Hays Post
HOISINGTON – The Russell Broncos qualified six wrestlers for the 3-2-1A state tournament on their way to bringing home the team championship at the Hoisington regional tournament on Saturday.
Phillipsburg qualified seven wrestlers and finished second.
Russell had four individual champions in the tournament, and Phillipsburg finished with three.
Russell’s Xzander Donner (106 pounds) and Xzephren Donner (113 pounds) brought home first-place finishes along with teammates Teagen Pfeifer (165 pounds) and Brayden Suchy (175 p[pounds).
At 190 pounds, Kolten Jones of Russell was second, and Trey Zorn finished third at 144 pounds.
The Panthers Hunter Sission was the top finisher at 138 pounds. Seth Keeten won 144 pounds, and Blake Buresh finished first at 157 pounds.
Their teammates Kaden Sission (132 pounds) and Colen Keeten (150 pounds) finished second. Jaden Boyle was third at 285 pounds, and Kayden Hudson was fourth at 175 pounds.
The Smith Center Redmen had three second-place finishers: Landon Erickson (120 pounds), Dominick Kattenberg (215) and Kharson Montgomery (285).
Parker Hutchinson was third at 157 pounds, and Isaac Stansbury fourth at 113 pounds.
Trego qualified four wrestlers for the state tournament and finished 11th.
Cass Smith (165) and Kaiden Bliss (190 pounds) finished third, and Ashton Wynn (138) and Aaron Samson (150 pounds) each finished fourth.
Plainville finished 12th and had two individual state qualifiers.
Colby Nuss (132 pounds), and Rylan Hamel (215 pounds) both finished fourth.
Stockton’s Emerson Lowry was a second-place finisher and the lone qualifier for the Tigers.
Tate Blackwill of Quinter also finished second at 113 pounds to represent the Bulldogs at state.
At 126 pounds, Asher Haag of Ellis placed second.
The top four finishers in each weight class is below:
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1st Place - Xzander Donner of Russell Hs
2nd Place - Justin Lee of Lyons Hs
3rd Place - Walter Hulse of Ellsworth Hs
4th Place - Dante De Virgilio of Haven Hs
113
1st Place - Xzephren Donner of Russell Hs
2nd Place - Tate Blackwill of Quinter Hs
3rd Place - Kegan Wheeler of Minneapolis Hs
4th Place - Isaac Stansbury of Smith Center Hs
120
1st Place - Roman Tuttle of Gypsum-Southeast Of Saline Hs
2nd Place - Landon Erickson of Smith Center Hs
3rd Place - Easton Benavidez of Lyons Hs
4th Place - Charlie Klein of Minneapolis Hs
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1st Place - Jacob Moore of Haven Hs
2nd Place - Asher Haag of Ellis Hs
3rd Place - Daniel Kuder of Moundridge Hs
4th Place - Jhadyn Turner of Hoisington Hs
132
1st Place - Brogan Monty of Beloit Hs
2nd Place - Kaden Sisson of Phillipsburg Hs
3rd Place - Tanner Loughrie of Haven Hs
4th Place - Colby Nuss of Plainville Hs
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1st Place - Hunter Sisson of Phillipsburg Hs
2nd Place - Will Donley of Ellsworth Hs
3rd Place - Jasper Johns of Minneapolis Hs
4th Place - Ashton Wynn of WaKeeney-Trego Community Hs
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1st Place - Seth Keeten of PhillipsburgHs
2nd Place - Owen Weatherhead of Belleville- Republic County Hs
3rd Place - Trey Zorn of Russell Hs
4th Place - Isaac Fall of Lyons Hs
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1st Place - Jace Grizzle of Lyons Hs
2nd Place - Cole Keeten of Phillipsburg Hs
3rd Place - Bo Kyler of Ellsworth Hs
4th Place - Aaron Samson of WaKeeney-Trego Community Hs
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1st Place - Blake Buresh of Phillipsburg Hs
2nd Place - Emerson Lowry of Stockton Hs
3rd Place - Parker Hutchinson of Smith Center Hs
4th Place - Kaiden Schultze of Osborne Hs
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1st Place - Teagen Pfeifer of Russell Hs
2nd Place - Killian Vaughan of Gypsum-Southeast Of Saline Hs
3rd Place - Cass Smith of WaKeeney-Trego Community Hs
4th Place - Gabe Martinez of Ellinwood Hs
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1st Place - Brayden Suchy of Russell Hs
2nd Place - Teron Kraft of Hoisington Hs
3rd Place - Micah Galvan of Ellsworth Hs
4th Place - Kayden Hudson of Phillipsburg Hs
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1st Place - Keegan Urbanek of Ellsworth Hs
2nd Place - Kolten Jones of Russell Hs
3rd Place - Kaiden Bliss of WaKeeney-Trego Community Hs
4th Place - Cooper Gunn of Ellinwood Hs
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Guaranteed Places
1st Place - Brodie Boudreaux of Beloit Hs
2nd Place - Dominick Kattenberg of Smith Center Hs
3rd Place - Grant Middleton of Downs-Lakeside Hs
4th Place - Rylan Hamel of Plainville Hs
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1st Place - Brody Chambers of Gypsum-Southeast Of Saline Hs
2nd Place - Kharson Montgomery of Smith Center Hs
3rd Place - Jaden Boyle of Phillipsburg Hs