VALLEY CENTER — Great Bend’s wrestlers earned eight state berths led by third-place finishers Drew Liles (37-7, 113), Carsyn Schooler (17-9, 120), and George Weber (39-9, 132). Gage Fritz (32-8, 152) placed fourth. The Panthers qualified for the 5A state wrestling tournament at Park City Feb. 23-24.
The four Panthers top four finishers all in the 5A semifinals. No. 3 ranked Liles placed third with an 8-3 victory over Emporia’s Levi Buckridge after losing 3-0 semifinal to Goddard’s No. 2 ranked Lucas Glover 3-0.
Carsyn Schooler placed third with a 3-2 overtime victory over Wichita Carroll’s Colton Ensz. Weber pinned Valley Center’s Eli Clouse (3:47) after losing 5-2 in the semifinals to Maize’s No. 1 ranked Aidan Campbell. Fritz lost a hard-fought 5-4 semifinal to Maize’s No. 2 ranked DeWayne Villapando and lost 6-4 for third place to Emporia’s No. 5 ranked Hunter Williams.
Eighth-place finisher Braxton Schooler (20-20, 138), 7th-place finisher Alex Randolph (28-16, 145), 6th-place finisher Jacob Meeks (17-15, 182) and 6th-place finisher Jeffrey Spragis (21-19, 160) earned their trips to the state tournament in the consolation rounds. Schooler, Randolph, Spragis and Meeks all won three matches.
5A VALLEY CENTER REGIONAL
TEAM SCORES—1—Goddard 238.5; 2—Valley Center 195.5; 3—Maize High 173; 4—Emporia 132; 5—Newton 120; 6—Wichita Carroll 111.5; 7—Great Bend 110; Wichita Kapaun-Mt. Carmel 110; 9—Goddard Eisenhower 93.5; 10—Salina Central 81.5; 11—Liberal 72; 12—Wichita Heights 65.5; 13—Salina South 54; 14—Andover 51; 14—Maize South 27; 16—Topeka West 15
GREAT BEND RESULTS
106—Brantley Baldwin, GB (14-21); Blick, Andover def. Baldwin, GB, 7-3; Baldwin def. Moore, Emporia, 9-3; Garza, Eisenhower pinned Baldwin, 1:21
113—Drew Liles, GB (37-7); Liles pinned Blick, Andover, 3:20; Liles def. Phipps, Kapaun-Mt. Carmel, 16-0; Glover, Goddard def. Liles, 3-0; Liles pinned Craig, VC, 0:50; 3RD—Liles def. Buckridge, Emporia, 8-3
120—Carsyn Schooler, GB (17-9); Schooler pinned O’Reilly, Maize South, 4:43; Schooler def. Ensz, WCarroll, 11-3; Doud, Eisenhower def. Schooler, 11-8; Scooler def. Mock, Newton, 3-2; 3RD—Schooler def. Ensz, WCarroll, 3-2, OT
126—Skylar Burkes, GB (20-20); Burkes def. Llamas, Newton, 4-2; Fisher, Goddard def. Burkes, 15-0; McMahon, Kapaun-Mt. Carmel def. Burkes, 8-1
132—George Weber, GB (39-9); Weber pinned Stagner, Eisenhower, 1:51; Weber pinned Clouse, Valley Center, 1:52; Campbell, Maize High def. Weber, 5-2; Weber def. Roberson, Newton, 3-0; 3RD—Weber pinned Clouse, VC, 3:47
138—Braxton Schooler, GB (20-20); Schooler pinned Garcia, Emporia, 1:00; Vogan, Salina South pinned Schooler, 0:57; Schooler def. Renner, Eisenhower, 2-1; Morrell, WCarroll pinned Schooler, 1:15; 7TH—Levi Sutton, Salina Central def. Schooler, 6-3
