsity as well as JV competed very well, placing someone in every weight class.
12/18
On December 18, the Tigers traveled to PCHS for a meet. They faced PCHS, Dover Foxcroft, Washington Academy, and Ellsworth. Agustus Irwin, a senior captain, reached his 100th win on a pinfall against Washington Academy. The team won head to head against all four teams.
12/14
On December 14th, the Wrestling team travelled to MDI for a dual meet. They faced five teams, and beat all of them. Their next meet is Wednesday the 18th, at Guilford.
12/11
On 12/11 the Wrestling team traveled to Lincoln. The competition included PCHS, Caribou, and Lincoln. The Tigers won head to head against all three teams. All fours captains as well as Nathan Schobel and Eathan Miliken won all three matches
12/7
On the 7th of December, the Tigers wrestling team attended the Ryan Detor memorial tournament in Bucksport. For Dexter, captains Gage Stone and Gus Irwin both placed first, Justin Wing placed second, Nathan Mower and Eric Bennet placed third, and Ethan Milliken finished the day with fourth. The team earned 120 points, placing them in 4th overall.
11/23
On November 23rd, the wrestling team hosted seven other teams for the annual dexter duals. Pool 1 consisted of Dexter, Camden Hills, Medomak, and Nokomis. Pool 2 consisted of Dover, Guilford, Skowhegan, and Lincoln.
Dexter came in Second for our pool, with a close win against Medomak sealing it. They also beat Nokomis, but lost to a very skilled Camden hills. With the placing of second in their pool, they wrestled off Dover Foxcroft. Although Dexters heavyweights won more matches and gained more points for the team, Dover overtook Dexter in the lightweight divisions and pulled off a tie. Due to Dover having more pins, they won the tiebreaker. Dexter placed 4th overall and Dover placed 3rd. In the other pool Camden Hills edged out Lincoln to place first for the Dual meet.
2019-2020 Wrestling Preview
THE 2019-2020 Wrestling season has begun. With the loss of 6 seniors last year, there are high expectations for the many returning starters. Coach Levensalor, who led the team to 2nd in PVC’s, Regionals, and States last year, stated that “I expect the team works hard every day, I’m a big believer in the fact that hard work pays off!” Coach Levansalor plans on the team placing at PVCs all the way up through Dual Team Championships, a newly added tournament this year.
The team will be lead by a tough group of seniors. Eric Bennet will be chasing his 100th win as well as his first State championship. Justin Wing, a State champion, and Gage Stone, a State and Allstate champion, will be chasing their second state championship as well as their 150th wins.
The team is solid all around, and has the most numbers that Dexter has had in awhile. This depth in the roster will make a huge difference against other teams in meets.
The team has the depth and leaders it needs to compete at a high level. It is well within reach for the team to go far this year.
2018-2019 Write Ups
In Ellsworth, the Tigers and all the Penobscot Valley Conference teams plus Belfast and Fort Kent all faced off against each other for the regional finals.
Caleb Weeks, and Gage Stone placed first. Eric Bennett, Justin Wing, Isaiah Hesseltine, Nathan Schobel and Augustus Irwin placed in second. Trent Scott finished third for the Tigers. All of these wrestlers will represent Dexter in the State finals which will be held in Lincoln on Saturday the 16th at 9 AM.
On Saturday, the Tigers traveled to Guilford for PVC’s against Ellsworth, Dover, PVHS, Bucksport, Dexter, MA, Caribou, Calais, John Bapts, Bangor Christian. WA, Lee Academy, MDI.
Caleb Weeks, Eric Bennett, Isaiah Hesseltine, and Justin Wing all won PVC’s
The Tigers will travel to Ellsworth this Saturday at 9:30
On Saturday, the Tigers traveled to Guilford for PVC’s against Ellsworth, Dover, PVHS, Bucksport, Dexter, MA, Caribou, Calais, John Bapts, Bangor Christian. WA, Lee Academy, MDI.
Caleb Weeks, Eric Bennett, Isaiah Hesseltine, and Justin Wing all won PVC’s
The Tigers will travel to Ellsworth this Saturday at 9:30
On Saturday, January 26 the Tigers traveled to Skowhegan to go against MA, Madison, MCI, Skowhegan, Medomak, and Oxford Hills. The Tigers came in second place.
Gage Stone and Justin Wing both came in first, and Caleb Weeks placed second.
The Tigers will travel to PCHS Saturday, February 2 at 9:30
Dexter Tigers traveled to Howland yesterday evening, Dexter, Caribou, Foxcroft, Penobscot Valley, and Calais were all at the meet yesterday.
Caleb Weeks, Justin Wing, Anthony Woods, and Augustus Irwin won all three matches.
The next meet will be held in Dexter on January 19 at 12:00
The Dexter Tigers traveled to Skowhegan to participate in a 27 team tournament, the Tigers were undefeated going into the meet and they lost to Cony for their first loss of the season.
Caleb Weeks placed second, Gage Stone placed third, Justin Wing placed second, Eric Bennett placed third.
The Tigers next meet would be held Tuesday in PHVS at 6:00
On January 5th, The Tigers went to Nokomis Regional High School to play against Deering High School, Dirigo High School, Foxcroft Academy, Madison Area Memorial High School, Maine Central Institute, Monmouth Academy, Mount View High School, Mt. Blue High School, Nokomis Regional High, Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School, Skowhegan Area High School, and Westbrook/Gorham. The Tigers played against Skowhegan, Mt. Blue, and Oxford Hills.
