Salem Blue Devils Wrestling

03/10/2025

4 outstanding careers came to an end at the New England Championships in Providence, RI over the weekend. Collectively, Spencer Buscema, Evan Lynch, Caleb O’Rourke, and Talen Walton accomplished the following over the last 4 years:

TEAM:
2022 - State Runner-up
2022 - All-State Runner-up
2023 - State CHAMPIONS
2023 - All-State CHAMPIONS
2024 - State CHAMPIONS
2024 - All-State CHAMPIONS
2025 - State Runner-up
2025 - All-State Runner-up
3x Division 1 dual meet champions
123 dual meet victories
54-0 with the starting lineup (A Team) vs. NH opponents (Caleb O’Rourke was in the lineup for ALL 54)

INDIVIDUAL:
13 State medals
10 State finals appearances
6 State titles
13 All-State medals
10 All-State finals appearances
5 All-State titles
638 combined victories
5th most all-time in victories (Caleb O’Rourke - 178)
All-time leader in victories (Evan Lynch - 192)
1 SHS Male Athelte of the Year (Evan Lynch)

THANK YOU for everything guys! It was a GREAT 4 years!

Salem School District
Salem High School
SHS Blue Devils Athletic Booster Club

03/10/2025

Our Girls Team concluded their 2024-2025 campaign today tied for 15th out of 123 schools represented at the New England Championships in Providence, RI. All 3 of our girls picked up team points:

Keira Lynch (FR) has become the FIRST girl in SHS history to be a New England place winner! She was 3-2 with 3 pins and finished in 4th place.

Kallie Chandler (FR) was 2-2 with a pin.

Ella Paris (SO) was 1-2 with a pin.

These 3 hard working ladies have each only wrestled 15 months or less and ended their first season together as individual State champions, team State champions, and a top 15 team in New England! Congratulations on a great season!

Salem School District Salem High School

03/08/2025

The New England Championships start now and are live on FloWrestling! We have 8 qualifiers competing today:

Coed:
106 - John Blocksidge (SO)
120 - Evan Lynch (SR)
126 - Spencer Buscema (SR)
132 - Caleb O'Rourke (SR)
138 - Talen Walton (SR)

Girls:
100 - Kallie Chandler (FR)
107 - Ella Paris (SO)
132 - Keira Lynch (FR)

LET’S GOOOOOO!

03/04/2025

2025 Girls STATE CHAMPIONS!

On Saturday all 5 of our Lady Blue Devil wrestlers that entered the State tournament placed and brought home our first Girls State Title in SHS history! 3 of them became the first individual Girls STATE CHAMPIONS for SHS!

Great job ladies! You did it! 🥇

Salem School District

02/22/2025

Division 1 States @ Londonderry HS today! Here’s our lineup:

106 - John Blocksidge
113 - Maddox Boudreau
120 - Evan Lynch
126 - Spencer Buscema
132 - Caleb O’Rourke
138 - Talen Walton
144 - Reilly O’Brien
150 - Carter Lemire
157 - John Vargas
165 - Adrian Loria Alicea
175 - Owen Roux
190 - Zander Wood
215 - Jimmy Nelson
285 - Jack McElroy

LET’S GOOOOOO!

02/21/2025

On Saturday our JV Team finished with 19 place winners and won the JV State Tournament! Congratulations to all of our JV wrestlers who capped off their season with a team title! Special congratulations to our 3 JV State Champions Tyler Belkus, Luis Caquias, and Liam Sweeney. Job well done by all!

02/05/2025

MATCH DAY!

It’s SENIOR NIGHT tonight! We’ll be honoring our 11 seniors prior to the start of our varsity dual meet vs. Timberlane:

Captain Spencer Buscema
Danny Hughes
Tanner Kattar
Alex Lenfest
Captain Evan Lynch
Dominic Murphy
Captain Reilly O’Brien
Captain Caleb O’Rourke
Matt Pucci
Lucas Rodrigues
Talen Walton

Anticipated schedule of events for this evening:

6:00 PM = JV matches
6:40 PM = Timberlane warmup
6:50 PM = Salem warmup
7:00 PM = Senior recognition
7:10 PM = Introductions & National Anthem
7:15 PM = Varsity match

See you there!

LET’S GOOOOOO!

