Rose Hill boys, Dodge City girls win Rocky Welton Invitational titles
Garden City, Kan. (westernkansasnews.com)–As the post season is quickly approaching, 40 boys teams and 24 girls teams made up of the Rocky Welton Wrestling Tournament inside Garden City High School. Saturday saw the girls take the mat alongside the boys tournament for their one day tournament. Rose Hill would win the 66th Annual Rocky Welton Boys tournament, while Dodge City remained at the top of the third Rocky Welton girls tournament.
Rose Hill would make their move on the back side on Saturday, after they were in third after the first day. The Rockets would pull away for a 14-point win over Pueblo East, who was in second after the opening day. Maize finished in third and Garden City moved up to fourth.
The Buffaloes would have two champions, as Braydon Pacheco took the 106-pound weight class, while Sebastian Lopez repeated as champion at 285. Tournament champion Rose Hill would have only one individual winner, as Damon Ingram won at 138. Pueblo East and Andale had two tournament winners. Dodge City and Ulysses both had finalists, but would fall in their finals match. Defending champion Pine Creek was seventh.
On the girls side, Dodge City won its third Rocky Welton Invitational, as it was a sweep in the top three for the WAC. Garden City was runner-up once again and Hays finished third. The Lady Red Demons had a big day, as Ashley Alonso won at 110, Ariana De La Rosa was the winner at 130, Haley Ramos won at 135, and Yareli Garcia was the champion at 145. Garden City did get one individual winner, as Crystal Loera was the champion for the Lady Buffaloes at 115 pounds.
Boys
Team Scores
Rose Hill 176.5; Pueblo East, Colo. 162.5; Maize 160; Garden City 137.5; Millard West, Neb. 135.5; Kearney, Neb. 128; Pine Creek, Colo. 125; Great Bend 121; Andale 115.5; Valley Center 112.5; Scottsbluff, Neb. 111.5; Randall, Tex. 109; Mill Valley 108.5; Goddard 106.5; Hays, 103; Scott City 102; Hutchinson 100.5; Salina Central 96.5; Newton 89.5; Olathe North 88.5; Dodge City 76; La Junta, Colo. 61; Ulysses 55; Lewis-Palmer 45.5; Maize South 44; Liberal 42, Mountain View, Colo. 41; Garden City-Brown 40; Woodward, Okla. 38; Pueblo West 35; Holcomb 28; Wichita County 27.5; Vista Ridge, Colo. 24; Beloit 22; Republic County 22; Bennett, Colo. 19; Hugoton 18; Stockton 11; Las Animas, Colo. 7; Doherty, Colo. 6
Top 16 Placers
106
Championship: Braydon Pacheco, Garden City, won by fall over Oscar Gauna, Goddard, 2:31
3rd Place: Jack Sponenburgh, Kearney, won by maj dec over James Bilby, Rose Hill, 12-0
5th Place: Abraham Campa Cortes, Randall, won by maj dec over Reese Demoss, Maize, 13-3
7th Place: Jeredy Nilges, Mill Valley, won by dec voer Joseph Gamez, La Junta, 4-2
9th Place: Trenton Frank, Scott City, won by fall over Eden Cobbs Ortega, Lewis-Palmer, :46
11th Place: Julian Oranttia, Liberal, won by fall over Cruz Cannon, Hutchinson, 2:30
13th Place: Eleazar Bachicha, Pueblo West, won by fall over Josiah Felkins, Goddard, 3:00
15th Place: Angel Otero, Holcomb, won by dec over Daniel Jordan, Bennett, 7-5
113
Championship: Michael Ruiz, Randall, won by dec over Isaiah Harrison, Mountain View, 10-3
3rd Place: Manuel Amaro, Pueblo East, won by dec over Trenton Richwine, Rose Hill, 7-2
5th Place: Jaxson Scott, Olathe NOrth, won by dec over Creighton Lassen, Millard West, SV-1 3-1
7th Place: Braxton Moody, Valley Center, won by dec over Elijah McCullough, Hays, 2-1
