Adam Howe
Editor-In-Chief
It was a grappler's paradise over the weekend when Warsaw welcomed teams and wrestlers from across the state to the Warsaw High School Invitational Tournament on Saturday and the Warsaw Youth Wrestling Tournament on Sunday.
Nine teams competed in the invitational event on Saturday with Warsaw bringing in their highest team finish for the year in second.
Team results were: Versailles (220.5), Warsaw (172.0), Whitfield (171.0), Smith-Cotton (166.0), Eldorado Springs (146.0), Sherwood (100.5), Lincoln College Prep (49.5), Windsor (39.0) and Stover 38.0).
The Wildcats placed seven wrestlers on the podium, including three champions, on Saturday.
Warsaw coach Justin Wisdom was pleased with his team's performance, especially with the district and state tournaments looming in just under a month.
"The team has put together two of their best weeks her in early Janaury," Wisdom said. "We're just focused on being consistent and making a strong push towards the district tournament."
Individual results for the event, by weight class, are as follows:
106
Jayce Estes (19-5) placed 1st and scored 24.0 team points.
Round 2 - Jayce Estes (Warsaw) 19-5 won by fall over Stephen Rosenberg (Whitfield) 3-11 (Fall 1:39)
Round 3 - Jayce Estes (Warsaw) 19-5 won by fall over Wyatt Weekly (Sherwood) 9-9 (Fall 1:15)
Round 4 - Jayce Estes (Warsaw) 19-5 won by fall over Sylas Fletcher (El Dorado Springs) 8-9 (Fall 0:00)
Round 5 - Jayce Estes (Warsaw) 19-5 won by fall over Adarein Hawkins (Smith-Cotton) 19-9 (Fall 0:00)
113
Sean Reinertsen (11-8) placed 4th and scored 9.5 team points.
Round 1 - Sean Reinertsen (Warsaw) 11-8 won by decision over Hunter Langdon (Smith-Cotton) 5-20 (Dec 10-3)
Round 2 - Jackson Bassett (Whitfield) 20-4 won by fall over Sean Reinertsen (Warsaw) 11-8 (Fall 1:04)
Round 3 - Brandon Brewer (Versailles) 30-3 won by tech fall over Sean Reinertsen (Warsaw) 11-8 (TF-1.5 2:00 (17-0))
Round 4 - Sean Reinertsen (Warsaw) 11-8 won by fall over Benjamin Morrison (Versailles JV) 7-13 (Fall 0:49)
Round 5 - Tyler Jones (Lincoln College Prep) 14-8 won by fall over Sean Reinertsen (Warsaw) 11-8 (Fall 1:09)
120
Donovan Campbell (13-13) placed 2nd and scored 20.0 team points.
Round 1 - Donovan Campbell (Warsaw) 13-13 won by fall over Dylan Lindsey (Whitfield JV) 1-8 (Fall 0:50)
Round 2 - Donovan Campbell (Warsaw) 13-13 won by fall over Santiago Silva (Smith-Cotton JV) 7-9 (Fall 3:05)
Round 4 - Donovan Campbell (Warsaw) 13-13 won by fall over Chase Hampton (Windsor) 3-2 (Fall 1:55)
Round 5 - Donovan Campbell (Warsaw) 13-13 won by fall over Kolten Kelso (Sherwood) 12-14 (Fall 2:56)
1st Place Match - Benjamin Carter (Whitfield) 17-7 won by decision over Donovan Campbell (Warsaw) 13-13 (Dec 8-1)
126
Michael Garrett (7-23) placed 4th and scored 9.5 team points.
Round 1 - Michael Garrett (Warsaw) 7-23 won by fall over Dayton Cochran (Smith-Cotton) 2-5 (Fall 2:58)
Round 2 - Gage Judd (Versailles) 13-6 won by fall over Michael Garrett (Warsaw) 7-23 (Fall 4:45)
Round 3 - Mason Smith (Sherwood) 23-7 won by fall over Michael Garrett (Warsaw) 7-23 (Fall 1:26)
Round 4 - Michael Garrett (Warsaw) 7-23 won by decision over Coen Arment (Versailles JV) 12-19 (Dec 7-0)
Round 5 - Connor Bradley (El Dorado Springs) 5-4 won by decision over Michael Garrett (Warsaw) 7-23 (Dec 16-9)
132
Coehen Walton (15-16) placed 2nd and scored 20.0 team points.