145—Alex Randolph, GB (28-16); Randolph pinned Letowski, Maize South, 0:43; Gilkey, WHeights def. Randolph, 19-4; Randolph pinned Chard, Salina Central, 1:51; Trail, WCarroll def. Randolph, 9-3; 7TH—Ranoldph pinned Derrek Sherwood, Salina South, 4:58
152—Gage Fritz, GB (32-8); Fritz def. Klassen, Salina South, 22-7; Fritz pinned True, Salina Central, 5:41; Villapando, Maize def. Fritz, 5-4; Fritz def. McGlachlin, WCarroll, 7-2; 3RD—Hunter Williams, Emporia def. Fritz, 6-4
160—Jeffrey Spragis, GB (21-19); Orange, WHeights def. Spragis, 6-2; Spragis def. Bomgardner, Kapaun-Mt. Carmel, 9-3; Spragis def. Dugan, WCarroll, 7-6; Spragis def. Randles, Topeka West, 9-2; Harper, Newton def. Spragis, 5-0; 5TH—Courtez Orange, WHeights def. Spragis, 7-6
170—Eli Witte, GB (13-23); Schmelze, Topeka West def. Witte, 7-5; Cusick, Newton def. Witte, 6-2
182—Jacob Meeks, GB (17-15); Meeks pinned Henrie, Andover, 1:05; Andres, Goddard pinned Meeks, 1:15; Meeks pinned Miller, Newton, 4:42; Meeks def. Bliss, Eisenhower, 3-0; Moarrez, Liberal def. Meeks, 14-7; 5TH—Drew Baker, Emporia def. Meeks, 13-8
195—Ever Chavez, GB (11-20); Scott, WHeights pinned Chavez, 0:54; Chavez def Rader, Eisenhower, 4-2; Phelps, Kapaun-Mt. Carmel pinned Chavez, 2:14
220—Andrew Wettengel, GB (4-26); Wilson, Andover pinned Wettengel, 1:51; Bates, Kapaun-Mt. Carmel def. Wettengel, 10-6
285—Barrett Lutt, GB (6-21); Leek, Emporia pinned Lutt, 2:29; Depperschmidt, WHeights pinned Lutt, 0:48
TOP FOUR FINISHERS
106—1—Henschel, Goddard; 2—DeMoss, Maize South; 3—Camacho, Maize; 4—Steiner, Kapaun
113—1—Treaster, Newton; 2—Glover, Goddard; 3—Liles, GB; 4—Buckridge, Emporia
120—1—Spangler, Kapaun; 2—Doud, Eisenhower; 3—Schooler, GB; 4—Ensz, Carroll
126—1—Turkali, VC; 2—Burgoon, Salina Central; 3—Fisher, Goddard; 4—Butcher, Eisenhower
132—1—Camobell, Maize; 2—Sandoval, Emporia; 3—Weber, GB; 4—Clouse, VC
138—1—Gomez, VC; 2—Ongwugbufor, Maize; 3—Vogan, Salina South; 4—Atskins, Goddard
145—1—Craine, Goddard; 2—Gilkey, WHeights; 3—Boone, BVC; 4—Williams, Emporia
152—1—Villapando, Maize; 2—Dopps, Goddard; 3—Williams, Emporia; 4—Fritz, GB
160—1—Lange, Goddard; 2—Gumeringer, Andover; 3—Daldago, Emporia; 4—Harper, Newton
170—1—Fisher, Goddard; 2—Boone, VC; 3—Mills, Kapaun; 4—Fitzmier, Maize
182—1—Haas, Maize; 2—Andres, Goddard; 3—Peters, Salina Central; 4—Monarrez, Liberal
195—1—Henderickson, Newton; 2—Bockover, Carroll; 3—Scott, WHeights; 4—Atkins, Goddard
220—1—Quiggle, Maize; 2—Willert, Goddard; 3—Gautshi, Newton; 4—Flax, Eisenhower
285—1—Caldwell, VC; 2—Trejo, Liberal; 3—Lowe, Kapaun; 4—Morrow, Salina Central

