Jaylynn Garst easily mastered the mat in the 100 pound weight class, claiming the first place title.

 

Danni Irvine stares down Kyndal Holderby of Smithville in the 100 pound competition.

 

Norah Watkins grasps her opponent to flip over to the mat in the 105 pound class, in which she placed third.

 

Bailey Wennihan pulls her opponent toward the mat in the 110 pound weight class.

 

Brooklyn Wennihan gets set and waits for the ref’s whistle in the 120 pound weight class at Winnetonka.

 

Dylan Drummond wraps up her opponent in the 115 pound weight class, in which she placed second.

 

Brylea Shrader flips her opponent to the mat in the 110 pound class.

 

Alyson Wooten gets the pin in a 235 pound match at Winnetonka. Aly placed third overall in that class.

 

Hadleigh Jones works Cayla Totten (William Chrisman) over for the 59 second pin.

 

Emma Teten waits for the ref’s whistle to claim her pin in the 125 pound class, in which she placed third.

 

Linkin Murry fights off a double leg shot by his opponent at Albany. Linkin would finish in third place overall. (JR Chaney photo)

 

East Atchison’s Gavyn Irvine is wrestling Blue Jay Kendan Davis at Albany. Gavyn works to maintain control and get a take down. (JR Chaney photo)

 

Trenton Wallace breaks down Caspian Jincks of South Harrison. Wallace would pin Jincks for the win. (JR Chaney photo)

 

Bo Peregrine works to get his opponent’s shoulder to the mat. (JR Chaney photo)

 

Ryder Herron wrestling 285 lbs. works to break down Zayne Wenger of Maysville. Ryder would win by a pin. (JR Chaney photo)

 

Gus Heintz placed first, winning all four of his matches at Albany. (JR Chaney photo)

 

Wolf Sammie Litherbury placed third in the 175 pound weight class at the Albany Tournament. (Submitted photo)

 

The East Atchison and Rock Port wrestling teams had a busy schedule this past weekend. The teams traveled to Albany, Missouri, and Kansas City, Missouri, to compete in two events on Saturday, February 3, 2024.

The Lady Wolves and Lady Jays competed at Winnetonka High School in Kansas City. Medalists included: Rock Port – Jaylynn Garst (1st) and Emma Teten, Norah Watkins, and Hadleigh Jones (all placed 3rd); and East Atchison – Dylan Drummond (2nd) and Aly Wooten (3rd).

Individual results for the EA and RP wrestlers follow:

WINNETONKA

East Atchison

100 lbs. – Danni Irvine

Quarterfinals – Kyndal Holderby (Smithville) over Danni Irvine (Fall 1:55)

Cons. Semis – Victoria Maldonado (Harrisonville) over Danni Irvine (Fall 1:55)

7th Place Match – Adrianna Cole (Warrensburg) over Danni Irvine (Fall 0:47)

105 lbs. – Bella Bywater

Champ. Round 1 – Allie Mills (Oak Grove) over Bella Bywater (T.F. 15-0)

Cons. Round 1 – Aubrey Jones (Harrisonville) over Bella Bywater (Fall 0:58)

110 lbs. – Bailey Wennihan

Champ. Round 1 – Analese Happy (Excelsior Springs) over Bailey Wennihan (Dec. 8-7)

Cons. Round 1 – Hailey Allen (Oak Grove) over Bailey Wennihan (Dec. 8-2)

115 lbs. – Dylan Drummond

Quarterfinals – Dylan Drummond over Emily Harris (Oak Grove) (Fall 1:28)

Semifinals – Dylan Drummond over Ally Evans (Cameron) (Fall 4:57)

1st Place Match – Annabelle Dunlop (Winnetonka) over Dylan Drummond (Fall 1:35)

120 lbs. – Brooklyn Wennihan

Champ. Round 1 – Brooklyn Wennihan over Layana Alasity (Center) (Fall 2:51)

Quarterfinals – Aaliyah Sanders (Odessa) over Brooklyn Wennihan (M. For.)

