By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
Topeka High swept the team championships in Saturday's Melvin Douglas Invitational wrestling tournament at Highland Park, with the Trojan boys and girls combining to claim nine individual titles.
Topeka High won the boys title by a 198-167 margin over Gardner-Edgerton while the Trojan girls won by a 120-59 margin over Highland Park.
Topeka High senior Raul Arriola won the 144-pound title to help the Trojans win the team title in the Melvin Douglas Invitational. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
Topeka High sophomore Rehabiah Williamson celebrates his win in the 150-pound final in Saturday's Melvin Douglas Invitational. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
The Trojans got boys individual titles from sophomore Luis Morones (113), senior Raul Arriola (144), sophomore Rehabiah Williamson (150) and junior Detrick Johnson (190) while Jesus Morales (106), Jordan Stiner (138) and Nick Davis (165) finished second.
Seaman freshman Isaac Thompson won the 126-pound title in overtime in Saturday's Melvin Douglas Invitational. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
Seaman freshman Isaac Thompson (126) and Highland Park junior Adrian Burney (175) also captured individual tournament titles.
Senior Zazie Haddou won the 130-pound title for team champion Topeka High in the Melvin Douglas Invitational. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
The High girls got individual championships from freshman Abigail Culbertson (105), senior Neveah Martin (115), junior Zoe Dawkins (120), sophomore Addison Pinto (125) and senior Zazie Haddou (130) while Ingrid Cabrera (100), Kiley Ehmpke (110), Olivia Tatum (120), Jena Bratton (135) and Abigail Lojewski (145) all posted runnerup finishes.
Highland Park junior 100-pounder Kimberly Rodriguez gains the upper hand over Topeka High's Ashley Castro in the Melvin Douglas Invitational. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
Other city girls individual champions included Highland Park junior Kimberly Rodriguez (100), senior Mercedes Garcia (145) and sophomore Makayla Cadet (190) and Topeka West's Ziona Jackson (135) and Dadriona Anderson (140).
Melvin Douglas Invitational
GIRLS
Team scores
Topeka High 120, Highland Park 59, KC-Turner 51, Junction City 47, Topeka West 44, KC-Washington 42, KC-Schlagle 23, KC-Wyandotte 14, Mission Valley 7.
Individual results
100 -- 1. Kimberly Rodriguez, Highland Park; 2. Ingrid Cabrera, Topeka High; 3. Ashley Castro, Topeka High; 4. Ai`Yana Grant, KC-Turner.
105 -- 1. Abigail Culbertson, Topeka High; 2. Miah Moran-Garcia, KC-Wyandotte; 3. Ngun Chin, KC-Schlagle.
110 -- 1. Natalie Whitaker, Junction City; 2. Kiley Ehmpke, Topeka High; 3. Sadera Grillett, KC Washington.
115 -- 1. Neveah Martin, Topeka High; 2. Margaret Camarillo, KC-Wyandotte; 3. Marlene Chavez, KC-Washington; 4. Alondra Dominguez, KC-Wyandotte.
120 -- 1. Zoe Dawkins, Topeka High; 2. Olivia Tatum, Topeka High; 3. Angelina Vasquez, Junction City; 4. Gabriella Rogers, Topeka High.
125-- 1. Addison Pinto, Topeka High; 2. Keila Ayala, KC-Washington; 3. Maria Fuences, KC-Turner; 4. Destiny Demler, Highland Park.
130 -- 1. Zazie Haddou, Topeka High; 2. Angela Rangel-Delarosa, KC-Turner; 3. Navaeh Douglas, Highland Park; 4. Rayne Berry, Topeka West.
135 -- 1. Ziona Jackson, Topeka West; 2. Jenea Bratton, Topeka High; 3. Tionne Collins, KC-Wyandotte.
140 -- 1. Dadriona Anderson, Topeka West; 2. Victoria Leach, Highland Park; 3. Latrice Hysten, Topeka High.
145 -- 1. Mercedes Garcia, Highland Park; 2. Abigail Lojewski, Topeka High.
155 -- 1. Emily Veleasquez, KC-Schlagle; 2. Karen Guzman Salcedo, KC-Schlagle; 3. Mykaila Silvestre, Junction City.
170 -- 1. Isabella Brown, KC-Turner; 2. Taijhanique Kirtdoll, Topeka West; 3. Abagail Mejia, KC-Schlagle; 4. Eva Seitz, Topeka High.
