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Two Panthers capture first-place medals
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Great Bend Panther Jace Schartz wrestles Ben Uher from Manhattan. - photo by Hugo Gonzalez

VALLEY CENTER — Great Bend Panthers Jace Schartz (157) and Brody Schnoebelen (285) captured first-place medals at the recent Valley Center Wrestling Tournament. No. 2 ranked Schartz defeated Rose Hill's Tyren Emberson, 9-4 for first place. Schnoebelen defeated Valley Center's Beau Young, 13-10 in the championship match. 

VALLEY CENTER TOURNAMENT

TEAM SCORES—1—Rose Hill 208; 2—Valley Center 164; 3—Newton 153; 4—Great Bend 150.5; Andover 150.5

GREAT BEND RESULTS

106—Landon Keilman, GB, 0-4; Ele, VC pinned Keilman. 0:22; Whitted, RH pinned Keilman, 0:24; Sherrow, Andover pinned Keilman, 0:23; Whisler, Mulvane pinned Keilman, 0:46

113—Ambrose Kramer, GB, 1-3, 7TH; No. 3 Moody, VC def. Kramer, 15-0; Saferite, RH def. Kramer, 15-0; Ven, AC def. Kramer, 7-5; 7TH—Kramer  pinned Masterson, WHeights, 1:01

120—No. 5 Triston Tomlinson, GB, 4TH; Tomlinson pinned Harpstrite, Andover, 2:58; Tomlinson pinned Mulvane, 0:37; Shields, VC pinned Tomlinson 1:53; No. 1 Lucas Kaufman, Newton pinned Tomlinson 0:32; 3RD—No. 2 Aiden Shields VC def. Tomlinson, 9-0

126—Hayden Liles, GB 2-3, 6TH; No. 2 Schwartz, VC pinned Liles, 0:48; Liles pinned Breese, AC, 1:40; Liles def. Landis, Mulvane, 17-0; Nichols, WHeights def. Liles, 11-4; 5TH—Rieschick, Andover pinned Liles, 1:27

132—No. 2 Kaiden Hoffman, GB, 4-1, 3RD; Hoffman pinned Rosales, WHeights, 3:33; Hoffman def. Huffman VC, 7-3; Hoffman def. Southern, Newton, 8-0; Potter, Andover def. Hoffman, 11-3; 3RD—Hoffman pinned Trevor Beyer, Newton, 1:12

144—Trevin Maciel, GB, 2-3, 7TH; Boone, VC def. Maciel, 13-3; Maciel def. Lee, Andover, injury; Culbertson, RH pinned Maciel 2:45; McMurray, SS pinned Maciel, 2:00; 7TH—Maciel pinned Zimmerman Mulvane, 2:38

150—Blake Stein, GB, 5TH; Stein pinned Bryce Forge, AC, 0:04; Poss, RH def. over Stein, 9-7; Wyatt, WHeights pinned Stein 5:33; Stein def. Torres, Newton, 8-3; 5TH—Stein pinned Yates, Mulvane, 1:31

157—No. 2 Jace Schartz, GB, 4-0, 1ST; Schartz def. Plank, WHeights, 16-1; Schartz def. Mbisso, Mulvane, 16-1; Schartz pinned Compton Andover, 5:56; 1ST—Schartz def.  Emberson, RH, 9-4

165—Michael Montoya, GB, 1-4, 6TH; Edwards, Newton pinned Montoya, 2:32; Ring, Andover def. Montoya, 15-7; Hagerman, Mulvane def. Montoya, 19-17; Montoya pinned Hargrove, Mulvane, 0:34; 5TH—Hagerman, Mulvane def. Montoya, 20-16

175—Conner Holladay, GB, 4-1, 3RD; Jones, RH def. Holladay, 16-6; Holladay pinned Flores, SS, 1:16; Holladay pinned Mason-Schmidt, Mulvane; Holladay pinned Lampe, VC, 3:42; 3RD—Holladay pinned Zavier Hourieh, WHeights, 1:01

190—Kale Kern, GB, 5TH; Hutchinson, Andover pinned K. Kern, 0:39; Schomaker, VC pinned K. Kern, 1:29; K. Kern pinned Schanz, Mulvane, 1:17; K. Kern pinned Logan, RH, 1:39; 5TH—K. Kern pinned Schanz Mulvane, 1:24

190—No. 2 Trenton Kern, GB, 4-1, 2ND; T. Kern pinned Logan, RH, 1:00; T. Kern pinned Vanderhoof, Mulvane, 0:53; T. Kern pinned Harrison-Jones, WHeights, 1:56; T. Kern pinned Schomaker, VC, 1:26; 1ST—No. 1 Tate Hutchinson Andover def. T. Kern, 2-0

215—No. 4 Matthew Johnson, GB, 2ND; Johnson pinned Stehman, WHeights, 0:47; Johnson pinned Vanderhoof, Mulvane, 1:04; Johnson pinned Underwood, SS,0:10; 1ST—No. 2 Dai`mont Mucker, VC pinned Johnson, 3:43

285—Brody Schnoebelen, GB, 5-0, 1ST; Schnoebelen pinned Hightower, SS, 3:16; Schnoebelen pinned Chobad, VC, 0:31; Schnoebelen pinned Brown Mulvane, 0:23; Schnoebelen def. Buchanan, Newton, injury; 1ST—Schnoebelen def. Young, VC, 13-10