1956 WV State Wrestling Tournament

9th West Virginia State Wrestling Championship

February 24-25, 1956

at Parkersburg Memorial Fieldhouse

Tournament Director: Coach Jimmy Scott, Parkersburg
Officials: Bob Mendenhall, WVU Coach Steve Harrick
Scoring: 1st-10, 2nd-7, 3rd-4, 4th-2, Pins-1, Advancement-1

Team Scores
1 University 74, 3 champs
2 Parkersburg* 68, 4 champs
3T Beckley 37
3T Fairmont 37, 2 champs
5T Weirton 14
5T Keyser 14, 1 champ
7 Wheeling 8
8 Morgantown 7
9 Smoot 4 **
10T Barboursville 2
10T Harrisville 2
12T Sophia 1
12T Kingwood 1

Championship Finals
106 J.B. Campbell (12th), Parkersburg dec. Zeck, Fairmont 8-1
115 Darrell Hupp (12th), Parkersburg dec. Heller, University 5-1
123 Ron Stedenwald, Keyser dec. Robinson, University 8-8 judges unanimous decision
130 Joe Zaleski, University dec. Keith Smith, Fairmont 7-5
136 Tom Guidi*, University dec. Dave Poore, Beckley 5-0
141 Terry Dunscomb, Fairmont dec. John Harvey, University 3-2
148 Stanley Beafore*, Fairmont dec. Fred Spicer, University 5-3
157 Bob Paxton (9th), Parkersburg pin Milligan, Wheeling 1:05 1st
168 Buddy James (12th), Parkersburg dec. Ritter, Beckley 5-9
HWT Bob Kelly, Universtiy dec. Alpha Mayfield, Morgantown 5-2
*returning champion

Consolation Finals (partial results)
106 Thompson, University vs. Snyder, Weirton
115 Trovaligno, Weirton vs. Talboot, Smoot
123 Merrifield, Fairmont vs. Gene Alkire, Parkersburg
130 Turner, Beckley pin Phil Smith, Parkersburg
136 Mike Locke (11th), Parkersburg pin Adams, Keyser 1:36 1st
141 Joe Johnston, Parkersburg pin Holderly, Keyser
148 M. Crews, Beckley vs. Morris, Harrisville
157 Childress, Weirton vs. Sparks, University
168 ?
HWT Wojtazek, Wheeling dec. Harry Holbert, Parkersburg 6-2

Semi-Finals
106 Campbell, Parkersburg def. Thompson, Beckley
106 Zeck, Fairmont def Snyder, Weirton
115 Hupp, Parkersburg def. Trovaligno, Weirton
115 Heller, University def. Talboot, Smoot

Quarter-Finals (partial results)
103 J.B. Campbell won by fall
115 Hupp, Parkersburg def. Hall, Beckley
123 Alkire, Parkersburg def. Archer, Weirton
130 Smith, Parkersburg def. Parsons, Wheeling
136 Locke, Parkersburg def. Durkin, Fairmont
141 Johnston, Parkersburg pin Lawrence, Sophia
148 Beafore, Fairmont def. Paul Hoblitzell, Parkersburg
157 Paxton, Parkersburg pin Greybeal, Sophia Whitehead, Harrisville
168 Ritter, Beckley def. DeWitt, Fairmont
168 Vaithofar, University vs. Walker, Sophia
168 James, Parkersburg def. Millard, Wheeling
168 Athey, Keyser vs. Swann, Barboursville
HWT Holbert, Parkersburg def. Emmons, Smoot
HWT Mayfield, Morgantown def. Gibbons, Fairmont
HWT Kelly, University def. Groves, Keyser
HWT Wojtazek, Wheeling def. Kennedy, Beckley

Preliminaries (partial results) and/or entries with pre-tournament records

103
J.B. Campbell, Parkersburg (4-2) won by fall, Thompson, Beckley 4-1
Zeck, Fairmont 7-1
Davis, Harrisville 1-4
Britton, Morgantown 3-2
Farren, Smoot 2-1
Housekhecht, Sophia 0-4
Gibson, University 1-5
Moran, University 2-4
Hener, 0-4
Snyder, Weirton 6-2

115
Hall, Beckley 2-0
Evans, Fairmont 10-0
Clark, Harrisville 1-4
Keener, Morgantown 0-5
Hupp, Parkersburg 3-3
Talbott, Smoot 3-1
Taylor, Sophia 0-2
Meadows, Sophia 0-1
Heller, University 5-4
Layman, University 3-5
Kern, Wheeling 2-2
Travaglina, Weirton 4-4