Round 1 - Coehen Walton (Warsaw) 15-16 won by fall over Adam Johnson (Windsor) 3-2 (Fall 1:47)
Round 2 - Coehen Walton (Warsaw) 15-16 won by fall over Marion Cole (Smith-Cotton) 8-13 (Fall 5:13)
Round 3 - Coehen Walton (Warsaw) 15-16 won by fall over Tony Herring (Stover) 1-19 (Fall 0:41)
Round 4 - Coehen Walton (Warsaw) 15-16 won by fall over Brendon Laboube (Warsaw JV) 4-20 (Fall 1:30)
Round 5 - Matthew Radefeld (Versailles) 21-9 won by fall over Coehen Walton (Warsaw) 15-16 (Fall 1:18)
144
Hudson Karr (22-8) placed 1st and scored 24.5 team points.
Round 1 - Hudson Karr (Warsaw) 22-8 won by fall over Benny Crenshaw (El Dorado Springs JV) 6-6 (Fall 1:12)
Round 2 - Hudson Karr (Warsaw) 22-8 won by fall over Nicolas Newman (Stover) 9-10 (Fall 1:51)
Round 4 - Hudson Karr (Warsaw) 22-8 won by fall over Levi Williams (Windsor) 0-4 (Fall 0:36)
Round 5 - Hudson Karr (Warsaw) 22-8 won by fall over Kane Rainey (Versailles) 14-15 (Fall 1:12)
1st Place Match - Hudson Karr (Warsaw) 22-8 won by decision over Lucas Parietti (Whitfield) 11-2 (Dec 4-1)
150
Nick Bagley (23-6) placed 1st and scored 26.0 team points.
Round 1 - Nick Bagley (Warsaw) 23-6 won by fall over Mason Brown (Sherwood JV) 0-5 (Fall 2:14)
Round 2 - Nick Bagley (Warsaw) 23-6 won by fall over Maverick Mitchell (El Dorado Springs) 11-11 (Fall 5:23)
Round 4 - Nick Bagley (Warsaw) 23-6 won by fall over David Bailey (Windsor) 1-4 (Fall 1:25)
Round 5 - Nick Bagley (Warsaw) 23-6 won by fall over Phillip Chastain (Smith-Cotton) 7-11 (Fall 1:34)
1st Place Match - Nick Bagley (Warsaw) 23-6 won by fall over Timothy Taylor III (Whitfield) 7-1 (Fall 2:53)
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Drake Murrell (24-5) placed 2nd and scored 21.5 team points.
Round 2 - Drake Murrell (Warsaw) 24-5 won by fall over Seth Roberts (Windsor) 1-4 (Fall 3:08)
Round 3 - Drake Murrell (Warsaw) 24-5 won by major decision over Riley Denker (Stover) 13-16 (MD 11-0)
Quarterfinal - Drake Murrell (Warsaw) 24-5 won by fall over Jonah Kopriva (Sherwood) 14-11 (Fall 3:31)
Semifinal - Drake Murrell (Warsaw) 24-5 won by decision over Wyatt VanGordon (El Dorado Springs) 12-9 (Dec 9-3)
1st Place Match - Noah Bourke (Whitfield) 19-3 won by fall over Drake Murrell (Warsaw) 24-5 (Fall 1:09)
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Josh Harvath (20-10) placed 2nd and scored 17.0 team points.
Round 1 - Josh Harvath (Warsaw) 20-10 won by fall over Anden Murray (Stover) 6-14 (Fall 1:33)
Round 2 - Josh Harvath (Warsaw) 20-10 won by fall over Khristian Ivie (Windsor) 0-5 (Fall 0:47)
Round 3 - Josh Harvath (Warsaw) 20-10 won by decision over Lonzo Johnson (Lincoln College Prep) 13-6 (Dec 3-2)
Championship Bracket - Josh Harvath (Warsaw) 20-10 won in sudden victory - 1 over William Dobbins (Versailles) 17-16 (SV-1 6-4)
1st Place Match - Keaton Belsha (Smith-Cotton) 18-4 won by fall over Josh Harvath (Warsaw) 20-10 (Fall 0:40)
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Brendon Laboube (4-20) placed 5th and scored 7.0 team points.
