Colby girls, Scott City boys take home GWAC Tournament titles

Ulysses, Kan. (westernkansasnews.com)–Friday saw the seven Great West Activities Conference schools venture to Ulysses for the annual GWAC wrestling tournament. The schools and participants were looking for momentum in their final tournaments before postseason. A pair of familiar teams would take the tournament titles in the Colby girls and Scott City boys.

For the girls tourmanent, Colby would win their third consecutive GWAC title, while Ulysses was second with their highest finish in the girls tournament’s four-year history. The Lady Tigers were led by Jeymi Rosales at 125 and Britnee Hittle at 140 winning their weight classes. Scott City was third with three tournament champions, as Audrey Escalona at 105, Haylie McDaniel at 110 and Amya Parker at 120, took hoome brackets. Holcomb was fourth, as Amayah Caro at 145 and Alexis White won the 155-pound weight division. Cimarron was sixth, with Peyton Smith winning at 235, and Hugoton was seventh. Colby’s Morgan Hills was named the GWAC Wrestler of the Year, winning the 135-pound weight class.

In the boys tournament, Scott City would reclaim the top spot, as they have won the league tournament title for the eigth time in the last nine seasons. The Beavers had three tournament champions, with Matthew Wheeler winning 150, Blaze Gossman taking 165, and Max Depperschmidt winning at 235. Hugoton’s second place finish was their highest since 2012. The Eagles saw Cooper Nix win at 144, Von Grubbs take the 175-pound weight class, and Uvaldo Martinez winning at 215. Ulysses was third, with Maddox Delgado winning the 126-pound weight class. Cimarron was fifth, as Reed Moore won the title at 106. Holcomb was sixth with Angelo Otero winning the title at 120 and Javid Corral winning the title at 157. Scott City’s Matthew Wheeler wa named the GWAC Wrestler of the Year, after his last second takedown won him the title at 150.

The girls will compete at the super regional tourmaents next Friday and Saturday. Cimarron will be at the 321A Super Regional at WaKeeney, while Colby, Goodland, Holcomb, Hugoton, Scott City and Ulysses will be at the Class 4A Augusta Super Regional the same days. The top eight wrestlers in each weight class will qualify for state. As for the boys, they will wait until Saturday, February 21 for their regional competition. Cimarron will be at the Class 321A Norton Regional, Colby, Goodland and Scott City will be at the 4A Beloit regional, and Holcomb, Hugoton and Ulysses will be at the Clas 4A Regional in Winfield.

Girls
Team Scores
Colby 169; Ulysses 125; Scott City 119; Holcomb 97; Goodland 77; Cimarron 64.5; Hugoton 13

Top 4 Placers
100 (Round Robin)
1. Adrian Salcido, Colby; 2. Yosselin Delgado, Ulysses; 3. Kaylee Hernandez, Goodland
105 (Round Robin)
1. Audrey Escalona, Scott City; 2. Lux Vrbas, Colby; 3. Victoria Martinez, Ulysses; 4. Drew Kugler, Cimarron
110 (Round Robin)
1. Haylie McDaniel, Scott City; 2. Lyla Eddie, Ulysses; 3. Azadeth Tinoco, Hugoton
115
Championship: Landin Von Lintel, Goodland, won by fall over Bria Havel, Ulysses, :52
3rd Place: Gala White, Colby, won by fall over Kodie Penick, Holcomb, 2:35
120 (Round Robin)
1. Amya Parker, Scott City; 2. Faith Hoover, Colby; 3. Jalyssa Lopez, Holcomb; 4. Lindy McClure, Hugoton
125 (Round Robin)
1. Jeymi Rosales, Ulysses; 2. Raegan Seifried, Cimarron; 3. Heidi Gray, Colby; 4. Allison Sotelo, Goodland
130 (Round Robin)
1. Danica Dautel, Goodland; 2. Bella Cofer, Cimarron; 3. Paityn Soukup, Holcomb; 4. Avery Gonzalez, Scott City
135 (Round Robin)
1. Mogan Hills, Colby; 2. McKenzie Simon, Holcomb; 3. Brodi Speer, Scott City; 4. Eloise Hildebrand, Goodland
140 (Round Robin)
1. Britnee Hittle, Ulysses; 2. Jasira Nieto, Holcomb; 3. Sydney Lane, Cimarron
145 (Round Robin)
1. Amayah Caro, Holcomb; 2. Thalia Pauda, Ulysses; 3. Annabell Zerr, Colby; 4. Dani Fisher, Goodland
155
Championship: Alexis White, Holcomb, won by fall over Dallis Stieben, Colby, 3:08
3rd Place: Riley Suppes, Scott City, won by fall over Alex Garza, Ulysses, 3:02
170 (Round Robin)
1. Makenzi Rhymer, Colby; 2. Dayanara Jimenez, Scott City; 3. Aaliyah Espino, Ulysses; 4. Mya Wallace, Goodland
190 (Round Robin)
1. Alana Fabrizius, Colby; 2. Isadora Labra, Scott City; 3. Nahomi Rios, Ulysses
235
1. Peyton Smith, Cimarron ;2. Lily McKinney, Colby

