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Panthers earn JV wrestling medals
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Skylar Burkes first place finisher

Three Great Bend wrestkers earned first place in the Great Bend junior varsity tournament Saturday. Panthers Skylar Burkes (126), Alex Randolph (132) and Jace Whetham placed first. Randolph posted five pins and Whetham earned four pins. Burkes won three matches by decision.
Finishing second were Jacob Hanrahan (145), Quan Garcia (145) and Brady Daniel (152).
Larned’s Hector Garcia (170) placed first with four wins. Larned’s Charles Stuckey (106), Gage Myers (113), Drew Cobb (138), Garrett Mead (138), Caleb East (170) and Brennan Behnke (195) placed second.
Hoisington’s Riley Philborn (285) placed first with three wins.
GREAT BEND MEET
GREAT BEND RESULTS
106B—Natalie Garza, 3rd; Garza, GB pinned Brandon Gould, Pratt, 0:44; Moore, Hays def. Garza, GB, 18-4; Joshua Keith, Campus pinned Garza, GB, 0:42
113—Gabe Schwager, 3rd; Schwager, GB pinned Doss, HHS, 0:59; Schwager, GB pinned Brayden Dickerson, Campus, 3:32; Sawyer Mock, Newton pinned Schwager, GB, 2:03; Myers, LHS pinned Schwager, GB, 1:36
126A—Gerrardo Torres, 4th; Braylon Heim, Pratt pinned Torres, GB, 0:35; Taylor Parrett, Campus pinned Torres, GB, 1:30; Burkes, Gb def. Torres, GB, 7-3
126A—Skylar Burkes, 1st; Burkes, GB def. Taylor Parrett, Campus, 6-3; Burkes, GB def. Braylon Heim, Pratt, 3-2; Burkes, GB def. Torres, GB, 7-3
126B—Connor Stone, GB def. Kaynon Ross, Campus, forfeit; Trevor Waldrop, Newton def. Stone, GB, injury; Dylan Kelly, Campus pinned Stone, GB, 0:02
132A—Alex Randolph, 1st; Randolph, GB pinned Ethan Jensen, Hays, 3:19; Randolph, GB pinned Dooley, LHS, 1:02; Randolph, GB pinned Garrett Brewer, Eisenhower, 1:40; Randolph, GB pinned Denver Roths, DC, 1:00; Randolph, GB pinned Ivan Jaime, Lyons, 1:01
132B—Misael Ochoa, DC pinned Eric Sanchez, GB, 1:04; Caleb Jellison, Hays pinned Sanchez, GB, 0:55; Brylee Cotton, Campus pinned Sanchez, GB, 0:21; Sanchez, GB pinned Garrett Garza, Eisenhower, 0:29; Clinton James, Pratt pinned Sanchez, GB, 1:06
145A—Brayden Powell, 3rd; Jacob Hanrahan, GB pinned Powell, GB, 1:05; Powell, GB pinned Logan Bunch, Campus, 1:32; Brayden Grizzle, Hays pinned Brayden Powell, GB, 0:58; Powell, GB def. Angel Guzman, DC, 15-1
145A—Jacob Hanrahan, 2nd; Hanrahan, GB pinned Brayden Powell, GB, 1:05; Hanrahan, GB pinned Angel Guzman, DC, 0:26; Hanrahan, GB pinned Logan Bunch, Campus, 0:22; Brayden Grizzle, Hays pinned Hanrahan, GB, 1:02
145B—Quan Garcia, 2nd; Garcia, GB def. Devin Mele, Campus, 3-1; Garcia, GB def. Wolf Laurits, DC, 5-2; Landon Summers, Hays def. Garcia, GB, 3-2
145C—Israel Esparza, 3rd; Esparza, GB def. Brett Huslig, Pratt, 2-0; Mariyah Reyes, DC pinned Esparza, GB, 2:47; Brayden Miller, Newton pinned Esparza, GB, 1:20
152A—Brady Daniel, 2nd; Tan Le, Eisenhower pinned Daniel, GB, 0:20; Daniel, GB def. Josh Bertholf, DC, 4-3; Daniel, GB pinned Koch, LHS, 1:15
160A—Jashon Taylor, DC pinned Lamb, GB, 2:59; Urban, HHS def. Lamb, GB, 8-2; Jonathan Ayala, DC pinned Lamb, GB, 1:06; Lamb, GB pinned Long, HHS, 1:09; Will Bliss, Eisenhower def. Lamb, GB, 7-5
160C—Jace Whetham, 1st; Whetham, GB pinned Shaun Koerner, Hays, 1:25; Whetham, GB pinned Alex Trent, DC, 0:27; Whetham, GB pinned Tyler Bolls, Eisenhower, 0:21; Whetham, GB pinned Keith Cassity, Eisenhower, 1:13
170B—Andrew Wettengel, 3rd; Wettengel, GB def. Tanner Weber, Eisenhower, 6-2; Garcia, LHS def. Wettengel, GB, 11-9; Wettengel, GB pinned Jordan Bleye, Newton, 1:02; Wendell Scobee, Lyons pinned Wettengel, GB, 0:26
285A—Eric Vazquez, 3rd; Vazquez, GB pinned Dylan Vajnar, Newton, 1:06; Logan Schulte, Hays pinned Vazquez, GB, 1:38; Dylan Warner, Hays pinned Vazquez, GB, 0:06
285B—Jesus Villegas, 4th; Villegas, GB def. Adondre O`Neil, Newton, 1-0; Riley Philborn, HHS pinned Villegas, GB, 1:22; Lutt, GB def Villegas, GB, 1-0
285B—Barrett Lutt, 3rd; Riley Philborn, HHS pinned Lutt, GB, 0:15; Adondre O`Neil, Newton pinned Lutt, GB, 0:26; Lutt, GB def. Villegas, GB, 1-0

