March 29, 2024

Scott City qualifies four to state; Ulysses and Holcomb combine for five qualifiers

Buhler, Kan. (westernkansasnews.com)–There will be nine southwest Kansas wrestlers heading to Salina next weekend for the Class 4A State Wrestling Tournament. 

Scott City is sending four wrestlers out of the Buhler regional. Justus McDaniel rallied to win the regional championship at 113, Kaden Wren was third at 126, Jarret Jurgens was a regional champion at 152, and Wyatt Hayes was second at 160.

For Ulysses, the Tigers had three fourth place finishes, as Dalton Barker finished fourth at 152, Ayston Perez at 195 and Austin Ochoa at 220. Holcomb’s Tanner Johnson was third at 152, and Chance Rodriguez finished second at 170.

The Class 4A State Tournament will be held at the Bi-Centennial Center in Salina, on Friday and Saturday, February 24-25.

Buhler Regional
Team Scores
Abilene 215, Clay Center 137.5, Colby 136.5, Goodland 115.5, Scott City 111, Buhler 106.5, McPherson 105, Smoky Valley 68, Hays 58.5, Chapman 57, Wamego 53, Concordia 40, Nickerson 30, Larned 21, Rock Creek 13

Top Four Placers
106
Championship: Rhett Edmonson, McPherson, won by dec over Blake Leiszler, Concordia 4-3
3rd Place: William Stroda, Abilene, won by fall over Rathe Aschenbrenner, Colby 0:40

113
Championship: Justus McDaniel, Scott City won by dec over Adam Whitson, Buhler 8-5
3rd Place: Dacotah Lee, Wamego, won by dec over Kurt Schroeder, Colby 12-9

Justus McDaniel, Scott City

120
Championship: Tate Carney, Colby won by dec over Tanner McGivney, Abilene 10-3
3rd Place: Kasey Stramel, Goodland won by dec over Tye Paluso, Chapman SV-1 4-2

126
Championship: Tate Withington, Goodland won by dec over Trevor Casteel, Abilene 5-1
3rd Place: Kaden Wren, Scott City, won by fall over Tanner Reed, Colby 2:23

Kaden Wren, Scott City

132
Championship: Justin Hershberger, Buhler, won by dec over Cody Wuthnow, Abilene 5-2
3rd Place: Reed Knitter, Clay Center, won by dec over Brynton Crews, McPherson 8-5

138
Championship: Austin Eldredge, McPherson, won by tech fall over Dawson Ensign, Goodland 17-2
3rd Place: Noah Lackey, Smoky Valley, won by dec over Adler Pierson, Wamego 6-2 

145
Championship: Travis Finley, Colby, won by dec over Tyler Whitson, Buhler 3-0
3rd Place: Scott Radke, McPherson, won by dec over Simon Bassett, Goodland 12-0

152
Championship: Jarret Jurgens, Scott City, won by maj dec over Conrad Vajnar, Hays 12-0
3rd Place: Peyton Lane, Clay Center, won by dec over Kory Finley, Colby 2:28

Jarret Jurgens, Scott City

160
Championship: Hunter Mullin, Clay Center, won by dec over Wyatt Hayes, Scott City 8-3
3rd Place: Clayton Peterson, Buhler, won by dec over Erik Lemon, Chapman 9-3

Wyatt Hayes, Scott City

170
Championship: Dauson Whiteley, Abilene, won by fall over Tracer Workman, Concordia 4:34
3rd Place: Chandler Eaton, Nickerson, won by dec over Tucker Branum, Colby 17-10

182
Championship: Trey Hoerner, Abilene, won by dec over Ryan Tiers, Clay Center 7-2
3rd Place: Beck Elliott, Smoky Valley won by maj dec over Bailey Yarborough, McPherson 10-1

195
Championship: Gavin Ware, Clay Center, won by dec over Logan Riekeman, Abilene 7-2
3rd Place: Cameron Gray, Goodland won by dec over Allan Wampler, Smoky Valley 9-5

