BY JIM MISUNAS
jmisunas@gbtribune.com

HAYS – Hoisington's three-time state champion Wyatt Pedigo (37-0, 195) cruised to another state wrestling championship. The North Dakota bound football player proved again he's one of the state's best wrestlers.

Larned's Samajay Alboyd (27-4, 145) joined his Central Kansas League member as a state wrestling champion. Larned scored 72 points to place fifth.

Pedigo beat Southeast Saline's Sterling Harp 11-3 in the championship match. Pedigo downed Mission Valley's Jon Grame (2:35);  Norton's Gavin Sproul, 17-6 and Rawlins County's Cyrus Green, 10-3 to reach the state finals.

Larned's Alboyd edged Kingman's Colby Schreiner 5-3 in the championship match. Alboyd defeated Wellington's Bird, 15-6; St. Marys Huaracha (3:59) and Oakley's Stephenson (3:07) to reach the state finals.

Larned featured three other medalists. Michael Saenz (26-9, 120) placed fourth with a hard-fought 5-3 loss to Remington's Wyatt Wright. Dillen Hook (31-3, 113) avenged a loss with a 5-1 fifth-place victory over Smith Center's Bentley Montgomery, Smith Center, 5-1. No. 3 ranked Braydon Lemuz (30-6, 138) placed fifth with a 6-victory over Goodland's  Mason Hernandez.

Hoisington scored 68 points to place seventh. Hoisington also placed three other medalists. No. 4 Joshua Ball (26-4, 170) placed third with a pin in 1:40 over Oberlin's Gavon Uehlin. No. 4 Cole Steinert (29-8, 152) finished fourth with a loss (3:15) against Hoxie's Aidan Baalman. Eastin Redetzke (26-17, 106) placed sixth with a 6-5 loss to Minneapolis' Gage Carlson.

Norton (120) won the team title behind state champions Darius Shields (106), Kolton Field (120) and Cole Amlong (170). Hoxie (113) placed runner-up.

3A STATE HAYS

HOISINGTON, LARNED ENTRIES

106–Eastin Redetzke, H (26-17), sixth;  No. 3 White, Jayhawk Linn def. Redetzke, 4-2; Redetzke def. Rodgers, Council Grove, 15-3; Redetzke def. Shepard, Hoxie, 5-4; Redetzke def. Kennedy, Erie, 6-0; Underhill, Hill City pinned Redetzke, 0:49; 5TH–Gage Carlson, Minneapolis def. Redetzke, 6-5 

113–No. 5 Dillen Hook, L (31-3), fifth; Hook pinned Dultmeier, SL, 4:43; Montgomery, Smith Center def. Hook, 9-6, OT; Hook pinned Danner, Lyons, 2:24; Hook pinned Atkins, Hill City, 4:12; Dyke, Republic Co. def. Hook, 5-0; 5TH–Hook def. Bentley Montgomery, Smith Center, 5-1; Quentin Boxberger, H (10-16); Collins, Osage City pinned Boxberger, 0:36; Slater, Marion pinned Boxberger, 4:49

120–Michael Saenz, L (26-9), fourth; Saenz def. Hughes, Eureka, 5-2; Field, Norton def. Saenz, 9-1; Saenz def. Hockman, Hill City, 9-6; Saenz def. Scholz, Atchison Co. 10-5; Saenz def. Baldwin, Russell, 5-0; 3RD–Wyatt Wright, Remington def. Saenz, 5-3 

126–Gatlin Hoch, L (26-11); Hoch def. Johnson, Council Grove, 9-4; Bell, Hoxie pinned Hoch, 1:37; Hoch pinned Elliott, Wellsville, 3:58; Jensen, Doniphan West pinned Hoch, 2:06

138–No. 3 Braydon Lemuz, L (30-6), fifth; Lemuz pinned Mandi, Norton, 1:19; Lemuz def. Collins, Osage City, 12-5; Weimer, Hoxie def. Lemuz, 6-2; Horn, Riverside def. Lemuz, 6-1; 5TH–Lemuz def. Mason Hernandez, Goodland, 6-1

145–No. 1 Samajay Alboyd, L (27-4), first; Alboyd def. Bird, Wellington, 15-6; Alboyd pinned Huaracha, St. Marys, 3:59; Alboyd pinned Stephenson, Oakley, 3:07; 1ST–Alboyd def. Schreiner, Kingman, 5-3

152—No. 4 Cole Steinert, H (29-8), fourth; Steinert def. Lisk, Mission Valley, 7-4; Baalman, Hoxie def. Steinert, 11-4; Steinert def. Hrabe, Smith Center, 1-0; Steinert def. Rathbone, Hillsboro, 4-3; Steinert def. Roush, Perry, 4-2; 3RD–Aidan Baalman, Hoxie pinned Steinert, 3:15