Caleb Weeks, Gage Stone, and Justin Wing all came in first place on Saturday.
The Dexter Tigers will go Foxcroft Academy Wednesday, January 9th.
On Dexter January 2, MDI, Bucksport, Foxcroft Academy, PCHS, PVHS, Mattanawcook Academy, and Ellsworth traveled to Dexter. The Dexter Tigers faced off against Bucksport, MDI, and PCHS. The Tigers beat the three teams they went against to improve to 11-0.
Caleb Weeks and Gage Stone placed first. A big congratulations to Isaiah Hesseltine for achieving his 100th win.
The Dexter Tigers will travel to Nokomis Saturday, January 5th for there next meet.
On December 27, Dexter went to Penobscot Valley High School to face off against Calais High School, Caribou High School, Fort Kent Community High School, Mount Desert Island High School, Penobscot Valley High School, Piscataquis Community High School, Washington Academy. The Dexter Tigers will go on and win the meet to remain undefeated and will become the first place team.
12 out of 13 wrestlers for Dexter all went to the finals. Gage Stone, Caleb Weeks, Justin Wing, and Augustus Irwin all placed first.
The next meet for Dexter will be held January 2, 2019, at Dexter Regional High School.
On December 22, the Dexter Tigers traveled to Caribou to go up against Bucksport High School, Calais High School, Caribou High School, Ellsworth High School, Fort Kent Community High School, Foxcroft Academy, Mattanawcook Academy, Mount Desert Island High School, Penobscot Valley High School, Piscataquis Community High School, Washington Academy.
Gage Stone placed first, Justin Wing placed first, Isaiah Hesseltine also came in first
Next meet will be Thursday December 27, at Penobscot Valley High School.
On Wednesday evening, The Dexter Tigers traveled to Guilford, to face off against Guilford, Ellsworth, and Dover. The Dexter Tigers came out strong and beat all the teams they faced.
Gage Stone won all three of his matches, Caleb Weeks also won all three of his matches to meet a career milestone of 100 wins. The Dexter Tigers team record will now improve to 10-0 on the season.
Dexter will travel to Caribou this Saturday on December 22.
On Saturday, December 15, the Dexter Tigers traveled to PVHS for an individual tournament to face off against PVHS, Guilford, Calais, Caribou, MA, MDI.
For the Dexter Tigers Caleb Weeks, Gage Stone, Isaiah Hesseltine, and Justin Wing all placed first.
The Dexter Tigers will travel to Guilford on December 19, to face off with Guilford, Dover, and Ellsworth.
On Wednesday, December 12, 2018, the Dexter Tigers went to visit the Mattanawcook Lynx and also faced off against Guilford, Caribou, MDI, and PVHS. The Dexter Tigers won all five head to head matches. To end up winning the meet on Wednesday afternoon.
Caleb Weeks had three pins in three matches and Gage Stone had four pins in matches. To improve their record to 6-0.
The Dexter Tigers next meet is this Saturday at PVHS.
At Bucksport, Saturday December 8, the Dexter Tigers faced off against MA, Bucksport, WA, FA, Calais, Guilford, and Caribou. The Dexter Tigers scored a total of 176 points to go on and win the tournament.
The Dexter Tigers, Caleb Weeks, Gage Stone placed first. Isaiah Hesseltine, Nathan Scobel, Anthony Woods, Augustus Irwin, and Justin Wing, all came in second place to finish the tournament.
2018-2019 wrestling preview
How do you feel about the upcoming season? Do you think it will be more successful than the last?I feel like this season will be a good season as a team, we have a lot of new faces.
What do you think the teams strengths are? I think some team strengths is that we have a lot of veteran wrestlers, a lot of kids that knows what they’re doing.
What do you think the team’s weaknesses are? Well I think the new faces that we have are gonna have a tough time to learn the skills and moves. Also finding the reason to wrestle. Changing your weight for what’s best for the yourself and the team.
What are you looking forward to the most about the upcoming season? I’m really looking forward to winning my second title and winning regionals and states as a team!
How does this years team compare to last years?
This team is younger team, but once we get going through the season I think we will be a tough team to beat
Do you think this will be a big year for Dexter wrestling? I think this year is going to be huge!
How many seniors are on the team? We have 8 Seniors on the team.
-Caleb Weeks
The Wrestling team is coming back from a 16-3 record in dual meets last year, they also have most of the players back from last year.
Their key players are Caleb Weeks returning state champion in the 120 weight class, Gage Stone runner up in states last year in the 132 weight class, Justin Wing returning state placer in 126 weight class.
Strengths: Returning multiple state placers, continuing to improve, work hard ethic, never quits.
Challenges: Staying healthy is going to be a key challenge for the team.
The favorites in the league are Dexter, FA, and MA
-Coach Levensalor
2017-2018 Write Ups
2/24/18
Dexter @ Nokomis for the All State Championship
The Tigers were at the very competitive All State Championship, which consists of all the wrestlers that placed in both the class A and class B state championship meets. This tournament is also the New England qualifier, where the top 3 finishers get to compete at the New England Championships next week in Providence, Rhode Island. The Tigers had 4 wrestlers compete; sophomores Gage Stone and Justin Wing, junior Caleb Weeks, and senior Tyler Beem. Gage Stone lost both of his two matches. Caleb Weeks and Justin Wing were both one match away from placing. Tyler Beem was the Tigers only top 4 finisher, as he took 4th for the third year in a row, he was one win away from going to New Englands.
