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Two Larned girls place second at Norton
Reese Watkins
Larned Indian Reese Watkins (120) challenges Holcomb's Adriana Barajas in a loss in 1:21.

Larned girls finish runner-up

NORTON – Larned Indians Teagan Walker (11-8, 100) and Reese Watkins (14-6, 125) finished runner-up at Saturday’s Norton Wrestling Tournament.

Stockton’s No. 4 ranked Carolina Northup pinned Walker (2:43) and Stockton’s No. 4 ranked Ashlyn Hahn pinned Watkins (1:45) in championship matches.

Larned (72) placed fourth behind champion Lexington, Neb. (142) and Colby (138).

In third-place matches, Larned’s Liliana McKenna (18-6, 110) placed third with a 7-6 win over Goodland’s Lola Burk and Indian Cara Herbert (17-6, 120) placed fourth a 2-1 loss to Cara Wittrock of Lexington, Neb.

NORTON TOURNAMENT

TEAM SCORES—1—Lexington, Neb. 142; 2—Colby 138; 3—Oakley 98; 4—Norton 76; 5—Larned 72; 6—Ellis 66; St. Francis 66; Scott City 66; 9—Goodland 65; Stockton 65; 11—Atwood 49

LARNED RESULTS

100—Teagan Walker, L (11-8), 2ND; Walker def. Milne, SF, 9-5; Walker def. Sharpe, Colby, 3-1; 1ST—No. 4 Northup, Stockton pinned Walker, 2:43

110—Liliana McKenna, L (18-6), 3RD; McKenna pinned Britton, SF, 0:37; DeGood, Colby pinned McKenna, 3:11; McKenna def. Velasquez, Lexington. Neb. 9-3; 3RD—McKenna def. Burk, Goodland, 7-6

115—Cortney Craft, L (3-9); No. 2 Hodges, Oakley pinned Craft, 2:48; Craft pinned Kisner, Oberlin, 0:52; Rodriguez, Lexington pinned Craft, 3:46

120—Cara Herbert, L (17-6), 4TH; Herbert pinned Helget, TMP, 0:23; Wittrock, Lexington def. Herbert, 5-4; Herbert pinned Millan, Norton, 1:34; Herbert pinned Ramos, North Platte, 0:42; Herbert pinned Siegfried, SF, 3:41; 3RD—Wittrock def. Herbert, 2-1 (OT); Allison Simmons, L (0-2); Siegfried pinned Simmons, 0:28; Croisant, Beloit pinned Simmons, 0:38

125—Reese Watkins, L (14-6), 2ND; Watkins pinned Simmons, Norton, 1:07; Watkins pinned Alcorta, North Platte, 2:44; 1ST—No. 4 Hahn, Stockton pinned Watkins, 1:45; Emma Creamer, L (5-4); Alcorta pinned Creamer, 1:50; Creamer pinned Rohan, SC, 0:48; Creamer pinned Simmons, 0:44; Hill, Colby def. Creamer, 8-6

140—Mia Munden, L (12-6); Munden pinned Speer, Scott City, 2:29; No. 1 Haag, Ellis pinned Munden, 1:16; Rhymer, Colby def. Munden, 6-2

145—Breanna Hemken, L (2-13), 5TH;  Jimenez, Scott City pinned Hemken, 2:28; Brenn, Atwood pinned Hemken, 1:38; Braun, Norton pinned Hemken, 1:37; Anaya, Lexington pinned Hemken, 5:05

170—Kinley Atteberry (16-8); Bailey, Norton pinned Atteberry, 6-4; Jones, Scott City pinned Atteberry, 4:33