BY JIM MISUNAS
jmisunas@gbtribune.com
HAYS — Great Bend earned eight pins to dominate Hays High 70-18 to capture the Western Athletic Conference wrestling championship, Great Bend finished 18-1 in duals, 4-0 in WAC matches.
Great Bend's Avery Wolf (113), No. 5 state-ranked Wyatt Weber (120), No. 6 Carsyn Schooler (132), No. 2 George Weber (138), Quinn Hoffman (145), Owen Ridgeway (160), No. 4 Alex Randolph (170) and Eli Witte (195) earned wins on pins. Also winning were No. 4 Kaden Spragis (106), No. 5 Drew Liles (126) and No. 1 Gage Fritz (39-1).
The No. 4 ranked Panthers compete at 5A regionals Feb. 22.
GREAT BEND 70, HAYS HIGH 18
106—No. 4 Kaden Spragis, GB (31-10), forfeit; 113—Avery Wolf, GB (22-12) pinned Cyrus Vajnar, H, 0:46; 120—No. 5 Wyatt Weber, GB (28-12) pinned Braden Hines, H, 1:47; 126—No. 5 Drew Liles, GB (32-3) def. Adin Flock, H, 15-0; 132—No. 6 Carsyn Schooler, GB (27-3) pinned Cesar Macias, H, 2:39; 138—No. 2 George Weber, GB (26-4) pinned Jake Talieferro, H, 0:17; 145—Quinn Hoffman, GB (24-6) pinned Trenton Werth, H, 0:18; 152—No. 1 Gage Fritz, GB (39-1) def. Landon Summers, H, 15-0; 160—Owen Ridgeway, GB (18-13) pinned Jeremy Garner, H, 1:35; 170—No. 4 Alex Randolph, GB (34-4) pinned Dalton Dale, H, 2:47; 182—Davontal Robinson, H pinned Scott Heilman, GB (25-8), 6:52; 195—Eli Witte, GB (13-10) pinned Brandon Yauch, H, 4:54; 220—No. 5 Gavin Nutting, H pinned Ever Chavez, GB (14-12), 5:53; 285—Colter Conger, H def. Kevin Alan Miramontes, GB (24-17), forfeit.
JUNIOR VARSITY—120—John Szot, GB def. Aaron Weigel, H, 105; 285—Blake Davis, GB def. Russell Karson, H, 3-1