Hoxie Indians Win Regional Wrestling Tournament
The Hoxie Indian Wrestling team won by a small margin over the host team, Norton Blue Jays, to take the Regional Wrestling Championship and send eight wrestlers to the state tournament.
Team Results:
1 Hoxie 180.0
2 Norton Community 168.5
3 Smith Center 101.0
4 Goodland 88.0
5 Plainville 83.0
6 Phillipsburg 80.0
7 Oakley 75.5
8 Hill City 70.5
9 Ellis 66.0
10 WaKeeney-Trego Community 65.5
11 Oberlin-DeCatur Community 57.0
12 Atwood-Rawlins County 46.0
13 Leoti-Wichita County 42.0
13 St. Francis 42.0
15 Lakin 41.0
16 Cimarron 37.0
17 Stockton 31.0
18 Hays-TMP 8.0
19 Brewster 7.0
20 Osborne 6.0
21 Tribune-Greely County 0.0
Individual Results:
106
Wayne Shepard (23-19) placed 4th and scored 9.0 team points and qualified for the state tournament.
113
Dayton Bell (27-11) did not place but scored 6.0 team points finishing 3-2.
Drew Bretz (34-8) placed 1st and scored 21.0 team points, finishing 3-0 and qualifying for the state tournament.
126
Drew Bell (37-2) placed 1st and scored 26.0 team points finished 4-0 and qualifying for the state tournament.
132
Derek Johnson (34-3) placed 1st and scored 22.0 team points, finishing 4-0 and qualifying for the state tournament.
138
Dylan Weimer (23-2) placed 1st and scored 22.0 team points, finishing 4-0 and qualifying for the state tournament.
145
Ryan Shaw (25-17) did not place, but scored 5.0 team points, finishing 2-2.
152
Aidan Baalman (40-3) placed 1st and scored 26.0 team points, finishing 4-0 and qualifying for the state tournament.
160
Andrew Foote (30-10) placed 2nd and scored 18.0 team points, finishing 3-1 and qualifying for the state tournament.
170
Ben Aumiller (12-21) did not place, but scored 3.0 team points, finishing 1-2.
182
Donovan Balluch (16-16) did not place, but scored 7.0 team points, finishing 2-2.
195
Kaden Sekavec (10-14) did not place, finishing 1-2.
220
Brandon Baker (24-15) placed 4th and scored 15.0 team points, finishing 3-2 and qualifying for the state tournament.