Dexter @ Wells for the State Championship 2/17/18
The Tigers were at Wells for the Maine State Class B State Championships. They only had 6 wrestlers with Donjoon Kim, Isaiah Hesseltine, Gage Stone, Caleb Weeks, and defending state champions Justin Wing and Tyler Beem. The Tigers came in 4th place overall as a team with 4 wrestlers finishing on the podium. Donjoon Kim was one match away from placing and Isaiah Hesseltine did not finish the tournament due to a neck/head injury. The Tigers had 1 in the consolation-finals with Justin Wing taking 4th. The Tigers also had 3 wrestlers in the finals in Gage Stone, Caleb Weeks, and Tyler Beem. Caleb Weeks won his first state championship with a finals win over Bucksport’s Foster Ashmore with a score of 16-14. Gage Stone took second losing to first time state champion RJ Nelson of Foxcroft Academy 6-4. Tyler Beem was the Tigers final wrestler of the day, and he grabbed his second state title in as many years with a 6-4 win over Foxcroft Academy’s Dustin Simmons.
Dexter @ Mt. View for the Regional Championship 2/10/18
The Tigers were at Mt. View today for the Regional Championship, this starts win or go home season. The Tigers had 6 wrestlers that placed and are now moving on to the Maine Class B State Championship that will be held at Wells High School on the 17th of February. The wrestlers that made it to states were Gage Stone, and Justin Wing who both took 4th, Donjoon Kim took 3rd. The Tigers had 3 in the finals with Caleb Weeks and Tyler Beem coming in 1st and Isaiah Hesseltine taking 2nd. The Tigers as a team took second place, only falling behind the Ponies of Foxcroft Academy by 82.5 points.
Dexter @ Howland for the Penobscot Valley Championship 2/3/18
The Tigers took fourth overall as a team this weekend. The Tigers had 8 wrestlers on the podium, including 5 wrestlers in the finals. Caleb Weeks, and Tyler Beem won their finals matches, Gage Stone, Isaiah Hesseltine, and Augustus Irwin all took second place. Eric Bennett, and Justin Wing both finished the day out in third place.
Dexter @ PCHS 1/24/18
The Tigers were at Guilford tonight, where they went 3 and 1 on the night. Losing another close, tough dual match against Foxcroft Academy. The Tigers were lead by Justin Wing, Agustus Irwin, and Caleb Weeks all going undefeated on the night. The Tigers rallied to 3 large wins over Bucksport(48-27), P.C.H.S(54-6), and PVHS(59-11). They then lost a close match to Foxcroft Academy(42-33). The Ponies got the win from a late minute coaching move, when Foxcroft Academy's head coach Luis Ayala bumped senior Brandon Weston up to wrestle Dexter’s Isaac Webber. The win from Weston sealed the win for the Ponies and their undefeated season. The Tigers finished the dual season with a record of 16-3.
Dexter @ Ellsworth 1/20/18
At Ellsworth the Tigers had a really good day of wrestling. There was no team score or individual placing, but the Tigers did really well overall. They were lead by senior Tyler Beem, and sophomore's Augustus Irwin, Gage Stone, and Eric Bennett, all going undefeated on the day.
Dexter Vs. Bucksport/MA/Calais (Senior night) 1/10/18
Tonight was senior night for the Tigers, and they finished the year off at home with a strong performance, going 3 and 0 on the night. They beat Calais 57 to 18, Bucksport 54 to 18, and Mattanawcook Academy 46 to 24. Seniors Tyler Beem and Dongjun Kim finished their last night at home with 3 wins a piece. Augustus Irwin, Gage Stone, Justin Wing, Caleb Weeks, Anthony Woods, Autumn Irwin, and Isaiah Hesseltine all went undefeated as well.
Dexter@FA 1/3/18
The Tigers were at Foxcroft today where they went 2-1 on the night. They met a really tough Foxcroft Academy team, giving the Tigers their second loss on the year. The Tigers lost 48 to 30, they forfeited the 106, 113, and 120 pound weight classes which cost them 18 points and the match. The Tigers got wins from Caleb Weeks, Justin Wing, Gage Stone, Isaiah Hesseltine, Tyler Beem, and Donjoon Kim. The Tigers then went on to beat Bucksport 51 to 21, and PCHS 63 to 9.
Dexter Vs. Bucksport/PVHS 12/20/17
The Tigers were home tonight wrestling just two teams. The first team they wrestled were the Golden Bucks of Bucksport, beating them 48-30. Dexter’s Justin Wing, Isaiah Heseltine, Dongjoon Kim, and Parker Richardson pinned their opponents. The Tigers then wrestled the Howlers of P.V.H.S. beating them 59-12. The Tigers only had one win coming from Junior Caleb Weeks tech-falling Sophomore Cody Fanning. The Tigers got 9 forfeits in their win over the Howlers, with 9 forfeits before the dual even started the Howlers had no chance in winning.
Dexter@MA 12/13/17
At Lincoln, the Tigers had another good day of wrestling as they went 2-1. The Tigers first wrestled Caribou, receiving pins from Parker Richardson, Eric Bennett, Augustus Irwin, Justin Curtis, Gage Stone, and Isaac Webber, to set the tempo for a 48 to 30 win. The Tigers then had a harder time beating the Lynx of Mattanawcook but finished with a score of 39 to 33. They did it by a big pin from Sophomore Gage Stone, and a huge win from Junior Caleb Weeks beating Travis Musnero 16 to 15. The Tigers then tasted their first defeat of the year losing to a tough Golden Bucks team from Bucksport 47 to 36. The Tigers only lost by 11 even though they were down 2 key wrestlers Tyler Beem and Justin Wing.
