Despite winter weather forcing a schedule change, the Eureka Invitational still delivered a full day of competitive wrestling and memorable performances. With inclement weather expected on Saturday, tournament officials moved the event to Friday. Due to illness and potential weather concerns, several schools (seven boys and five girls teams) withdrew from the tournament. Even so, wrestlers and fans who made the trip were treated to a strong field, quality matchups, and plenty of action on the mats.
On the boys’ side, Caney Valley claimed the team title with 181 points, ahead of Winfield, 161 and Newton, 157.5. Rossville and Columbus rounded out the top five. Eureka finished tied for 11th with 46 points.
Tornado freshman Tate Scott, 132, turned in one of Eureka’s top performances, placing third after going 4-1 for the day and recording three pins. Eureka junior Mason Hughes,126, battled his way to a fourthplace finish, highlighted by a first-period pin and a dominant technical fall. Freshman Maddox Hughes, 120, placed fifth and sophomore Jesse Reneau, 285, placed sixth.
In the girls’ tournament, Newton captured the team championship with 185 points, followed by Cherryvale and Columbus. Eureka finished tied for 11th with 44.5 points.
At the 6th Annual Eureka Women’s Invitational, Tornado senior Harlie Owings, 170, continued her dominant season, capturing first place with three consecutive falls to improve her record to 213. Emma Baumgartel, 110, placed second, picking up a technical fall and a major decision before falling in the championship match.
Following are the individual match results for Eureka participants:
6th Annual Eureka Women’s Invitational 110: Emma Baumgartel (19-12) placed 2nd. She won a 20-3 tech fall over Aliahna Kepner (Rossville) 8-14 (TF-1.5 4:28); won a 10-0 major decision over De`ja Giles (Newton) 16-10; and lost by fall to Reagan Neal (Leon-Bluestem) 25-3 (Fall 0:54).
170: Harlie Owings (213) placed 1st. She won by fall over Sabrina Roeder (Coffeyville) 3-9 (Fall 1:15); won by fall over Heidi Fairchild (McPherson) 12-12 (Fall 4:52); and won by fall over Paige Ferrara (Burlington) 27-5 (Fall 3:44).
32nd Annual Eureka Invitational 120: Maddox Hughes (10-14) placed 5th. He lost by fall to Cal Saporito (Columbus) 15-11 (Fall 2:30); won an 18-2 tech fall over Trystin Agee (Erie) 8-10 (TF-1.5 3:14); lost a 9-10 decision to Kenneth Romiti (Caney Valley) 11-10; and won by fall over Bentley Tong (Leon-Bluestem) 4-12 (Fall 2:16).
126: Mason Hughes (208) placed 4th. He won by fall over Mark Tenebro (Erie) 6-11 (Fall 0:39); lost by fall to Ryder Armstrong (Remington) 9-11 (Fall 5:46); and an 18-0 tech fall over Trapper Boren (Iola) 20-11 (TF-1.5 3:00); and lost a 10-12 decision to Brady Miller (Rossville) 11-10.
132: Tate Scott (23-6) placed 3rd. He won by fall over Jamie Ford (Winfield) 4-18 (Fall 0:54); won by fall over Ethan Urbanek (Herington) 15-15 (Fall 1:04); lost by fall to Tate Stahl (Burlington) 20-3 (Fall 1:09); won by fall over Nathan Rex (Field Kindley) 11-8 (Fall 3:23); and won a 3-1 decision over Kelton Lacock (Rossville) 11-10.
138: Christian Sanchez (8-11) lost a 5-10 decision to Zayden Clark (Caney Valley) 12-15; received a bye; and lost a 5-11 decision to Cooper Prather (Douglass) 9-10.
144: Jayden Heit (5-5) lost by fall to Peyton Tabor (Winfield) 11-7 (Fall 0:56); and lost by fall to Sam Rziha (Marion) 12-11 (Fall 2:15).
150: Fisher Hobbs (814) lost a 2-21 tech fall to Christian Lange (Clearwater) 21-7 (TF-1.5 2:30 (212); received a bye; and lost by fall to Beau Erickson (Iola) 13-11 (Fall 2:27).
157: Aiden Osborne (717) lost a 17-2 tech fall to Caleb Slane (Cherryvale) 18-7 (TF-1.5 2:37); received a bye; and lost by fall to Elias Moon (Winfield) 5-19 (Fall 1:33).
190: Charles Granado (2-8) lost by fall to Austin Freisberg (Caney Valley) 21-4 (Fall 0:37); received a bye; and lost by fall to Anderson Chance (Rossville) 7-11 (Fall 0:10).
215: Hunter Olsen (6-5) received a bye; lost by fall to Charlie Chance (Rossville) 14-8 (Fall 1:19); and lost by fall to Malakai Stroda (Herington) 5-14 (Fall 4:11).
285: Jesse Reneau (0-8) placed 6th. He lost by fall to Samuel Denton (Caney Valley) 4-1 (Fall 0:26); lost by fall to Gage Smeeton (Remington) 6-12 (Fall 5:33); lost by fall to Taylor Isham (Winfield) 5-18 (Fall 0:39); lost by fall to Paxton LeBaron (Field Kindley) 10-9 (Fall 0:28); and lost by fall to Ty Crawford (Newton) 12-15 (Fall 0:25).
Up Next
The Lady Tornadoes will travel to Chanute this Friday, with the boys junior varsity team traveling to Wichita South on Saturday, Jan. 31, before Eureka will host the Tri-Valley League tournament on Thursday, Feb. 5, at 3 p.m.
