BY JIM MISUNAS
jmisunas@gbtribune.com

HAYS – Central Kansas League wrestling champion Hoisington eatned a pair of 3-1A fifth-place state medals with Eastin Redetzke (32-8, 120) and Cole Gilliland (41-5, 285). The Cardinals scored 43 points to place 14th.  

Hoisington's No. 4 ranked Eastin Redetzke avenged an earlier bracket loss with a 9-5 fifth-place victory over Rawlins County's Ryan Sramek, who won the first meeting 5-3. Redetzke also defeated Caney Valley's Brayden Harris (2:20); Lyons' Dominic Davis (2:25) and Pleasant Ridge's Isaiah Kruse, 13-3. Republic County's A.J. Polansky defeated Redetzke, 5-4, in a consolation match.

"Eastin Redetzke lost at the wire in two matches," said Hoisington coach Dan Schmidt. "It was a razor-thin margin at state."

Hoisington's No. 2 ranked Josiah Ball (37-9, 126) encountered tough luck with a dislocated kneecap in a quarterfinal loss to Hoxie's Ochs. Ball was sidelined from the tournament. 

"Josiah's was a fluke incident, where his knee was twisted in the wrong direction," Schmidt said. "He had a shot against Ochs. Josiah split matches against the state champion from Larned. He beat good wrestlers from Marysville and Hill City and beat a 4A Concordia wrestler.

The Cardinals won the Central Kansas League and were 3A regional runner-up.

"We're proud how our guys performed," Schmidt said. "They performed at a high level, winning league and placing runner-up at regionals. I credit our great assistant coaches because I've got good people working with me — Chris Ball, Jace Morgenstern, Joshua Ball and Ross Coomes. They helped us get better every day."

Hoisington's No. 4 ranked Gilliland placed fifth with a victory over Oskaloosa's Justin Miller (0:58). Gilliland defeated Chaparral's Carson Gates (2:18); Marysville's Garrison Craig, 4-1 and Rawlins County's Bearley (0:43). Hill City's No. 3 ranked Thayn Walt dropped Gilliland (2:28) in the quarterfinals. Norton's Corbin Puga downed Gilliland 4-0 in the consolation semifinals.. 

"Gilliland placed fifth, but had potential to place better," Schmidt said.

Halstead's No. 1 ranked Caleb Wise pinned Riley Philbern (2:29) in the 220-pound quarterfinals. 

State champion Hoxie (186) finished 89 points ahead of runner-up Douglass.

3-1A STATE WRESTLING HAYS

TEAM SCORES—1—Hoxie 186; 2—Plainville 89; 3—Douglass 84; 4—Republic County 73; 5—Hill City 73; 13—Hoisington 43; 20—Larned 37.5

STATE FINALS—106—No. 2 Johnson, Minneapolis def. No. 1 Kennedy, Erie, 6-2; 113—No. 2 Weimer, Hoxie def. No. 1 Krier, Oakley, 5:23; 120—No. 1 White, Jayhawk Linn def. No. 2 Younger, Ellis, 6-0; 126—No. 5 Hook, Larned def. No. 1 Ochs, Hoxie, 2-1; 132—No. 1 Field, Norton def. No. 2 Bell, Hoxie, 3-1; 138—No. 1 Bell, Hoxie def. No. 3 Gardner, Wichita County, 0:29; 145—No. 1 No. 4 Schreiner, Kingman def. Koop, West Elk, 5-3 152—No. 3 Dyke, Republic Co. def. No. 5 Sells, Trego, 3-1; 160—No. 1 Johnson, Hoxie def. No. 3 Amrein, Hill City, 5-3; 170—No. 2 Urban, Norton def. No. 1 Watkins, Hoxie, 6-3; 182—No. 1 Rodriguez, SE Saline def. No. 6 Hansen, Plainville, 2:33; 195—No. 1 Walker, Beloit def. Morgan, Douglass, 2:26; 220—Noi. 2 Girty, Flinthills def. No. 4 Buresh, Phillipsburg, 7-1; 285—No. 5 Martin, Douglass def. No. 1 Carver, Rossville, 2:32

HOISINGTON RESULTS

120—No. 4 Eastin Redetzke, Hoisington def. Harris, Caney Valley, 2:20; Sramek, Rawlins County def. Redetzke, 5-3; Redetzke def. Davis, Lyons, 2:25; Redetzke def. Kruse, Pleasant Ridge, 13-3; Polansky, Republic Co. def. Redetzke, 5-4; 5TH—Redetzke (32-8) def. Sramek, 9-5 

126—No. 2 Josiah Ball, Hoisington def. Bandy, Chaparral, 1:52; No. 1 Carson Ochs, Hoxie def. Ball, injury; Wilke def. Ball (37-9), forfeit

132—No. 1 Field, Norton def. Xavier Redetzke, Hoisington, 17-8; vs. Ellis, Caney Valley def. Redetzke (15-15), 2:09 

138—Deryk Yott, Hoisington def. Dutton, Fredonia, 3:00; No. 4 Hurla, Rossville def. Yott, 8-0; Montgomery, Smith Center def. Yott (33-10), 5:49

145—Wilkinson, Smith Center def. Teron Kraft, Hoisington, 3:42; Schletz, Atchison County def. Kraft (21-23), 2:33

220—Grame, Mission Valley def. Carter Atteberry, Larned, 1:31; Atteberry def. Rogers, Haven, 2:29; Atteberry def. Lietz, Rossville, 2:42; Franklin, Smith Center def. Atteberry, 1-0.

220—Logan Philbern, Hoisington def. Walker, Silver Lake, 3:49; No. 1 Wise, Halstead def. Philbern, 2:29; Philbern def. Pichler, Douglass, 0:59; Hovis, Plainville def. Philbern, 0:15

285—No. 4 Cole Gilliland, Hoisington def. Gates, Chaparral, 2;18; No. 3 Thayn Walt, Hill City def. Gilliland, 2:28; Gilliland def. Craig, Marysville, 4-1; Gilliland def. Bearley, Rawlins Co. 0:43; Puga, Norton def. Gilliland, 4-0; 5TH—Gilliland (41-5) def. Justin Miller, 0:58