Dexter at Mt. View 12/9/2017
At the Mt. View Duals the Tigers rolled to a 4-0 start to their year. They started their day wrestling Winslow. The first match between the two teams was Caleb Weeks from Dexter pinning Hunter Deveaux from Winslow. Next, was Devin Vigue from Winslow beating Dexter’s Gage Stone 9 to 7. Then Dexter's Augustus Irwin pinned Winslow's Ely Yang in the first period. Finally, Winslow’s Alex Demers pinned Dexter’s Eric Bennett. The Tigers beat the Raiders 60 to 15. Dexter then wrestled the Huskies of MCI, the Tigers rolled on to a 48 to 23 victory with wins from Sophomores Augustus Irwin and Gage Stone, Junior Isaiah Heseltine, and Senior Dong Joon Kim. Dexter then moved on to a win over the Mustangs of Mt. View beating them by a score of 50 to 29. Junior Caleb Weeks had a quick match pinning his opponent in the first period, Isaiah Hesseltine tech falled “beat the opponent by 15 points” his opponent in the third period, Gage Stone had a big win over Zach Ward beating him 9 to 4. The Tigers finished out the day by beating the Madison Bulldogs 54 to 30. Eric Bennett, Augustus Irwin, and Isaiah Hesseltine all made quick work of their matches pinning their opponents in the first periods.
2016 Write Ups
December 10, 2016 (Richie Bateman)
PVHS Tournament
Justin Wing 2nd
Caleb Weeks 2nd
Gage Stone 1st
Tyler Beem 1st
Isaiah Hesseltine 2nd
Jacob Hesseltine 2nd
Tanner Hall 2nd
December 14, 2016 (Richie Bateman)
Dexter Duals
Dexter 54 - Caribou 6
Dexter 34 - Lincoln 24
December 17, 2016 (Richie Bateman)
MEET CANCELLED
December 21, 2016 (Richie Bateman)
Dexter 48 - PVHS 12
Dexter 54 - Woodland 12
Dexter 22 - Bucksport 48
December 29, 2016 (Richie Bateman)
MEET CANCELLED
January 5, 2017 (Richie Bateman)
Dexter 29 - Foxcroft 39
Dexter 39 - Ellsworth 24
January 7, 2017 (Richie Bateman)
Warrior Clash
Justin Wing 3rd
Gage Stone 4th
Tyler Beem 2nd
January 11, 2016 (Richie Bateman)
Dexter 28 - Foxcroft 39
Washington Academy Cancelled
January 14, 2016 (Richie Bateman)
Foxcroft Tournament
Justin Wing 1st
Caleb Weeks 2nd
Gage Stone 2nd
Tyler Beem 1st
Isaiah Hesseltine 2nd
Jacob Hesseltine 1st
Augustus Irwin 1st
Tanner Hall 1st
2/29
On the 29th the wrestling team travelled to Noble to compete in the New England Qualifier (Allstates). Justin Wing placed 1st pinning his first round, winning by decision in the Semis, and winning by forfeit in the finals. He was the only champion for the Tigers. Gage Stone pinned his first round, won by tech fall in the Semis, and lost in overtime in the finals placing second. Gus Irwin placed 3rd, coming back from a first round loss. Both Eric and Nathan lost their first two dropping them out of competition.
2/21
On February 21st the wrestling team travelled to Howland for the first annual Dual States. The team was seeded 1st in the North for class B, and faced Dirigo, who was seeded 3rd from the south. After the win, they faced Medomak, the 2nd seed from the South. The Tigers defeated them with a close score, and faced Wells in the Finals. The team lost placing them in second.
2/15
On February 15th the Tigers travelled to Fryburg for States. First place finishers included Gage Stone and Justin WIng, both winning by Decision. Both senior captains are 2 time State champs, with Wing winning freshman year in the 106lb weight class, and Stone Junior year in the 152lb weight class. In the consolation finals both Gus Irwin and Nathan Schobel won to place third. Eric Bennett placed 4th, qualifying him as an alternate for the New England Qualifier (Allstates). The team placed third, with Wells and Belfast taking 1st and 2nd.
2/8
On February 8th, the Tigers travelled to Caribou for Regionals. First place finishers included Gage Stone, Justin Wing, Augustus Irwin, and Nathan Schobel. Eric Bennet placed second. Fourth place finishers included Logan Perkins, Ethan Milliken, and Zach Spizuoco. Justin wing, who accomplished his 150th win last week, earned his 100th pin. The team finished 2nd behind Belfast. They trailed by 18 points, and had several chances and close matches that didn’t go their way. Next week the team has hopes for gold, with a solid crew of seniors looking to be state champs.
2/1
On February 1st, the Tigers travelled to MDI for PVC’s. The team won the tournament with 160 points, earning them the first seed in class B. This placement will be used for duals state, which is taking place this year for the first time. Justin Wing, Nathan Schobel, Gage Stone, Gus Irwin, and Eric Bennett all placed first for the team. Logan Perkins and Ethan Milliken placed second, Zach Spizuoco placed third, and Jonathan Howell-Hanson placed fourth. The team placed nine wrestlers out of the 14 total weight classes.