3A HOISINGTON REGIONAL

HOISINGTON RESULTS

106—Quentin Boxberger, H (16-14); Boxberger pinned Reed, Minneapolis, 5:05; Baldwin, Russell def. Baldwin 19-4

113—Nicholas Rubio, H (14-13); Rubio pinned Sayles, Salina St. John’s, 3:14; Roth, Minneapolis pinned Rubio, 0:59

120—Cole Steinert, (16-11), Steinert def. Escobar, Chaparral, 8-6; Harris, Beloit pinned Steinert, 0:46

126—Shives, H (7-16), Emmot, Beloit def. Shives, 8-3; Shives vs. Bergman, Salina St. John’s

132—Hunter Morris, H (7-13); Morris def. Gassman, Garden Plain, 17-8; Filinger, Belleville def. Morris, 4-2; Morris vs. Powers, Russell

138—Tanner Cassity, H (33-3); Cassity pinned Teage, Cheney, 1:45; Cassity pinned Conrad, Smith Center, 1:25; FIRST—Cassity vs. Hauck, Minneapolis

145—Dayne Yott, H (22-19); Yott pinned Harrington, Ell-Saline, 2:23; Escobar, Chaparral pinned Yott, 4:39

152—Christopher Ball, H (39-1); Ball pinned Shoa, Salina St. John’s, 0:13; Ball pinned Rieke, Belleville, 0:11; Ball def. Kuder, Minneapolis, 13-0; FIRST—Ball vs. Hutchinson, Smith Center

160—Joshua Ball, H (35-4); Ball pinned Hopkins, Ell-Saline, 0:31; Ball pinned Muller, Chaparral, 0:58; Ball pinned Conn, Beloit, 3:18; FIRST—Ball vs. Wilton, Bennington

170—Sean Urban, H (36-1); Urban pinned Black, Cheney, 1:02; Urban def. Schneider, Ellsworth, 6-0; FIRST—Urban vs. Burks, Beloit

182—Wyatt Pedigo, H (33-3); Pedigo pinned Beeson, Belleville, 1:50; Pedigo pinned Topel, Smith Center, 2:27; FIRST—Pedigo vs. Villapando, Minneapolis

195—Jason Bradley, H (9-20); Paul, Beloit pinned Bradley, 1:03; Bradley vs. Marinhagen, Lincoln

220—Zach Rubio, H (10-14); Rodriguez, Salina St. John’s pinned Rubio, 2:14; Rubio vs. White, Ell-Saline

285—Riley Philborn, H (16-15); Philborn pinned Hopkins, Ell-Saline; Kisner, Salina St. John’s def. Philborn, 2-1

LARNED RESULTS

106—Anthony Quintana, L (7-13); Moore, Nickerson pinned Quintana, 4:00; Kretzer, McPherson vs. Quintana

113—Corbin Weers, L (7-14); Stroda, Abilene pinned Weers, 1:23; Weers vs. Stoecklein, Clay Center

120—Michael Saenz, L (27-10); Saenz def. Wiggins, Buhler, 14-7; Henderson, Chapman pinned Saenz, 2:28

126—Samajay Alboyd, L (17-16); Sadowski, El Dorado def. Alboyd, 15-2

132—Braydon Lemuz, L (28-13); Elliott, Buhler def. Lemuz, 8-2

145—Hunter Fitzpatrick, L (33-8); Fitzpatrick def. Wuthnow, Abilene, 16-2; Fitzpatrick pinned Casper, Hays, 5:10; FIRST—Fitzpatrick vs. Capp, Marysville

152—Ethan Flock, L (20-17); Flock pinned Edwards, Nickerson, 2:19; Johnson, Buhler pinned Flock, 1:13; Flock vs. Mauch, Smoky Valley

160—Nathaniel Pfortmiller, L (0-8); Hopp, SV pinned Pfortmiller, 1:09

182—Caleb East, L (13-9); Champoux, Marysville pinned East, 1:13; East vs. Moore, Circle

220—Josh Kramer, L (18-16); Beaumont, Concordia def. Kramer, 4-2; Kramer vs. Malm, SV

285—Jeremiah Slattery, L (26-8); Slattery pinned Hensley, Abilene, 5:01; Schulte, Hays pinned Slattery, 5:03

