WRESTLING ROUNDUP: Mexico girls gather medals at two tournaments

Posted 2/7/25

The Mexico girls competed at two tournaments last week.

First, two Lady Bulldogs finished first in their respective weight classes at the Tom Beck Girls Scramble in Lexington last Wednesday and …

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WRESTLING ROUNDUP: Mexico girls gather medals at two tournaments

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The Mexico girls competed at two tournaments last week.

First, two Lady Bulldogs finished first in their respective weight classes at the Tom Beck Girls Scramble in Lexington last Wednesday and then two finished in the top three at the Seckman Women's Tournament on Saturday.

Alexus Johns pinned three girls at the scramble to finish first at the 235A weight class, and Addison Paden won by pinfall and 9-2 decision at 140A. Marali Herrera at 140B, Jazzmin Torries at 155A, and Yolitza Rodriguez Rios at 170B each finished second; Ericka Pech was third at 145A; and Maycee Cole at 120 and Sherlyn Mena at 125 were each fourth.

In Seckman, Mena finished second at the 125C weight class after going 3-1 with three pinfalls, and Johns was third at 235A after 2-1 before bowing out due to a medical forfeit. Torres was fourth at 155C.

Centralia girls finish fourth in Liberty

Jayci Shelton was recognized as outstanding on Friday in Liberty.

The Centralia girls proved to be outstanding as a team by finishing fourth out of 19 schools at the George Hoover Invitational with 317 points. Shelton was voted as the most outstanding wrestler at the event after winning the 170-pound weight class with a 4-0 record and four pinfalls, and her older sister Madie Shelton won the 140 class after going 4-0 with four pinfalls.

Ana Bruce was second at 120 after going 2-1 with two pinfalls, and Audrianna Trujillo was third at 115 after going 2-1 with two pinfalls. Avery Adams at 100, Alyssa Bodine at 125 and Karli Andersen at 130 each finished fourth. Kyleigh Dollens was sixth at 155.

Centralia boys win Highway 13 Throwdown in Higginsville

The Centralia boys threw down a lot better than others on Saturday.

The Panthers won the Highway 13 Throwdown at Lafayette County in Higginsville with 240.5 points — almost 100 points better than second-place Richmond — and had six win their respective weight classes.

The individual champions include Bryson Dubes at 106 pounds after going 4-0 with two pinfalls, Rex Bryson at 157 with a 4-0 record and two pinfalls, Louis Suddarth at 165 with a 4-0 record and three pinfalls, Mason Adkisson at 190 with a 2-0 record and two pinfalls, Ian Tuggle at 215 with a 3-0 record and three pinfalls, and Marshall Kable at 285 with a 2-0 record and two pinfalls. 

The runner-ups were Porter Douglass at 113 Blake Bodine at 126 and Charlie Robinson at 132.

Missouri Military Academy’s Miles picks up 100th win in Warrenton

Ryan Miles added another notch to a solid wrestling career at Missouri Military Academy.

The senior cadet earned his 100th career win on Saturday at the Jim Hardy Memorial Tournament in Warrenton, finishing second at 150 pounds after going 3-1 thanks to an injury default to end the day.

Miles pinned two opponents and earned a technical fall against another during the day while Michael Pfeiffer went 2-2 with decisions of 4-3 and 13-8 over Pattonville opponents to finish fourth at 138.


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