West Elk’s sophomore Welch Murphy and freshman Haylee Knight claimed hardware at the annual Fredonia Invitational last Saturday, Jan. 31, with both of them placing third.
Following are the individual match results for Patriot wrestlers.
Girls
135:
Maggie Humphrey (5-15) received a bye; lost by fall to Eden Hill (Fredonia HS) 6-2 (Fall 1:01); won by fall over Laynee Roby (Fredonia) 2-5 (Fall 0:27); and ost by fall to Emma Arnold (Cheney) 10-12 (Fall 2:09).
170: Haylee Knight (8--10) placed 3rd. She won
by fall over Emercyn Mc-Ginnis (Winfield HS) 18-18 (Fall 1:16); lost by fall to Brenah Cannon (Council Grove) 17-2 (Fall 0:57)’ lost by fall to Brooklyn Carrillo (Burden-Central) 13-5 (Fall 0:26); won by fall over Eva Wyatt (Burlingame) 12-4 (Fall 4:22); and won by fall over Zoey Keitzer (Longton- Elk Valley) 0-5 (Fall 1:52)
Boys
113:
Welch Murphy (918) placed 3rd. He won by fall over Kennan Beham (Longton-Elk Valley) 1-3 (Fall 0:35); lost by fall to Tyler Ven (Andover Central) 8-7 (Fall 0:45); lost by fall to William Weber (Erie) 22-1 (Fall 0:43); and won by fall over Carlos Ruiz (Fredonia) 0-4 (Fall 0:31).
165:
Corbin Arbuckle (4-19) placed 6th. He lost by fall to Kale Pratt (Iola) 18-7 (Fall 0:29); lost by fall to Caden Bond (Andover Central) 4-12 (Fall 1:08); lost by fall to Easton Stohs (Council Grove/ Allen-Northern Heights) 24-9 (Fall 0:16); lost by fall to Zac Warnick (Council Grove/Allen-Northern Heights) 8-9 (Fall 0:38); and lost by fall to Spencer Sargent (Iola) 1-4 (Fall 1:00)
Up Next
The Patriots are slated to travel to Herrington on Friday, Feb. 6, before competing in the Three Rivers League Tournament in Erie on Wednesday, Feb. 11. The Lady Patriots will then travel to Silver Lake for Regional action on Feb. 14-15, while the boys will compete at Eureka Regionals on Feb. 21-22.