9th Place: Brogan Monty, Beloit, won by fall voer Gavin Munoz, Maize South, 4:04
11th Place: Jameson Small, Kearney, won by dec over Jason Soto, Pueblo East, 6-5
13th Place: Tucker Saferite, Rose Hill, won by dec over Cooper Ritz, Kearney, 4-3
15th Place: Michael Tran, Maize, won by fall voer Gavin Lamkin, Goddard, :44
120
Championship: Griffin Rial, Pine Creek, won by dec over Julian Espinoza, Pueblo East, 6-1
3rd Place: Matthew Long, Garden City, won by dec over Enrique Haynes, Millard West, 6-4
5th Place: Sebastian Bentley, Rose Hill, won by medical forfeit over Lucas Kaufman, Newton
7th Place: Rylan Jones, Randall, won by dec over Talon Verbeck, Maize, SV-1 5-3
9th Place: Christopher Gamino, Scottsbluff, won by dec over Tristen Cox, Andale, 7-3
11th Place: Harrison Glover, Goddard, won by medical forfeit over Aiden Shields, Valley Center
13th Place: Jordan Gamez, La Junta, won by dec over Robert Hickman, Mill Valley, TB-1 4-2
15th Place: Tavean Miller, Kearney, won by fall over Triston Tomlinson, Great Bend, 1:41
126
Championship: Deven Lopez, Pueblo East, won by fall over Raymond Hernandez, Dodge City, 2:25
3rd Place: Adam Bilby, Rose Hill, won by dec over Ryder Rhodes, Pine Creek, SV-1 9-7
5th Place: Jase Adam, Salina Central, won by medical forfeit over Brian Davis, Millard West
7th Place: Chance Houser, Scottsbluff, won by dec over Jett Schwartz, Valley Center, 7-5
9th Place: Kaden Kowalek, Kearney, won by dec over Zachary Long, Garden City-Brown, 4-3
11th Place: Tucker Verbeck, Maize, won by dec over Tacoma Augustine, Hays, SV-1 10-8
13th Place: Chris Barela, La Junta, won by dec over Romeo Garcia, Garden City, 7-5
15th Place: Major Giles, Newton, won by fall over Christian Gipson, Woodward, 1:51
132
Championship: Niko Fernandez, Pueblo East, won by dec over Johnny Leck, Rose Hill, 3-1
3rd Place: Vincent Rosas, Maize, won by dec over Blake Samuelson, Olathe North, 1-0
5th Place: Julian Glover, Salina South, won by fall over Kaedun Goodman, Kearney, 1:57
7th Place: Elijah Banks, Pine Creek, won by maj dec over Kaiden Hoffman, Great Bend, 9-1
9th Place: Jude Kohl, Millard West, won by dec over Sebastian Heredia, Ulysses, 6-2
11th Place: Joey Canseco, Scottsbluff, won by dec over Dylan Wainscott, Dodge City, 3-1
13th Place: Trevory Beyer, Newton, won by maj dec over Maxwell Kerr, Maize South, 9-0
15th Place: Jace Myers, Hays won by fall over Xavier Velador, La Junta, 2:52
138
Championship: Damon Ingram, Rose Hill, won by dec over Nathaniel Ruiz, Randall, 6-4
3rd Place: Gregery Martinez, Holcomb, won by dec over Daniel Gomez, Maize, 6-2
5th Place: Alex Rodriguez, Scott City, won by dec over Imran Murad, Millard West, 5-0
7th Place: Jaxsen Salinas, Ulysses, won by dec over Axel Hildenbrandt, Pine Creek, 10-7
9th Place: Joshua Kerr, Maize South, won by dec over Hayden Kelly, Great Bend, 9-3
11th Place: Grant Herman, Salina Central, won by medical forfeit over Nate Barron, Newton
13th Place: Seth Philippi, Kearney, won by maj dec over Jaden Vetter, Hutchinson, 13-0
15th Place: Ethan Snyder, Woodward, won by fall over Anthony Morales, Scottsbluff, 1:39
144
Championship: Harley Zimmerman, Hays, won by fall over Braysen Salinas, Ulysses, 1:32
3rd Place: Jaden Valdez, Russell, won by dec over Ben McAllister, Millard West, 5-2
5th Place: Caiden Beagley, Lewis-Palmer, won by fall over Bailey Steinmetz, Newton, 4:07
7th Place: Max Harris, Hutchinson, won by fall over Dawson Fisher, Goddard, 4:59
