Norton Leads 3-2-1A Regional After Day One; Kough in Finals

Norton, Kan. (westernkansasnews.com)–The Norton Blue Jays lead the 3-2-1A Regional Wrestling Tournament after Day one in Norton. It turned out to be a tough ending to the day for Scott City and Leoti, who pushed eight wrestlers combined into the semi-finals, but managed only one finalist and state qualifier. Scott City’s Alex Kough so far is lone area qualifier at 126 pounds. Many wrestlers from both teams are still alive, as day two continues at 11 am, with two reports an hour on Mix 94.

Team Scores

Norton 144, Oberlins 115.5, Plainville 94.5, Hoxie 89, Scott City 65, Oakley 59.5, Smith Center 52, Phillipsburg 50, Russell 48, St. Francis 39, Rawlins County 37.5, Trego 32, Hill City 29, Leoti-Wichita County 29, Ellis 25, Sylvan 14, TMP-Marian 11, Lincoln 4, Stockton 4, Thunder Ridge 2, Tribune-Greeley County 0, Osborne 0

Area Wrestlers Still Competing Today

Leoti

106 Dylan Niswonger, 113 Lane Ridder , 132 Zeke Castillo, 152 Taylor Season, 170 Tyrelle Thurman, 182 Edson Castillo, 195 Brice Mason, 220 Skyler Mason

Scott City

106 Zach Tucker, 113 Camren Wolfe, 120 James Jurgens, 126 Alex Kough (finals, qualified for state), 132 Wyatt Kropp, 138 Marshal Hutchins, 160 Warren Kropp, 170 Raleigh Wishon, 182 Cooper Griffith, 195 Lane Hayes, 220 Keigun Wells, 285 Michael McEachern

Tribune

113 Isaac Stone