Mexico boys finish fourth, have three champions in Union

The Mexico boys had its fair share of champions on Saturday in Union.

The Bulldogs finished fourth out of 19 schools with 161.5 points in the Union Boys Tournament. Carlos Juarez Ramirez was the 106-pound champion, Logan Hilderman was the 113 champion and Grant Van Horn was the 175 champion.

Ramirez won by technical fall three times and pinfall twice in his five matches, Hilderman pinned two opponents before beating Northwest’s (Cedar Hill) Eli Porter 4-3, and Van Horn won all four of his matches via technical fall.

Watson Azdell also made a podium by finishing fourth at 138 pounds. He went 2-2, winning by pinfall twice and losing one match via an 11-8 decision to Logan-Rogersville’s Braxton Yost.

Centralia boys open season with 7th place at Missouri Duals

The Centralia boys opened their season on the mats last weekend.

In the two day Missouri Duals competition in Jefferson City, the Panthers finished seventh out of 14 schools. They earned seventh after defeating Coweta JV 56-24 and previously defeated Jefferson City 39-32, Father Tolton 53-30 and Marshall 40-35 to go 3-3 to earn fourth in the seven-school gold division.

Rex Bryson was an undefeated and won six matches at 165 pounds, Mason Adkisson was undefeated and won three matches at 215 pounds, Charlie Robinson was 6-1 at 138 pounds, Waylon Adkisson was 5-1 at 113 pounds, and Marshall Kable was 3-1 at 285 pounds and Ian Tuggle was 2-0 at 285 pounds.

Centralia girls take third at Wentzville Liberty Invite

The Centralia girls stood out in Wentzville on Friday.

The Lady Panthers finished third out of 25 schools with 111.5 points at the Wentzville Liberty Girls Invite. Ava Ward won the 130-pound bracket with five pinfall victories, including a 26-second one in the championship match against Hannibal’s Riah Wigfall. 

The Shelton sisters, Jayci and Madie, each finished second in their respective weight classes of 170 pounds and 140 pounds. Jayci Shelton pinned two opponents after two byes but then lost via major decision to Highland’s (IL) junior nationals champion August Rottmann for the championship. Madie Shelton went 3-2 by pinning two and winning via technical fall once  but lost twice to St. Charles West’s Payton Hammack.

Avery Adams at 100, Audrianna Trujillo at 115 and Alyssa Bodine at 125 each finished fifth in their respective brackets.

Moore, Wenneker win for North Callaway in Versailles

The North Callaway boys had a couple of champions on Saturday in Versailles.

Collin Moore was the 157-pound champion in the Versailles Boys Tournament, and Gunnar Wenneker was the 285-pound champion.

Moore won by pinfall four times before defeating Southern Boone’s Grant Leininger 3-2 for the championship. Wenneker went 4-0, picking up a 1-0 win over Marceline’s Broc Cordray in his penultimate match and then by tiebreaker over Boonville’s Blaine Begemann for the championship.

Cooper Safranski was third at 150 after going 3-1, Lucas Riecke was fourth at 120 after going 3-2, Wyatt Haden was fifth at 165 after going 2-2 and Ben Haubner was fifth at 175 after going 3-2.

North Callaway girls win Orchard Farm Invitational 

The North Callaway took home first on Friday.

Three Ladybirds won their respective weight classes, but the team also won first at the Orchard Farm Invitational with 72 points over Chatham's (Glenwood) 66 points. Madalynn Hutchason at 115 pounds, Ella Baker at 130, Elka Endres at 140 won their weight classes after picking up four pinfalls, two pinfalls and four pinfalls, respectively.

Brooke Giboney finished third at 105, and Khloe Schudt was fourth at 125.