Herring Wins Barnegat's 1st Ever District Title!
High School Wrestler Shane Herring Makes Barnegat History...AGAIN
Last year, Shane Herring (then a Sophomore) was the first Barnegat HS wrestler to win a District medal. This year, Herring (now a Junior) has won the top spot in his weight class in the District! Trailing by one in the 3rd period, Herring used a cradle to pin top-seeded Jeff McElwee of Southern Regional at 4:49 to become the first wrestler in Barnegat wrestling history to win a District Championship. The crowd went wild when Herring pinned McElwee, who had been favored to win the match. With the win, Herring advances to the Region 6 Tournament for the 2nd straight season. He will have a bye into Friday night's quarterfinal round at the Ritacco.
Herring's District Title Run
Quarterfinals: Herring (B) p. DiSantis (TRE) 3:21
Semifinals: Herring (B) d. Venter (TRS) 7-2
Finals: Herring (B) p. McElwee (Southern) 4:49
This is a great accomplishment for this young man, and not only are his parents and family proud, but the whole town of Barnegat is beaming with pride. Congratulations and good luck Shane!
RECORD 2009
W----L: 30-2
CAREER WINS: 66
Click here to vote for Shane as "Wrestler of the Week" on Shore Conference Wrestlings website - TheShoreConference.com (on the right rail under "It's Your Call!".
To read the Asbury Park Press' coverage of the District 24's tournament, click here. To see their photos of the tournament (including Herring's match which start at number 23) click here. The Atlantic City Press also covered the tournament. You can read it by clicking here.
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