Bowen came into Districts as the 189 pound North Section champ and reached the semis with a 7-2 win Friday night. A loss to eventual runner-up Coy Bryson from Montgomery dropped Bowen into the consolation bracket, where he pinned Mifflinburg’s Landon Moser to reach the 3rd/4th place bout.

Bowen would lose for just the 5th time all season in the consi final, falling by a 15-11 decision to Montoursville’s Owen Kleinman. He’ll take his 29-5 record, sectional title and District 4th place finish into the Northeast Regional Championships next week. 

Senior Silas Mickey just missed on advancing, as the 160-pounder won his Saturday morning consolation bout by pinning Central Columbia’s Crue Chipeleski, but lost 14-6 to NEB’s Kale Howland. His bid for the automatic qualification with a 7th place finish came up short as he lost 8-1 to Towanda’s Jace Gunther. 

Mickey finishes his senior year with a 14-17 record.

Wellsboro’s three other District qualifiers, who all were knocked into the losers bracket on Friday night, fell in their first round consolation matches to knock them from the tournament. 

133-pounder Mason Nowak was tech falled and finishes his junior season with a record of 13-19. Evan Ingerick was pinned by eventual 3rd-place finisher Kohen Shingara from Line Mt. and finishes his senior season with a 14-11 record, while 285-pounder Hayden Stevens was pinned in his final bout of the ’24-’25 season and finishes 22-11 on the year. 

The Northeast Regionals will again take place at Williamsport High School next weekend. Check back here for a preview after brackets have been announced.