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Three Cardinals wrestlers earn gold medals
Hoisington's Wyatt Pedigo vs. Josh Kramer.jpg
Hoisington's state champion Wyatt Pedigo (195) starts a match with Larned's Josh Kramer. No. 1 state-ranked Pedigo pinned Kramer in 3:20.

Three Cardinals earn first place

HOISINGTON – No. 1 ranked Wyatt Pedigo (28-1, 195) and Joshua Ball (27-5, 170) earned first-place medals at the Hoisington Cardinal Classic Wrestling Tournament.

Defending state champion Pedigo pinned Douglass’ Zach Dressler in 3:49 in the championship match to complete five wins on pins. Ball pinned Douglass’ Kaden Pichler in 3:26 in the title match to finish 5-0.

Cardinal Jessi Kindscher (8-5, 120) won first-place in the girls division.

Placing runner-up were Cardinals Quentin Boxberger (20-10, 106); Gabe Hipp (7-23, 126); Cole Steinert (24-6, 132); Dayne Yott (10-3, 145); and Riley Philbern (22-9, 285).

HOISINGTON CARDINAL CLASSIC

TEAM TOTALS—1—Beloit 171; 2—Hoisington 137; 3—Cimarron 119.5; 4—Douglass 100.5; 5—Hillsboro 86.5; 6—Goodland 79; 7—Ellsworth 68.5; 8—Russell 68; 9—Ell-Saline 45.5; 10—SE Saline 40.5; 11—Marion 28.5; 12—Stafford 23

106—Quentin Boxberger, HHS, 20-10, second; Boxberger pinned Slater, Marion, 2:53; Boxberger pinned Adams, Beloit, 1:29; Boxberger def. Schneider, ES, 9-2; Boxberger def. Fuller, Beloit, 16-6; 1st place—D.J. Knox, Goodland pinned Boxberger, 3:56

120—Ian Doss, HHS 20-20, fourth; Small, Douglass pined Doss, 1:04; Thompson, Beloit pinned Doss, 2:31; Payne, Goodland def. Doss, 3:09; Doss pinned Hajny, Beloit, 1:18

126A—Gabe Hipp, HHS 7-23, second; Hipp pinned Sefried, Cimarron, 3:13; Hipp pinned Heitkotter, Douglass, 2:45; Davis, Ellsworth pinned Hipp, 0:26

132—Cole Steinert, HHS 24-6, second; Steinert pinned Duell, Goodland, 2:33; Steinert pinned Windholz, Russell, 0:19; Steinert pinned Chambers, 3:35; Steinert pinned Porter, Douglass, 2:42; 1st place—Tate Kadel, Beloit def. Steinert, 9-5

132—Isaac Chambers, HHS, 0-15; 10th; Porter, Douglass pinned Chambers, 1:15; Duell, Goodland pinned Chambers, 3:24; Steinert, Hoisington pinned Chambers, 3:35; Windholz, Russell pinned Chambers, 0:34; 9th place—Brown, Goodland pinned Chambers, 1:45

138—Aydan Davis 1-4, seventh; Greene, Cimarron pinned Davis, 5:47; Bachman, Hillsboro pinned Davis, 1:29; Kadel, Beloit pinned Davis, 3:46; Crow, Goodland pinned Davis,1:21; 7th place—Davis pinned Enfield, Stafford, 0:20

145—Dayne Yott, Hoisington 10-3, second; Yott pinned DeLaCruz, Ellsworth, 0:37; Yott def. Hilyard, Douglass, 8-3; Yott def. Kelley, Ellsworth, 7-4; Yott def. Rathbone, Hillsboro, 4-2; 1st place—Matthew Rodriguez, SE Saline def. Yott, 9-7

152—Dante Urban, HHS, 25-9, sixth; Urban pinned Pearson, Douglass, 1:34; Urban def. Vopat, Ellsworth, 18-2; Horton, Hillsboro pinned Urban  4:35; Pfeifer, Russell def. Urban, injury; 5th place—Drennan, Goodland def. Urban, injury

160—Nolan Wilborn, HHS, 14-13, seventh; Patton, Hillsboro pinned Wilborn, 3:17; Wilborn pinned Duatel, Goodland, 1:04; Walker, Beloit def. Wilborn, 18-2; Eskam, Cimarron def. Wilborn, 14-4; 7th place—Wilborn pinned Bogner, Cimarron, 2:45

170—Levi Shuey, HHS, 1-17, seventh; Shaughnessy, Cimarron pinned Shuey, 0:36

Pichler, Douglass pinned Shuey, 0:21; Rempel, Hillsboro pinned Shuey, 1:27; Konkel, Beloit pinned Shuey, 0:06; 7th place—Shuey def. Hopkins, Ell-Saline, injury

170—Joshua Ball, HHS, 27-5 first; Ball pinned Konkel, Beloit, 0:35; Ball pinned Hopkins, Ell-Saline, 0:21; Ball pinned Henry, Cimarron, 3:00; Ball def. Shaughnessy Cimarron, 13-1; 1st place—Ball pinned Kaden Pichler, Douglass, 3:26

182—Nicholas Long 8-14, sixth; Harp, SE Saline pinned Long, 0:30; Palic, Marion 19-6 pinned Nicholas Long  8-14  1:53 Long def. Navarro, Cimarron, 4-3; Long pinned Waters, Goodland, 1:14; 5th place—Flaming, Hillsboro pinned Long, 1:20

195—Wyatt Pedigo, HHS, 28-1, first; Pedigo pinned Johnson, Cimarron, 0:16; Pedigo pinned Holub, Goodland, 3:43; Pedigo pinned Soliz, Russell, 0:13; Pedigo pinned Paul, Beloit, 1:52; 1st place—Pedigo pinned Zach Dressler, Douglass, 3:49

220—Cade Boxberger 15-14, eighth; Johnson, Beloit pinned Boxberger, 0:47; Boxberger pinned Morey, Hillsboro, 2:56; Davenport, Ell-Saline pinned Boxberger, 1:21; Nordquist, Marion pinned Boxberger, 1:24; 7th place—Wasson Douglass def. Boxbeger, 7-0

285—Riley Philbern, HHS, 22-9, second; Philbern pinned Haraburda Douglass, 1:07; Philbern pinned Jackson, SE Saline, 0:15; Philbern pinned Inguanza Cimarron, 0:50; 1st place—Tyler Walford Ellsworth pinned Philbern, 1:37

GIRLS DIVISION

120—Emily Lovett, HHS, 5-7, second; Lovett pinned Kiahana Jones Douglass, 3:57; Kindscher pinned Lovett, 2:37; Lovett  def. Cacavio Goodland, 10-8

120—Jessi Kindscher, HHS, 8-5, first; Kindscher def. Cacavio, Goodland, 6-1; Kindscher pinned Lovett, Hoisington, 2:37; Kindscher pinned Jones, Douglass, 0:49

152—Bailey Sanders, HHS 4-4, third; Sanders pinned Norstrom, Hillsboro, 5:00; Cokeley, Douglass pinned Sanders, 1:27