LARNED RESULTS
106C—Charles Stuckey, 2nd; Stuckey, LHS pinned Steve Brown, Campus, 2:55; Curtis Dressler, DC pinned Stuckey, LHS , 0:04; Stuckey, LHS def. Nichols, HHS, 21-5
113—Gage Myers, 2nd; Myers, LHS pinned Brayden Dickerson, Campus, 0:11; Myers, LHS pinned Doss, HHS, 0:32; Sawyer Mock, Newton def. Myers, LHS, 8-2; Myers, LHS pinned Gabe Schwager, GB, 1:36
132A—Josh Dooley, 3rd; Dooley, LHS def. Ivan Jaime, Lyons, 13-0; Randolph, GB pinned Dooley, LHS, 1:02; Dooley, LHS pinned Denver Roths, DC, 3:15; Ethan Jensen, Hays def. Dooley, LHS, 6-2; Dooley, LHS def. Garrett Brewer, Eisenhower, 6-0
138B—Drew Cobb, 2nd; Cobb, LHS def. Grant May, Pratt, 6-1; Cobb, LHS def. Ben Crump, Newton, 8-0; Cade Ray, Campus pinned Cobb, LHS, 0:03
138C—Garrett Mead’s, 2nd; Mead, LHS pinned Luke Snitchler, Campus, 4:30; Mead, LHS pinned Cody Stessen, Newton, 0:10; Ruben Soltero, DC pinned Mead, LHS , 2:54
152A—Josh Bertholf, DC pinned Koch, LHS, 0:56; Tan Le, Eisenhower pinned Koch, LHS, 1:09; Daniel, GB pinned Koch, LHS, 1:15
170A—Caleb East, 2nd; East, LHS def. over Jorge Ortiz, DC, 11-2; East, LHS def. Hegge Carson, Newton; East, LHS def. Drake Henrich, Newton; Trey Greening, Eisenhower def. East, LHS, 17-2; East, LHS pinned Tyler Gonzalez, DC, 1:43
170B—Hector Garcia, 1st; Garcia, LHS def. Wettengel, GB, 11-9; Garcia, LHS pinned Tanner Weber, Eisenhower, 1:17; Garcia, LHS pinned Jordan Bleye, Newton, 0:07; Garcia, LHS pinned Wendell Scobee, Lyons, 1:08
195A—Brennan Behnke, 2nd; Behnke, LHS pinned Benedict Mass, Pratt, 0:50; L.J. Flax, Eisenhower pinned Behnke, LHS, 0:13; Behnke, LHS won in overtime over Armando Estella, DC, 3-1, OT

HOISINGTON RESULTS
106C—Kadin Nichols, 3rd; Curtis Dressler, DC pinned Nichols, HHS, 0:26; Nichols, HHS pinned Steve Brown, Campus, 0:56; Stuckey, LHS won by tech over Nichols, HHS, TF 21-5
113—Gabe Schwager, GB pinned Zach Doss, HHS, 0:59; Sawyer Mock, Newton pinned Doss, HHS, 0:35; Myers, LHS pinned Doss, HHS, 0:32; Brayden Dickerson, Campus pinned Doss, HHS, 1:04
120—Braden Lybarger, Eisenhower pinned Inigo Barrena Carpio, HHS, 2:13; Delaney Kowden, Newton pinned Barrena Carpio, HHS, 1:02; Victor Guzman, Newton pinned Barrena Carpio, HHS, 0:34; Hahn, Campus pinned Barrena Carpio, HHS, 1:18; Marcus Pernat, Campus pinned Barrena Carpio, HHS, 1:11
160A—Dante Urban, 3rd; Urban, HHS def. Will Bliss, Eisenhower, 13-6; Urban, HHS def. Lamb, GB, 8-2; Urban, HHS pinned Long, HHS, 2:03; Urban, HHS def. Jashon Taylor, DC, 5-2; Jonathan Ayala, DC won by injury default over Urban, HHS, Inj. 0:00
160A—Jonathan Ayala, DC pinned Nicholas Long, HHS, 0:17; Will Bliss, Eisenhower pinned Long, HHS, 0:38; Urban, HHS pinned Long, HHS, 2:03; Lamb, GB pinned Long, HHS, 1:09; Jashon Taylor, DC pinned Long, HHS, 1:32
182A—Trey Bitter, 3rd; John Wells, Newton pinned Bitter, HHS, 0:55; Bitter, HHS pinned Aaron Cruz, DC, 0:23; Eli McMullen, Newton pinned Bitter, HHS, 0:42; Bitter, HHS pinned River Walkingstick, Campus, 1:01
195B—Zach Rubio, 3rd; Rubio, HHS def. Conner Crawford, Lyons; Ian Stevens, Eisenhower pinned Rubio, HHS, 0:51; Oscar Ramirez, DC pinned Rubio, HHS, 0:17; Rubio, HHS def. Angel Lujano, Newton, 8-3
285B—Riley Philborn, 1st; Philborn, HHS pinned Lutt, GB, 0:15; Philborn, HHS pinned Jesus Villegas, GB, 1:22; Philborn, HHS def. Adondre O`Neil, Newton, 7-0