Buffs Host Top Kansas Wrestling Tourney With State Rich Field
Welton Buffs bring a strong Kansas contingent to a major tourney with six ranked teams and 48 wrestlers, led by Cohlton Schultz of Ponderosa and Pomona's Theorius Robison. Garden City, St James Academy, Andale and other area programs also show strength across 1A to 5A divisions.
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Colorado
Pomona
Pueblo East
la Junta
Kansas
Buffs
Dodge City
Garden
Valley Center
Colby
Newton
St. James Academy
Andale
Kearney
Scottsbluff
GCHS
Cohlton Schultz
Ponderosa
Colo
Ed Cramer
Clay Lautt
Sammy Cokeley
Theorius Robison
Garden City
Albie Perez
Diago Hernandez
Sammy Guevara
Jorge Torres
Abey Arana
Elijah Blue Hernandez
Andrew Garcia
Jonathan Gomez
Jonathan Hernandez
Alex Rodriguez
David San Juan
Julian Facio
Benny Hernandez
Nathan Kramer
Holcomb
Hugoton
Lakin
Scott City
Ulysses
Logan Gugelmeyer
Pedro Ordonez
Kaden Wren
Jarret Jurgens
Jurgens
Weston
Longhorns
Tanner Johnson
Chance Rodriguez
Austin Ochoa
Rocky Welton Invitational Champions and Wrestler Awards
The Rocky Welton Invitational lists winners by year with team champions from 1963 Garden City to 2016 Pon deroa and noting 1999 as no tournament. Individual standout awards include the Russel Ed Cramer Outstanding Wrestler recipients from 1958 onward with names such as Cohl Schultz, Geordan Martinez, Louis Trujillo, Max Ortega, Dustin May, Jared Haberman, and many others across upper and lower weight classes.
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Pomona
Colo
Garden City
Pine Creek
Arkansas City
Canyon-Randal
Texas
Ponderosa
Rio Rancho
N.M
el Reno
Okla
Scott City
Canon City
Ed Cramer
Cohl Schultz
Pon
Max Ortega
Jesse Snider
Ponder
Osa
Ian Heinisch
Brandon Shelton
Tito Rinaldis
Max Smith
Matt Dukes
Basehor-Linwood
Dustin May
Derby
Blizzard
Andy Tieben
Dodge City
Jared Haberman
la Junta
Brent Orta
Raymond Cato
Midwest City
58th Rocky Welton Invitational at Garden City HS
Team scores list top finishes with Pomona Colorado leading and Garden City, Kearney, Ponderosa, Pueblo County, and Dodge City among the top 8. Medal rounds detail championship and placing matches for multiple weight classes with names such as Mosha Schwartz, Andrew Lucero, Tomas Gutierrez, and Jason Romero across Pomona, Pueblo East, St James, and others.
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Rocky Welton
Garden City High School
Pomona
Colo
Garden City
Kearney
Neb
Ponderosa
Pueblo County
Dodge City
Pueblo East Colo
Pine Creek
St. James Academy
Colby
Scott City
Liberal
Maize
Andale
Lamar
Canon City
Great Bend
Pueblo Centennial
Santa Fe
N.M
Scottsbluff
Newton
Ulysses
la Junta
Chaparral
Doherty
Fountain-Ft. Carson
Holcomb
Lewis
Mosha Schwartz
Andrew Lucero
Pueblo East
Colton Yapoujian
Joel Ostrom
Jace Trujillo
Logan Treaster
Phillip Moomey
Josiah Nava
Brandon Camacho
Hunter Math
Jesse Shelton
Michael Johnson
Nick James- Kearney
Cody Liles
Clay Weil
Dec
Zach Eck
Robert Price
Chris Sandoval
Michael Prieto
Garden City White
Stephen Tujague
St. James
Ben Rodriguez
Ashton Arrants
Pedro Ordonez
Hugoton
Jason Romero
Jarret Jurgens
Greg McClung
Jair Flores
Howard Johnson
Dalton Barker
Hunter Willits
Alec Castillo
Tyler Hensley
Trevor Bigelow
Mario Rodriguez
Wyatt Hayes
Sammy Cokeley
Nolan Krone
Lee Herrington
Xavier Byrne
Royals Bid Goodbye to Ventura and Move Forward
In Kansas City the Royals leaders reflect on the tragic death of Ventura and pledge respect and healing under Moore's guidance. The team acknowledges the long road ahead, with Perez’s gesture at Ventura’s closed casket underscoring the franchise’s resilience and the fans’ pride.
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Moore
Ventura
Perez
Royals
Cowley Clips Garden City in 73-51 Victory
Amy O Neil led Cowley with 20 points on 6 of 12 shooting while Monice Barefield scored 12 for Garden City. Bridget Mimmo and Rhianna Laing added 17 and 14 for Cowley, as Garden City won the rebounding 39-34 but fouled 26 times. The Lady Busters drop to 7-13, 5-11, host Allen County next, while Cowley improves to 16-4, 12-4.
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Monice Barefield
Lady Busters
Amy O’neil
Bridget Mimmo
Rhianna Laing
Lady Tigers
Tiannia McKee
de- Rae Lewis
Garden City
Akula
McKee
Lewis
Carrillo
Barefield
Hawkins
Hinde
Duhart
Muir
Cowley
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Silas Pineda
Jacob Holt
Andres Sanchez
Ray Perez
Malachi Salas
Wyatt McElroy
Curtis Near
Dayton Deane
Quinton LaPointe
Dodge
Brad Nading
Canyon City
Zac Hanenberg
the Garden
Hays
Seoti
Pueblo South
Edmond
Lafayette Williams
Steve Mesa
Lyle Geier
Leon
Juan Herredia
Martin Segovia
Nick Petters
John Goodpastor
Hutchinson
Randy Matthews
Jason Reed
Las Animas
Larry Thompson
David Urrutia
City
Dale Henning
Bryce Arnberger
Cameron Gonzales
Idan Peek
UTB
Uriah Vigil
William Tyler
Davon Spexarth
Jacob Jenkins
Chris Boman
Caleb Wunsch
Anthony Capul
Cooper Griffith
Scott
K.C
Allen County
Rani
Thur
Uig
Melaney
American Legion
S. Main
Sinandez
W. Mary
Eagles Lodge
Knights
Mrt
Parabuis
N. 8Th St
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