NTL WRESTLING: CANTON PULLS AWAY FROM TOWANDA (January 17, 2026)

Northern Tier Sports Report
CANTON — Canton won their third match in four days, besting Towanda 45-24 during NTL action Saturday.

The Warriors won eight bouts, and four of the last five to pull away. Towanda claimed four bouts, with a double forfeit at 121.

This was Towanda’s third match in four days, as well.

“Extremely proud of our effort tonight,” said Canton coach Garrett Wesneski. “It takes an army. That was a total team win. Beginning of the year our guys made it a goal to make District Duals and we got that done tonight. A small step towards our end goals. I thought that was the best we have looked as an entire team all year. Our conditioning and pace looked great and I’m just very proud of the boys. Now we just need to keep taking it one day at a time and getting better. Our focus is wrestling hard and being at our best come February 14th for post season.”

Levi Vermilya (107), Gavin Sharp (139), Manny Halbfoerster (160), Carson Rockwell (172), Blane Wesneski (189), and Leland Pepper (215) all had falls for Canton, with Carson Castle (114) earning a forfeit.

Tommy Preston (145) scored a 7-0 win over Hagen Jones.

For the Knights Jaydon Stranger (127), Bryghton Yale (133), and Reese Sluyter (152) all had falls, with Dominik Miller (285) getting a forfeit.

Vermilya opened the match with a fall in 1:44 over Towanda’s Mason Harbst, with Castle’s forfeit making it 12-0 Canton.

After the double forfeit Stranger pinned Henry Proseus in 50 seconds to cut it to 12-6.

Yale got the fall over Owen Moore in 1:25 to knot things up at 12-all.

The Warriors took the next two bouts as Sharp pinned Lydian Bailey in 33 seconds, followed by Preston beating Jones.

Preston takedowns in the first, and second periods en route to the win as Canton went up 21-12.

Sluyter pinned Canton’s Carson Tillotson in 1:51 to cut it to 21-18 but that’s as close as it got.

Halbfoerster pinned Towanda’s Joey Montonya in 2:49, while Rockwell pinned Dillon Sbragia in 1:14 for a 33-18 lead.

Wesneski had a back and forth match with McPeak. 

Wesneski got the first takedown, but McPeak got an escape and takedown of his own, and used a penalty point to take a 5-4 lead after one.

Wesneski tied things up with an escape to start the second, but McPeak scored a takedown for an 8-5 lead.

Wesneski got the reversal, then pinned him from there in 3:36.

Pepper would pin Knight Finn Brennan in 4:25 for a 45-18 score.

Miller’s forfeit made it a 45-24 final.

Towanda (12-8) will travel to Athens on Wednesday, while Canton (8-7) welcomes Troy the same day.

CANTON 45, TOWANDA 24
107: Levi Vermilya (C) fall Mason Harbst, 1:44
114: Carson Castle (C) fft
121: Double Forfeit
127: Jaydon Stranger (T) fall Henry Proseus, :50
133: Bryghton Yale (T) fall Owen Moore, 1:25
139: Gavin Sharp (C) fall Lydian Bailey, :33
145: Tommy Preston (C) dec. Hagen Jones, 7-0
152: Reese Sluyter (T) fall Carson Tillotson, 1:51
160: Manny Halbfoerster (C) fall Joey Montonya, 2:49
172: Carson Rockwell (C) fall Dillon Sbragia, 1:14
189: Blane Wesneski (C) fall Kolton McPeak, 3:36
215: Leland Pepper (C) fall Finn Brennan, 4:25
285: Dominik Miller (T) fft



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