190 -- 1. Makayla Cadet, Highland Park; 2. Victoria Perez, Junction City; 3. Jena Grame, Mission Valley; 4. Monica Stewart, Topeka West.
235 -- 1. Breanna Neal, KC-Washington; 2. Haidyn Phillips, Junction City; 3. Nacola Williams, Topeka West; 4. Tristyn Johnson, Topeka West.
BOYS
Team scores
Topeka High 198, Gardner-Edgerton 167, KC-Harmon 133.5, Shawnee Mission South 116.5, KC-Turner 103, Lansing 87, Olathe South 87, Highland Park 81, KC-Washington 74, KC-Wyandotte 56, Topeka West 56, Lincoln College Prep 47, Seaman 45, Junction City 40, Mission Valley 22, KC-Schlagle 15.
Individual results
106 -- 1. Devin Vogel, KC-Turner; 2. Jesus Morales, Topeka High; 3. Wyatt Whitten, Mission Valley; 4. Zylas Shaeffer-Lopez, Topeka High.
113 -- 1. Luis Morones, Topeka High; 2. Raul Placensia, Shawnee Mission South; 3. Kellen Hall, Gardner- Edgerton; 4. Jose Gomez, Topeka High.
120 -- 1. CJ Anderson, KC-Wyandotte; 2. Zach Ladd, KC-Harmon; 3. Colby Cross, KC-Turner; 4. Samuel Portlock, Highland Park.
126 -- 1. Isaac Thompson, Seaman; 2. Jaxson Seyfert, Gardner- Edgerton; 3. Jaden Kelso, Highland Park; 4. Micheal Mugisha, KC-Harmon.
132 -- 1. Zion Allio, Olathe South; 2. Mohammad Yahiya, Shawnee Mission South; 3. Gavyn Chovanec, Gardner-Edgerton; 4. Jaret Smith, KC-Turner.
138 -- 1. Ashton Cupp, Gardner-Edgerton; 2. Jordan Stiner, Topeka High; 3. Junior Reyes, KC-Harmon; 4. Eli Gosney, Lansing High.
144 -- 1. Raul Arriola, Topeka High; 2. Kaden Umphress, Shawnee Mission South; 3. Benton Eimers, Gardner-Edgerton; 4. AB Miranda, KC-Wyandotte High.
150 -- 1. Rehabiah Williamson, Topeka High School; 2. Timmy Roaden, Gardner-Edgerton; 3. Xander Hale, Shawnee Mission South; 4. Maxwell Cook, Topeka West.
157 -- 1. Phillip Fagan, Lincoln College Prep; 2. Kyo Alcaraz, Lansing; 3. Jack Flanery, Shawnee Mission South; 4. Jaden Augustine, Gardner-Edgerton.
165 -- 1. Jackson Matchell, Shawnee Mission South; 2. Nick Davis, Topeka High; 3. Kaden Roebuck, KC-Turner; 4. Jeffery Taylor, Lincoln College Prep.
175 -- 1. Adrian Burney, Highland Park; 2. Jesus Rodriguez, KC- Harmon High; 3. Connor Scott, KC-Turner; 4. Anthony Vasselli-Lowndes, Topeka High.
190 -- 1. Elijah Townsend, Lansing; 2. Xavier Groves, KC-Washington; 3. Carlos Gallardo, KC-Harmon; 4. Nathan Branson, Olathe South.
215 -- 1. Detrick Johnson, Topeka High; 2. Jesse Strohkirch, KC-Washington; 3. Cameron Ebrecht, Olathe South; 4. Samuel Huff, Gardner- Edgerton.
285 -- 1. Genaro Jaramillo, KC-Washington; 2. Vincent Redmond, Topeka West; 3. Julian Bush, KC-Harmon; 4. Everett Florence, Junction City.
Rural girls win title in 32-school Iowa tournament
Washburn Rural's girls rallied to win their third straight team championship in the Council Bluffs Wrestling Classic Saturday in Council Bluffs, Iowa, led by senior 170-pound individual champion TaAni Rhoten.
Rhoten went 7-0 in the tournament with six pins, five in the first period, and a bye while nine Junior Blues posted top-six finishes as Washburn Rural earned the title with 550.5 points.
Rhoten capped her championship run with a pin over Lincoln East's Carson Shank at the 1:51 mark of the final.
