All six county high school wrestlers who competed in state tournament action Friday and Saturday in Salina and Hays failed to place in the top five of their respective weight class.
At Class 4A state in Salina, Perry-Lecompton freshman John Mehl lost by a 19-5 score to a wrestler from Russell in the first round of the 103-lb. class and, in the consolation bracket, lost, 10-8, to a wrestler from Abilene to get eliminated Friday. Jefferson West junior Nathan Martin lost by a score of 7-0 in the first round of the 112-lb. class to a wrestler from Rose Hill and was defeated by the same score in the consolation bracket by a wrestler from Pratt Friday.
West junior Dylan Mumaw lost his first-round match in the 125-lb. class by a 4-3 score to a wrestler from Circle and defaulted his consolation match versus a wrestler from Paola. West freshman Steven Skaggs won his first-round match by pinfall over a wrestler from Andover Central but was pinned by a wrestler from Chapman in the quarterfinals before losing by pinfall in the consolation bracket to a wrestler from Goodland.
At 3-2-1A state in Hays, Oskaloosa senior David Williams lost his first-round match, 17-2, to a wrestler from Beloit in the 125-lb. class, bounced back to win his first consolation match by pinfall versus a wrestler from Chase County and then lost in the consolation quarterfinals Saturday by pinfall to a wrestler from Norton. Junior Zach Beach lost his first match at 145 lbs., 13-4, to a wrestler from Hillsboro and then was pinned in his ensuing consolation match Friday by a wrestler from Ellis.
