The Oskaloosa Kids Wrestling Club participated in two meets in Topeka over the past weekend.
Some club members participated in the Topeka Tornados Tournament on Saturday. Second place winners were Dillion Grother in the age 8 and under 61-lb. class and Dalton VanHoutan in the 8 and under 73-lb. class. Justin Cross was third in the 8 and under 95-lb. class. Fourth place winners were Carter Claxton in the 8 and under 55-lb. class, Tegan Bowers in the 8 and under 95-lb. class and Jason Warden in the 10 and under 82-lb. class. Participation recognition also went to Nicholas Courtney, Kelsey Willits, Kyle Herzberg and Dakota Cop.
OKWC members participated in the Shawnee Heights wrestling tournament on Sunday. First place winners were Easton Weems in the 6 and under 43-lb. class, Triston Hopkins in the 6 and under 49-lb. class, Jerod Shufflebarger in the 6 and under 49-lb. class, Jaxson Webb in the 6 and under 55-lb. class, Jared Miller in the 6 and under 58-lb. class, Zach Harvey in the 6 and under 70-lb. class, Dillion Grother in the 8 and under 61-lb. class, Dalton VanHoutan in the 8 and under 73-lb. class and Ben Harvey in the 8 and under 80-lb. class.
Second place winners at Heights were Kyle Hopkins in the 8 and under 73-lb. class and Justin Cross in the 8 and under 95-lb. class. Third place winners included Thaine Berends in the 6 and under 46-lb. class, Tegan Bowers in the 8 and under 95-lb. class, and Wyatt Troupe in the 10 and under 90-lb. class. Fourth place winners were Colby Peck in the 6 and under 55-lb. class and Brody Troupe in the 8 and under 64-lb. class. Participation recognition also went to Toby Berends, Carter Claxton, Nicholas Courtney, Cody VanHoutan, Cole Murphree, Mark Nickels and Dakota Cop.
On Jan. 27, club member Nicholas Courtney traveled to Wamego and took first place in the 8 and under 49-lb. class.
