Briggs fuels GCHS wrestling surge at state tournament
Garden City coach Martin Segovia praised eight new state qualifiers after a tough Saturday, with Kevin Ecker Jacob Waller and others advancing in consolation rounds. Final standings showed Hutchinson Manhattan Derby Maize leading and Garden City placing in the top ten as several Buffs faced strong rivals including Johnson Patterson and Washington.
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Martin Segovia
Johnson
Sullivan
Maize
Jared Patterson
Boyd
Topeka
Russel Washington
Washington
Lappin
Derby
Matt Wints
The
Buffaloes
Jacob Waller
Luis Mendoza
Jeremy Kemp
Ryan Herrman
Garden City
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Segovia
Wichita
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Haysville Campus
St. Thomas Aquinas
STA
Olathe South Tos
Junction City
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SM North
SMN
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Kevin Ecker
SME
Inj
Jason Hamilton
Brandon Damas
Brock Glessner
Chris Boyd
Tech
Pat Downes
BYNW
Ryan Moody
Waller
Nick Martin
BVN
Dusty Briggs
Jeb Woodford
McKinney secures 125 pound state third in overtime
Rees McKinney of Beavers roped a sudden-death takedown against Jordan Close after trailing 6-3 with 30 seconds left, then won 29 seconds into OT to claim third place. Ulysses and Scott City grapplers also earned medals as 4A and 3-2-1A state events concluded at Kansas Coliseum and Busch-Gross Coliseum.
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Aaron Brockway
Lewis
Maj
Danny Lavolve
Ortiz
Eric Denault
McKinney
Jordan Close
Joseph Lattimer
Pin. Ramsey
Earl Jones
Kory Lira
Wichita
Rees McKinney
Kansas Coliseum
Nick Speer
Ben Ramsey
Chase Frank
Clay
Lippelmann
Scott City
The
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Ulysses
Joey Ortiz
Concordia
Denault
Joey
Carlos Prieto
Tigers
Tony Lewis
Tony
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Cimarron
Spencer Burns
Tyler Burns
Busch-Gross Coliseum
Hays
Bluejays
Hesston
Arthur Unruh
Beloit
Matt Wright
Atchison County
Ryan Webber
Rossville
Travis Vanvleck
Tyler Dye
Deerfield
Ty Vass
Garden City 90 Cloud County 67 routs T-Birds in late push
Garden City built a late 9-0 run to pull away from Cloud County and win 90-67. Todd led with 30 points, Hannagan hit six 3-pointers for 18, while Byers and McGrew provided notable scoring for Cloud County. Garden City shot 48 percent and made 11 three-pointers while holding Cloud County to 38 percent and forcing 26 turnovers.
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Ben Byers
Cloud
Cox
Gary Solomon
Rolando Todd
Cloud County
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Joel Hannagan
Lakin
Joel
Todd
Garden City
GCCC
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T-Birds
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Freeman
Bank
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Koerner
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Works
Hannagan
Montgomery
Tillman
Stone
Harden
Ulysses Lira Falls in Tough 125-Pound Title Bout
In a state final, Ulysses Lira loses to Jones after an overtime coin rule change gave Jones the starting advantage. Lira wrestled hard but settled for runner-up as Prieto praised his effort and noted Lira’s standout high school career including a national freestyle title and multiple podium finishes.
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Ulysses
Lira
Kansas
Jones
Prieto
Kory
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