Andrew Levanselaor, the head coach for the Tigers, won the most outstanding coach. Justin Wing, a senior captain, won most outstanding wrestler. He beat Issac Hainer from Lincoln who had beaten him the previous four times they met earlier in the year. This win in the finals sealed the win for the team and was a huge accomplishment for Wing. He also earned his 150th win on the first match of the day. He now has the second most wins in Dexter high school history, pushing past Andrew Levansalor, the past second place holder. For more information visit the Piscataquis Observer.
1/25
On the 25th, the Wrestling team travelled to Bucksport for a duals meet. This is the last regular season event before the post season. The tigers faced five teams, and won handily against all five. Eric Bennett, a senior captain, earned his 100th win with a pin at the 220 weight class. In Eric’s freshman year he only accumulated 4 wins, and they were all forfeits. This is a huge self accomplishment.
1/18
On the 18th, the tigers wrestling team hosted a duals meet. The team only lost to Wells by 3 points, the defending state team last year. This is their first team loss of the year. They beat the four other teams in their pool.
1/11
On the 11th, the Tigers wrestling team traveled to Skowhegan. The team placed third, the highest for all class B teams attending, getting beat by two powerhouse class A teams: Bonny Eagle and Mnt. Arat. For the Tigers, Augustus Irwin remains undefeated placing first. Justin WIng placed second, Gage Stone placed third, and Nathan Schobel and Eric Bennet placed fourth.
1/8
On the 8th Dexter hosted Foxcroft, Lincoln, and Bucksport. The tigers remain undefeated, beating all three teams.
1/4
On the 4th, the Tigers traveled to Nokomis for the annual warrior clash. This is the biggest tournament attended by the team so far, and had several class A teams. Even with the strong competition, the team placed first. Gus Irwin placed first at 195, and Gage Stone also placed first at 160 and brought home the outstanding wrestler award. Nathan Schobel and Justin Wing both earned 2nd for the team. Several others placed 3rd or 4th. Overall, the Tigers proved they are the team to beat.
12/27
On the 27th, the annual holiday tournament in Howland was cancelled due to freezing rain. This tournament will not be made up.
12/21
On the 21st, the Tigers Wrestling team traveled to Caribou for a tournament. Team scores were not kept, and the brackets had random seeding. Although the score was not kept, the varsity as well as JV competed very well, placing someone in every weight class.
12/18
On December 18, the Tigers traveled to PCHS for a meet. They faced PCHS, Dover Foxcroft, Washington Academy, and Ellsworth. Agustus Irwin, a senior captain, reached his 100th win on a pinfall against Washington Academy. The team won head to head against all four teams.
12/14
On December 14th, the Wrestling team travelled to MDI for a dual meet. They faced five teams, and beat all of them. Their next meet is Wednesday the 18th, at Guilford.
12/11
On 12/11 the Wrestling team traveled to Lincoln. The competition included PCHS, Caribou, and Lincoln. The Tigers won head to head against all three teams. All fours captains as well as Nathan Schobel and Eathan Miliken won all three matches
12/7
On the 7th of December, the Tigers wrestling team attended the Ryan Detor memorial tournament in Bucksport. For Dexter, captains Gage Stone and Gus Irwin both placed first, Justin Wing placed second, Nathan Mower and Eric Bennet placed third, and Ethan Milliken finished the day with fourth. The team earned 120 points, placing them in 4th overall.
11/23
On November 23rd, the wrestling team hosted seven other teams for the annual dexter duals. Pool 1 consisted of Dexter, Camden Hills, Medomak, and Nokomis. Pool 2 consisted of Dover, Guilford, Skowhegan, and Lincoln.
Dexter came in Second for our pool, with a close win against Medomak sealing it. They also beat Nokomis, but lost to a very skilled Camden hills. With the placing of second in their pool, they wrestled off Dover Foxcroft. Although Dexters heavyweights won more matches and gained more points for the team, Dover overtook Dexter in the lightweight divisions and pulled off a tie. Due to Dover having more pins, they won the tiebreaker. Dexter placed 4th overall and Dover placed 3rd. In the other pool Camden Hills edged out Lincoln to place first for the Dual meet.
2019-2020 Wrestling Preview
THE 2019-2020 Wrestling season has begun. With the loss of 6 seniors last year, there are high expectations for the many returning starters. Coach Levensalor, who led the team to 2nd in PVC’s, Regionals, and States last year, stated that “I expect the team works hard every day, I’m a big believer in the fact that hard work pays off!” Coach Levansalor plans on the team placing at PVCs all the way up through Dual Team Championships, a newly added tournament this year.
The team will be lead by a tough group of seniors. Eric Bennet will be chasing his 100th win as well as his first State championship. Justin Wing, a State champion, and Gage Stone, a State and Allstate champion, will be chasing their second state championship as well as their 150th wins.
The team is solid all around, and has the most numbers that Dexter has had in awhile. This depth in the roster will make a huge difference against other teams in meets.
The team has the depth and leaders it needs to compete at a high level. It is well within reach for the team to go far this year.
2018-2019 Write Ups
In Ellsworth, the Tigers and all the Penobscot Valley Conference teams plus Belfast and Fort Kent all faced off against each other for the regional finals.
Caleb Weeks, and Gage Stone placed first. Eric Bennett, Justin Wing, Isaiah Hesseltine, Nathan Schobel and Augustus Irwin placed in second. Trent Scott finished third for the Tigers. All of these wrestlers will represent Dexter in the State finals which will be held in Lincoln on Saturday the 16th at 9 AM.
