Garden City Takes Regional Wrestling Championship, Dodge Finishes Fifth

Dodge City, LS (westernkansasnews.com) It was a win, but down the stretch it was not pretty for the three time defending state wrestling champion Garden City Buffaloes as they edge out Derby for first place in 6A regional wrestling from Dodge City 162-159. Dodge third at one point during the finals fell to fifth in the final team standings out of the eight teams participating on Saturday.

Garden City qualified 10 wrestlers in the top four and all and are moving on to next week’s state tournament in Wichita. Junior Jesse Nunez (41-5) the only one of them to capture a regional title in a 4-3 decision over Wichita West’s David Kelly.

Dodge City scored an upset win in the 132 pound weight division as Junior Tylor Garcia ranked third in the state captured the regional crown against top ranked and three time state champion Senior Michael Preito of Garden City 4-3. On January 7th Prieto beat Garcia at 138 pounds 16-0. This time revenge was sweet for Garcia jumping out early 4-0 and holding out over the last four minutes of the match.

Freshman Joel Ostrom of Dodge City won at 106 over Brian Gates of Hutchinson 7-5 and Senior Howard Johnson raised his mark to 31-11 with a 5-2 emotional win over Garden City sophomore Curtis Near.

One disappointment for the Red Demons was Clay Weil suffered an early fall of 1:41 of his championship match against Triston Wills from Derby and had to settle for second place.

Garden City Interview Coach Carlos Prieto

Dodge City Interview Coach Lars Leuders

Tournament Teams

Team Scores
Team Season Team Abbr Count Points
1. Garden City, KS Garden City, KS (GET) GC 14 162.0
2. Derby, KS Derby, KS (GET) DER 14 159.0
3. Wichita Northwest, KS Wichita Northwest, KS (GET) WNW 13 115.5
4. Wichita South, KS Wichita South, KS (GET) WS 12 109.0
5. Dodge City, KS Dodge City, KS (GET) DC 14 108.0
6. Haysville Campus, KS Campus, KS (GET) CAMP 14 74.0
7. Hutchinson, KS Hutchinson, KS (GET) HUT 11 69.0
7. Wichita West, KS Wichita West, KS (GET) WW 10 69.0

106 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Joel Ostrom of Dodge City
2nd Place – Brian Gates of Hutchinson
3rd Place – Cooper Ross of Derby
4th Place – Brandon Fiedler of Wichita West
1st Place Match
Joel Ostrom (Dodge City) 33-9, Fr. over Brian Gates (Hutchinson) 29-5, So. (Dec 7-5).

Ostrom interview

3rd Place Match
Cooper Ross (Derby) 29-16, Fr. over Brandon Fiedler (Wichita West) 27-10, Fr. (Fall 2:42).

113 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Boo Dryden of Haysville Campus
2nd Place – Dallas Wilson of Wichita South
3rd Place – John Fonseca of Wichita West
4th Place – Kobe Grijalva of Derby
1st Place Match
Boo Dryden (Haysville Campus) 37-3, Jr. over Dallas Wilson (Wichita South) 30-4, Jr. (Dec 9-6).
3rd Place Match
John Fonseca (Wichita West) 31-5, Jr. over Kobe Grijalva (Derby) 21-19, Fr. (Fall 1:40).

120 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Devin Onwugbufor of Wichita Northwest
2nd Place – Cade Lindsey of Derby
3rd Place – Kaj Perez of Garden City
4th Place – Kesean DeShazer of Wichita West
1st Place Match
Devin Onwugbufor (Wichita Northwest) 32-2, So. over Cade Lindsey (Derby) 29-10, Fr. (Dec 2-1).
3rd Place Match
Kaj Perez (Garden City) 35-12, So. over Kesean DeShazer (Wichita West) 16-4, So. (For.).

126 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Hagen Kent of Hutchinson
2nd Place – Brandon Becker of Derby
3rd Place – Devon Plaza of Dodge City
4th Place – Kevin Robinson of Wichita West
1st Place Match
Hagen Kent (Hutchinson) 34-7, Sr. over Brandon Becker (Derby) 29-14, So. (Dec 7-5).
3rd Place Match
Devon Plaza (Dodge City) 29-3, Jr. over Kevin Robinson (Wichita West) 20-8, Jr. (Dec 7-2).

132 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Triston Wills of Derby
2nd Place – Clay Weil of Dodge City
3rd Place – Shane Brock of Wichita Northwest
4th Place – Easton Schroeder of Haysville Campus
1st Place Match
Triston Wills (Derby) 32-10, Fr. over Clay Weil (Dodge City) 19-7, Sr. (Fall 1:41).
3rd Place Match
Shane Brock (Wichita Northwest) 29-10, Sr. over Easton Schroeder (Haysville Campus) 25-10, Jr. (Dec 5-2).

