KEARNEY, NEB. — Great Bend's state-ranked wrestlers Jace Schartz (165) and Hayden Kelly (150) captured weight divisions at Saturday's Kearney Wrestling Tournament.
No. 2 state-ranked Schartz (5-0) defeated Kearney's No. 4 ranked Taj Wilson 7-5 for the championship. Kelly earned two pins and two decisions and defeated Andre Mercier of Klein, Texas 9-5 in the finals.
No. 5 ranked Trenton Kern (215) earned a pair of pins to advance to the finals where he lost on an injury to Grand Island's Ryan Boehle.
No. 6 ranked Triston Tomlinson (138) placed third over Lincoln Southeast's Rob Rojas (0:54). Cal Schartz (113) placed third over North Platte's Maddux Hernadez (0:45).
Kearney (201) won the team title. Great Bend (104) placed fifth.
KEARNEY TOURNAMENT
PANTHER RESULTS
113—Sponenburgh, Kearney def. Cal Schartz, GB, 24-7; Schartz def. Brown, Scottsbluff, 0:36; Schartz def. Boyd, Liberty, 15-0; 3RD—Schartz def. Hernandez, North Platte, 0:45
120—Andrew, Lincoln SE pinned Braxton Richter, GB, 1:14; Rodriguez, Grand Island def. Richter, 1:21; Small, Kearney pinned Richter, 0:24; Carrillo, Klein def. Richter, forfeit; 5TH—Perez, Liberty def. Richter, 10-6
126—Davis, Lincoln SW def. Caleb Mulligan, GB, 15-0; Pitner, North Platte def. Mulligan, 21-6; Draves, Grand Island def. Mulligan, 3:02; 7TH—Mulligan def. Taylor, Liberty, forfeit
132—Watts, Seward pinned Trevin Maciel, GB, 1:59; Maciel pinned Jurgens, Lincoln SE, 2:34; 5TH—Green, Kearney def. Maciel, 3:55
138—Triston Tomlinson, GB def. Gamino, Scottsbluff, 1:01; Tomlinson def. Cabrera, Klein, 12-1; Tomlinson def. Klimek, Grand Island, 17-1; Goodman, Kearney def. Tomlinson, 2:44; 3RD—Tomlinson, GB pinned Rojas, Lincoln SE, 0:54
150—Hayden Kelly, GB def. Archer, Bellevue, 2:36; Kelly def. Cancino, Liberty, 3:30; Kelly def. Schumacher, Grand Island, 16-1; Kelly def. Abbey, Kearney, 8-2; 1ST—Kelley def. Mercier, Klein, Texas, 9-5
157—Jackson, Seward def. Blake Stein, GB, 3:22; Stein def. Winship, Liberty, 5:57; Stein def. Meux, Klein, 9-1; 5TH—Holzer, Lincoln SE def. Stein, 10-2
165—Jace Schartz, GB def. Holt, Seward, 15-0; Schartz def. True, Liberty, 15-0; Schartz def. Huntsman, North Platte, 18-6; 1ST—Schartz def. Wilson, Kearney, 7-5
190—Schwadwinkel, Seward def. Mendez, 18-3; Miron def. Mendez, 0:37; VanCleave, Lincoln SE def. Mendez, 2:46; 7TH—Kleen, Kearney def. Mendez, 3:15
215—Trenton Kern, GB def. Blanco, Scottsbluff, 0:31; Kern pinned Newell, Kearney, 1:13; Kern def. Krogh, Lincoln SE, 18-0' 1ST—Boehle, Grand Island def. Kern, injury
285—Witte pinned Josue Bustamonte, GB, 3:21; Martinez, Kearney pinned Bustamonte, 5:30; Nelson, Lincoln SW def. Bustamonte, 3:30; Bustamonte def. Halverson, North Platte, forfeit
