By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
Easton Broxterman
EASTON BROXTERMAN, Washburn Rural
A sophomore 113-pounder, Broxterman capped a 49-3 season with his first Class 6A state wresstling championship Saturday at Park City, taking a 12-4 major decision in the finals over Junction City junior Ezekiel Witt, avenging a loss to Witt in the 2022 106-pound championship match. Broxterman went 4-0 on the weekend, posting a win by technical fall, a pin and two major decisions.
Josh Hammons
JOSH HAMMONS, Washburn Rural
Hammons, a senior, finished second in Friday's Class 6A regional bowling tournament at West Ridge Lanes, bowling a 717 series while helping lead Washburn Rural to a state team berth with a second-place finish. Hammons rolled games of 248, 244 and 225 while Rural finished second as a team by a 3,464-3,426 margin to Olathe Northwest. Hammons finished 10th at state as a junior.
Kendra Hurla
KENDRA HURLA, Rossville
A junior 120-pounder, Hurla captured her third straight Class 4A-1A state wrestling title last Thursday at Salina, posting a 9-5 decision over Columbus senior Addison Saporito in the finals. Hurla, who recorded wins by fall in her first three matches of the state tournament, finished her season with a 27-1 record and is now 89-3 in her career. Hurla led Rossville to a second-place finish in the team standings.
Landen Kocher-Munoz
LANDEN KOCHER-MUNOZ, Washburn Rural
Kocher-Munoz finished off his freshman wrestling season with the Class 6A 120-pound state championship Saturday at Park City, taking an 11-4 decision over Olathe East sophomore Aiden Stewart in the finals. Munoz, who finished his season 37-5, went 4-0 in the state tournament, including an 8-6 come-from-behind overtime win in the semifinal round to reach the championship match.
Jaxson Thomas
JAXSON THOMAS, Seaman
Thomas capped his high school wrestling career with a state championship, taking the 285-pound title with a second-period pin (3 minutes, 41 seconds) over Blue Valley Southwest senior Torin Forsyth, avenging a 9-4 regional loss to Forsyth. Thomas finished his senior season with a 46-5 record and went 4-0 in the state tournament with four straight wins by fall.
Megan Wood
MEGAN WOOD, Topeka West
A junior bowler, Wood won a Class 5A-1A regional championship last Tuesday at West Ridge Lanes, putting together games of 210, 164 and 255 to finish with a 629 series and take individual honors by 27 pins over Seaman's JaeLinn Thetford. Wood, 13th at state as a sophomore, led Topeka West to a second-place team finish, with the Chargers earning a team berth for Thursday's state meet in Wichita.