Great Bend’s wrestling team features four returning state qualifiers heading to the 5A Valley Center regional Friday and Saturday. No. 1 ranked and defending state champion Goddard features 10 state-ranked wrestlers. No. 2 Maize, No. 3 Valley Center, No. 8 Newton and No. 9 Wichita Kapaun-Mt. Carmel headline the regional. Kapaun’s Michael Sprangler (120) and Goddard’s Garrett Lange (160) won state titles last year.
Great Bend’s No. 3 ranked Drew Liles and Gage Fritz (29-6, 152) each finished 2-2 at the 5A state meet last year. No. 5 ranked George Weber (35-8, 132) won one match and Braxton Schooler (18-17, 138) is a 2016 state qualifier. The 113-pound division features No. 1 Newton’s Grant Treaster, No. 2 Goddard’s Lucas Glover and Liles. The 132-division has No. 1 Maize’s Aidan Campbell, No. 2 Goddard’s Logan Pirl and Weber.
Great Bend coach Nathan Broeckelman is counting on his returning state qualifiers to qualify again. Other main contenders include Carsyn Schooler (13-8, 126) and Alex Randolph (25-14, 145).
“It’s the best week of practice we’ve enjoyed,” Broeckelman said. “They are focused. We have everyone healthy. There are some weights I’m confident in.”
The top eight 5A finishers qualify for 5A state at Park City next weekend. Most wrestlers can qualify with two wins.
“You don’t know where people are going to fall,” he said. “Most of our guys will fall in the five to 10 seeding range. We’re young at the upper weights. But they’ve shown some improvement and earned some quality wins.”
The Panthers earned a runner-up triphy at Salina South and finished runner-up at Hoisington. The Panthers finished 2-2 in WAC meets and 7-7 in dual meets overasll.
HOSINGTON — The No. 1 ranked 3A Hoisington wrestling team is on target to dominate its own regional tournament. The Cardinals feature five Central Kansas League champions — 138—Tanner Cassity (31-3); 152—Christopher Ball (36-1); 160—Joshua Ball (32-4); 170—Sean Urban (34-1) and 182—Wyatt Pedigo (31-3). Cole Steinert (15-10, 120).
Christopher Ball is a two-time 3A state champion, posting a career record of 155-10 along with a state runner-up finish as a ninth-grader. Ball pinned Norton’s Trenton Wright in the state finals last year. Sean Urban placed fifth, Cassity sixth and Pedigo was a state qualifier last year.
LARNED REGIONAL — Larned’s wrestling team faces tough competition at the 4A Abilene regional, which features state-ranked. The resurgent Indians have beeen a surprise team on the mat this winter.
First-place Central Kansas League finishers were Michael Saenz (26-9, 120); Braydon Lemuz (28-12, 132) and Keaton Thompson (14-10, 195). Placing as CKL runners-up were Kristopher Nolde (24-11, 138); Hunter Fitzpatrick (31-8, 145) and Jeremiah Slattery (25-8, 285).
REGIONAL WRESTLING
5A VALLEY CENTER—Andover, Emporia, Goddard, Goddard Eisenhower, Great Bend, Liberal, Maize, Maize South, Newton, Salina Central, Salina South, Topeka West, Valley Center, Wichita Carroll, Wichita Heights, Wichita Kapaun Mount Carmel

5A VALLEY CENTER REGIONAL

GREAT BEND RESULTS

106—Brantley Baldwin, GB (20-14); Blick, Andover def. Baldwin, GB, 7-3; Baldwin def. Moore, Emporia, 9-3; Baldwin vs. Garza, Eisenhower

113—Drew Liles, GB (35-6); Liles pinned Blick, Andover, 3:20; Liles def. Phipps, Kapaun Mt Carmel, 16-0; Glover, Goddard def. Liles, 3-0

120—Carsyn Schooler, GB (15-8); Schooler pinned O’Reilly, Maize South, 4:43; Schooler def. Ensz, Carroll, 11-3; Doud, Eisenhower def. Schooler, 11-8

126—Skylar Burkes, GB (20-19); Burkes def. Llamas, Newton, 4-2; Fisher, Goddard def. Burkes, 15-0; Burkes vs. McMahon, Kapaun

132—George Weber, GB (37-8); Weber pinned Stagner, Eisenhower, 1:51; Weber pinned Clouse, Valley Center, 1:52; Campbell, Maize High def. Weber, 5-2

138—Braxton Schooler, GB (19-17); Schooler pinned Garcia, Emporia, 1:00; Vogan, Salina South pinned Schooler, 0:57; Schooler vs. Renner, Eisenhower