On Saturday, the Tigers traveled to Guilford for PVC’s against Ellsworth, Dover, PVHS, Bucksport, Dexter, MA, Caribou, Calais, John Bapts, Bangor Christian. WA, Lee Academy, MDI.
Caleb Weeks, Eric Bennett, Isaiah Hesseltine, and Justin Wing all won PVC’s
The Tigers will travel to Ellsworth this Saturday at 9:30
On Saturday, the Tigers traveled to Guilford for PVC’s against Ellsworth, Dover, PVHS, Bucksport, Dexter, MA, Caribou, Calais, John Bapts, Bangor Christian. WA, Lee Academy, MDI.
Caleb Weeks, Eric Bennett, Isaiah Hesseltine, and Justin Wing all won PVC’s
The Tigers will travel to Ellsworth this Saturday at 9:30
On Saturday, January 26 the Tigers traveled to Skowhegan to go against MA, Madison, MCI, Skowhegan, Medomak, and Oxford Hills. The Tigers came in second place.
Gage Stone and Justin Wing both came in first, and Caleb Weeks placed second.
The Tigers will travel to PCHS Saturday, February 2 at 9:30
Dexter Tigers traveled to Howland yesterday evening, Dexter, Caribou, Foxcroft, Penobscot Valley, and Calais were all at the meet yesterday.
Caleb Weeks, Justin Wing, Anthony Woods, and Augustus Irwin won all three matches.
The next meet will be held in Dexter on January 19 at 12:00
The Dexter Tigers traveled to Skowhegan to participate in a 27 team tournament, the Tigers were undefeated going into the meet and they lost to Cony for their first loss of the season.
Caleb Weeks placed second, Gage Stone placed third, Justin Wing placed second, Eric Bennett placed third.
The Tigers next meet would be held Tuesday in PHVS at 6:00
On January 5th, The Tigers went to Nokomis Regional High School to play against Deering High School, Dirigo High School, Foxcroft Academy, Madison Area Memorial High School, Maine Central Institute, Monmouth Academy, Mount View High School, Mt. Blue High School, Nokomis Regional High, Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School, Skowhegan Area High School, and Westbrook/Gorham. The Tigers played against Skowhegan, Mt. Blue, and Oxford Hills.
Caleb Weeks, Gage Stone, and Justin Wing all came in first place on Saturday.
The Dexter Tigers will go Foxcroft Academy Wednesday, January 9th.
On Dexter January 2, MDI, Bucksport, Foxcroft Academy, PCHS, PVHS, Mattanawcook Academy, and Ellsworth traveled to Dexter. The Dexter Tigers faced off against Bucksport, MDI, and PCHS. The Tigers beat the three teams they went against to improve to 11-0.
Caleb Weeks and Gage Stone placed first. A big congratulations to Isaiah Hesseltine for achieving his 100th win.
The Dexter Tigers will travel to Nokomis Saturday, January 5th for there next meet.
On December 27, Dexter went to Penobscot Valley High School to face off against Calais High School, Caribou High School, Fort Kent Community High School, Mount Desert Island High School, Penobscot Valley High School, Piscataquis Community High School, Washington Academy. The Dexter Tigers will go on and win the meet to remain undefeated and will become the first place team.
12 out of 13 wrestlers for Dexter all went to the finals. Gage Stone, Caleb Weeks, Justin Wing, and Augustus Irwin all placed first.
The next meet for Dexter will be held January 2, 2019, at Dexter Regional High School.
On December 22, the Dexter Tigers traveled to Caribou to go up against Bucksport High School, Calais High School, Caribou High School, Ellsworth High School, Fort Kent Community High School, Foxcroft Academy, Mattanawcook Academy, Mount Desert Island High School, Penobscot Valley High School, Piscataquis Community High School, Washington Academy.
Gage Stone placed first, Justin Wing placed first, Isaiah Hesseltine also came in first
Next meet will be Thursday December 27, at Penobscot Valley High School.
On Wednesday evening, The Dexter Tigers traveled to Guilford, to face off against Guilford, Ellsworth, and Dover. The Dexter Tigers came out strong and beat all the teams they faced.
Gage Stone won all three of his matches, Caleb Weeks also won all three of his matches to meet a career milestone of 100 wins. The Dexter Tigers team record will now improve to 10-0 on the season.
Dexter will travel to Caribou this Saturday on December 22.
On Saturday, December 15, the Dexter Tigers traveled to PVHS for an individual tournament to face off against PVHS, Guilford, Calais, Caribou, MA, MDI.
For the Dexter Tigers Caleb Weeks, Gage Stone, Isaiah Hesseltine, and Justin Wing all placed first.
The Dexter Tigers will travel to Guilford on December 19, to face off with Guilford, Dover, and Ellsworth.
On Wednesday, December 12, 2018, the Dexter Tigers went to visit the Mattanawcook Lynx and also faced off against Guilford, Caribou, MDI, and PVHS. The Dexter Tigers won all five head to head matches. To end up winning the meet on Wednesday afternoon.
Caleb Weeks had three pins in three matches and Gage Stone had four pins in matches. To improve their record to 6-0.
The Dexter Tigers next meet is this Saturday at PVHS.
At Bucksport, Saturday December 8, the Dexter Tigers faced off against MA, Bucksport, WA, FA, Calais, Guilford, and Caribou. The Dexter Tigers scored a total of 176 points to go on and win the tournament.
