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GBMS wrestlers place first at Manhattan
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Great Bend Middle School seventh-grader Jace Schartz (105) waits for an opening. Schartz placed first at 105 pounds.

MANHATTAN — Nine Great Bend Middle School wrestlers placed first at the Manhattan Little Apple Grapple Tournament.   

The wrestlers departed at 5:30 a.m. Saturday to compete in Manhattan. The Panthers used the early leave time to their advantage focusing on goals for the day.  Wrestlers were pre-seeded by weight class into four brackets with medals awarded to the top three wrestlers in each bracket. 

Placing first for Great Bend Middle School were Maddex Harmon (95), Jace Schartz (105), Cooper Liles (115), Lia Weber (115), Aidan Davidson (120), Brody Schnoebelen (155), Kasey Kennedy (165), Jorge Aguilera (165) and Keyven Schroeder (180). 

A BRACKET

105—1—Jace Schartz, pin 1:54; win 12-5; pin, 1:08

115—1—Cooper Liles, pin, 0:45; pin, 0:22; pin, 0:20

165—1—Kasey Kennedy, pin, 1:04; pin, 0:22; pin, 1:00

180—1—Keyven Schroeder, pin, 0:28; pin, 0:20; win 9-0

148—2—Matthew Johnson, pin, 0:26; win 10-2; lost pin, 0:06

180—3—Trinten Medlock, lost pin, 3:10; won 11-7; pin, 3:00 

100—4—Caden Spore; lost pin, 0:40; lost pin, 2:28

B BRACKET

120—1—Aidan Davidson, pin, 0:23; pin, 1:06

155—1—Brody Schnoebelen, pin, 2:00; pin, 0:55; pin, 1:08

100—3—Kaiden Hoffman, lost 10-4; pin, 0:37; won 16-1

127—3—Javen Stoney, lost 5-0; pin, 1:57; pin, 0:52

95—4—Zac Davis, pin, 0:51; lost pin, 2:08; lost pin, 2:29

165—Owen Kaiser, lost 15-7; lost pin, 1:00; lost pin, 1:00 

215—Landon Roberts, lost pin, 0:43; lost 3-1

215—Jordan Angel,  lost pin, 0:15; lost pin, 0:57 

C BRACKET

95—1—Maddex Harmon, pin, 0:48; pin, 1:10; pin, 0:38

165—1—Jorge Aguilera, pin, 1:36; pin, 1:06; pin 0:54

120—2—Collin Saffa, pin, 1:44; lost pin, 2:13

155—3—Mario Enriquez, lost pin, 2:39; pin, 1:18; pin, 0:09

100—3—Michael Montoya, loszt 8-5; won 10-0

105—4—Ambrose Kramer, lszt 15-4; pin, 0:44; lost 8-7

127—Carson Poe, lost pin, 3:03; lost pin, 1:00 

D BRACKET

115—1—Lia Weber, won 7-4; pin, 0:54; pin, 1:09

115—2—Daizy Gomez, pin, 1:00; won 4-2; lost pin, 1:42 

100—3—Leslie Baker, lost pin, 1:42; pinm 1:40; pin, 0:54 

115—3—Lexi Lemuz, lost 7-4; lost 4-2; pin, 1:30

127—4—Ramiro Rocha, lost pin, 0:53; pin 2:36; lost 7-6