VIKING WRESTLERS FINISH 3rd AT REMINGTON

By Staff

            REMINGTON – It was a strong performance Friday for the Smoky Valley boys wrestling team as they participated in the 17 team Remington Bronco Invitational and brought home a third-place finish along with a pair of individual champions.

            The Vikings rolled up 105 team points which place them third behind first-place Minneapolis and runner-up Clearwater. Class 4A schools Augusta, Wellington and McPherson rounded out the top six teams.

            Individually, both Connor Barnes at 126 and Justin Holt at 215 won first-place in their divisions while Deonte Crain at 106, Parker Gardner at 175, and Richard Zeller at 190 all finished second.

            Next up for the Viking wrestlers will be at the 32^nd annual Circle Invitational where there will be 38 teams competing on Friday and Saturday, February 3-4.

SMOKY VALLEY BOYS WRESTLING at Remington Bronco Invitational

Team Scoring > 105 points finished 3^rd out of 17 teams. Top 6 > 1. Minneapolis – 158.0; 2. Clearwater – 137.0; 3. VIKINGS – 105; 4. Augusta – 103.5; 5. Wellington – 93.0; 6. McPherson – 47.

VIKING INDIVIDUAL RESULTS:

106 – Deonte Crain went 2-1 finished 2^nd.

126 – Connor Barens went 3-0 finished 1^st.

132 – Takota Hauck went 1-2 finished 3^rd.

144 – Andrew Young went 1-2.

144 – Jakorian Crain went 1-2.

150 – Michael Hawk went 0-2.

157 – Gavin Stambaugh went 2-2 finished 4^th.

165 – Sam Zeller went 0-2.

165 – Geo Luis went 1-2.

175 – Parker Gardner went 2-1 finished 2^nd.

190 – Richard Zeller went 2-1 finished 2^nd.

215 – Justin Holt went 3-0 finished 1^st.

215 – Connor Smith-Bolin went 1-3 finished 4^th.

(The Staff covering McPherson County Activities can be reached by email at crossdovewriter@gmail.com)