Clyde 7th at Lady Flier Invite Author photo By Angela Hill Special to the Advertiser-Tribune Dec 15, 2025 7:52 PM CLYDE - Leave it all out on the mat. That’s exactly what happened on Sunday at Clyde High School when 38 teams from across Ohio came to the Clyde Lady Flier Invitational. Local area teams included new and upstarting program Bellevue, as well as second-year varsity teams Lakota, Seneca East and Fostoria Host Clyde landed in seventh place out of the 38 teams, and with only five wrestlers in attendance, they had four placers. They brought in a total of 86.5 points. “It was a good warmup for our competition at Findlay next week,” Clyde coach Adam Greenslade said. “There were a few more hammers at this one that’s for sure. It was just little things that we can fix in the room and nobody gave up. We had one match that was a quick pin, but other than that, they are shutting their brains off and doing what we want them to do.” Meredith “Mimi” Greenslade was runner-up in the 125-pound class on a fall to Emilie Conley from Elyria. Mallory Meggitt (130) came in third place after the match was decided 4-1. Meggitt finished as a runner-up in the same weight class at Avon Lake Invite earlier this season. “Mallory is an excellent example of a team leader,” coach Greenslade said. “She has improved so much from last season to this season because of the hard work she puts in during the offseason and absolutely deserves to be recognized. She consistently stays after practice to continue working on her skills.” Additional placers for Clyde included Samantha Young (140), who placed fourth and Caroline Prudham (190) who placed sixth after a pin. Clyde and the Lady Flier program has taken one of the new programs under its wing, which shows the camaraderie that is known in the girls wrestling world: its rival down the road on Route 20 Bellevue. In its inaugural year, The Lady Red have five wrestlers overall. At the invite, they placed 24th out of the 38 teams with 23 points. Jersey Mayes was the lone placer, taking third in the 110-pound class. “We had a rough start. We have a lot of first-year wrestlers,” Bellevue coach Dan Zenowicz said. “They work hard in the room, but we have a lot of work to do and a lot of holes. Thankfully, Jersey has made it easier to lead the team. She got a dub today and then took third.” The Lady Red came four strong, but only Mayes made it through the gauntlet. The other three were knocked out early. “I started off the day strong, but I knew my second match was going to be tough,” Mayes said. “I gave it my all and I ended up getting pinned but after that, I knew all I could do was to work hard to climb back up that ladder. I was nervous for the last match, but I knew I needed to trust all the work I put in. "I knew after I wrestled during the summer and Dan asked me to come join that I wanted to help get this program going. I want it to be a big thing at Bellevue.” Though the two schools are rivals, there is unity amongst them. It was noticed that Clyde’s girls went and cheered for Mayes as she wrestled in the final match, and the Bellevue team went and cheered Mimi Greenslade on for hers.