220
Championship: Jaron Christiensen, Abilene, won by dec over Zeb Bloom, Clay Center SV-1 4-2
3rd Place: Hagan Hoss, Goodland, won by dec over Trey VanPelt, Hays UTB 4-2

285
Championship: Luis Ledesma, Goodland, won by dec over Sam Burt, Abilene 4-2
3rd Place: Ethan Jay, Colby, won by dec over Tylar Patrick, Wamego 1-0

El Dorado Regional
Team Scores
Andover Central 176, Andale 143, Pratt 134.5, Winfield 118,. El Dorado 104.5, Maize South 89, Mulvane 80.5, Augusta 75, Clearwater 73, Wellington 71, Ulysses 65, Rose Hill 64, Circle 54, Holcomb 36, Wichita Trinity Academy 18

Top Four Placers
106
Championship: Griffon Baker, Andover Central, won by fall over Kyle Sackett, Rose Hill 0:56
3rd Place: Hunter Reddick, Clearwater, won by dec over Chris Ray, Winfield 1-0

113
Championship: Jayson West, Maize South, Won by dec over Darryl Rylant, Clearwater UTB 3-2
3rd Place: Jaryd Weber, Andale, won by dec over Christian Hannon, Andover Central 4-3

120
Championship: Dylan Pelland, Pratt, won by fall over Jake Patch, Andover Central 3:53
3rd Place: Payton Sadowski, El Dorado, won by fall over Dawson Chavez, Andale 2:10

126
Championship: Brayan Balderrama, Pratt, won by maj dec over John George, Augusta 14-2
3rd Place: Josh Patch, Andover Central, won by dec over Chance Price, Winfield 9-2

132
Championship: Gunnar Gentzler,  Andover Central, won by inj def over Collin Pavlacka, Andale 
3rd: Avin George, Augusta, won by dec over Ryan Bertha, Maize South 5-3

138
Championship: Zach Eck, Andale, won by dec over Bryant Page, Andover Central 14-7
3rd Place: Kadence Riner, Pratt, won by fall over Devon Smith, Winfield 1:21

145
Championship: David Leck, Rose Hill, won by dec over David Mumford, Andover Central 7-1
3rd Place: Steele Morin, Winfield, won by dec over Kanden Young, Wellington 1-0

152
Championship: Anthony Scantlin, Mulvane, won by dec over Nick Lucas, Pratt 3-0
3rd Place: Tanner Jonshon, Holcomb, won by dec over Dalton Barker, Ulysses 8-2

160
Championship: Sam Kissane, Maize South, won by fall over Rocky Landwehr, Winfield 1:24
3rd Place: Chris Clark, Circle, won by fall over Michael Simon, Andover Central 1:30

170
Championship: Dacota Motter, El Dorado, won by dec over Chance Rodriguez 7-0
3rd Place: Owen Braungard, Winfield, won by inj dev over Logan Baird, Pratt

182
Championship: Braden Morgan, El Dorado, won by dec over Aaron Schoemann, Wellington 8-3
3rd Place: Justin Lamatsch, Pratt, won by dec over Ali Varavong, Winfield 3-1

195
Championship: Anthony Capul, Andale, won by tech fall over Ian Groom, Wellington 16-0
3rd Place: Garrett Gibson, Winfield, Winfield, won by dec over Ayston Perez, Ulysses 7-4 

220
Championship: Davon Spexarth, Andale, won by dec over Cole Edwards, Augusta 5-2
3rd Place: Cameron Hunt, El Dorado, won by fall over Austin Ochoa, Ulysses 3:19

285
Championship: Austin King, Circle, won by inj def over Dylan Jorns, Mulvane 
3rd Place: Sam Schroeder, Wichita Trinity Academy, won by fall over Brady Helton, Clearwater 4:10