138 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Tylor Garcia of Dodge City
2nd Place – Michael Prieto of Garden City
3rd Place – Tanner Smith of Derby
4th Place – Luke Bowen of Haysville Campus
1st Place Match
Tylor Garcia (Dodge City) 32-7, Jr. over Michael Prieto (Garden City) 27-3, Sr. (Dec 4-3).

Garcia Interview

3rd Place Match
Tanner Smith (Derby) 19-15, Sr. over Luke Bowen (Haysville Campus) 27-10, Fr. (Dec 7-3).

145 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Howard Johnson of Dodge City
2nd Place – Curtis Near of Garden City
3rd Place – Crew Squires of Derby
4th Place – Chris Bell of Wichita South
1st Place Match
Howard Johnson (Dodge City) 31-11, Sr. over Curtis Near (Garden City) 12-3, So. (Dec 5-2).

Howard Johnson Interview

3rd Place Match
Crew Squires (Derby) 24-17, Fr. over Chris Bell (Wichita South) 33-7, Jr. (Fall 2:30).

152 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Justin Onwugbufor of Wichita Northwest
2nd Place – Alec Castillo of Garden City
3rd Place – Garrett Xanders of Derby
4th Place – Blake Dickey of Haysville Campus
1st Place Match
Justin Onwugbufor (Wichita Northwest) 36-4, Sr. over Alec Castillo (Garden City) 39-9, Sr. (Fall 4:24).
3rd Place Match
Garrett Xanders (Derby) 8-3, Sr. over Blake Dickey (Haysville Campus) 21-21, Sr. (MD 16-2).

160 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Kevin Folsom of Wichita Northwest
2nd Place – Philip Landrum of Wichita South
3rd Place – Quinton LaPointe of Garden City
4th Place – Alec Dubree of Derby
1st Place Match
Kevin Folsom (Wichita Northwest) 30-3, Sr. over Philip Landrum (Wichita South) 20-18, So. (Dec 3-1).
3rd Place Match
Quinton LaPointe (Garden City) 9-5, So. over Alec Dubree (Derby) 22-16, Sr. (Dec 7-5).

170 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Jesse Nunez of Garden City
2nd Place – David Kelly of Wichita West
3rd Place – Lukas Schweigert of Hutchinson
4th Place – Dillon Huckabey of Wichita South
1st Place Match
Jesse Nunez (Garden City) 41-5, Jr. over David Kelly (Wichita West) 22-4, Sr. (Dec 2-1).

Jesse Nunez Interview

3rd Place Match
Lukas Schweigert (Hutchinson) 19-9, Sr. over Dillon Huckabey (Wichita South) 20-21, Sr. (Fall 2:04).

182 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Trenton Allen of Derby
2nd Place – Antonio Perez of Garden City
3rd Place – Zach Bowen of Haysville Campus
4th Place – Cole Trent of Dodge City
1st Place Match
Trenton Allen (Derby) 15-10, Sr. over Antonio Perez (Garden City) 27-20, Sr. (Fall 1:08).
3rd Place Match
Zach Bowen (Haysville Campus) 33-7, Jr. over Cole Trent (Dodge City) 16-11, Sr. (MD 12-2).

195 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Noah Ornelas of Wichita Northwest
2nd Place – Zeke Herrera of Garden City
3rd Place – Tyrekus Birch of Wichita South
4th Place – Dylan Chesterman of Hutchinson
1st Place Match
Noah Ornelas (Wichita Northwest) 34-4, Sr. over Zeke Herrera (Garden City) 28-10, Jr. (Dec 2-0).
3rd Place Match
Tyrekus Birch (Wichita South) 31-10, Jr. over Dylan Chesterman (Hutchinson) 20-11, Jr. (Fall 1:41).

220 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Kasdon Arehart of Wichita South
2nd Place – Benny Hernandez of Garden City
3rd Place – Titus Copes of Wichita West
4th Place – Matthew Kimber of Haysville Campus
1st Place Match
Kasdon Arehart (Wichita South) 33-0, So. over Benny Hernandez (Garden City) 34-15, Jr. (Fall 4:54).
3rd Place Match
Titus Copes (Wichita West) 23-11, Sr. over Matthew Kimber (Haysville Campus) 19-8, Jr. (Dec 4-2).

285 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Jared Ross of Wichita Northwest
2nd Place – Jeremiah Napier of Wichita South
3rd Place – Aaron Lozano of Garden City
4th Place – Nate Fowler of Derby
1st Place Match
Jared Ross (Wichita Northwest) 33-1, Sr. over Jeremiah Napier (Wichita South) 21-7, Jr. (MD 16-5).
3rd Place Match
Aaron Lozano (Garden City) 37-13, Sr. over Nate Fowler (Derby) 32-12, Jr. (Fall 2:18).