Boys
Team Scores
Scott City 143.5; Hugoton 107; Ulysses 104; Colby 100.5; Cimarorn 100; Holcomb 84.5; Goodlnad 66.5

Top 4 Placers
106 (Round Robin)
1. Reed Moore, Cimarron; 2. Uli Armendariz, Scott City; 3. Laken Sharpe, Colby; 4. Israel Moya, Ulysses
113 (Round Robin)
1. Julian Salcido, Colby; 2. Isaiah Peachey, Hugoton; 3. Josh Eddie, Ulysses; 4. Wyatt Yeager, Cimarron
120 (Round Robin)
1. Angelo Otero, Holcomb; 2. Dominic Sanchez, Ulysses; 3. Jackson Harris, Scott City
126
Championship: Maddox Delgado, Ulysses, won by maj dec over Fisher Yeager, Cimarorn, 15-3
3rd Place: Kasey Rohrbough, Scott City,w onb y fall over Payson Nix, Hugoton, 4:41
132 (Round Robin)
1. Talon Wark, Colby; 2. Jeremiah Gonzalez, Scott City; 3. Bannor Stang, Hugoton; 4. Adrian Pacheco, Goodland
138
Championship: Traven Conger, Goodland, won by maj dec over Eli Camacho, Hugoton, 19-5
3rd Place: Haegen Hartman, Holcomb, owon by tech fall over Nathan Schroeder, Colby, 19-3
144 (Round Robin)
1. Cooper Nix, Hugoton; 2. Trenton Frank, Scott City; 3. Pierce Bartlett, Colby; 4. Joel Olivas, Holcomb
150
Championship: Matthew Wheeler, Scott City, won by dec over Jaxsen Salinas, Ulysses, 5-4
3rd Place: McCoy Nash, Cimarorn, won by fall over Eric Schroeder, Colby, 2:45
157 (Round Robin)
1. Javid Corral, Holcomb, won by dec over Preston Hittle, Ulysses, 5-4
3rd Place: Isaac Hernandez, Cimarron, won by maj dec over Kade John, Scott City, 11-2
165 (Round Robin)
1. Blaze Gossman, Scott City; 2. Chasyn Cosner, Holcomb; 3. Jesse Garcia, Cimarron; 4. Gamaliel Tinoco, Hugoton
175 (Round Robin)
1. Von Grubbs, Hugoton; 2. Isaac Day, Scott City; 3. Boston Woofete,r Colby; 4. Evan Valencia, Holcomb
190 (Round Robin)
1. Michael Johnston, Goodland; 2. Hunter Spencer, Ulysses; 3. Laken Lindberg, Colby; 4. Klayton Hessman, Cimarron
215 (Round Robin)
1. Uvaldo Martinez, Hugoton; 2. Ben Vogel, Cimarron; 3. Gavin Price, Goodland; 4. Dallas Garza, Ulysses
285 (Round Robin)
1. Max Depperschmidt, Scott City; 2.Emilio Guzman, Ulysses; 3. James Bishop, Holcomb