Round 1 - Marion Cole (Smith-Cotton) 8-13 won by fall over Brendon Laboube (Warsaw JV) 4-20 (Fall 0:59)
Round 2 - Matthew Radefeld (Versailles) 21-9 won by fall over Brendon Laboube (Warsaw JV) 4-20 (Fall 2:00)
Round 3 - Adam Johnson (Windsor) 3-2 won by decision over Brendon Laboube (Warsaw JV) 4-20 (Dec 7-3)
Round 4 - Coehen Walton (Warsaw) 15-16 won by fall over Brendon Laboube (Warsaw JV) 4-20 (Fall 1:30)
Round 5 - Brendon Laboube (Warsaw JV) 4-20 won by fall over Tony Herring (Stover) 1-19 (Fall 0:48)
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D`Angelo Ramirez (4-7) placed 9th and scored 2.0 team points.
Round 1 - Christopher Dowell (Versailles) 15-14 won by fall over D`Angelo Ramirez (Warsaw JV) 4-7 (Fall 5:41)
Round 2 - Timothy Taylor III (Whitfield) 7-1 won by decision over D`Angelo Ramirez (Warsaw JV) 4-7 (Dec 11-9)
Round 3 - Colten Slayden (Sherwood) 8-12 won by fall over D`Angelo Ramirez (Warsaw JV) 4-7 (Fall 3:07)
Round 4 - Jefffery Taylor (Lincoln College Prep) 8-17 won by fall over D`Angelo Ramirez (Warsaw JV) 4-7 (Fall 1:11)
9th Place Match - D`Angelo Ramirez (Warsaw JV) 4-7 won by fall over Mason Brown (Sherwood JV) 0-5 (Fall 2:45) yes love you
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Sean Owens (5-10) placed 11th and scored 2.0 team points.
Round 1 - Wyatt VanGordon (El Dorado Springs) 12-9 won by fall over Sean Owens (Warsaw JV) 5-10 (Fall 1:54)
Round 2 - Josiah Oliver (Smith-Cotton) 22-5 won by fall over Sean Owens (Warsaw JV) 5-10 (Fall 0:42)
Round 4 - Riley Denker (Stover) 13-16 won by fall over Sean Owens (Warsaw JV) 5-10 (Fall 1:53)
Round 5 - Mycole Smith (El Dorado Springs JV) 4-4 won by fall over Sean Owens (Warsaw JV) 5-10 (Fall 1:33)
Round 6 - Sean Owens (Warsaw JV) 5-10 won by fall over Gavin Crump (Sherwood JV) 1-11 (Fall 2:39)
In addition to the host team, many clubs were represented at Sunday's youth wrestling tournament, inlcuding: Windsor, Sedalia, Lebanon, Clinton, Butler, Versailles, Harrisonville, Eldon, Central Missouri, Osage, Eierman Elite and Moberly.
"We had close to 300 wrestlers battling it out on the mats," Wisdom said. "Warsaw had 54 kids and they did great! It was realy cool seeing all those young Wildcats out on the mats!"
Individual results for Warsaw Youth Wrestling, by weight class, are as follows:
6U 40
Cade Hawley's place is 3rd and has scored 9.0 team points.
6U 40
Elijah Griffith's place is 4th and has scored 4.0 team points.
6U 40B
Rhett Lewton's place is 1st and has scored 18.0 team points.
6U 40B
Axel Richardson's place is 3rd and has scored 7.0 team points.
6U 45
Liam Mckinney's place is 2nd and has scored 12.0 team points.
6U 45 B
Haven Hinkle's place is 2nd and has scored 14.0 team points.
6U 45 B
Lathan Cobb's place is 1st and has scored 19.0 team points.
6U 45 B
Schaefer Brown's place is 4th and has scored 4.0 team points.
6U 55B
Brady Spry's place is 4th and has scored 4.0 team points.
6U 60
Parker Paulsen's place is 1st and has scored 19.0 team points.
6U 60
Ryker Mutch's place is 2nd and has scored 14.0 team points.
6U 60B
Gabe Andrews-Riga's place is 1st and has scored 18.0 team points.
6U 60B
Lenyx Kern's place is 2nd and has scored 12.0 team points.
