DOUGLASS — Great Bend’s Cody Liles (132) and Keaton Sander (138) captured first place at the Douglass Wrestling Tournament Saturday. Three-time state qualifier Liles (8-0) beat Wichita South’s Dalton Powell 1-0 in the finals after a 4-3 semifinal decision over Augusta’s Josh Moore. Liles is ranked fourth in Class 5A.
No. 4 state-ranked Sander (8-0) posted three pins, including a championship pin in 1:32 over Pratt’s Dalton Prosser. Panther No. 4 ranked Christian Rivas placed second with a 8-2 loss in the finals against Pratt’s Logan Baird. Sander has pinned seven of eight opponents.
Also placing were third-place finisher Keegan Bowman, (182); and fourth-place finisher Eric Vasquez (120). The Panthers competed without four veterans for various reasons.
“I was very happy with how our varsity performed at Douglass because we had five individuals place and placed fifth out of 12 teams,” said Great Bend coach Justin Broeckelman. “Overall, both squads made much improvement over the first week of competition. Eric Vazquez made his debut and brought home fourth. Eric lost twice to Brayan Balderrama, the No. 1 ranked wrestler in 4A from Pratt,”
In the Great bend junior varsity meet, Josh Hamilton (160) placed second; Braulio Vargas (160) finished third; and Braxton Schooler (132) finished fourth. Newton’s Wyatt Hendrickson pinned Hamilton in 2:25 for first place.
“On the JV side, we may not have placed as many wrestlers, but our technique and heart showed great improvements,” Broeckelman said.
Douglass Tournament
Great Bend results
120—Eric Vazquez, GB, 4th place; Brayan Balderrama, Pratt def. Vazquez, 3-2; Vazquez def. Jesse Davidson, Wichita Heights, 2:11; Vazquez def. Hunter Williams, Emporia, 4-3; 3rd Place—Balderrama, Pratt def. Vazquez, 4-3
126—Conrad Montoya, GB; Tony Ibarra, Pratt def. Montoya, 4-0; Montoya def. David Allen, Douglass, 15-6; Bryant Page, Andover Central def. Montoya, 10-3
132—Cody Liles, GB, 1st place; Liles pinned Joseph Rodriguez, Emporia, 3:36; Liles def. Josh Moore, Augusta, 4-3;; 1st place—Liles def. Dalton Powell, Wichita South, 1-0
138—Keaton Sander, GB, 1st place; Sander pinned Caleb Bartel, Eisenhower, 2:30; Sander pinned Aevodric Gilkey, Wichita Heights, 4:00; 1st Place—Sander pinned Dalton Prosser, Pratt, 1:32
145—Jeffrey Spragis, GB; Nick Lucas, Pratt pinned Spragis, 1:48; Connor Porter, Douglass pinned Spragis, 0:53
152—Ben Witte, GB; Witte def. Brandon Griffin, Augusta, 3-0; Alec Bubrec, Derby pinned Witte, 1:06; Peyton Maddox, Wichita Carroll pinned Witte, 2:00
160—Andrew Reed, GB; Reed def. Nick Uran, Derby, 8-1; Reed def. Jax DeSoto, Pratt, 7-0; Dashan Arnold, Douglass, pinned Reed, 0:10
170—Christian Rivas, GB, 2nd place; Rivas pinned Blaine Nelson, Derby, 2:34; Rivas def. Brady Bockover, Wichita Carroll, 7-2; 1st Place—Logan Baird, Pratt, def. Rivas, 8-2
182—Keegan Bowman, GB, 3rd place; Trenton Allen, Derby, pinned Bowman, 1:30; Bowman pinned Wade Hall, Augusta, 1:58; 3rd Place—Bowman def. Warren Dean, Wichita South, 2-0
285—Tre Stevenson, GB; Jeremiah Napier, Wichita South, pinned Stevenson, 0:58; Stevenson pinned Joey McKinsey, Emporia, 2:00; Seth Simmons, Pratt, pinned Stevenson, 4:01
Great Bend JV Invitational
Great Bend results
106—Natalie Garza GB; Lucas Hecker, Hays def. Garza, 10-2; Garza pinned Daniel Brown, Campus, 3:49; Adam Stahl, Hays def. Garza, 12-2
132—Braxton Schooler GB, 4th place; Carlos Marquez, DC pinned Schooler, 2:22; Schooler pinned Angel Guzman, DC, 4:50; Schooler pinned Ethan Saenz, Lyons, 0:10; Schooler pinned Logan Bunch, Campus, 1:48; Shooler pinned Julian Galindo, DC, 1:07; Third Place—Hazeen Keener, Hays def. Schooler
138—Tyler Epp, GB; Epp def. Antonio Gorosriza, DC, 15-0; Epp def. Ivan Jaime, Lyons, 8-7; Will Mass, Pratt def. Epp, 8-2; Zachary Teeter, Campus def. Epp, 1-0
138—Jacob Hanrahan GB; Hanrahan pinned Nicholas Long, Hoisington, 2:48; Hanrahan pinned Michael Macaluso, Eisenhower, 2:49; Caden Pfeifer, Russell pinned Hanrahan, 3:28; Brayden Miller, Newton pinned Hanrahan
145—Hunter Britt, GB; Dawson Beard Campus pinned Britt; Damon Luerman, Hoisington pinned Britt, 2:50
145—Jacob Meeks, GB; Jose Vargas, DC def. Meeks, 18-1; Meeks pinned Ben Crump, Newton; Chase Voth, Hays pinned Meeks, 2:18
152—Jace Whetham, GB; Jake Curtis, Hoisington pinned Whetham, 3:22; Whetham pinned Zach Hill, Campus, 0:42; Tan Le, Eisenhower pinned Whetham, 0:33
160—Josh Hamilton, GB, 2nd place; Hamilton def. William Bliss, Campus, 5-2; Hamilton def. Ethan Nichols, Hoisington, 5-3; 1st Place—Wyatt Hendrickson, Newton, pinned Hamilton, 2:25
160—Braulio Vargas GB, 3rd place; Vargas pinned Anthony Lopez, DC, 0:15; Hendrickson, Newton pinned Vargas, 5:25; Vargas pinned Bliss, Campus, 1:36; 3rd Place—Vargas pinned Lopez, DC, 1:44
170—Blake Ridgel, GB; Ridgel def. Miguel Carrillo, Pratt, 12-8; Ridgel pinned Dustin Diaz, Campus, 5:05; Trey Greening, Eisenhower pinned Blake Ridgel, 3:34; Garin Williams, Campus pinned Ridgel
285—Tristan Heine, GB; Jose Carbajal, DC pinned Heine, 0:18; Trevar Younger, Hoisington pinned Heine, 1:50
