COLBY – Just like coach Dan Schmidt predicted, the Hoisington Cardinal girls captured the 4-1A Colby regional title and qualified six wrestlers for the 4-1A state tournament Feb. 23-24 at Salina. The Cardinals (109) beat Lakin (66) for the team title.
Hoisington champion Sheena Gocela (101) joins runner-up Daijah Jones (132), runner-up Tally Wikum (138), third-place Emily Lovett (126) and fourth place Kiana Grandclair (120) and fourth place Lyrica Orosco (155).
No. 3 ranked Gocela (21-4) downed Cimarron’s Veronica Greene, 18-5 in the championship match. Jones (17-11) was pinned by Russell’s No. 4 ranked Jaden Ney (1:48).
The night’s feature match showcased Hoxie’s No. 1 ranked Marissa Posch defeating No. 2 ranked Wikum 9-4 in the finals. The two will be favored to meet again in two weeks.
No. 5 ranked Lovett (27-7) pinned Norton’s Kaitlyn Tallent (0:54) for third place. Grandclair(18-12) and Orosco (16-8) both lost third-place matches and will be paired against regional champions at the state meet.
STATE WRESTLING SALINA
101—No. 3 Sheena Gocela, H (21-4) vs. Elaina Wolf, Hayden, (18-11)
120—Kiana Grandclair, H (18-12) vs. No. 2 Jadyn Thompson, Prat (34-1)
126—No. 5 Emily Lovett, H (27-7) vs. No. 6 Keena Lacock, Rossville (27-7)
132—Daijah Jones, H (17-11) vs. Reese Kohr, Chase Co. (20-7)
138—No. 2 Tally Wikum, H (20-1) vs. Deiliah Wright, Coffeyville (19-11)
155—Lyrica Orosco, H (16-8) vs. No. 1 Allison King, Oskaloosa (25-1)
COLBY REGIONAL
TEAM SCORES—1—Hoisington 109; 2—Lakin 66; 3—Colby 50; 4—Ellis 46; 5—Oakley 44; 6—Goodland 43; 7—Clay Center 42; 8—Norton 40; 9—Cimarron 36; 10—Chapman 35; Scott City 35; 12—Abilene 32; 24—Ellinwood 8; 28—Larned 2
HOSINGTON RESULTS
101—No. 3 Sheena Gocela, H (21-4), 1ST; Gocela pinned McKenna, Larned, 1:21; Gocela pinned Vogler, Colby, 0:55; 1ST—Gocela def. Greene, Cimarron, 18-5
109—Aubrey Brown (10-13); Brown pinned Cowing, CC; Brown pinned Simmons, Norton, 3:08; No. 6 Bosserman, Oakley pinned Brown, 4:43; Cowing, CC pinned Brown, 3:26
115—Paige Schwartz, H (21-10); No. 4 Hahn, Stockton def. Schwartz, 11-1; Schwartz def. Dombroski, Ellinwood, 8-0; Schwartz pinned Burk, Goodland, 3:39; Todd, Norton def. Schwart, 5-0
120—Kiana Grandclair, H (18-12), 4TH; Grandclair def. No. 6 Keesee, Phillipsburg, 8-0; Smyth, Plainville def. Grandclair, 8-2; Grandclair def. Wynn, Trego, 2-1; 3RD—Keesee, Phillipsburg def. Grandclair, 8-1
126—No. 5 Emily Lovett, H (27-7), 3RD; Lovett pinned Schwartz, Scott City, 0:26; Jaeger, Colby def. Lovett, 6-2; Lovett pinned Normandin, Plainville, 1:26; 3RD—Lovett pinned Tallent, Norton, 0:54
132—Daijah Jones, H (17-11), 2ND; Jones pinned Vine, Ellis, 3:08; 1ST—No. 4 Jaden Ney, Russell pinned Jones, 1:48
138—No. 2 Tally Wikum, H (20-1), 2ND; Wikum pinned Brown, Plainville, 1:10; 1ST—No. 1 Porsch, Hoxie def. Wikum, 9-4
155—Lyrica Orosco, H (16-8), 4TH; Orosco pinned Farnum, Hugoton, 0:47; Orosco pinned Brown, Abilene, 4:00; Rodriguez, Holcomb pinned Orosco, 3:48; Orosco pinned Mattheyer, Trego, 1:56; 3RD—Newton, Cimarron pinned Orosco, 0:48
LARNED RESULTS
101—Liliana McKenna, L (10-22); No. 3 Gocela, Hoisington pinned McKenna, 1:21; Heifner, Ellis pinned McKenna, 1:17
120—Reese Watkins, L (11-17); Watkins def. Barajas, Holcomb, 5-2; No. 3 Napue, Russell pinned Watkins, 1:37; Wynn, Trego pinned Watkins, 3:46
COLBY – Just like coach Dan Schmidt predicted, the Hoisington Cardinal girls captured the 4-1A Colby regional title and qualified six wrestlers for the 4-1A state tournament Feb. 23-24 at Salina. The Cardinals (109) beat Lakin (66) for the team title.
Hoisington champion Sheena Gocela (101) joins runner-up Daijah Jones (132), runner-up Tally Wikum (138), third-place Emily Lovett (126) and fourth place Kiana Grandclair (120) and fourth place Lyrica Orosco (155).