6U 60B
Remington Gyhra's place is 3rd and has scored 7.0 team points.
6U 65
Parker Paulsen's place is 1st and has scored 17.0 team points.
6U 70-75
Ollie Bishop's place is 1st and has scored 18.0 team points.
8U 45-50
Cash Webber's place is 2nd and has scored 14.0 team points.
8U 55B
Hailey Hinkle's place is 3rd and has scored 9.0 team points.
8U 60
Bentlee Cockriel's place is 2nd and has scored 13.0 team points.
8U 60B
Aidan Fostich's place is 4th and has scored 4.0 team points.
8U 60B
Miles Nixson's place is 3rd and has scored 7.5 team points.
8U 60C
Bronx Boyer's place is 3rd and has scored 7.0 team points.
8U 60C
Charles Bilyeu's place is 1st and has scored 16.5 team points.
8U 65-70
Haven Griffith's place is 3rd and has scored 9.0 team points.
8U 70
Bailey Steenburgen's place is 3rd and has scored 7.0 team points.
8U 70
Reid Lewton's place is 2nd and has scored 12.0 team points.
8U 80
Jase Muldoon's place is 1st and has scored 16.5 team points.
8U 80
Alaric Bishop's place is 3rd and has scored 7.0 team points.
8U 85
Jase Muldoon's place is 1st and has scored 18.5 team points.
8U 85
Brodie Brown's place is 2nd and has scored 13.0 team points.
8U 85
Ezra Siercks's place is 3rd and has scored 7.5 team points.
8U 85-90
Lacie Brown's place is 1st and has scored 15.0 team points.
8U 85-90
Landree Gyhra's place is 3rd and has scored 7.0 team points.
8U 85-90
Brodie Brown's place is 2nd and has scored 10.5 team points.
8U 110-115
Henry Adler's place is 3rd and has scored 7.0 team points.
10U 70
Everett England's place is 2nd and has scored 14.0 team points.
10U 85
Trenton Bender's place is 1st and has scored 20.0 team points.
10U 90
Evan Thomas's place is 4th and has scored 4.0 team points.
10U 90
Trenton Bender's place is 2nd and has scored 14.0 team points.
10U 95
Carson Kirk's place is 1st and has scored 20.0 team points.
10U 100-110
Cooper Banks's place is 1st and has scored 20.0 team points.
10U 110
Bentley Steenburgen's place is 4th and has scored 4.0 team points.
12U 60-70
Jacoby Cockriel's place is 2nd and has scored 12.0 team points.
12U 85
Julian Henriquez's place is 2nd and has scored 12.0 team points.
12U 95
Easton Bagley's place is 3rd and has scored 9.0 team points.
12U 100-105
David Gregory's place is 1st and has scored 20.0 team points.
12U 110-115
Gavin Steenburgen's place is 4th and has scored 4.0 team points.
12U 110-115
Johrdan Decker's place is 1st and has scored 17.0 team points.
12U 130
Bostyn Wilson's place is 1st and has scored 18.5 team points.
12U 150-165
Noah Kern's place is 3rd and has scored 9.0 team points.
12U 150-165
Boston Jackman's place is 2nd and has scored 14.0 team points.
14U 85-95
Easton Bagley's place is 1st and has scored 16.5 team points.
14U 125B
Brecken Brewster's place is 1st and has scored 20.0 team points.
6U Girls 45-50
Evelynn Wisdom's place is 4th and has scored 4.0 team points.
6U Girls 45-50
Haven Hinkle's place is 2nd and has scored 14.0 team points.
6U Girls 65-75
Lenyx Kern's place is 2nd and has scored 11.0 team points.
8U Girls 45-55
Hailey Hinkle's place is 2nd and has scored 12.5 team points.
8U Girls 60-70
Bailey Steenburgen's place is 3rd and has scored 7.0 team points.
8U Girls 60-70
Haven Griffith's place is 2nd and has scored 12.0 team points.
8U Girls 75-80
Lacie Brown's place is 2nd and has scored 11.0 team points.
12U Girls 95-105
Emmersyn Miskell's place is 1st and has scored 17.5 team points.
In conclusion, Wisdom added, "It was great to see the community come out and support the program and our Wildcats, on both Saturday and Sunday. Having that type of support and interest is huge when you're trying to change the culture."