9th Place: Cooper Boone, Valley Center, won by medical forfeit over Logan Avalon, Garden City
11th Place: Ethan Jordan, Bennett, won by forfeit over Logan Trujillo, Pueblo East
13th Place: Silas Arnds, Vista Ridge, won by fall over Ayden Presson, Scott City, 2:52
15th Place: Gabriel Augilera, Dodge City, won by fall voer Emerson Lowry, Stockton, 2:38
150
Championship: Ethan Eck, Andale, won by maj dec over Brady Mason, Mill Valley, 17-6
3rd Place: Cooper Liles, Great Bend, won by fall over Wyatt Gardner, Wichita County, :20
5th Place: Tate Choplin, Kearney, won by dec over Abram Owings, Salina Central, SV-1 3-1
7th Place: Bryan Morales, Scottsbluff, won by maj dec over Aidan Schwindt, Liberal, 17-4
9th Place: Santos Nunez, La Junta, won by fall voer Alex Herrera, Pine Creek, :48
11th Place: Jackson Anderson, Hutchinson, won by fall voer Zach Aldaz, Pueblo East, 3:00
13th Place: Levi Buelt, Millard West, won by dec over Braden Salsbury, Maize, 7-1
15th Place: J.J. Nielson, Pueblo West, won by dec over Saben Herrera, Garden City, 5-4
157
Championship: Owen Eck, Andale, won by fall over Kade Smith, Hutchinson, 1:43
3rd Place: Justus Freeman, Pueblo East, won by dec over Harrell Jackson, Millard West, 5-4
5th Place: Vance Provost, Olathe North, won by fall over Tyren Emberson, Rose Hill, 1:57
7th Place: Sam Nachigal, Kearney, won by dec voer Daniel Acosta, Randall, 7-4
9th Place: Jace Schartz, Great Bend, won by dec over Tommy Cruz, Pueblo East, 7-5
11th Place: Cayden Couchman, Scott City, won by fall voer Jordan Williams, Republic County, :58
13th Place: Kamden Wise, Newton, won by maj dec over Sammy Perez, Garden City, 10-2
15th Place: Corbin Luck, Hays, won by medical forfeit over Jaiden Olvedo, Holcomb
165
Championship: Colin McAlister, Mill Valley, won by tech fall over David Sample, Goddard, 16-0
3rd Place: Rhett Briggs, Rose Hill, won by dec over Keon Edwards, Newton, 4-3
5th Place: Alan Flores, Dodge city, won by fall voer Luke Graver, Pine Creek, 2:58
7th Place: Connor Goerzen, Maize, won by medical forfeit over Trevor Vasquez, Olathe North
9th Place: Blaze Gossman, Scott City, won by maj dec over Michael Montoya, Great Bend, 11-0
11th Place: Cody Engelbrecht, Andale, won by fall over Taj Wilson, Kearney, 1:33
13th Place: Derek Truman, Valley Center, won by fall over Jessiah Baeza, Woodward, 3:51
15th Place: Alex Dyke, Republic County, won by fall over Skylar Graham, Hutchinson, :54
175
Championship: Cooper Reves, Salina Central, won by maj dec over Frankie Trevino, Scottsbluff, 12-2
3rd Place: Houston Frank, Scott City, won by fall over Dilan Ruiz, La Junta, 1:59
5th Place: Jacob Vasquez, Olathe North, won by medical forfeit over Ian Aouad, Andale
7th Place: Jonathan Rigler, Hays, won by dec over Aidan Davidson, Great Bend, 8-4
9th Place: Elijah Contreras, Pueblo East, won by dec over Alex Schwindt, Liberal, 3-2
11th Place: Gavin Saner, Valley Center, won by medical forfeit over Jayden Amaro, Dodge City
13th Place: Casen Horton, Newton, won by dec over Von Grubbs, Hugoton, 9-6
15th Place: Blake Maestas, Pine Creek, won by fall over Thomas Van Hee, Pueblo East
190
Championship: Ayden Flores, Maize, won by dec over Preston Hagel, Goddard, 6-5
3rd Place: Isaiah Wilson, Andale, won by dec over Trenton Kern, Great Bend, 8-7
5th Place: Steel Schomaker, Valley Center, won by dec over Dalton Meyers, Hays, SV-1 2-0
7th Place: Dominic Benavidez, Pueblo East, won by fall voer Kendall Kleen, Kearney, 2:38
