Looking for grade 7-12 wrestlers to join 3 Kansas teams travelling to Fort Worth TX to compete in the annual Mid-Summer Mat Bash at Northwest HS in July.
The trip dates are July 23-27, the tournament is July 24-25. We will get between 12-14 matches (dual-style tournament)
Cost is $170 plus spending money (another $100-150 depending on activities).
At this time, we have openings at 90, 118, 205, 285, maybe 98. Openings at other weights may come up, also.
The teams are both strong, with hopes of finishing high!
PLANNED SCHEDULE
Thu 7/23
*travel day, meet at Derby HS at 8am for team workout & pick up Wichita-area wrestlers, then to Texas & weigh-in, then clinic with TJ Sewell
Fri 7/24 & Sat 7/25
*12-14 dual matches (teams participating below)
Sun 7/26
*day of fun in Dallas (tour of Dallas Cowboys AT&T Stadium, JFK Assassination site, Hurricane Harbor Water Park)
Mon 7/27
*return to KS, stop in Stillwater OK to National Wrestling Hall of Fame & meal at Eskimo Joe's
PARTICIPATING TEAMS
*not complete list, more have been added
South Florida Lightning (2 teams)
Awesome Possums-Indiana
Cornhole Kings-Indiana
Iowa Hammers
Kansas Gold
Kansas Blue
Kansas Red
Maize KS
Team St. Louis MO
Virgin Valley HS-Mesquite, Nevada
Geary, Oklahoma
Harrah, Oklahoma
Newcastle, Oklahoma
Wrestling Factory-Midlothian, Texas
CenTex United-Killeen, Texas
Trinity-Euless, Texas
3F-Austin, Texas
Northwest-Host
If interested, contact Kit Harris, 785-221-8025 or kharris@usd348.com
Preference given to wrestlers with highest achievements, but reply right away to reserve a spot on the team.
Last year we took 2 teams, KS Black went 11-3 and KS Gold 9-5 (full results below). And we had a great time!
2014 TOP TEAM FINISHES
1st-Turk's Head (Pennsylvania), 14-0
2nd-Team St. Louis, 12-2 *head-to-head tie-breaker
3rd-Virgin Valley (Nevada), 12-2
4th-South Florida Lightning, 11-3 *head-to-head tie-breaker
5th-Kansas Black, 11-3
6th-Kansas Gold, 9-5
7th-Lone Star Elite, 8-6
8th-DFW Compound-Arlington, 7-7
*15 teams total
KANSAS BLACK (11-3)
def. Team St. Louis, 31-27
def. West Central Area-Minnesota, 52-18
def. JM Wrestling Rangers-Killeen TX, 59-7
def. Kansas Gold, 43-18
def. DFW-Arlington, 62-9
def. Newcastle Oklahoma, 67-3
def. Northwest TX, 76-0
lost to Virgin Valley Nevada, 35-24
def. Wamego, 50-9
def. 3F-Austin TX, 57-12
def. Lone Star Elite, 55-12
def. Geary-Oklahoma, 70-6
lost to South Florida Lightning, 36-25
lost to Turk's Head Pennsylvania, 45-15
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
90-Jace Koelzer (Olathe), 14-0 (6 falls, 2 TF, 1 MD)
98-Bubba Wilson (Manhattan), 12-2 (5 falls, 1 MD)
105-Levi Green (Baldwin), 10-4 (3 falls, 2 TF, 1 MD)
110-Zach Grantham (Maize), 7-7 (5 falls, 1 MD)
118-Bryce Gfeller (Rossville), 11-3 (6 falls, 1 MD)
125-Ben Morgenstern (Baldwin), 8-6 (2 falls, 1 TF, 2 MD), 2-0 exh matches
133-Brendan Chrisjohn (Osawatomie), 11-3 (6 falls), 1-0 exh matches
142-Jake Patterson (Shawnee Hts), 6-2 (6 falls) *injured
152-Jon Pratt (Baldwin), 13-1 (3 falls, 1 MD)
165-Austin Chauncey (Manhattan), 13-1 (3 falls, 2 MD)
175-Owen Tuckfield (Baldwin), 9-5 (1 fall), 2-0 exh matches
185-Joel Halford (Baldwin), 7-7 (3 MD)
205-Mario Garcia (Baldwin), 8-6 (2 falls, 1 MD)
285-Brix Brickey (Smoky Valley), 13-1 (9 falls, 1 MD)
KANSAS GOLD (9-5)
def. Wamego, 44-21
def. 3F-Austin TX, 47-19
def. Lone Star Elite, 37-28
lost to Kansas Black, 43-18
lost to South Florida Lightning, 42-25
lost to Turk's Head-Pennsylvania, 60-3
lost to Team St. Louis, 49-11
def. WCA-Minnesota, 52-22
def. JM Wrestling Rangers-Killeen TX, 57-9
def. Geary-OKLA, 60-15
def. DFW-Arlington, 45-21
def. Newcastle-OKLA, 57-18
def. Northwest TX, 53-16
lost to Virgin Valley-Nevada, 36-30
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
90-Cooper Ross (Derby), 12-2 (5 falls)
98-Trace Parks (Derby), 7-7 (2 falls, 1 TF)
105-Zachary Strait (Concordia), 9-5 (7 falls)
110-Triston Wills (Winfield), 10-4 (6 falls)
118-Holden Hurla (Rossville), 6-8 (2 falls)
125-Griffin Wehrman (Baldwin), 2-12
133-Tyler Price (Holton), 9-5 (3 falls, 2 TF)
142-Ryan Adams (Louisburg), 4-10 (1 fall)
152-Justin Rieschick (Holton), 12-2 (4 falls)
165-Mason Baum (Holton), 12-2 (9 falls)
175-Collin Crabtree (Baldwin), 2-12
185-Anthony Gaona (STA), 5-9 (2 TF)
205-Cameron Hicks (Shawnee Hts), 10-4 (7 falls)
285-Tanner Foulk (Osawatomie), 8-6 (4 falls)