12/19/2024

2-0

Varsity highlights:
Jimmy Nelson (JR) defeated state place winner Ian McCubrey for the second time in 5 days.

JV highlights:
Kolton Cassano (SO), Matt Routhier (SO), Jacob Haibowicz (SO), Jameson Love (FR), and David Chandler (FR) all picked up quick pins.

NEXT EVENT(S)
12/20 & 12/21 - George Bossi Lowell Holiday Tournament
12/21 - Concord JV Tournament

12/18/2024

MATCH DAY!

We are headed to Nashua South tonight for our second dual meet of the season. The match starts at 6:00 PM. See you there!

LET’S GOOOOOO!

12/18/2024

Blue Devil Classic Results from 12/14:

We split our squad into 2 teams for a 16 team tournament: Our A Team finished in 3rd place and our B Team finished in 12th place.

Highlights:
John Blocksidge (SO) won his first varsity tournament. Evan Lynch (SR) also finished in first place.

12/18/2024

1-0

Results from our opening dual on 12/11:

Varsity highlights:
John Blocksidge (SO), Lukas Sanchez (SO), and Adrian Loria Alicea (SO) all picked up their first wins as part of the varsity starting lineup via pin.

JV/exhibition highlights:
Ella Paris (SO) picked up 2 wins, including a pin over Londonderry's 113 lb. starter, Lennox DeLeon
Owen Harris (SO) defeated Londonderry's 215 lb. starter, Blake Buttle 9-2.

12/11/2024

MATCH DAY!

It’s OPENING DAY! We will be hosting Londonderry tonight in the Davis Gym @ SHS. We are going to attempt to get the JV matches started by 5:45 PM with the varsity match immediately following. See you there!

LET’S GOOOOOO!

10/16/2024

The Salem Blue Devils Wrestling community is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of legendary Methuen High School wrestling coach and Salem High School cross country coach Bill James. Bill was not just a great coach, but more importantly a great man. Bill made a positive impact on thousands of kids over the years serving not only as a coach, but a mentor off of the mat. Despite being an opponent on the mat, he has always been a friend to the entire Salem Wrestling program. Our thoughts and prayers are with the James family, his friends, and the entire Methuen Ranger wrestling community.

We are deeply saddened to learn of the loss of Methuen’s legendary wrestling coach, Bill James. Coach James was recently announced as one of our Hall of Fame inductees for the Class of 2025. Our thoughts and prayers are with Coach James’ family, friends and athletes during this very difficult time.

09/30/2024

ANNOUNCEMENT:

We would like to congratulate seniors Spencer Buscema, Evan Lynch, Reilly O’Brien, and Caleb O’Rourke on earning CAPTAIN spots for the 2024-2025 season! Well deserved gentlemen! Time to lead the way and get everyone ready for our opening match on Wednesday, December 11th!

LET’S GOOOOOO!

06/11/2024

We are 2 weeks away from our 3rd annual Friends of Salem Wrestling/Friends of Salem Football golf tournament! It’s not too late to sign up! If you’re interested in golfing, sponsoring, or donating, please contact Coach Eddy at [email protected] for further details. Thank you for your continued support!

05/12/2024

Happy Mother’s Day to all wrestling moms out there who provide us with endless support when we need it the most. A special thank you to all of our Salem Blue Devils Wrestling Team Moms who have helped grow our program and achieve new heights over the last 8 seasons:

Denise Adams (2016-2020)
Nicole Boudreau (2017-2021)
Kristelle O'Rourke (2021-present)
Suzan Boudreau (2023-present)
Gerrie Lyn Giordano (2023-present)
Adrian Coletta Lynch (2023-present)
Nicole Boardman Monahan (2023-present)

Our program is where it is today because of people like you who have dedicated their time, continue to be positive, and keep pushing us all to achieve our goals. Thank you, and enjoy your special that you all deserve.

05/02/2024

The 3rd annual Friends of Salem Wrestling & Friends of Salem Football golf tournament is on Monday, June 24, 2024 @ 7:30 AM! Friends of Salem Wresting and Friends of Salem Football are certified 501c3 organizations that support our Salem athletes. Please contact Coach Nick Eddy for golfer registration and sponsorship details. Come on out and support your 2x defending All-State Champion Blue Devil wrestlers and Blue Devil football players! Thank you all for your continued support!