9th Place: Jacob Kuttshal, Liberal, won by dec over Matthew Geri, Pine Creek, 4-1
11th Place: Daniel Tinoco, Hugoton, won by fall over Walker Simianer, Mountain View, 4:36
13th Place: Demetrius McGriff, PIne Creek, won by dec over Brayden Jokerst, Olathe North, 8-2
15th Place: James Benedetto, Lewis-Palmer, won by medical forfieit over LJ Mason, Woodward
215
Championship: Ronan Wunsch, Maize, won by dec over Dai’Mont Mucker, Valley Center, SV-1 3-1
3rd Place: Sebastian Boyle, Scottsbluff, won by dec over David Holguin, Garden City, 7-4
5th Place: Christopher Wash Jr, Mill Valley, won by fall over Cole Rogers, Rose Hill, :36
7th Place: Marcel Gonzalez, Newton, won by dec over Tanner Gooden, Scott City, 9-4
9th Place: Brodie Boudreaux, Beloit, won by dec over Mark Rayas, Dodge City, 9-6
11th Place: Matthew Johnson, Great Bend, won by medical forfeit over Carmelo Orosco, Ulysses
13th Place: Tyrus Young, Salina Central, won by fall voer Jaxson Chartier, Hays, 2:37
15th Place: Mathew Trejo, Liberal, won by fall over Matthew Zeck, Pueblo West, 2:51
285
Championship: Sebastian Lopez, Garden City, won by dec over Camden Jensen, Hutchinson, 3-0
3rd Place: Brayden Hill, Garden City-Brown, won by fall voer Logan Johnson, Millard West, 4:52
5th Place: Malik Brown, Hutchinson, won by medical forfeit over Daylon Adams, Scottsbluff
7th Place: Jacob Sullivan, Vista Ridge, won by dec over Isaac Landry, Pine Creek, 6-2
9th Place: Brandon Price, Wichita County, won by dec over Lamarcus Barber, Mill Valley, 4-2
11th Place: Ryan Mongeau, Stockton, won by dec over James Conway, Maize South, 7-5
13th Place: Will Linenberger, Hays, won by fall voer Louis Trujillo, Pueblo East, 2:30
15th Place: Beau Young, Valley Center, won by forfeit over Jesse Villanueva, Maize
Girls
Team Scores
Dodge City 239; Garden City 196; Hays 177; Randall, Tex. 122.5; Douglas County, Colo. 114; Newton 110; Scott City 93; Bennett, Colo. 89; Liberal 87; Stockton 65; Hutchinson 61; Holcomb 57; Goddard 54; Wichita County 41; Mountain Vista, Colo. 40; La Junta, Colo. 37; Valley Center 37; Lakin 35; Lewis-Palmer 29; Doherty, Colo. 24; Ulysses 17; Cimarron 13; Republic County 12.5; Las Animas, Colo. 9
Top 8 Placers
100
Championship: Marie Jordan, Bennett, won by dec over Elizabeth Ramirez, Dodge City, 10-7
3rd Place: Kaira Acosta, Garden City, won by fall over Makynzee Brooks, Randall, 2:13
5th Place: Carolina Northup, Stockton, by medical forfeit over Araianna Sanchez, Douglas County
7th Place: Naiema Salazar, Garden City, won by fall over Alyssa Harding, Hays, :55
105
Championship: Katelyn Faczak, Bennett, won by fall over Isabella Gutierrez, Liberal, 4:14
3rd Place: Jentri Porter, Wichita County, won by fall over Kamrie Cox, Randall, 3:32
5th Place: Miranda Alvarez, Dodge City, won by medical forfeit over Brookelyn Treaster, Newton
7th Place: Emjay Marez, Garden City, won by maj dec over Veronica Greene, Cimarron, 16-4
110
Championship: Ashley Alonso, Dodge City, won by dec over Avery Hinojos, Newton, 4-0
3rd Place: Lauren McHam, Randall, won by tech fall over Marina Loera, Garden City, 15-0
5th Place: Keyla Macias, Hays, won by fall voer Brianna Pinon, Liberal, 1:45
7th Place: emma Berguetski, Mountain Vista, won by fall voer Cienna Schafer, Doherty, 1:42
115
Championship: Crystal Loera, Garden City, won by fall over Audrie Felkins, Goddard, 3:44
3rd Place: Jaylee Santana, Holcomb, won by dec over Brooklyn Gossman, Scott City, 5-0