145—Alex Randolph, GB (26-15); Randolph pinned Letowski, Maize South, 0:43; Gilkey, WHeights def. Randolph, 19-4; Randolph vs. Chard, Salina Central

152—Gage Fritz, GB (31-7); Fritz def. Klassen, Salina South, 22-7; Fritz pinned True, Salina Central, 5:41; Villapando, Maize def. Fritz, 5-4

160—Jeffrey Spragis, GB (19-17); Orange, WHeights def. Spragis, 6-2; Spragis def. Bomgardner, Kapaun, 9-5; Spragis vs. Dugan, Carroll

170—Eli Witte, GB (13-23); Schmelze, Topeka West def. Witte, 7-5; Cusick, Newton def. Witte, 6-2

182—Jacob Meeks, GB (15-13); Meeks pinned Henrie, Andover, 1:05; Andres, Goddard pinned Meeks, 1:15

195—Ever Chavez, GB (11-19); Scott, WHeights pinned Chavez, 0:54; Chavez def. Rader, Eisenhower, 4-2

220—Andrew Wettengel, GB (4-26); Wilson, Andover pinned Wettengel, 1:51; Bates, Kapaun def. Wettengel, 10-6

285—Barrett Lutt, GB (6-21); Leek, Emporia pinned Lutt, 2:29; Depperschmidt, WHeights pinned Lutt, 0:48

HOISINGTON —Two-time defending state champion Christopher Ball (40-1, 152) led five Hoisington Cardinals to regional championships Saturday at Hoisington. Ball defeated Smith Center’s No. 2 ranked Colton Hutchinson 2-0 in the finals. Christopher Ball captured the 152-pound state titles the past two years and finished runner-up in 2015.
The Cardinals compete at the 3-1A state wrestling tournament at Fort Hays State next weekend.
No. 1 ranked Ball joined teammates No. 5 Tanner Cassity (34-3, 138), No. 3 Joshua Ball (36-4, 160), No. 4 Sean Urban (37-1, 170) and No. 1 Wyatt Pedigo (34-3, 182) to regional championships. Cassity placed sixth and Urban finished fifth in last year’s 3A state meet. Smith Center scored 194 points to edge the No. 1 ranked Cardinals (174) for the regional team title.
Joshua Ball defeated Bennington’s Layne Wilton 12-2 in the finals. Urban pinned Beloit’s Blaine Burks (0:59) in the title match. Pedigo pinned No. 5 ranked Tyson Villapando (0:15) in the championship match.
Hoisington’s Cole Steinert (16-11, 120) placed third with a 5-3 victory over Smith Center’s Joe Stocker to qualify for the state meet.

