Wildcat girl grapplers take second at Spring Hill

The Holton Lady Wildcats wrestling team placed second as a team out of 22 total teams on Saturday, Dec. 7, when they competed in the Spring Hill invitational wrestling tournament.

Medalists in the tournament were freshmen Madison Hawthorne (fourth, 105), Sophia Arredondo (third, 110) and Khloe Black (fourth, 115), senior Lexie Larson (third, 120), juniors Ansley Bear (third, 135) and Kennedy Smith (second, 140) and sophomore Marley Gilliland (first, 190).

Team Scores

1. Gardner Edgerton 179, 2. Holton 166, 3. Tonganoxie 153, 4. Paola 120, 5. Spring Hill 116, 6. Frontenac 105, 7. Olathe Northwest 102.5, 8. Blue Valley Southwest 86.5, 9. Shawnee Mission Northwest 85, 10. Prairie View 46, 11. De Soto 42, 12. Basehor-Linwood 41, 13. (tie) Blue Valley 40.5, 13. (tie) Shawnee Mission South 40.5, 15. Rossville 39, 16. (tie) Blue Valley Northwest 37, 16. (tie) Washburn Rural 37, 18. Shawnee-Mill Valley 35, 19. Blue Valley West 33.5, 20. Ottawa 30, 21. (tie) Blue Valley North 0 and 21. (tie) Central Heights 0.

Holton Individual Results

• 100: Haley Jennings, unknown placing and scored one team point. Champion round 1: E. Morena (Gard.-Edg.) def. Jennings (fall 3:08); cons. round 1: Jennings def. E. Gann. (Sp. Hill) (decision 6-2); cons. round 2: O. Schultz (Basehor-Linwood) def. Jennings (fall 2:26).

• 105: Ellis Larson, unknown placing. Championship round 1: Larson received a bye; quarterfinal: B. Roberts (Gard.-Edg.) def. Larson (fall 0:49); cons. round 2: Larson def. M. Gordon (Basehor-Linwood) (fall 3:56); cons. round 3: M. Hawthorne (HHS) def. Larson (fall 2:58).

• 105: Madison Hawthorne placed fourth and scored 16 team points. Champion round 1: C. Crawford (Paola) def. Hawthorne (fall 0:49); cons. round 1: Hawthorne def. I. Lumetta (BV West) (fall 2:40); cons. round 2: Hawthorne def. E. Troyer-Partridge (Tong.) (fall 4:20); cons. round 3: Hawthorne def. E. Larson (HHS) (fall 2:58); cons. semifinal: Hawthorne def. A. Brennan (Sp. Hill) (medical forfeit); third place match: B. Roberts (Gard.-Edg.) def. Hawthorne (fall 1:33).

• 110: Sophia Arredondo placed third and scored 22 team points. Champion round 1: Arredondo def. A. Anderson (Tong.) (fall 1:29); quarterfinal: K. Pankey (Tong.) def. Arredondo (fall 4:29); cons. round 2: Arredondo def. L. Bates (Gard.-Edg.) (fall 0:59); cons. round 3: Arredondo def. A. Vazquez (Mill Valley) (fall 1:48); cons. semifinal: Arredondo def. D. Vargas (Basehor-Linwood) (fall 1:00); third place match: Arredondo def. K. Pankey (Tong.) (fall 3:46).

• 115: Katie Purcell, unknown placing. Champion round 1: Purcell def. C. Hargrove (BV West) (technical fall, TF-1.2 2:00 (15-0)); quarterfinal: E. Keller (Olathe NW) def. Purcell (TF 1.5 3:54 (19-3)); cons. round 2: Purcell def. V. Parker (Ottawa) (decision 9-5); cons. round 3: K. Black (HHS) def. Purcell (major decision 17-7).

• 115: Khloe Black placed fourth and scored 15 team points. Champion round 1: Black def. C. Saylor (Sp. Hill) (fall 4:48); quarterfinal: E. Blythe (Frontenac) def. Black (fall 1:25); cons. round 2: Black def. C. Hale (Mill Valley) (major decision 12-1); cons. round 3: Black def. K. Purcell (HHS) (major decision 17-7); cons. semifinal: Black def. S. Galich (BV) (fall 1:47); third place match: S. Peterson (Gard.-Edg.) def. Black (fall 3:35).

• 115B: Lauren Shupe placed second. Quarterfinal: Shupe received a bye; semifinal: Shupe def. B. Wicker (Paola) (fall 0:59); first place match: S. Dickie (Sp. Hill) def. Shupe (fall 1:29).

• 120: Lexie Larson placed third and scored 21 team points. Champion round 1: Larson def. R. Mader (Sp. Hill) (fall 1:23); quarterfinal: N. Mayfield (Gard.-Edg.) def. Larson (fall 0:27); cons. round 2: Larson def. B. Kathrens (HHS) (fall 1:34); cons. round 3: Larson def. S. Rezac (Rossville) (fall 1:29); cons. semifinal: Larson def. A. Epp (Paola) (major decision 11-1); third place match: Larson def. A. Albright (Frontenac) (fall 2:47).

• 120: Bailey Kathrens, unknown placing. Champion round 1: A. Epp (Paola) def. Kathrens (fall 0:39); cons. round 1: Kathrens def. A. Himmelberg (SM South) (fall 4:26); cons. round 2: L. Larson (HHS) def. Kathrens (fall 1:34).

• 125: Sadey Gross, unknown placing and scored six team points. Champion round 1: Gross received a bye; quarterfinal: J. Clouse (Gard.-Edg.) def. Gross (decision 9-2); cons. round 2: Gross def. C. Dearing (SM NW) (fall 2:43); cons. round 3: Gross def. M. Veal (Sp. Hill) (fall 1:00); cons. semifinal: M. Vasquez (Olathe NW) def. Gross (decision 3-2).

• 125B: Emma Newberry, unknown placing. Champion round 1: R. Presler (SM NW) def. Newberry (fall 0:48); cons. round 1: Newberry received a bye; cons. round 2: A. Wood (Frontenac) def. Newberry (fall 0:55).

• 130: Jacey Willard, unknown placing and scored seven team points. Champion round 1: Willard def. A. Becker (BV) (fall 0:40); quarterfinal: S. McCall (Gard.-Edg.) def. Willard (fall 3:40); cons. round 2: Willard def. E. Aldrich (Sp. Hill) (fall 2:27); cons. round 3: F. Keller (Tong.) def. Willard (fall 1:27).

• 130B: Juliet Brackenberry, unknown placing. Champion round 1: A. McFarland (Basehor-Linwood) def. Brackenberry (fall 1:34); cons. round 1: Brackenberry received a bye; cons. round 2: E. Muehlebach (Tong.) def. Brackenberry (fall 0:25).