5th Place: Mya Vigil, La Junta, won by medical forfeit over Alexandria Streck, Newton
7th Place: Yessenia Castro, Dodge City, won by fall over Allie Hernandez, Wichita County, :47
120
Championship: Tionna Napue, Hays, won by fall over Alyxia Serarno, Garden City, 3:41
3rd Place: Audrey Schwartz, Scott City, won by fall over Ashley McMullin, Newton, :51
5th Place: Mia Mendoza, La Junta, won by dec over Jalyssa Lopez, Holcomb, 7-6
7th Place: Baleigh Cousins, Hutchinson, won by fall voer Temprance Northup, Stockton, 2:23
125
Championship: Zaret Silva Lopez, Douglas County, won by dec over Ashlyn Hahn, Stockton, 10-6
3rd Place: Maya Tarbet, Garden City, won by dec over Addison Otte, Hays, 1-0
5th Place: Jeymi Rosales, Ulysses, won by fall over Kaydence Shelly, Republic County, 3:53
7th Place: Isabella Ortiz, La Junta, won by fall voer Bree Tyler, Las Animas, 2:12
130
Championship: Ariana De La Rosa, Dodge City, won by fall over Breaunnah Robeles, Douglas County, 1:17
3rd Place: Jeann James, Newton, won by maj dec over Reese Vehige, Hays, 9-1
5th Place: Margarita Guzman, Garden City, won by fall over Angela Berreras, Wichita County, 1:47
7th Place: Sophia Zwickl, Hutchinson, won by dec over Macey Jeffrey, Randall, 8-5
135
Championship: Hailey Ramos, Dodge City, won by fall over Ivy Davis, Lakin, 5:14
3rd Place: Sophia Houser, Newton, won by fall voer Angelica Quezada, Liberla, 1:41
5th Place: Katie Gutierrez, Hays, won by fall over McKenzie Simon, Holcomb, 3:37
7th Place: Reese Kieso, Valley Center, won by fall over Tatum Brown, Scott city, 1:33
140
Championship: Vivienne Gitke, Bennett, won by dec over Lexi Burton, Hays, 8-7
3rd Place: Abby Koontz, Newton, won by dec voer Amayah Caro, Garden City, 5-0
5th Place: Dayanara Garcia, Dodge City, won by dec over Miranda Sanders, Hutchinson, 8-3
7th Place: Emmalyn Carey, Valley Center, won by fall over Grecia Montejo-Garcia, Douglas County, :35
145
Championship: Yareli Garcia, Dodge City, won by fall over Morgan Green, Randall, 1:22
3rd Place: Timber Lovewell, Hays, won by dec over Karime Guzman, Garden City, 3-2
5th Place: Dayanara Jimenez, Scott City, won by dec voer Makaelyn Davis, Newton, 6-2
7th Place: Lindsey Rusin, Douglas County, won by dec over Jillian Ferguson, Hutchinson, 2:42
155
Championship: Emma Heaton, Randall, won by fall over Lexi Barnett, Hays, 2:38
3rd Place: Liliana Arroyo, Dodge City, won by fall over Olivia Dunlap, Garden City, :30
5th Place: Rian Rodriguez, Holcomb, over Ashlyn Pazdernik, Scott City
7th Place: D Shae Ferguson, Lewis-Palmer, won by fall over Aubrianna Ducommun, Doherty, 1:47
170
Championship: Breann Bradley, Goddard, won by dec over Erika Sandoval, Dodge City, 4-3
3rd Place: Mikaela Lara, Valley Center, won by fall voer Maleigha Bornholdt, Hutchinson, 4:01
5th Place: Eleanor Crotts, Garden City, won by dec over Addison Nueberger, Hays, 18-11
7th Place: Kyleigh Perez, Lakin, won by fall over Jasira Nieto, Holcomb, 2:28
190
Championship: Elizabeth Sandy, Douglas County, won by dec over Ozi Ogu, Mountain Vista, 6-2
3rd Place: Kayleen Martinez, Liberal, won by fall over Naomi Orozco, Dodge City, 2:00
5th Place: Z Beaulieu, Lewis-Palmer, Won by fall over Ileana Robles, Lakin, 2:09
7th Place: Rivver Long, Stockton, won by fall over Amiah Durant, Hutchinson, 1:18
235 (Round Robin)
1. Kennedy Juarez, Randall; 2. Aileen Figuero, Liberal; 3. Makenna Meniegh, Mountain Vista; 4. Marley Hollars, Doherty; 5. Joe Powell, Lewis-Palmer