The Dexter Tigers, Caleb Weeks, Gage Stone placed first. Isaiah Hesseltine, Nathan Scobel, Anthony Woods, Augustus Irwin, and Justin Wing, all came in second place to finish the tournament.
2018-2019 wrestling preview
How do you feel about the upcoming season? Do you think it will be more successful than the last?I feel like this season will be a good season as a team, we have a lot of new faces.
What do you think the teams strengths are? I think some team strengths is that we have a lot of veteran wrestlers, a lot of kids that knows what they’re doing.
What do you think the team’s weaknesses are? Well I think the new faces that we have are gonna have a tough time to learn the skills and moves. Also finding the reason to wrestle. Changing your weight for what’s best for the yourself and the team.
What are you looking forward to the most about the upcoming season? I’m really looking forward to winning my second title and winning regionals and states as a team!
How does this years team compare to last years?
This team is younger team, but once we get going through the season I think we will be a tough team to beat
Do you think this will be a big year for Dexter wrestling? I think this year is going to be huge!
How many seniors are on the team? We have 8 Seniors on the team.
-Caleb Weeks
The Wrestling team is coming back from a 16-3 record in dual meets last year, they also have most of the players back from last year.
Their key players are Caleb Weeks returning state champion in the 120 weight class, Gage Stone runner up in states last year in the 132 weight class, Justin Wing returning state placer in 126 weight class.
Strengths: Returning multiple state placers, continuing to improve, work hard ethic, never quits.
Challenges: Staying healthy is going to be a key challenge for the team.
The favorites in the league are Dexter, FA, and MA
-Coach Levensalor
2017-2018 Write Ups
2/24/18
Dexter @ Nokomis for the All State Championship
The Tigers were at the very competitive All State Championship, which consists of all the wrestlers that placed in both the class A and class B state championship meets. This tournament is also the New England qualifier, where the top 3 finishers get to compete at the New England Championships next week in Providence, Rhode Island. The Tigers had 4 wrestlers compete; sophomores Gage Stone and Justin Wing, junior Caleb Weeks, and senior Tyler Beem. Gage Stone lost both of his two matches. Caleb Weeks and Justin Wing were both one match away from placing. Tyler Beem was the Tigers only top 4 finisher, as he took 4th for the third year in a row, he was one win away from going to New Englands.
Dexter @ Wells for the State Championship 2/17/18
The Tigers were at Wells for the Maine State Class B State Championships. They only had 6 wrestlers with Donjoon Kim, Isaiah Hesseltine, Gage Stone, Caleb Weeks, and defending state champions Justin Wing and Tyler Beem. The Tigers came in 4th place overall as a team with 4 wrestlers finishing on the podium. Donjoon Kim was one match away from placing and Isaiah Hesseltine did not finish the tournament due to a neck/head injury. The Tigers had 1 in the consolation-finals with Justin Wing taking 4th. The Tigers also had 3 wrestlers in the finals in Gage Stone, Caleb Weeks, and Tyler Beem. Caleb Weeks won his first state championship with a finals win over Bucksport’s Foster Ashmore with a score of 16-14. Gage Stone took second losing to first time state champion RJ Nelson of Foxcroft Academy 6-4. Tyler Beem was the Tigers final wrestler of the day, and he grabbed his second state title in as many years with a 6-4 win over Foxcroft Academy’s Dustin Simmons.
Dexter @ Mt. View for the Regional Championship 2/10/18
The Tigers were at Mt. View today for the Regional Championship, this starts win or go home season. The Tigers had 6 wrestlers that placed and are now moving on to the Maine Class B State Championship that will be held at Wells High School on the 17th of February. The wrestlers that made it to states were Gage Stone, and Justin Wing who both took 4th, Donjoon Kim took 3rd. The Tigers had 3 in the finals with Caleb Weeks and Tyler Beem coming in 1st and Isaiah Hesseltine taking 2nd. The Tigers as a team took second place, only falling behind the Ponies of Foxcroft Academy by 82.5 points.
Dexter @ Howland for the Penobscot Valley Championship 2/3/18
The Tigers took fourth overall as a team this weekend. The Tigers had 8 wrestlers on the podium, including 5 wrestlers in the finals. Caleb Weeks, and Tyler Beem won their finals matches, Gage Stone, Isaiah Hesseltine, and Augustus Irwin all took second place. Eric Bennett, and Justin Wing both finished the day out in third place.
Dexter @ PCHS 1/24/18
The Tigers were at Guilford tonight, where they went 3 and 1 on the night. Losing another close, tough dual match against Foxcroft Academy. The Tigers were lead by Justin Wing, Agustus Irwin, and Caleb Weeks all going undefeated on the night. The Tigers rallied to 3 large wins over Bucksport(48-27), P.C.H.S(54-6), and PVHS(59-11). They then lost a close match to Foxcroft Academy(42-33). The Ponies got the win from a late minute coaching move, when Foxcroft Academy's head coach Luis Ayala bumped senior Brandon Weston up to wrestle Dexter’s Isaac Webber. The win from Weston sealed the win for the Ponies and their undefeated season. The Tigers finished the dual season with a record of 16-3.
Dexter @ Ellsworth 1/20/18
At Ellsworth the Tigers had a really good day of wrestling. There was no team score or individual placing, but the Tigers did really well overall. They were lead by senior Tyler Beem, and sophomore's Augustus Irwin, Gage Stone, and Eric Bennett, all going undefeated on the day.
