HAYS – Four Great Bend Middle School wrestlers earned first-place finishes as the Panthers placed second at the Bob Threlkel Middle School Western Athletic Conference Tournament.

Liberal Eisenhower edged the Panthers by four points.

Great Bend’s Jace Schartz (2-0); Cooper Liles (2-0); Kasey Kennedy (3-0); and Keyven Schroeder (3-0) placed first.

Panthers Brody Schnoebelen (1-1) and Trinten Medlock (2-1).

“They all gave their all and that is all a coach can ask from their athletes,” said Great Bend coach

Norbert Muth. “I am proud of the wrestlers’ determination and never-give-up attitude. The wrestlers worked hard all year to improve their technique.”   

GBMS VARSITY RESULTS

1—Jace Schartz, 2-0; 1—Cooper Liles, 2-0; 1—Kasey Kennedy, 3-0; 1—Keyven Schroeder, 3-0

2—Brody Schnoebelen, 1-1; 2—Trinten Medlock, 2-1

3—Aidan Davidson, 3-1; 3—Lupe Ramirez, 2-1; 3—Matthew Johnson, 2-1; 3—Kaiden Hoffman, 3-1

4—Maddex Harmon, 2-2; 4—Cadin Spore, 2-2

GBMS JUNIOR VARSITY

1—Jorge Aguilera, 2-0; 1—Zac Davis, 2-0; 1—Mario Enriquez, 2-0; 1—Michael Montoya, 2-0

2—Daizy Gomez, 1-1

3—Ambrose Kramer, 2-1; 3—Lexi Lemuz, 0-2

4—Jordan Angel, 0-2

Owen Kaiser, 0-2; Javen Stoney, 0-2