235 lbs. – Aly Wooten

Champ. Round 1 – Aly Wooten over Savannah Hughs (Trenton) (Fall 1:02)

Quarterfinals – Aly Wooten over Cerina Woods (Oak Park) (Fall 0:33)

Semifinals – Miah Parker (Gallatin) over Aly Wooten (Fall 1:33)

Cons. Semis – Aly Wooten over Ciara Williams (Harrisonville) (Fall 2:37)

3rd Place Match – Aly Wooten over Keonnia Morgan (Chillicothe) (Fall 0:11)

Rock Port

100 lbs. – Jaylynn Garst

Champ. Round 1 – Jaylynn Garst received a bye

Quarterfinals – Jaylynn Garst over Addison Shank (Odessa) (Fall 0:53)

Semifinals – Jaylynn Garst over Kyndal Holderby (Smithville) (Fall 3:55)

1st Place Match – Jaylynn Garst over Joanne Dinh (Staley) (SV-1 6-4)

105 lbs. – Norah Watkins

Champ. Round 1 – Alexis Martin (North Kansas City) over Norah Watkins (Fall 0:46)

Cons. Round 1 – Norah Watkins received a bye

Cons. Round 2 – Norah Watkins over Alaina Bigham (Staley) (Fall 3:36)

Cons. Round 3 – Norah Watkins over Aubrey Jones (Harrisonville) (Fall 1:36)

Cons. Semis – Norah Watkins over Olivia Schweizer (Gallatin) (Fall 3:58)

3rd Place Match – Norah Watkins over Taryn Hearn (Cameron) (M.D. 14-0)

110 lbs. – Brylea Shrader

Champ. Round 1 – Brylea Shrader over Cheyenne Jones (Harrisonville) (Fall 1:33)

Quarterfinals – Courtney Stevens (Raymore-Peculiar) over Brylea Shrader (Fall 3:18)

Cons. Round 2 – Brylea Shrader over Hailey Allen (Oak Grove) (Fall 0:26)

Cons. Round 3 – Payton Coe (Odessa) over Brylea Shrader (DQ)

7th Place Match – Brylea Shrader over Kyra Briant (Lawson) (Fall 2:16)

125 lbs. – Emma Teten

Champ. Round 1 – Emma Teten over Delaen Bowers (Warrensburg) (Fall 1:32)

Quarterfinals – Emma Teten over Payton Allen (Cameron) (Fall 0:45)

Semifinals – Brianna Couch (Oak Grove) over Emma Teten (Dec. 7-2)

Cons. Semis – Emma Teten over Josie Schreier (Odessa) (Fall 1:51)

3rd Place Match – Emma Teten over A`Shay White (Staley) (Fall 0:36)

190 lbs. – Hadleigh Jones

Champ. Round 1 – Hadleigh Jones received a bye

Quarterfinals – Hadleigh Jones over Cayla Totten (William Chrisman) (Fall 0:59)

Semifinals – Kendall Angelo (Oak Park) over Hadleigh Jones (Fall 2:27)

Cons. Semis – Hadleigh Jones over Adrien Crawley (Excelsior Springs) (Dec. 7-1)

3rd Place Match – Hadleigh Jones over Alayna Leslie (Staley) (Fall 3:47)

At Albany, the boys wrestled tough against solid competition with larger and similar-sized schools. Linkin Murry and Sammie Litherbury of EA both earned third place medals. Rock Port medalists were Gus Heintz, first place, and Ryder Herron, third place.

ALBANY

East Atchison

138 lbs. – Gavyn Irvine

Champ. Round 1 – Gavyn Irvine received a bye

Quarterfinals – Kendan Melton (Rock Port) over Gavyn Irvine (M.D. 13-3)

Cons. Round 2 – Gavyn Irvine received a bye

Cons. Round 3 – Jace Harms (Maysville) over Gavyn Irvine (Fall 1:45)

144 lbs. – Linkin Murry

Champ. Round 1 – Linkin Murry received a bye

Quarterfinals – Linkin Murry over Cameron Martin (Albany) (Fall 1:48)

Semifinals – Aiden Law (Stanberry) over Linkin Murry (Fall 5:45)

Cons. Semis – Linkin Murry over Trenton Wallace (Rock Port) (Fall 1:47)

3rd Place Match – Linkin Murry over Michael Garrett (Warsaw) (Fall 2:20)

175 lbs. – Sammie Litherbury

Champ. Round 1 – Sammie Litherbury received a bye

Quarterfinals – Sammie Litherbury over Xander Brown (Maryville) (Dec. 10-3)

