1966 West Virginia State Wrestling Championships
Date: 2-25/26-1966
Location: Morgantown, WV
Team Scores
1. Weirton 45
2. Stonewall Jackson (Charleston) 31
3. Dupont 26
4. Morgantown 23
5. Huntington High 20
Shady Spring 20
7. Charleston George Washington
8. Charleston 12
9. Keyser 11
Moundsville 11
11. Kingwood 10
Barboursville 10
13. Milton 9
14. Philip Barbour 8
15. Martinsburg 5
16. Petersburg 2
17. Beckley 1
95 Championship: Ricky Meadows (Shady Spring) outpointed Howard Hogan 9-0
103 Championship: Dick Haines (Morgantown) defeated Larry Rine (Moundsville) by judges decision in ot
112 Championship: Leon Ravenscraft (Keyser) outpointed Mason Epperly(Shady Spring) 2-1
120 Championship: John Aarango (Weirton) outpointed Larry Samms (Stonewall Jackson) 8-2
127 Championship: Bill Archer (Huntington) outpointed Lloyd Day (Stonewall Jackson)6-3
133 Championship: Dwight Motley (Weirton) outpointed Terry Reed (Barboursville) 10-1
138 Championship: Mike Jonas (Parkersburg) outpointed Tony Costello (Kingwood) 7-5
145 Championship: Dave Bock (George Washington) outpointed Chuck Nickolson (Philip Barbour)9-5
154 Championship: Ronald Woodson (Dupont) outpointed George Wallace (Milton) 3-1
165 Championship: Bill Donohew (Stonewall Jackson) pinned Ted "Bear" Simpkins(Huntington) 1:15 in 3rd Period
180 Championship: Earl Cochran (Dupont) outpointed Larry Koust(Weirton) 3-2
UNL Championship: Matteo Magnone (Weirton) pinned Chip Bennett(Morgantown) 1:10 in 2nd Period
95 Semifinal: Hogan (Stonewall Jackson) pinned Dwight Wolfe (Moundsville) 1:20 3rd Period
95 Semifinal: Meadows(Shady Spring) dec George Lee (Morgantown) 6-1
103 Semifinal: Rine (Moundsville) dec Audrey Drenner (George Washington) 4-3
103 Semifinal: Haines (Morgantown) dec David Hoopingardner
112 Semifinal: Epperly (Shady Spring) dec Adrian Younger (Moundsville) 8-2
112 Semifinal: Ravenscraft(Keyser) dec Bernie Drenner(George Washington) 6-0
120 Semifinal: Arrango (Weirton) dec Dave Thorne (Kingwood)
120 Semifinal: Samms (Stonewall Jackson) decision Doug Jarrell(Shady Spring) 6-1
127 Semifinal: Bill Archer (Huntington) dec Bill Forinash (Weston) 6-1
127 Semifinal: Lloyd Day (Stonewall Jackson) dec Charles Delaney (Weirton) 4-2?
133 Semifinal: Reed (Barboursville) pinned Charles Betoney (Morgantown) 1:32 3rd Period
133 Semifinal: Motley (Weirton) dec Henry Pickens (Charleston) 3-2
138 Semifinal: Jonas (Parkersburg) dec Steve Hammond (Martinsburg) 11-2
138 Semifinal: Connie Costele(King) dec James Thomas (Belle,Dupont)
145 Semifinal: Bock (George Washington) pinned Billy Lynns (Petersburg) :34
145 Semifinal: Nicholson (Barboursville) dec John Payne (Beckley) 6-0
154 Semifinal: Wallace (Milton) dec Dave Clark (Berkeley Springs) 2-1 ot
154 Semifinal: Woodson (Dupont) dec Jim Hudkins (Moundsville) 5-3
165 Semifinal: Ted "Bear" Simpkins(Huntington) dec Danny McCrady (Martinsburg)13-3
165 Semifinal: Donahue (StonewallJackson) pinned Charles Wolfe(Moundsville) 1:22 2nd Period
180 Semifinal: Cochran (Keyser) pinned Gary Jones (Shady Spring) 1:552nd Period
180 Semifinal: Koust (Weirton) dec Richard Bragg (Milton) 6-2
UNL Semifinal: Magnone(Weirton) pinned Donald Meadows (Barboursville)1:01 2nd Period
UNL Semifinal: Bennett(Morgantown) dec Mark Palmer(Martinsburg) 6-0
Submitted by: Randy Edrington
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