BY JIM MISUNAS
jmisunas@gbtribune.com
Great Bend's Daizy Gomez jumped in the air with a celebration that is fitting for a potential state wrestling champion
No. 3 ranked 5A/6A Gomez erased three years of frustration with a lightning-quick pin (2:27) over Dodge City's No. 2 ranked 130-pound Ariana De La Rosa.
Great Bend's crowd roared its approval and the winning 'gong' rang when Gomez soared to the sky.
" It felt good to win. My reaction was stress coming off my shoulders.," Gomez said. "That was a surprise."
De La Rosa has been a thorn in Gomez's side for three years, winning every match-up.
"I told myself I had nothing to lose," said Gomez. "I'd lost to her plenty of times. It was my time to win. I was dancing warming up. I told myself I'd wrestle my match,"
Gomez calmed her serves and came out with a confident and aggressive game plan. De La Rosa scored the initial takedown for a 2-0 lead. But Gomez used a 'chicken-wing' move to flip De La Rosa on the mat.
"I was relaxed out there," Gomez said. "It should've happened years ago, a long time ago."
No. 2 ranked 5A-6A Dodge City strolled to a hard-fought 48-30 dual match victory.
Great Bend's No. 6 ranked Camdyn Post (105) pinned Miranda Alvarez (1:40); Kirra Stevens (170) pinned Erika Sandoval (2:39) and No. 4 ranked Natalee Daniels pinned Naomi Orozco (4:22).
Great Bend's No. 4 ranked Kaylea McMullen (125) earned a forfeit win.
Dodge City's four other state-ranked wrestlers won on pins — No. 2 Liz Ramirez (100), No. 2 Ashley Alonzo (115); No. 4 Yareli Garcia (145) and No. 6 Liliana Arroyo (155).
NO. 2 DODGE CITY GIRLS 48, GREAT BEND 30
100—No. 2 Liz Ramirez, DC def. Kayle Baldwin, GB, 6-2
105—No. 6 Camdyn Post, GB pinned Miranda Alvarez, DC, 1:40
110—Alea Smith, DC, forfeit
115—No. 2 Ashley Alonzo, DC pinned Keira Leyva, GB, 0:49
120—Yesenia Castro, DC def. Braelyn Turner, GB, 8-2
125—No. 4 Kaylea McMullen, GB, forfeit
130—No. 3 Daizy Gomez, GB pinned No. 2 Ariana De La Rosa, DC, 2:27
135—No. 3 Haley Ramos, DC pinned Kaydence Demel, GB, 0:25
140—Alejandra Delarosa, DC pinned Shaeterah Newton, GB, 2:37
145—No. 4 Yareli Garcia, DC pinned Josephine Blevins, GB, 1:11
155—No. 6 Liliana Arroyo, DC pinned Danica Cline, GB, 1:35
170—Kirra Stevens, GB pinned. Erika Sandoval, DC, 2;39
190—No. 4 Natalee Daniels, GB pinned Naomi Orozco, DC, 4:22
235—Yasmin Lopez, DC, forfeit
JV MATCHES—100—Trinaty Aumiller, GB pinned Sophia Tavarez, DC, 1:49; 125—Aly Feil, GB, forfeit; 145—Sariah Cox, GB def. Joselin Ramos, DC; 3-1; 155—Rylee Schnoebelen, GB pinned Isabella Castro, DC, 0:24; 155—Yoselin Rubio, DC pinned Marissa Esparza, GB, 4:30; 155—Lea Nokes, GB pinned Meraz, DC; 2:54
