HOISINGTON — The Great Bend High School wrestling team won the Hoisington Cardinal Corner Classic on Friday night at the Hoisington Activity Center.
The Panthers finished with 245.5 points, topping second place Wichita North, which finished at 154.5.
Hoisington claimed third place at 137.5, and Larned took seventh place with 46 points.
Great Bend dominated the tournament, taking first place in seven of the 14 weight classes and second place in five others.
“I thought we wrestled really well,” Great Bend head coach Norbert Muth said. “I thought the kids we bumped up (a weight class), the same ones from (the dual against Dodge City), they really paid off. We got an extra guy in the lineup in Bryce Lytle, and he placed first. A lot of those guys placed first. They did really well.”
The first-place finishers were Eric Vazquez (106-pound), Ryan DesLauriers (113), Keaton Sander (120), Bryce Lytle (126), Zack Schridde (145), Kade Sander (152) and Joe Lindenberger (170).
The Panthers combined for 34 pins in 54 matches in the tournament.
“We had a good week,” Muth said. “That’s what I like about the Hoisington tournament. It’s close to home. We get to wrestle on Friday and not on Saturday, which isn’t something we normally get.
“Each kid gets at least three matches, but most of them get four or even five. That’s a good thing, especially heading into the break.”
Great Bend returns from the holiday break on Jan. 10 for the Derby tournament.
“It gives these kids some confidence heading into the holidays,” Muth said. “You can’t just go to tournaments where they get roughed up on each match. Confidence is an important thing in wrestling.
“We’re going to Derby once we get back from break, which is always a tough, two-day tournament.

Hoisington places third
at own classic
Hoisington got three first-place performances on Friday night.
Brandon Ball (132), Johnathan Ball (138) and Kagan Blackwell (220) each won their respective weight classes.
“I was exceptionally pleased with Kagan Blackwell,” Hoisington head coach Dan Schmidt said. “He’s been in the background of some really good kids. It’s easy to focus on the Balls boys because they’re just so good and easy to follow, but Kagan hasn’t lost many matches at the JV level for us. It’s nice to see him get a chance on varsity. He’s worked real hard for it.”
Brandon Ball is ranked No. 1 in his weight class in Class 3-1A on the latest Kansas Wrestling Coaches Association poll. Johnathan Ball is ranked No. 6 in his class.
“The Balls, they’re just special,” Schmidt said. “They’re hard workers in the wrestling room. They’re fun to watch.”
Senior Avery Urban finished second in the 195 weight class, a class that had four state-ranked athletes in it — Urban (No. 2 in 3-1A), AJ Cooper of Cimarron (No. 4 in 3-1A), Justin Henry of Great Bend (No. 4 in 5A) and Caleb Franklin of Wichita North (No. 4 in 6A).
“I was awful proud of Avery,” Schmidt said. “I don’t think people realize how difficult the 195 class was on Friday. It was basically the who’s who of ranked kids in a bunch of classes. There were four ranked kids in there, and they all wrestled real well.”

Reed leads Larned
at Hoisington
Kaiden Reed finished third in the 285 weight class, leading the Larned Indians on Friday night.
Reed won three of his five matches.
Larned also had four fourth-place finishes — Marcus Nolde (113), Jalen Kraisinger (126), Dalton Barker (132) and Seth Hutchins (220).

HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING

Friday

At Hoisington
Hoisington Activity Center

Team scores
1. Great Bend, 245.5; 2. Wichita North, 154.5; 3. Hoisington, 137.5; 4. Concordia, 101; 5. Holcomb, 58; 6. Cimarron, 52; 7. Larned, 46; 8. Lakin, 29

Great Bend results
106 — Eric Vazquez (first) def. Gavin Shuler, Con, pin; def. Alex Rowe, Hol, pin; def. Bryan Veleta-Rios, pin; def. Michael Aguilera, pin
113 — Ryan DesLauriers (first) def. Colton Flores, Hol, pin; def. Aiden Baxley, Lak, pin; def. Marcus Nolde, Larn, pin; def. Cole Larsen, Con, pin
120 — Keaton Sander (first) def. Karis Jackson, WN, pin; def. Nhic Aponte, Hol, pin; def. Landon Harmon, Hois, pin
126 — Bryce Lytle (first) def. Dakotah Ford, WN, 8-7; def. Joe Erskin, Hol, 9-2; def. Jalen Kraisinger, Larn, pin; def. Ford, WN, 7-0
132 — Cody Liles (second) def. Nathan Miller-Ayala, WN, tech. fall; def. Jared Medina, Hol, pin; def. Gage Canfield, Con, 12-6; def. Dalton Barker, Larn, tech. fall; lost to Brandon Ball, Hois, 11-3
138 — Cody Lytle (second) def. Jonathan Preito, Hol, pin; def. Tracer Workman, Con, pin; lost to Johnathan Ball, Hois, 4-1; def. Roberto Lopez, WN, pin
145 — Zack Schridde (first) def. Logan Zahn, Hol, pin; def. Gary Barker, Larn, pin; def. Kaleb Beard, WN, pin; def. Thomas George, Cim, pin; def. Blaze Payeur, Con, 9-2
152 — Kade Sander (first) def. Colton Acton, Cim, tech. fall; def. Jesus Correa, WN, pin; def. Jared Knapp, pin; def. Hunter Hanzlick, Hois, pin
160 — Christian Rivas (second) def. Erich Eisenbise, Hol, pin; def. Javier Trevino, Cim, pin; def. Eric Jury, pin; def. Logan Higbee, Con, pin; lost to Alonzo Samilton, WN, pin
170 — Joe Lindenberger (first) def. Baley Kindel, Con, pin; def. Wyatt Davis, Larn, pin; def. Tyalor Crumley, WN, pin; def. Austin McHenry, Hois, pin
182 — Sam Witte (second) def. Zeke Engler, Hol, pin; def. Izaiah Grogan, Con, pin; def. Justin Tate, Lak, 14-10; lost to Jeremiah Cesena, WN, pin
195 — Justin Henry (third) def. Jared Burrow, Lak, 4-3; lost to Avery Urban, Hois, 7-6; lost to Caleb Franklin, WN, pin; def. Skyler Hoch, Larn, 14-6; def. AJ Cooper, Cim, 7-6
285 — Jacob Crane (second) def. Jacob Koehn, Lak, pin; def. Zac Romo, Con, pin; def. Chance Boor, Hois, 3-1; lost to Zach Crick, Cim, 2-1; def. Kaiden Reed, Larn, 3-2

