Sidney wrestlers capture Chase Co. Invite crown

Energized by three weight-class wins and 10 top-four finishes, the Sidney Red Raiders proved best of the 16 teams that competed in the Chase County Invitational on Saturday.

The Raiders first-place total of 209.5 points was 12 better that Sedgwick County's 197.5. Gordon Rushville (168.5), Bayard (143) and Bridgeport (133) rounded out the top five. The Raiders will meet second-place finisher Sedgwick County (Colo.) in a dual meet on Thursday in Julesburg.

Leading the way for Sidney were Kaden Vowers (106), Derek Robb (138) and Michael Muggli (145), who each went undefeated on the day to win their respective weight classes.

After receiving a bye in the first round, Vowers won three straight matches to claim his title. He topped Mitch McKibbon in the championship match 4-0 after having pinned two prior opponents.

Robb continued his unblemished record of success with four pins. In the championship match, he required just 57 seconds to send Joe Weibert of Bridgeport to the second step on the podium. No one could go the distance with Muggli either as he disposed of three opponents by fall and one by technical fall. Bryson Fisher of host Chase County finished second after Muggli defeated him by technical fall when the score reached 17-1 4:15 into the match.

The Raiders also picked up valuable points with eight other podium finishes. At 113 pounds, Colton Peckham reached the championship match before being defeated by Alex Araujo of Bayard by major decision, 11-3.

Sidney had four third place finishers including Jack Feddersen (126), Zach Borges (160), Brandon Lulf (195) and Dominic Beyer (285). Cody Hofrock lost a close decision (3-1) in the third-place match against Bryan McGahan from Hershey. Brett Jaggers also finished in fourth place after a record of 4-2 on the day.

The Raiders road match with Julesburg is scheduled for a 6 p.m. start.

CHASE COUNTY INVITATIONAL

TEAM SCORES

1. Sidney – 209.5 points, 2. Sedgwick County (Colo.) – 197.5, 3. Gordon-Rushville – 168.5, 4. Bayard – 143.0, 5. Bridgeport – 133, 5. Chase County – 133, 7. Ogallala – 118.5, 8. Cambridge – 76, 9. Hershey – 62, 10. Dundy County-Stratton – 46, 11. Garden County – 35, 12. Wray (Colo.) – 33.0, 13. Hitchcock County – 24, 14. Wauneta-Palisade – 23, 15. Perkins County – 21, 16. Minatare – 12.5.

SIDNEY HIGH'S INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

(with current season record

106 – Kaden Vowers (23-5) placed 1st.

Round 1 - Vowers received a bye

Quarterfinal - Vowers pinned Michael Tiensvold (Gordon-Rushville), 1:49

Semifinal - Vowers pinned Kolton Dickinson (Sedgwick County), 2:26

Championship - Vowers dec. Mitch Mckibbin (Bayard), 4-0

113 – Colton Peckham (19-8) placed 2nd.

Quarterfinal - Peckham pinned Peyton Stancyzk (Garden County), 3:23

Semifinal - Peckham major dec. Ronnie Brown (Bridgeport), 14-2

Championship - Alex Araujo (Bayard) major dec. Peckham, 11-3

113 – Devon Schilz (8-10) placed 6th.

Quarterfinal - Levi Muller (Sedgwick County) pinned Schilz, 0:36

Cons. Round 1 - Schilz pinned Darin Archibald (Gordon-Rushville), 1:57

Cons. Semifinal - Ronnie Brown (Bridgeport) pinned Schilz, 1:19

5th Place Match - Anthony Workman (Wray) dec. Schilz, 4-1

126 – Jack Feddersen (15-12) placed 3rd.

Round 1 - Feddersen received a bye

Quarterfinal - Jesus Marquez (Garden County) won in sudden victory over Feddersen, 8-6

Cons. Round 2 - Feddersen received a bye

Cons. Round 3 - Feddersen dec. Brandon Bush (Ogallala), 8-4

Cons. Semifinal - Feddersen pinned Bentley Koch (Bayard), 2:58

3rd Place Match - Feddersen dec. Jesus Marquez (Garden County), 9-5

132 – Bret Jaggers (14-12) placed 4th.