Dexter Vs. Bucksport/MA/Calais (Senior night) 1/10/18
Tonight was senior night for the Tigers, and they finished the year off at home with a strong performance, going 3 and 0 on the night. They beat Calais 57 to 18, Bucksport 54 to 18, and Mattanawcook Academy 46 to 24. Seniors Tyler Beem and Dongjun Kim finished their last night at home with 3 wins a piece. Augustus Irwin, Gage Stone, Justin Wing, Caleb Weeks, Anthony Woods, Autumn Irwin, and Isaiah Hesseltine all went undefeated as well.
Dexter@FA 1/3/18
The Tigers were at Foxcroft today where they went 2-1 on the night. They met a really tough Foxcroft Academy team, giving the Tigers their second loss on the year. The Tigers lost 48 to 30, they forfeited the 106, 113, and 120 pound weight classes which cost them 18 points and the match. The Tigers got wins from Caleb Weeks, Justin Wing, Gage Stone, Isaiah Hesseltine, Tyler Beem, and Donjoon Kim. The Tigers then went on to beat Bucksport 51 to 21, and PCHS 63 to 9.
Dexter Vs. Bucksport/PVHS 12/20/17
The Tigers were home tonight wrestling just two teams. The first team they wrestled were the Golden Bucks of Bucksport, beating them 48-30. Dexter’s Justin Wing, Isaiah Heseltine, Dongjoon Kim, and Parker Richardson pinned their opponents. The Tigers then wrestled the Howlers of P.V.H.S. beating them 59-12. The Tigers only had one win coming from Junior Caleb Weeks tech-falling Sophomore Cody Fanning. The Tigers got 9 forfeits in their win over the Howlers, with 9 forfeits before the dual even started the Howlers had no chance in winning.
Dexter@MA 12/13/17
At Lincoln, the Tigers had another good day of wrestling as they went 2-1. The Tigers first wrestled Caribou, receiving pins from Parker Richardson, Eric Bennett, Augustus Irwin, Justin Curtis, Gage Stone, and Isaac Webber, to set the tempo for a 48 to 30 win. The Tigers then had a harder time beating the Lynx of Mattanawcook but finished with a score of 39 to 33. They did it by a big pin from Sophomore Gage Stone, and a huge win from Junior Caleb Weeks beating Travis Musnero 16 to 15. The Tigers then tasted their first defeat of the year losing to a tough Golden Bucks team from Bucksport 47 to 36. The Tigers only lost by 11 even though they were down 2 key wrestlers Tyler Beem and Justin Wing.
Dexter at Mt. View 12/9/2017
At the Mt. View Duals the Tigers rolled to a 4-0 start to their year. They started their day wrestling Winslow. The first match between the two teams was Caleb Weeks from Dexter pinning Hunter Deveaux from Winslow. Next, was Devin Vigue from Winslow beating Dexter’s Gage Stone 9 to 7. Then Dexter's Augustus Irwin pinned Winslow's Ely Yang in the first period. Finally, Winslow’s Alex Demers pinned Dexter’s Eric Bennett. The Tigers beat the Raiders 60 to 15. Dexter then wrestled the Huskies of MCI, the Tigers rolled on to a 48 to 23 victory with wins from Sophomores Augustus Irwin and Gage Stone, Junior Isaiah Heseltine, and Senior Dong Joon Kim. Dexter then moved on to a win over the Mustangs of Mt. View beating them by a score of 50 to 29. Junior Caleb Weeks had a quick match pinning his opponent in the first period, Isaiah Hesseltine tech falled “beat the opponent by 15 points” his opponent in the third period, Gage Stone had a big win over Zach Ward beating him 9 to 4. The Tigers finished out the day by beating the Madison Bulldogs 54 to 30. Eric Bennett, Augustus Irwin, and Isaiah Hesseltine all made quick work of their matches pinning their opponents in the first periods.
2016 Write Ups
December 10, 2016 (Richie Bateman)
PVHS Tournament
Justin Wing 2nd
Caleb Weeks 2nd
Gage Stone 1st
Tyler Beem 1st
Isaiah Hesseltine 2nd
Jacob Hesseltine 2nd
Tanner Hall 2nd
December 14, 2016 (Richie Bateman)
Dexter Duals
Dexter 54 - Caribou 6
Dexter 34 - Lincoln 24
December 17, 2016 (Richie Bateman)
MEET CANCELLED
December 21, 2016 (Richie Bateman)
Dexter 48 - PVHS 12
Dexter 54 - Woodland 12
Dexter 22 - Bucksport 48
December 29, 2016 (Richie Bateman)
MEET CANCELLED
January 5, 2017 (Richie Bateman)
Dexter 29 - Foxcroft 39
Dexter 39 - Ellsworth 24
January 7, 2017 (Richie Bateman)
Warrior Clash
Justin Wing 3rd
Gage Stone 4th
Tyler Beem 2nd
January 11, 2016 (Richie Bateman)
Dexter 28 - Foxcroft 39
Washington Academy Cancelled
January 14, 2016 (Richie Bateman)
Foxcroft Tournament
Justin Wing 1st
Caleb Weeks 2nd
Gage Stone 2nd
Tyler Beem 1st
Isaiah Hesseltine 2nd
Jacob Hesseltine 1st
Augustus Irwin 1st
Tanner Hall 1st