Marion wrestlers fourth at Norton

Marion wrestlers tallied 96 points to place fourth among a field of 17 at the J.R. Durham Invitational at Norton Saturday behind Garden City, the No. 1 team in Class 6A (224.5 points); Norton, the No. 1 team in Class 3-2-1A (201); and Scott City (141).

Three top-three finishers led the way for the Warriors.

Kyle Palic (15-2) went 2-1 at 220 pounds and placed second. Following a first-round bye, Palic won by fall over St. Francis. Palic then won by fall over Oakley?s Dylan Gassmann, who he lost to in the state championship match last year. In the finals, Palic lost a 5-4 decision to Cimarron?s AJ Cooper, the top-ranked wrestler in Class 3-2-1A.

Jarrett Johnson (14-3) and Adam Janzen (16-2) each placed third.

Johnson went 3-2 at 113 pounds. After losing a major decision, 11-0, to Garden City, Johnson won three in a row: by fall over Beloit, by disqualification over Greeley County and by fall over Smith Center. He lost a 9-5 decision to Norton in the fifth round.

Janzen went 4-1 at 182 pounds. He opened the day with a pair of victories, winning by fall over Cimarron and Cozad. His only loss was by fall to Garden City in the semifinals. Janzen then won by fall over Ulysses and Scott City to claim third.

Four Warriors were 2-2.

At 106 pounds, Max Gerlach (10-4) won by fall over Smith Center and by 7-2 decision over Rawlins County.

Ezra Darnall (7-3) won by fall over Oakley and by 8-1 decision over Norton at 126 pounds.

At 132 pounds, Bryce Shults (14-5) won by major decision, 15-4, over Smith Center and won by fall over Holcomb.

Remington Putter (12-5) went 2-2 at 170 pounds.

Four Warriors went 1-2.

Corbin Wheeler (10-7) won by 6-5 decision over Greeley County at 145 pounds.

At 152 pounds, Garrett Hoffner (7-10) won by 10-7 decision over Greeley County.

Tyler Palic (10-7) won by fall over Holcomb at 195 pounds; and Jarrett McLinden (8-9) won by fall over Rawlins County at 285.

Two Warriors went 0-2: AJ Cogdill (9-8) at 120 pounds and Noah Albin (5-10) at 138.

?Probably the most exciting part of the weekend is that all the rest of our kids wrestled tough and won some matches,? coach Chad Adkins said. ?We had a lot of kids in the consolation semis, which if you win you wrestle for third and fourth.

?I am very pleased with the way we wrestled, and we took lots of good notes so we can continue to improve.?

Coming?Marion will wrestle in the two-day Halstead tournament Friday and Saturday. Matches are scheduled to begin at 4 p.m. Friday. and 9 a.m. Saturday

Written By
More from Janae Rempel
Sub-state volleyball seedings for Centre, Goessel, Peabody-Burns released
Sub-state volleyball seedings for Centre, Goessel and Peabody-Burns have been released for...
Read More