Hoisington results
113 — Kody Lang (sixth) lost to Cole Larsen, Con, 9-3; lost to Marcus Nolde, Larn, 14-10; def. Derrek Berg, Cim, pin; lost to Colton Flores, Hol, pin
120 — Landon Harmon (second) def. Nhic Aponte, Hol, 9-0; def. Karis Jackson, WN, pin; lost to Keaton Sander, GB, pin
126 — Natalie Sanders (third) def. Colby Gugelmeyer, Lak, 6-1; def. Alec Smith, Cim, pin; def. Jalen Kraisinger, Larn, pin; lost to Dakotah Ford, WN, pin; def. Jalen Kraisinger, Larn, 2-0
132 — Brandon Ball (first) def. Mattison Davis, Lak, pin; def. Dalton Barker, Larn, pin; def. Gage Canfield, Con, tech. fall; def. Cody Liles, GB, 6-0
138 — Johnathan Ball (first) def. Roberto Lopez, WN, pin; def. Jonathan Preito, Hol, pin; def. Cody Lytle, GB, 4-1; def. Tracer Workman, Con, 9-1
145 — Cameron Richter (seventh) lost to Thomas George, Cim, pin; lost to Blaze Payeur, Con, pin; lost to Gary Barker, Larn, pin
152 — Hunter Hanzlick (fourth) lost to Jared Knapp, Con, pin; def. Jesus Correa, WN, 2-0; lost to Colton Acton, Cim, 5-2; lost to Kade Sander, GB, pin
170 — Austin McHenry (second) def. Micael Baxley, Lak, pin; def. Jake Hawkins, Hol, pin; def. Taylor Crumley, WN, pin; def. Baley Kindel, Con, pin; lost to Joe Lindenberger, GB, pin
195 — Avery Urban (second) def. AJ Cooper, Cim, 6-3; def. Justin Henry, GB, 7-6; def. Skyler Hoch, Larn, pin; def. Jared Burrows, Lak, 4-1; lost to Caleb Franklin, WN, 5-1
220 — Kagan Blackwell (first) def. Carlos Arreola, Lak, pin; def. Aaron Hernandez, Hol, pin; def. Warren Flores, WN, pin; def. Seth Hutchins, Larn, 9-2; def. Kyle Marks, Con, 4-1
285 — Chance Boor (fourth) def. Zac Romo, Con, pin; lost to Kaiden Reed, Larn, pin; lost to Jacob Crane, GB, 3-1; def. Jacob Koehn, Lak, pin; lost to Zach Crick, pin

Larned results
113 — Marcus Nolde (fourth) def. Derrek Berg, Cim, pin; def. Kody Lang, Hois, 14-10; lost to Cole Larsen, Con, 1-0; lost to Ryan DesLauriers, GB, pin; lost to Aiden Baxley, Lak, 10-7  
126 — Jalen Kraisinger (fourth) def. Alec Smith, Cim, 6-3; def. def. Colby Gugelmeyer, Lak, pin; lost to Natalie Sanders, Hois, pin; lost to Bryce Lytle, GB, pin; lost to Sanders, Hoisington, 2-0
132 — Dalton Barker (fourth) def. Mattison Davis, Lak, pin; lost to Brandon Ball, Hois, pin; lost to Cody Liles, GB, tech. fall; lost to Gage Canfield, Con, pin
145 — Gary Barker (sixth) lost to Kaleb Beard, WN, pin; lost to Zack Schridde, GB, pin; lost to Logan Zahn, Hol, pin; def. Cameron Richter, Hois, pin; lost to Zahn, Hol, pin
170 — Wyatt Davis (fifth) lost to Baley Kindel, Con, 4-0; lost to Joe Lindenberger, GB, pin; def. Michael Baxley, Lak, pin; def. Jake Hawkins, Hol, pin
195 — Skyler Hoch (sixth) lost to Caleb Franklin, WN, 14-5; lost to AJ Cooper, Cim, tech. fall; lost to Avery Urban, Hois, pin; lost to Justin Henry, GB, 14-6; lost to Jared Burrows, Lak, 6-3
220 — Seth Hutchins (fourth) def. Charlie Coleman, Cim, pin; lost to Kyle Marks, Con, pin; lost to Kagan Blackwell, Hois, 9-2; lost to Warren Flores, WN, 2-1
285 — Kaiden Reed (third) lost to Zach Crick, Cim, pin; def. Chance Boor, Hois, pin; def. Jacob Koehn, Lak, pin; def. Zac Romo, Con, pin; lost to Jacob Crane, GB, 3-2