The Junior Blues also got third-place finishes from junior Molly Spader (105 pounds) and senior Fatima Escobar (145), fourths from senior Kristen Rezac (110), junior Maddy Blow (120) and sophomore Emme Blanco (140), fifths from sophomore Lacey Middleton (125) and senior Laiken Clark (130) and a sixth from sophomore Madi Blanco (135).
Washburn Rural's boys tied for seventh in the 43-team boys field, led by junior Easton Broxterman, who was the runnerup at 132 pounds.
Broxterman went 7-1 on the day, dropping a 3-2 decision in the championship match to Matt Bean of Glenwood. Broxterman is now 12-1 on the season.
Rural's Brody Byrne finished third at 157 pounds after a 7-1 day while junior Landen Kocher-Munoz (138) and Kristjan Marshall (150) posted fourth-place finishes.
Viking boys capture Sabetha Duals crown
Seaman's boys went 5-0 on the day to win Saturday's Sabetha Duals Tournament.
The Vikings got their toughest test of the day in a 38-37 win over host Sabetha and Seaman also defeated Nemaha Central (69-12), Silver Lake (57-21), a split squad from Washburn Rural (76-6) and Auburn (64-18).
Jayden Foster (113), Meko Ortega (120), Colin Little (144), Deyton Mentzer (190) and Hunter Reno (215) all posted perfect 5-0 records in the tournament.
Silver Lake finished fifth while Bryce Cormier (106) and Parker Gillen (138) went 5-0 on the day.*
T-Bird boys second in Manhattan Duals
Shawnee Heights' boys finished as the runnerup to host Manhattan in Saturday's Manhattan Duals, with the T-Birds going 3-2 on the day.
The T-Birds took wins over Paola (42-42 on a tiebreakre), Dodge City (42-33) and Lincoln Southwest (42-39) and lost to Manhattan (66-12) and Smith Center (48-33).
Heights 106-pounder Tristan Buce and 175-pounder Allen Baughman both posted 5-0 records in the tournament, with both wrestlers recording four wins by fall and a forfeit.
Eagles, Wildcats combine for five titles at Onaga
Silver Lake's girls and Hayden's boys and girls both competed in the Onaga Invitational on Saturday, with the Eagles and Wildcats combining to win five individual championships.
Silver Lake girls got wins from junior Karley Holmes (110), freshman Riley Mohler (115) and junior Tessa Gerber (135) while Hayden's boys got wins from freshman Caleb Menke (144) and sophomore Jude Krentz (165).
Hayden's girls got a second-place finish from senior Elaina Wolff (100) while the Silver Lake girls got runnerup finishes from junior Taylor Winingham (115), junior Ellen Doty (120), sophomore McKenna Harris (125), junior Tessa Gerber (135) and sophomore Makayla Connor (145).
Seaman girls pick up seven top-two finishes at Olathe Northwest
Seaman's girls posted seven 'A' bracket top-two finishes in Saturday's Olathe Northwest Invitational, including three individual championships.
The Vikings got wins from Ellie Ayres (100), Natalie Smith (110) and Koti Best (130) while Alley Voiers (105), Taylie Heston (120), Jenna Best (125) and Abagail Soppe (190) all finished second.
Shawnee Heights girls win five totals in Santa Fe Trail meet
Shawnee Heights' girls wrestling team turned in a solid performance in the Santa Fe Trail Invitational, netting five individual titles and posting four 'A' bracket runnerup finishes.
The T-Birds got titles from Connie Burns (105), Reece Taylor (125), Madison Freeland (135), McKenna Haltom (145) and Cianna Graves (155) while Isabel Reyes (130), Olivia Stevens (140), McKinzie Carter (170) and Theo Ofuasia (235) all finished second.
Silver Lake got second-place finishes from Karley Holmes (110) and Ellen Doty (120).
Lacock, Hurla pace Bulldawgs at Clay Center
Rossville's girls tied for third as a team in the 12-school Clay Center Invitational, with four Bulldawgs earning two-two finishes.
Senior Keera Lacock won the title at 120 pounds while three-time state champion Kendra Hurla was the champion at 125 pounds.
The Bulldawgs also got second-place finishes from freshman Madelyn Wonnell at 145 pounds and senior Hailey Horton at 155.
Rossville's boys finished 10th as a team, with senior Barrett Lietz (215) finishing second and senior Mason Broce (132) taking third.
