Colby wrestling sweeps GWAC wrestling team titles

Scott City, Kan. (westernkansasnews.com)–The final tournament of the regular season saw the seven Great West Activties Conference schools meet at the Scott Community Events Center on Friday afternoon, as wrestlers and teams were looking to improve seeding heading into regional competition. Colby would narrowly win both the boys and girls team races, as they edged Scott City in both the boys and girls team scores to get the sweep of the titles.

For the boys, only three schools have won a GWAC team title in its 15-year history. Scott City had won the previous seven titles, as the Eagles defeated the Beavers by 6.5 points to win their first league title since 2017, while Ulysses finished third. Colby won four league individual titles, with Julian Salcido at 106, Ryder Dempewolf at 113, Simon Salcido at 126 and Dawson DeGood at 165. Scott City got tournament titles from Alex Rodriguez at 138, Matthew Wheeler at 150, Waylon Ricker at 157 and Easton Eisenhour at 175. Ulysses saw Jaxsen Salinas at 144 and Caden Beims win at 285, while Holcomb got tournament titles from Angelo Otero at 120 and Haegen Hartman at 132. Cimarron’s Ben Vogel took the 215-pound title.

It came down to a half of a point in the girls team race, as Colby had 80 points and Scott City finished with 79.5. The Lady Eagles got tournament wins from Adrian Salcido at 100, Aspen Sharpe at 105 and Joslyn Bartlett at 120 pounds. Scott City’s Haylie McDaniel won at 110 and Ashlyn Rose took the title at 155 pounds. Holcomb saw McKenzie Simon at 135 and Abigail Redden win at 235 pounds. Ulysses also had two league champions in Jeymi Rosales at 125 and Alex Garza at 145. Hugoton’s Lauren Nix won at 170 and Brisa Molinar of Cimarron was the lone wrestler at 190.

Girls regionals will be next Friday and Saturday, with Colby, Goodland, Holcomb, Hugoton, Scott City and Ulysses heading to the McPherson Super Regional in Class 4A, as Cimarron heads to Russell for the Class 3-2-1A Super Regional. The boys will take place on February 22, when Colby, Goodland and Scott City head to the 4A Abilene Regional, while Holcomb, Hugoton and Ulysses are at the Rose Hill Regional. Cimarron hosts the boys 3-2-1A Regional Tournament the same day.

Boys
Team Scores
Colby 162; Scott City 155.5; Ulysses 122; Cimarron 103; Goodland 90; Hugoton 90; Holcomb 69
Placers
106
1. Julian Salcido, Colby; 2. Reed Moore, Cimarorn; 3. Israel Moya, Ulysses; 4. Miguel De La Rosa-Garsilazo, Goodland
113
1. Ryder Dempewolf, Colby; 2. Isaiah Peachey, Hugoton; 3. Dominic Sanchez, Ulysses; 4. Kasey Rohrbough, Scott City
120
1. Angelo Otero, Holcomb; 2. Maddox Delgado, Ulysses; 3. Fisher Yaeger, Cimarron; 4. Joe Zambrano, Hugoton
126
1. Simon Salcido, Colby; 2. Roman Romero, Ulysses; 3. Trenton Frank, Scott City; 4. Aaron Acosta, Holcomb
132
1. Haegan Hartman, Holcomb; 2. Eli Camacho, Hugoton; 3. Nathan Schroeder, Colby; 4. Noah Wolak, Goodland
138
1. Alex Rodriguez, Scott City; 2. Sebastian Heredia, Ulysses; 3. Talon Wark, Colby; 4. Trayven Conger, Goodland
144
1. Jaxsen Salinas, Ulysses; 2. McCoy Nash, Cimarron; 3. Tyler Roberts, Scott City; 4. Cooper Nix, Hugoton
150
1. Matthew Wheeler, Scott City; 2. Eric Schroeder, Colby; 3. Isaac Hernandez, Cimarron; 4. Zane Brigham, Goodland
157
1. Waylon Ricker, Scott City; 2. Dalton Jacob, Colby; 3. Jesse Garcia, Cimarron; 4. Jesus Miranda, Ulysses
165
1. Dawson DeGood, Colby; 2. Blaze Gossman, Scott City; 3. Ty Ketter, Goodland; 4. Cole Woods, Cimarron
175
1. Easton Eisenhour, Scott City; 2. Cai Lanning, Colby; 3. Von Grubbs, Hugoton; 4. Michael Johnston, Goodland
190
1. Logan Franz, Goodland; 2. Logan Seifried, Cimarron; 3. Tallon Grubbs, Hugoton; 4. Hunter Fry, Scott City
215
1. Ben Vogel, Cimarron; 2. Daniel Tinoco, Hugoton; 3. Alex Hostetler, Ulysses; 4. Gavin Price, Goodland
285
1. Caden Beims, Ulysses; 2. Max Depperschmidt, Scott City; 3. James Bishop, HOlcomb; 4. Alex Boll, Goodland

Girls
Team Scores
Colby 80; Scott City 79.5; Goodland 68; Ulysses 58.5; Cimarron 38; Holcomb 28.5; Hugoton 25
Placers
100
1. Adrian Salcido, Colby; 2. Yosselin Delgado, Ulysses; 3. Drew Kugler, Cimarron
105
1. Aspen Shapre, Colby; 2. Bria Havel, Ulysses; 3. Audrey Escalona, Scott City; 4. Kodie Penick, Holcomb
110
1. Haylie McDaniel, Scott City; 2. Gala White, Colby; 3. Mara McCann, Cimarron
115
1. Lola Burk, Goodland; 2. Maci Lara, Scott City; 3. Heidi Gray, Colby
120
1. Joslyn Bartlett, Colby; 2. Bella Cofer, Cimarron; 3. Allison Sotelo, Goodland
125
1. Jeymi Rosales, Ulysses; 2. Faith Hoover, Colby; 3. Addison Noll, Scott City; 4. Mia Montes, Holcomb
130
1. Danica Dautel, Goodland; 2. Amya Parker, Scott City; 3. Cheyanne Hill, Colby; 4. Lindy McClure, Hugoton
135
1. McKenzie Simon, Holcomb; 2. Tatum Brown, Scott City; 3. Britnee Hittle, Ulysses
140
1. Destiny Gonzalez, Goodland; 2. Aaliyah Espino, Ulysses; 3. Alyssa Bogner, Cimarron; 4. Khloe Torres, Holcomb
145
1. Alex Garza, Ulysses; 2. Dani Fisher, Goodland; 3. Makenzi Rhymer, Colby
155
1. Ashlyn Rose, Scott City; 2. Dallis Stieben, Colby; 3. Danika Corke, Goodland; 4. Jasira Nieto, Holcomb
170
1. Lauren Nix, Hugoton; 2. Aubree Dean, Cimarorn; 3. Kenya Jones, Scott City; 4. Ashlyn Franz, Goodland
190
1. Brisa Molinar, Cimarron
235
1. Abigail Redden, Holcomb; 2. Peyton Smith, Cimarron