123
Amato, Beckley 1-1
Spanelli, Beckley 2-0
Merrifield, Fairmont 6-0
Cunningham, Harrisville 1-2
Alkire, Parkersburg 3-3
Slaton, Sophia 3-2
Laymon, University 3-5
Gaton, Morgantown 1-4
Coalter, Wheeling 2-3
Archer, Weirton 6-2

157
Paxton, Parkersburg def. Whitehead, Harrisville

HWT
Holbert, Parkersburg def. Spears, Barboursville

List of Entries before seeding

106 lbs Thompson, Beckley 4-1 Zerk, Fairmont 7-1 Davis, Harrisville 1-4 Britton, Morgantown 3-2 Campbell, Parkersburg 4-2 Farren, Smoot 2-1 Housenbecht, Sophia 0-4 Gibson, University 1-5 Heller, University 0-4 Moran, Wheeling 2-4 Snyder, Weirton 6-2	115 lbs Hail, Beckley 2-1 Evans, Fairmont 10-0 Clark, Harrisville 1-4 Keeber, Morgantown 0-5 Hupp, Parkersburg 3-3 Talbott, Smoot 3-1 Taylor, Sophia 0-2 Meadows, Sophia 0-1 Heller, University 0-4 Layman, University 3-5 Kern, Wheeling 2-2 Travaglino, Weirton 4-4	123 lbs Amato, Beckley 1-1 Spanelli, Beckley 2-0 Merrifield, Fairmont 6-0 Cunningham, Harrisville 1-2 Gatan, Morgantown 1-4 Alkire, Parkersburg 3-3 Staton, Sophia 3-2 Layman, Universtiy 3-4 Robinson, Universtiy 6-3 Coalter, Wheeling 2-3 Archer, Weirton 6-2	130 lbs Turner, Beckley 2-1 Spinelli, Beckley 2-0 Smith, Fairmont 9-0 Daugherty, Harrisville 0-2 Eli, Morgantown 0-3 Smith, Parkersburg 3-3 Jones, Smoot 0-3 Wood, Sophia 3-0 Shupe, Sophia 0-1 Zaleski, University 8-0-1 Parsons, Wheeling 4-2 Greenleaf, Weirton 3-3
136 lbs Pearl, Beckley 3-0 Durkin, Fairmont 3-0-2 Stanley, Harrisville 0-5 Livengood, Kingwood 2-5 Carolino, Morgantown 1-3 Locke, Parkersburg 7-1 Cook, Sophia 0-1 Guidi, University 9-0 Eddy, Wheeling 5-1 Lantz, Weirton 3-5	141 lbs Gray, Beckley 2-1 Dunscomb, Fairmont 7-2-1 Morris, Harrisville 1-4 Hartman, Kingwood 3-4 Warservich, Morgantown 3-1 Johnston, Parkersburg 4-3 Lawrence, Sophia 5-0 Harvey, University 7-0-2 Howe, Wheeling 5-0 Pasrandis, Wheeling 3-4	148 lbs Crews, Beckley 3-1 Beafore, Fairmont 9-1 Hardbarger, Harrisville 0-5 Cook, Morgantown 0-5 Hoblitzell, Parkersburg 2-4 Cohenour, Smoot 2-2 Fitzpatrick, Sophia 2-3 Spier, University 8-0-1 Morris, Wheeling 4-0 Fluharty, Weirton 3-6	157 lbs Mahoney, Beckley 2-1 T. DeWitt, Fairmont 2-6 Whitehair, Harrisville 1-4 Collins, Kingwood 5-2 Curry, Morgantown 2-3 Paxton, Parkersburg 4-2 Jones, Smoot 2-1 Pauley, Sophia 1-1 Vaught, Sophia 1-1 Yocum, University 0-0 Milligan, Wheeling 3-3 Childers, Weirton 5-3
168 lbs Ritter, Beckley 3-1 J. DeWitt, Fairmont 2-5 Casto, Harrisville 0-1 Trimble, Morgantown 3-1 James, Parkersburg 8-0 Graybeal, Sophia 3-2 Walker, Sophia 1-6 Volthur, University 1-6 Sparks, University 1-1-1 Millard, Wheeling 4-2 Sanford, Weirton 0-3	UNL Kennedy, Beckley 4-1 Gibson, Fairmont 0-3 Hall, University 1-1 Creaser, Kingwood 3-1 Mayfield, Morgantown 5-0 Holbert, Parkersburg 3-3 Emmons, Smoot 3-1 Attelli, Sophia 0-5 Kelly, University 8-1 Waltasek, Wheeling 2-1

** Smoot High School was located in Greenbrier County. It consolidated with Crichton, Rainelle, and Rupert in 1968 to form Greenbrier West High School.

Thanks to Brent Sams

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