3A HOISINGTON REGIONAL
TEAM SCORES—1—Smith Center 194; 2—Hoisington 174; 3—Beloit 139; 4—Minneapolis 135; 5—Belleville 77; 6—Chaparral 75.5; 7—Osborne 56; 8—Ell-Saline 48; 9—Salina St. John’s 46; 10—Russell 45; 11—Ellsworth 37.5; 12—Garden Plain 34; 13—Lyons 33; 14—Bennington 28; 15—Mankato-Rock Hills 17; 16—Cheney 16; Sterling 16; 19—Norwich 14; 20—Lincoln 4
HOISINGTON RESULTS
106—Quentin Boxberger, H (17-15); Boxberger pinned Reed, Minneapolis, 5:05; Baldwin, Russell def. Boxberger, 19-4; Fuller, Beloit def. Boxberger, 11-0
113—Nicholas Rubio, H (15-16); Rubio pinned Sayles, Salina St. John’s, 3:14; Roth, Minneapolis pinned Rubio, 0:59; Saksit, Norwich pinned Rubio, 0:21
120—Cole Steinert, (16-11), third; Steinert def. Escobar, Chaparral, 8-6; Harris, Beloit pinned Steinert, 0:46; Steinert def. Hall, Ellsworth, 5-3, OT; 3RD—Steinert def. Joe Stocker, Smith Center, 5-3
126—Jarrett Shives, H (7-17), Emmot, Beloit def. Shives, 8-3; Bergman, Salina St. John’s pinned Shives, 4:28
132—Hunter Morris, H (7-14); Morris def. Gassman, Garden Plain, 17-8; Filinger, Belleville def. Morris, 4-2; Powers, Russell pinned Morris, 2:42
138—Tanner Cassity, H (34-3), first; Cassity pinned Teage, Cheney, 1:45; Cassity pinned Conrad, Smith Center, 1:25; 1ST—Cassity pinned Tristin Hauck, Minneapolis, 5:03
145—Dayne Yott, H (22-19); Yott pinned Harrington, Ell-Saline, 2:23; Escobar, Chaparral pinned Yott, 4:39; Daerr, Garden Plain pinned Yott, 3:54
152—Christopher Ball, H (40-1), first; Ball pinned Shoa, Salina St. John’s, 0:13; Ball pinned Rieke, Belleville, 0:11; Ball def. Kuder, Minneapolis, 13-0; 1ST—Ball def. Hutchinson, Smith Center, 2-0
160—Joshua Ball, H (36-4), first; Ball pinned Hopkins, Ell-Saline, 0:31; Ball pinned Muller, Chaparral, 0:58; Ball pinned Conn, Beloit, 3:18; 1ST—Ball def. Wilton, Bennington, 12-2
170—Sean Urban, H (37-1), first; Urban pinned Black, Cheney, 1:02; Urban def. Schneider, Ellsworth, 6-0; 1ST—Urban pinned Burks, Beloit, 0:59
182—Wyatt Pedigo, H (34-3), first; Pedigo pinned Beeson, Belleville, 1:50; Pedigo pinned Topel, Smith Center, 2:27; 1ST—Pedigo pinned Villapando, Minneapolis, 0:15
195—Jason Bradley, H (10-21); Paul, Beloit pinned Bradley, 1:03; Bradley pinned Marinhagen, Lincoln, 0:54; Nowak, Garden Plain pinned Bradley, 0:15
220—Zach Rubio, H (11-15); Rodriguez, Salina St. John’s pinned Rubio, 2:14; Rubio pinned White, Ell-Saline, 2:36; Tripp, Ellsworth pinned Rubio, 2:25
285—Riley Philborn, H (17-16); Philborn pinned Hopkins, Ell-Saline; Kisner, Salina St. John’s def. Philborn, 2-1; Philborn pinned Kadel, Beloit, 2:36; Eslinger, Chaparral def. Philborn, 10-4

TOP FOUR FINISHERS
106—1—Shoemaker, SC; 2—Basldwin, Russell; 3—Schneider, Ell-Saline; 4—Fuller, Beloit
113—1—Roth, Minneapolis; 2—Lee, SC; Sayles, SSJ; 4—Saksit, Norwich
120—1—Harris, Beloit; Talkington, Belleville; 3—Steinert, Hoisington; 4—Stocker, SC
126—1—Rundus, Belleville; 2—Schoenberger, Russell; 3—Emmot, Beloit; 4—Randall, Minneapolis
132—1—Goans, Lyons; 2—Atwood, SC; 3—Prochaska, Beloit; 4—Anderson, Bennington
138—1—Cassity, Hoisington; Hausck, Minneapolis; 3—Conrad, SC: 4—Harris, Beloit
145—1—Geise, Osborne; 2—Escobar, Chaparral; 3—Spiess, SC: 4—Daerr, Garden Plain
152—1—Ball, Hoisington; 2—Hutchinson, SSC; 3—Colson, Mankato; 4—Kuder, Minneapolis
160—1—Ball, Hoisington; 2—Wilson, Bennington; 3—Stewart, Sterling; 4—Williamson, Minneapolis
170—1—Urban, Hoisington; 2—Burks, Beoit; 3—Schneider, Ellsworth; 4—Roenne, Osborne
180—1—Pedigo, Hoisington; 2—Villalpando, Minneapolis; 3—Brown, Osborne; 4—Topel, SC
195—1—Daveenport, Ell-Saline; 2—Paul, Beloit; Simmons, Belleville; 4—Korinek, Minneapolis
220—1—Kuhn, SC; 2—Gerber, Chaparral; 3—Rodriguez, SSJ; 4—Barrientes, Sylvan Grove
285—1—Hawkins, SC; 2—Donovan, Minneapolis; 3—Eslinger, Chaparral; 4—Kisner, SSJ