Plainsmen medal three at Sutherland

Three Plainsmen wrestlers came home with medals from Saturday’s 14-team meet at Sutherland. 

Senior Brandon Knoles captured first place at 220, defeating the top-ranked, defending Class D state runner-up Luke Howitt of Maxwell.

Coach Tanner Collins said the championship match lived up to expectations, with Knoles claiming a 5-4 decision. Knoles’ record now stands at 9-1 while handing Howitt his first loss of the season, now 15-1.

Collins said the two will likely meet up again later in the season. 

No fans or media members were allowed at the tournament. While it was a big win, Collins said it’s “not quite as fun when nobody’s there.”

Junior Austin Meyer came home with a second place finish at 285.

Meyer won his first four matches with pins to improve to 11-4. 

In the first place match, he came up against another ranked opponent in Kayden Stubbs of Maxwell.

Meyer gave up a pin at the 3:42 mark to finish in second to Stubbs, who is now 17-1.

Collins said it’s likely Meyer will face Stubbs again this season as well. 

Senior Bryder Hickey finished third at 152. He went 2-1 in pool competition but fell to 19-0 Colton Holthus of Garden County in the semifinals. He then pinned his opponent in the consolation match to take third. 

Senior Colton Pouk has been fighting an injury and sat out the Sutherland meet. 

The Plainsmen will resume practice after the moratorium on Dec. 28 in preparation for their first meet of the new year Jan. 2 at Pleasanton. 

Results of the Sutherland meet are as follows.

Sutherland

120 Mason Toner, (4-9), 4th place—Rd. 1: Cauy Morgan (Sutherland) 10-1 won by major decision over Toner (MD 16-2); Rd. 2: Dayton Gipe (Sandhills Valley) 8-0 won by fall over Toner (Fall 1:30); Rd. 3: Brock Burry (Bayard) 10-8 won by decision over Toner (Dec 7-6).

145 Brient Wood, (2-2)—Champ. Rd. 1: Ezekiel Heaton (Hyannis) 7-8 won by fall over Wood(Fall 4:45); Cons. Rd. 2: Wood won by fall over Chase Wiese (Dundy County-Stratton) 8-7 (Fall 1:59); Cons. Rd. 3: Wood won by fall over Camron White (Sandhills Valley) 4-8 (Fall 2:27); Cons. Semi: Klayton Pagel (Maxwell) 11-8 won by fall over Wood (Fall 2:31).

152 Bryder Hickey, (6-6), 3rd place—Rd. 1: Hickey won by fall over Bry Rowe (Hyannis) 3-9 (Fall 0:28); Rd. 2: Hickey won by fall over Owen Heessel (Maxwell) 3-15 (Fall 1:30); Rd. 3: Matthew Kohel (Morrill) 6-3 won by fall over Hickey (Fall 2:02); Championship Bracket: Colton Holthus (Garden County) 19-0 won by fall over Hickey (Fall 1:17); 3rd Place Match: Hickey won by fall over Matthew Phelps (NPSP) 6-9 (Fall 1:44).

160 Henry Taylor, (0-11)—Rd. 1: Spencer DeNaeyer (Mullen) 16-3 won by fall over Taylor(Fall 0:47); Rd. 2: Cyrrus Messersmith (Maxwell) 10-6 won by fall over Taylor(Fall 0:24); Rd. 3: Rex Fell (Dundy County-Stratton) 6-10 won by fall over Taylor(Fall 2:13); Consolation Bracket: Conner Bryner (Wauneta-Palisade) 14-4 won by fall over Taylor(Fall 0:08).

220 Brandon Knoles, (9-1), 1st place—Rd. 1: Knoles won by fall over Tel Kvanvig (Mullen) 8-5 (Fall 2:31); Rd. 2: Knoles won by fall over Cole Hamilton (Wauneta-Palisade) 5-8 (Fall 0:34); Rd. 3: Knoles won by decision over Luke Howitt (Maxwell) 15-1 (Dec 5-4).

285 Austin Meyer, (11-5), 2nd place—Rd. 1: Meyer won by fall over Michael Rotherham (Bayard) 8-9 (Fall 1:03); Rd. 2: Meyer won by fall over Landon Nichols (NPSP) 5-6 (Fall 3:16); Rd. 3: Meyer won by fall over Kaden Blake (Sandhills Valley) 1-12 (Fall 0:50); Rd.4: Meyer won by fall over Isaac Welch (Mullen) 8-7 (Fall 1:27); Rd. 5: Kayden Stubbs (Maxwell) 17-1 won by fall over Meyer (Fall 3:42).

Team Results—1, Mullen, 136; 2, Maxwell, 115; 3, Sutherland, 107; 4, Bayard, 102; 5, Garden County, 85; 6, Morrill, 65; 7, NPSP, 60; 7, Perkins County, 60; 9, Leyton, 43; 10, Sandhills Valley, 37; 11, Hyannis, 17; 12, Wauneta-Palisade, 16; 13, Dundy County-Stratton, 6; 14, Paxton, 0.

 

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