Round 1 - Jaggers dec. Nikolas Willis (Dundy County-Stratton), 12-11

Quarterfinal - Kiffen Cook (Perkins County) dec. Jaggers, 7-1

Cons. Round 2 - Jaggers pinned Richard Lee (Hershey), 3:54

Cons. Round 3 - Jaggers pinned Taylor Lapp (Wray), 2:02

Cons. Semifinal - Jaggers dec. Jason Bush (Ogallala), 8-4

3rd Place Match – Manuel Hinojosa (Chase County) won by rule over Jaggers

138 – Derek Robb (29-0) placed 1st.

Round 1 - Robb pinned Hunter Dillan (Chase County), 1:06

Quarterfinal - Robb pinned Jaco Henning (Ogallala), 2:49

Semifinal - Robb pinned Daniel Sandberg (Dundy County-Stratton), 4:43

Championship - Robb pinned Joe Weibert (Bridgeport), 0:57

145 – Michael Muggli (27-3) placed 1st.

Round 1 - Muggli pinned Caine Haarberg (Chase County), 1:18

Quarterfinal - Muggli pinned Sky Miller (Garden County), 1:15

Semifinal - Muggli pinned Logan Coalson (Bridgeport), 2:00

Championship - Muggli tech. fall Bryson Fisher (Chase County), 17-1 and 4:15

152 – Tyler King (5-5) placed 6th.

Round 1 - King pinned John Skyler Ryan (Cambridge), 0:54

Quarterfinal - Nick Duvall (Sedgwick County) pinned King, 3:31

Cons. Round 2 - King pinned Colin Hendrickson (Bayard), 1:28

Cons. Round 3 - King won in sudden victory over Jack Kennicutt (Perkins County), 7-5

Cons. Semifinal - Shane Child (Gordon-Rushville) pinned King, 0:56

5th Place Match – Jorge Cervantes (Chase County) won by rule over King

160 – Zach Borges (21-9) placed 3rd.

Round 1 - Borges pinned Logan Hansmeier (Ogallala), 0:23

Quarterfinal - Borges pinned Will Miller (Hitchcock County), 1:27

Semifinal – Jacob Lueth (Chase County) pinned Borges, 3:40

Cons. Semifinal - Borges dec. Collin Casady (Sedgwick County), 15-8

3rd Place Match - Borges pinned Jayce Reser (Wray), 1:52

195 – Brandon Lulf (13-14) placed 3rd.

Round 1 - Lulf received a bye

Quarterfinal - Tristan Tuma (Gordon-Rushville) pinned Lulf, 0:29

Cons. Round 2 - Lulf pinned Andrew Holtze (Cambridge), 1:18

Cons. Round 3 - Lulf pinned Marc Vasquez (Bridgeport), 1:13

Cons. Semifinal - Lulf dec. Alex Wamboldt (Bayard), 8-7

3rd Place Match - Lulf pinned Josh Holtze (Cambridge), 2:31

220 – Cody Hofrock (3-4) placed 4th.

Quarterfinal - Hofrock received a bye

Semifinal - Brody Cleveland (Ogallala) pinned Hofrock, 3:03

Cons. Semifinal - Hofrock pinned Tyler Franklin (Bridgeport), 4:13

3rd Place Match - Bryan McGahan (Hershey) dec. Hofrock, 3-1

285 – Dominic Beyer (22-7) placed 3rd.

Quarterfinal - Beyer pinned Tyler Schultz (Cambridge), 0:33

Semifinal - Brice Stangle (Gordon-Rushville) pinned Beyer, 0:27

Cons. Semifinal - Beyer pinned Nicholas Martin (Cambridge), 3:48

3rd Place Match - Beyer dec. Grant Packard (Ogallala), 4-2