Semifinals – Josh Harvath (Warsaw) over Sammie Litherbury (Fall 5:34)

Cons. Semis – Sammie Litherbury over Ryker Whetsone (Gallatin) (Fall 0:44)

3rd Place Match – Sammie Litherbury over Andrew Wiles (Albany) (Fall 4:22)

215 lbs. – Kale Lekey

Champ. Round 1 – Jason Blue (Benton) over Kale Lekey (Fall 0:33)

Cons. Round 1 – Kale Lekey received a bye

Cons. Round 2 – Adyn Crossfield (North Andrew) over Kale Lekey (Fall 1:24)

285 lbs. – Bo Peregrine

Champ. Round 1 – Bo Peregrine received a bye

Quarterfinals – Bo Peregrine over David Peters (Benton) (Fall 3:22)

Semifinals – Aiden Christian (Holden) over Bo Peregrine (Fall 0:36)

Cons. Semis – Zeferino Aguilar (Kansas City-Sumner Academy) over Bo Peregrine (Dec. 9-2)

Rock Port

126 lbs. – Gus Heintz

Champ. Round 1 – Gus Heintz over Dayn Henderson (Maryville) (Fall 1:34)

Quarterfinals – Gus Heintz (Rock Port) over Bo May (Maysville) (Fall 2:00)

Semifinals – Gus Heintz over Max Hilton (Stanberry) (Fall 2:49)

1st Place Match – Gus Heintz over Tennison Nixdorf (Penney) (Fall 1:45)

138 lbs. – Kendan Melton

Champ. Round 1 – Kendan Melton received a bye

Quarterfinals – Kendan Melton over Gavyn Irvine (EA) (M.D. 13-3)

Semifinals – Thomas Ross (Polo) over Kendan Melton (Fall 5:35)

Cons. Semis – Gerard Costa (Holden) over Kendan Melton (Dec. 7-5)

144 lbs. – Trenton Wallace

Champ. Round 1 – Trenton Wallace received a bye

Quarterfinals – Michael Garrett (Warsaw) over Trenton Wallace (Fall 2:59)

Cons. Round 2 – Trenton Wallace received a bye

Cons. Round 3 – Trenton Wallace over Caspian Jincks (South Harrison) (Fall 2:04)

Cons. Semis – Linkin Murry (EA) over Trenton Wallace (Fall 1:47)

150 lbs. – Desmond Chaney

Champ. Round 1 – Tucker Turner (Maryville) over Desmond Chaney (Fall 3:57)

Cons. Round 1 – Desmond Chaney received a bye

Cons. Round 2 – Desmond Chaney over Michael Franklin-Hammond (Kansas City-Sumner Academy) (Dec. 11-5)

Cons. Round 3 – Mason Galloway (South Harrison) over Desmond Chaney (Fall 2:47)

157 lbs. –

Braxton Melton-Davis

Varsity – Champ. Round 1 – Braxton Melton-Davis received a bye

Quarterfinals – Brendan Barton (Maysville) over Braxton Melton-Davis (Fall 0:29)

Cons. Round 2 – Braxton Melton-Davis over Walker Tracy (Maysville) (Fall 3:59)

Cons. Round 3 – Braxton Melton-Davis over Jax Henderson (Albany) (Fall 3:41)

Cons. Semis – Phillip Fagan (Lincoln College Prep) over Braxton Melton-Davis (Fall 2:17)

285 lbs. – Ryder Herron

Champ. Round 1 – Ryder Herron over Zayne Wenger (Maysville) (Fall 1:23)

Quarterfinals – Ryder Herron over Zeferino Aguilar (Kansas City-Sumner Academy) (Fall 1:26)

Semifinals – Dawson Miller (Penney) over Ryder Herron (Fall 1:10)

Cons. Semis – Ryder Herron over Hunter Brumley (Penney) (Fall 1:47)

3rd Place Match – Ryder Herron over Zeferino Aguilar (Kansas City-Sumner Academy) (Fall 0:13)

East Atchison will host a scramble meet Tuesday, February 6. The Rock Port wrestlers will also participate in that meet. The EA wrestlers will be signing this year’s posters for whomever would like a keepsake.

The girls’ district meet will be February 9 and 10, and the boys’ district meet will be February 16 and 17.