May 8, 2024

Scott City boys, Colby girls take Hoxie Invitational titles

Hoxie, Kan. (westernkansasnews.com)–The first tournament of the season saw nine schools head to Hoxie on Saturday for the annual Hoxie Invitational wrestling tournament. It would be a good battle for the top spot in both the boys and girls, as Scott City would take the top spot in the boys, and Colby won the girls meet.

The Beavers held off Colby by six and defending champion Hoxie by 18 to claim their first Hoxie Invitational title since 2016. The Beavers got tournament wins from Trenton Frank at 106, Waylon Ricker at 132, Ayden Presson at 144, Collin McDaniel at 165, Houston Frank at 175 and Tanner Gooden at 215. Hugoton was fourth and Cimarron finished ninth. McDaniel was named the outstanding wrestler for the tournament. 

On the girls side, Colby would take the team title, as Scott City woudl finish second. The Lady Beavers got tournament wins from Haylie McDaniel at 105, Audrey Schwartz at 120, Dayanara Jimenez at 140-145, Ashlyn Pazdernik at 155 and Lydia Alfonso at 190. Hugoton’s Lauren Nix was the winner at 170 pounds, as the Lady Eagles were third as a team.

Boys
Team Scores
Scott City 188; Colby 182; Hoxie 170; Hugoton 77; Oberlin 64; Russell 61; Plainville 60.5; Osborne 27; Cimarron 20

Individual Placers
106 (Round Robin)
1. Trenton Frank, Scott City; 2. Zxephren Donner, Russell; 3. Gunner Wente, Hoxie; 4. Haydin Litsenberger, Colby
113 (Round Robin)
1. Ryder Dempewolf, Colby; 2. Kash Schiltz, Hoxie; 3. Isaiah Peachey, Hugoton; 4. Colby Nuss, Plainville
120
Championship: Ian Giancola, Hoxie, won by dec over Simon Salcido, Colby, 7-3
3rd Place: Ethan Nussbaum, Plainville, won by fall over Erik Mackey, Plainville, 3:30
126
Championship: Kaeden McCarty, Colby, won by fall over Yossen Meza, Hugoton, 1:20
3rd Place: Matthew Wheeler, Scott City, won by maj dec over Chase Meyer, Hoxie, 16-5
132 (Round Robin)
1. Waylon Ricker, Scott City; 2. Reid Fort, Oberlin; 3. Braxton Withington, Colby; 4. Eli Camacho, Hugoton
138
Championship: Lukas Zodrow, Oberlin, won by fall over Tucker Wark, Colby, 5:11
3rd Place: Etson Moreno, Hoxie, won by fall over Jair Saldana, Hugoton, 3:00
144
Championship: Ayden Presson, Scott City, won by fall over Talon Wark, Colby, 2:53
3rd Place: Zane Poulson, Hugoton, won by dec over Draden Herl, Hoxie, 10-5
150
Championship: Eric Schroeder, Colby, won by fall over Cayden Couchman, Scott City, 3:20
3rd Place: Tyler Roberts, Scott City, won by fall over Sage Bryan, Oberlin, 5:58
157
Championship: Duncan Bell, Hoxie, won by fall over Blaze Gossman, Scott City, 4:18
3rd Place: Holden Kite, Cimarron, won by dec over Josiah Pattangall, Oberlin, 3-2
165
Championship: Collin McDaniel, Scott City, won by fall voer Teagen Pfeifer, Russell, 1:01
3rd Place: Dawsen Degood, Colby, won by dec over Easton Nickelson, Hoxie, 4-0
175
Championship: Houston Frank, Scott City, won by fall over Brayden Suchy, Russell, 2:24
3rd Place: Cai Lanning, Colby, won by fall over Sam Kendig, Osborne, 3:52
190
Championship: Sam Watkins, Hoxie, won by fall over Caleb Hill, Colby, :13
3rd Place: Daniel Tinoco, Hugoton, won by fall over Aidan Crow, Cimarron, 2:30
215
Championship: Tanner Gooden, Scott City, won by fall over Ryddik Bethel, Plainville, :59
3rd Place: Grant Middleton, Osborne, won by fall over Gabe Coronado, Hoxie, :39
285 (Round Robin)
1. Gavin Schippers, Hoxie; 2. Mason Hogan, Plainville; 3. Cameron Lilly, Colby; 4. Jamis Self, Russell

Girls
Team Scores
Colby 152; Scott City 126; Hugoton 56; Hoxie 38; Osborne 32; Oberlin 15

Individual Placers
100
1. Aspen Sharpe, Colby; 2. Audrina Ortiz, Scott City; 3. Adrian Salcido, Colby; 4. Sylar Hawkins, Oberlin

105 
1. Haylie McDaniel, Scott City; 2. Gala White, Colby; 3. Ariel Ehlers, Colby

110
1. Cora DeGood, Colby; 2. Kate Kendig, Osborne; 3. Heidi Gray, Colby; 4. Alia Wright, Scott City

115
1. Addysin Mollendor, Colby; 2. Brooklynn Gossman, Scott City; 3. Annie Kendig, Osborne; 4. Kyra Sowers, Scott City

120
1. Audrey Schwartz, Scott City; 2. Joslyn Bartlett, Colby’ 3. Shayla Kisner, Oberlin; 4. Mariah Barnett, Hoxie

125 
1. Josie Bell, Hoxie; 2. Cheyanne Hill, Colby; 3. Lindy McClure, Hugoton; 4. Yareli Meza, Hugoton

130
1. Amanda Jaeger, Colby; 2. Morgan Hills, Colby; 3. Cheyenne Knoll, Osborne; 4. Kallyn Turner, Scott City

140-145
1. Dayanara Jimenez, Scott City; 2. Zoe Martin, Hugoton; 3. Makenzi Rhymer, Colby

155
1. Ashlyn Pazdernik, Scott City; 2. Sarah Dardis, Hoxie; 3. Ruby Tinoco, Hugoton; 4. Aviana Balbuena, Colby

170
1. Lauren Nix, Hugoton; 2. Alana Fabrizius, Colby

190
1. Lidia Alfonso, Scott City; 2. Kadence Allen, Scott City; 3. Kenya Jones, Scott City