By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
Nine city wrestlers earned individual boys and girls championships in Saturday's Melvin Douglas Invitational at Highland Park, while Topeka High's girls finished first and Topeka West's boys second in the team standings.
Topeka High's girls got individual championships from Ingrid Cabrera (101 pounds), Alesia Alvarez (155) and Brantaija Loggins (191) on the way to winning the team championship by a 103-70.5 margin over Lansing, while Highland Park finished third. Topeka West finished fifth in the girls team standings, with the Chargers getting the 235-pound championship from Tristyn Johnson.
Topeka West's boys came up just short in its bid for a second straight tournament championship, with Blue Valley West edging the Chargers by a 134-126 margin. Topeka High also challenged for the team title, finishing third with 119 points.
Malachi Kuebler
Dillon Jay
Morgan Dean
West got individual wins from Dillon Jay (106), Malachi Kuebler (126), Mason Vickers (138) and Kyren Padilla (152) while Highland Park got a win from Morgan Dean in the 285-pound weight class.
MELVIN DOUGLAS INVITATIONAL at Highland Park
BOYS
Team scores
Blue Valley West 134, Topeka West 126, Topeka High 119, Lincoln Prep 98, Lansing 89, Highland Park 72, KC-Harmon 69, Olathe South 61, Shawnee Mission South 52.5, KC-Wyandotte 51, Mission Valley 26, KC-Washington 15.
Individual results
106 -- 1. Dillon Jay, Topeka West; 2. Aiden Pina, Olathe South.
113 -- 1. Miles Dismang, Olathe South; 2. CJ Anderson, Wyandotte; 3. Max Thompson-Carassquilla, Blue Valley West.
120 -- 1. Landon Nguyen, Blue Valley West; 2. Preston Gengler, Topeka West; 3. Jose Knight, Olathe South.
126 -- 1. Malichi Kuebler, Topeka West; 1. Juma Ibrahim, Harmon; 3. Martin Pacheco, Lincoln Prep.
132 -- 1. Blake Sumner, Blue Valley West; 2. Michael Torres, Harmon; 3. Abraham Miranda, Harmon.
138 -- 1. Mason Vickers, Topeka West; 2. Alex Smith, Topeka High; 3. Aiden Lessard, Lansing.
145 -- 1. Jake Wright, Shawnee Mission South; 2. Nick Finzen, Blue Valley West; 3. Nick Davis, Topeka High.
152 -- 1. Kyren Padilla, Topeka West; 2. Edwin Lopez, Highland Park; 3. Jayden Strawn, Topeka High.
160 -- 1. Beau Linaweaver, Lansing; 2. Jaxson Johnson, Topeka High; 3. Isaiah Veal, Lincoln Prep.
170 -- 1. Xavion Smith, Lincoln Prep; 2. Tanner Lassiter, Highland Park; 3. Garrett English, Lansing.
182 -- 1. Kaden Nelson, Shawnee Mission South; 2. Adrian Burney, Highland Park; 3. Noah Perchellet, Blue Valley West.
195 -- 1. Carlos Gallardo, Harmon; 2. Elijah Townsend, Lansing; 3. Wiley Johnson, Topeka West.
220 -- 1. Jon Grame, Mission Valley; 2. Andrew Perez, Topeka High; 3. Brody McMannamon, Blue Valley West.
285 -- 1. Morgan Dean, Highland Park; 2. Franklin VanBebber, Wyandotte; 3. Gonzalo Padilla-Galvan, Lincoln Prep.
GIRLS
Team scores
Topeka High 103, Lansing 70.5, Highland Park 35, KC-Harmon 33, Topeka West 24, KC-Washington 19, Mission Valley 11, Lincoln Prep 11, KC-Wyandotte 3.
Individual results
101 -- 1. Ingrid Cabrera, Topeka High; 2. Kimberly Rodriguez, Highland Park; 3. Neveah Martin, Highland Park.
120 -- 1. Kaylin Dunlap, Lansing; 2. Christina Townsend, Lansing; 3. Kharys Jones, Topeka High.
132 -- 1. Kamahni Jackson, Harmon; 2. Ruby Hernandez, Highland Park; 3. Makayla Burns, Topeka High.
143 -- 1. Abi Busch, Lansing; 2. Marilena Zuniga, Topeka High; 3. Lauren Hooser, Lansing.
155 -- 1. Alesia Alvarez, Topeka High; 2. Dadriona Anderson, Topeka West; 3. Monya Dean, Highland Park.
191 -- 1. Brantaija Loggins, Topeka High; 2. Breanna Neal, Washington; 3. Abigail Jones, Harmon.
235 -- 1. Tristyn Johnson, Topeka West; 2. Jaila Powell-Freeland, Lincoln Prep.