170–No. 4 Joshua Ball (26-4), third; Ball pinned Dunbar, Mission Valley, 1:52; Seabolt, Cimarron def. Ball, 12-5; Ball def. Claibourn, Fredonia, 6-1; Ball def. Loudermilk, Sabetha, 4-3; Ball def. Werner, Plainville, 15-4; 3RD–Ball pinned Gavon Uehlin, Oberlin, 1:40; Josh Kramer, L (9-18); Loudermilk, Sabetha pinned Kramer, 1:40; Budke, Chase Co. pinned Kramer, 3:45 

195–No. 1 Wyatt Pedigo, H (37-0); Pedigo pinned Grame, Mission Valley; Pedigo def. Sproul, Norton, 17-6; Pedigo def. Green, Rawlins County, 10-3; 1ST–Pedigo vs. Sterling Harp, SE Saline, 11-3

220–Hector Garcia, L (16-11); Garcia def. Martin, Douglass, 5-0; Dunn, Trego pinned Garcia, 2:29; Buresh, Phillipsburg def. Garcia, 2-1; Cole Gilliland, H (27-10); Gilliland pinned Helbing, Burden Central, 1:18; Wilftong, Norton pinned Gilliland, 2:53; Buss, Republic Co. pinned Gilliland, 1:42

3A TEAM TOTALS–1–Norton 120; 2–Hoxie 113; 3–Republic County 85.5; 4–Beloit 75; 5–Larned 72; 6–Rossville 69; 7–Hoisington 68; 8–Osage City 53; 9–Riverside 52; 10–Goodland 51; 11–Plainville 50; 12–Oakley 48 

3A STATE FINALS

106–1–Shields, Norton def. Knox, Goodland, 5-0; 3–White, Jayhawk pinned Underhill, Hill City, 2:46; 5–Carlson, Minneapolis def. Redetzke, Hoisington, 4-3

113–1–Archer, Rossville def. Collins, Osage City, 11-3; 3–Normandin, Plainville def. Dyke, Republic County, 4-1; 5–Hook, Larned def. Montgomery, Smith Center, 5-1

120–1–Field, Norton def. Shoemaker, Smith Center, 16-12; 3–Wright, Remington def. Saenz, Larned, 5-3; 5–Baldwin, Russell def. Bretz, Hoxie, 8-3

126–1–Bell, Hoxie def. Sisson, Phillipsburg, 3-1; 3–Talkington, Republic County pinned Schoenberger, Oakley, 1:22; 5–White, Jayhawk Linn pinned Jensen, Doniphan West, 2:28

132–1–Johnson, Hoxie def. Allen, Silver Lake, 1-0; 3–Lenker, Phillipsburg def. Unterseher, Norton, 2-1; 5–Windholz, Russell def. King, St. Marys, 10-5

138–1–Weimer, Hoxie def. Cain, Oakley, 8-0; 3–Horn, Riverside def. Hurla, Rossville, 4-3; 5–Lemuz, Larned def. Hernandez, Goodland, 6-1

145–1–Alboyd, Larned def. Schreiner, Kingman, 5-3; 3–Weilert, Fredonia def. Kempt, Oberlin, 8-3; 5–Kadel, Beloit pinned Stephenson, Oakley, 4:08

152–1–Prochaska, Beloit def. Lowe, Eureka, 6-3; 3–Baalman, Hoxie pinned Steinert, Hoisington, 3:15; 5–Dillon, Sabetha pinned Roush, Perry, 2:36

160–1–Horn, Rossville def. Rodriguez, SE Saline, 2-1; 3–Signs, Wellsville def. Gardner, Wichita County, 10-4; 5–Pfeifer, Ellis pinned Wallin, Wabaunsee, 0:34

170–1–Amlong, Norton def. Seabolt, Cimarron, 4-2; 3–Ball, Hoisington pinned Uehlin, Oberlin, 1:40; 5–Werner, Plainville def. Kraus, Halstead, 3-2

182–1–Finnesy, Plainville def. Howerton, Doniphan West, 11-0; 3–Walker, Beloit vs. Beeson, Republic County; 5–Palic, Marion def. Daerr, Garden Plain, 3-2

195–1–Pedigo, Hoisington def. Harp, SE Saline, 11-3; 3– Blanka, St. Francis def. Holub, Goodland, 6-2; 5–Green, Rawlins County def. Gillman, Cherryvale, 2-1 

220–1–Whalen, Osage City def. Davoren, Rossville, 6-5; 3–Dunn, Trego def. Wiltfong, Norton, 3-1; 5–Robb, Perry pinned Tripp, Ellsworth, 3:18

285–1–Barrientes, Sylvan-Lucas def  Zimmerman, Republic County, 11-4; 3–Johnson, Beloit def. Walford, Ellsworth, 4-3; 5–Parker, Mission Valley pinned Watts, Humboldt, 3:36