Otter Valley senior Isaac Whitney battles previously unbeaten Collin Eddy in the 190-pound final of the Minickiello Wrestling Tournament in New Hampshire on Saturday. Whitney prevailed with a technical fall.
Photo courtesy of Meredith Cameron

Otter Valley Union High School wrestling made an outstanding showing at the 2025 Annual Minickiello Wrestling Tournament in Keene, N.H., on Saturday.

Duke Whitney and his son Isaac celebrate the OV senior’s championship at a Keene, N.H., wrestling tournament this past Saturday.
Photo courtesy of Meredith Cameron

With 39 teams from Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut taking to the mat vying for the championship, the Otters came out in 7th place — the highest finishing Vermont team.

The Otters battled a tough competition with 5 earning a spot on the podium — including a title win at 190 pounds by senior Isaac Whitney.

In the team competition, Concord, N.H., won with 219.5 point. OV earned 117 points with five wrestlers making podium finishes.

Otter senior Lincoln Wilcox finished 6^th in the 165 pound weight class. Junior Drake Felkl came out with a 5^th place finish at 215. Keegan Reid finished strong earning 4^th at 190.

In the 157-pound class, sophomore Blake Allen wrestled very well but lost a very tight match in the quarter-finals. Wrestling back thru the consolation bracket, Allen captured third place and a spot on the podium.

Whitney was the highest place finisher on the OV squad. In the round of 16, he pinned Zachery Lavalley of Portsmouth, N.H., in 38 seconds. In the quarters Whitney pinned Dylan Lake of Derry, N.H., only 36 seconds into the bout.

Facing a tough opponent in the semi-finals, Chase Flagg of Bow, N.H., Whitney battled all three periods and earned the major decision, 9-0. The Championship bout brought 9-0 Collin Eddy from Montague, Mass., to the mat. Whitney wrestled extremely well and secured a technical fall — earning a 15-point lead — half-way through the second period solidifying the championship.

The Otters’ next meet will be a three-way duel with Mt. Anthony and Middlebury on Wednesday, Jan. 8, at Otter Valley. The Otters then return to New Hampshire this coming Saturday. Jan. 11, for the annual tournament in Nashua.

Otter senior Isaac Whitney stands atop the podium as the winner at 190 pounds. Fellow Otter Keegan Reid earned fourth place in the bracket.
Photo courtesy of Meredith Cameron