Russell Girls Finish 2nd, Boys 5th at MCL Invite; 4 Broncos League Champ
The Russell girls finished second and the boys fifth at the Mid-Continent League Wrestling Invitational in WaKeeney on Friday, January 30.
The Lady Broncos tallied 121.5 points and fell short of league champ Oakley, who had 132.5 points. Norton finished third with 108.
The Broncos had 70 points. Hoxie easily won the team title with 224 points and beat second-place Norton, who had 114.5. Smith Center was third with 112.5 and Hill City was fourth with 72.5.
The Russell girls had two individual champions - Averie Counts, who went 3-0 at 130 pounds, and Kinsey Zorn, who went 2-0 at 145 pounds. Four Lady Broncos finished second - Arianna Weigel at 120, Mya Trevino at 135, Chaysie Bachman at 140 and Aaliyah Trevino at 155. Camry Ney took fourth at 115.
The Russell boys also had two individual champions - Xzander Donner, who went 4-0 at 106 pounds, and his brother Xzephren Donner, who went 3-0 at 120 pounds. Kolten Jones took second at 190 and Braigan Dinkel placed fourth at 157.
Complete team results are below.
The Russell boys and girls get their final tune up before regionals on Tuesday, February 3 when they travel to Hill City for a pair of duals. 3-2-1A Regionals for the Russell girls is February 13-14 in WaKeeney. The Russell boys go the Norton 3-2-1A Regional on February 21.
Full Results
MCL Invite (Girls)
MCL Invite (Boys)
Listen below to the Boys recap from RHS Assistant Coach Alex Windholz
Russell Girls
115 - Camry Ney (15-7, ranked #6) (2-2, 4th Place)
1st Rd - Won by Fall (1:01) over Arianna Ebner (Phillipsburg)
Semifinal - Lost by Fall (3:18) over Kya Bell (Hill City)
Cons. Semifinal - Won by Fall (:28) over Mia Lee (TMP-Marian)
3rd Place - Lost by 13-2 Major Decision to Hadlie Younkin (Oakley)
120 - Arianna Weigel (28-3, ranked #2) (1-1, 2nd Place)
1st Rd - Bye
Semifinal - Won by Fall (:55) over Sarah Christian (Hill City)
Championship - Lost by 15-5 Major Decision to Josie Bell (Hoxie)
130 - Averie Counts (32-0, ranked #1) (3-0, League Champ)
1st Rd - Won by Fall (2:45) over Geralyn Stein (TMP-Marian)
Semifinal - Won by Fall (1:18) over June Finnesy (Plainville)
Championship - Won by 14-1 Major Decision over Annika Dietz (Trego)
135 - Mya Trevino (27-4, ranked #2) (2-1, 2nd Place)
1st Rd - Won by Fall (2:32) over Kamrie Chestnut (Phillipsburg)
Semifinal - Won by Fall (4:44) over Layla Magana (Trego)
Championship - Lost by Tech Fall (6:00) to Abbygayl Jackson (Oakley)
140 - Chaysie Bachman (25-3, ranked #3) (3-1, 2nd Place)
Match #1 - Won by Fall (3:01) over Kynley Griffin (Phillipsburg)
Match #2 - Won by Fall (:36) over Brooklin Geist (Trego)
Match #3 - Won by Fall (3:05) over Lyla Richards (Ellis)
Match #4 - Lost by Fall (:53) to Hallie Pfannenstiel (Norton)
145 - Kinsey Zorn (16-0, ranked #1) (2-0, League Champ)
1st Rd - Bye
Semifinal - Won by Fall (4:32) over Laura Smith (Oakley)
Championship - Won by 4-0 Decision over Karper Franklin (Smith Center)
155 - Aaliyah Trevino (27-5, ranked #1) (2-1, 2nd Place)
1st Rd - Won by Fall (1:51) over Cady Dooley (Hill City)
Semifinal - Won by Fall (1:59) over Paiton Wynn (Trego)
Championship - Lost by Tech Fall (6:00) to Cali Wagoner (Oakley)
Russell Boys
106 - Xzander Donner (30-0, ranked #1) (4-0, League Champ)
Match #1 - Won by Fall (:20) over Shawn Jewell (Hill City)
Match #2 - Won by Fall (:34) over Maddox Hubert (Oakley)
Match #3 - Won by Fall (:06) over Grady Breiner (Norton)
Match #4 - Won by Fall (3:07) over Porter Meyer (Hoxie)
120 - Xzephren Donner (32-1, ranked #2) (3-0, League Champ)
1st Rd - Won by Fall (:38) over Korbyn Kroeger (Ellis)
Semifinal - Won by Tech Fall (2:01) over Elliot Bloom (Oakley)
Championship - Wins by 12-3 Major Decision over Gunner Wente (Hoxie)
126 - Kaleb Ives-Thull (11-21) (Finishes 0-2, DNP)
1st Rd - Lost by Fall (3:43) to Byron French (Phillipsburg)
Cons. Rd #1 - Bye
Cons. Semifinal - Lost by Fall to Weston Green (Norton)
132 - Aiden Stratton (Finishes 0-2, DNP)
1st Rd - Lost by Fall (:52) to Bentley Underhill (Hill City)
Cons. Rd #1 - Lost by Fall (1:46) to Nate Phy (Smith Center)
138 - Dakota Sullivan (10-17) (Finishes 0-2, DNP)
1st Rd - Lost by Fall (3:55) to Beau Koster (Hoxie)
Cons. Rd #1 - Lost by Tech Fall (4:03) to Charlie Magley (Oakley)
150 - Donovan Lara (4-11) (Finishes 0-2, DNP)
1st Rd - Lost by Fall (1:15) to Luke Clydesdale (Norton)
Cons. Rd #1 - Bye
Cons. Rd #2 - Lost by Tech Fall (3:27) to Carter Bogart (Phillipsburg)
157 - Braigan Dinkel (19-14) (1-2, 4th Place)
1st Rd - Lost by 5-0 Decision to Braylon Becker (Plainville)
Cons. Rd #1 - Bye
Cons. Semifinal - Won by 7-2 Decision over Ty Braun (Norton)
3rd Place - Lost by Fall (2:31) to Pierce Rummel (Trego)
165 - Camryn McConnell (15-15) (Finishes 0-2, DNP)
1st Rd - Lost by 7-1 Decision to Zayne Stahl (Plainville)
Cons. Rd #1 - Bye
Cons. Semifinal - Lost by Fall (3:34) to Carter Glancola (Hoxie)
190 - Kolten Jones (22-5, ranked #6) (2-1, 2nd Place)
1st Rd - Won by Fall (3:33) over Cash Roth (Phillipsburg)
Semifinal - Won by Tech Fall (2:00) over Korey Weltmer (Smith Center)
Championship - Lost by 10-2 Major Decision to Draden Hurl (Hoxie)
215 - Peyton Gibson (14-19) (Finishes 1-2, DNP)
1st Rd - Lost by Fall (3:18) to Dominick Kattenberg (Smith Center)
Cons. Rd #1 - Won by Fall (2:57) over Cody Smith (Oakley)
Cons. Semifinal - Lost by 12-2 Major Decision to Aiden Hall (Hill City)
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