Mexico boys win Mid-Buchanan Invitational

The Mexico boys showed they weren’t rusty on Saturday.

After three weeks without competition, the Bulldogs won the Mid-Buchanan Invitational in Faucett on Saturday with 208 points, which was ahead of runner-up Overland Park - St Thomas Aquinas’ 186 points. Grant Van Horn was the champion at 175 pounds, and Logan Hilderman was the champion at 113 pounds.

Van Horn had three pinfalls and a technical fall, and Hilderman had two technical falls and a pinfall.

Mexico had four runners-up, including Carlos Juarez Ramirez at 106 after two technical falls and a pinfall but a 1-0 decision loss for the championship against Mid-Buchanan’s Colby Schreck. Kyler Benne was second at 120 after two technical fall victories, Watson Azdell was the runner-up at 138 after a pinfall and a technical fall, Kyler Carr was second at 157 after a pinfall and two decision victories of 10-3 and 7-2.

Travis Shramek was fourth at 285, Brayden Arnold and Jayden Hodge were fifth at 126 and 190, respectively, and Grant Walker was sixth at 215. Shramek went 4-2 with three pinfalls and a 4-2 decision, Arnold was 2-2 with a 19-15 decision and a tiebreaker victory, Hodge was 2-2 with two pinfalls, and Walker was 3-2 with two pinfalls and a 5-0 decision.

For junior varsity, Evan Blair finished third at 106 pounds after three pinfalls as part of his 3-1 day and Kyle Lewis was sixth at 138 after having a pinfall and sudden victory as part of a 2-3 day.

Centralia boys led by Bryson, Tuggle titles at Fred Ross

Rex Bryson and Ian Tuggle were atop another podium for the Centralia boys on Saturday.

In the Lafayette Fred Ross Invitational, Bryson won the 165-pound bracket, and Tuggle won the 215-pound bracket. Bryson had four pinfalls, and Tuggle was 4-0 with two pinfalls, a technical fall and major decision.

Charlie Robinson was third at 132 pounds after going 3-1 with two pinfalls and a 12-11 decision victory over Seckman’s Braden Williams. 

Waylon Adkisson was sixth at 106 and Marshall Kable was sixth at 285 after they were each 2-2 with two pinfalls. Louis Suddarth was seventh at 157 after going 2-2, and Bryson Dubes was eighth at 113 after picking up a 12-8 decision to kick off his day against St. Pius X - Festus’ Hunter Hodum. 

In junior varsity, Gradon Hedberg was ninth at 106 pounds after going 3-1 with two pinfalls and a major decision. 

Ward most outstanding wrestler for Centralia girls at Fred Ross

Ava Ward was the most outstanding wrestler at Saturday’s Lafayette Fred Ross Invitational.

This wasn’t just because the Centralia senior won the 135-pound bracket but also because she was determined to be the most outstanding by a vote from tournament coaches. Jayci Shelton won the 170-pound championship to contribute to the Lady Panthers’ fifth-place finish. 

Ward went 4-0 with four pinfalls, and Shelton 3-0 with two pinfalls. 

Madie Shelton was third at 140 pounds with a 3-1 record and three pinfalls, Ana Bruce was fifth at 120 after going 3-1 with three pinfalls, Jaylyn Woods was sixth at 110 and Kyleigh Dollens was sixth at 155 after each went 2-2 with two pinfalls.