{"id":33405,"date":"2026-02-08T17:31:13","date_gmt":"2026-02-08T22:31:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/?p=33405"},"modified":"2026-02-11T06:27:34","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T11:27:34","slug":"starfires-send-eight-to-semi-state-sprunger-takes-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/08\/starfires-send-eight-to-semi-state-sprunger-takes-title\/","title":{"rendered":"Starfires send eight to semi-state; Sprunger takes title"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>DANE FUELLING<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>WZBD.com<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PORTLAND &#8211; Dakota Sprunger captured an individual regional title and the South Adams Starfires laid the groundwork for a return to the IHSAA State Finals as coach Sawyer Miller&#8217;s team wrestled amongst the big boys of the Jay County regional Saturday in an exciting day of wrestling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share\/17UZxtWKwi\/?mibextid=wwXIfr\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"448\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image2-2.jpeg?resize=640%2C448&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image2-2.jpeg?resize=1024%2C716&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image2-2.jpeg?resize=300%2C210&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image2-2.jpeg?resize=768%2C537&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image2-2.jpeg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Wrestling in the top three for much of the day, the Stars had to settle for fourth place when Jensen Boyd and Sam Mosier of Delta kicked the Eagles into third place midway through the championship round. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/55087019590_b69ffae58c_k.jpg?resize=640%2C427&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/55087019590_b69ffae58c_k.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/55087019590_b69ffae58c_k.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/55087019590_b69ffae58c_k.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/55087019590_b69ffae58c_k.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/55087019590_b69ffae58c_k.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/55087019590_b69ffae58c_k.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/55087019590_b69ffae58c_k.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Sprunger&#8217;s victory in the finals over Ben Mills (for the second straight week) gave him a trifecta of bonus-point wins with a fall in the quarters, a tech fall in the semis and a major over the Bellmont 126. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"IHSAA Boys&#039; 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