TMS wrestling season opens with Lovell competition

This past Saturday, the Thermopolis Middle School wrestling team saw their first competition for the season. Coach Toby Emery stated there were 22 wrestlers out, and though only 14 participated in the opener in Lovell he expects the rest to compete this coming weekend in Buffalo.

Emery stated, “Overall we wrestled well. We have a young team with a lot of potential. For many, it was their first time competing on the mat ever. I was impressed with the attitudes and efforts the boys displayed on and off the mat.

“Brody Sorensen and Dalton Price had a great tournament, placing second in the “A” Division. Of the 14 wrestlers we had competing, nine placed in the top four! Many wrestlers were able to taste victory for the first time and take home hardware — a medal or ribbon — for their efforts. Our goal is to continue working hard in the practice room and prepare them for our conference tournament in December.”

The boys will see action again at Buffalo on Saturday, Nov. 3, beginning at 9 a.m. Results from the Lovell Invite are as follows:

In A Division 84, Dalton Price placed second and scored 14 team points. Price won by a 1:15 fall over Colter Price of Thermopolis in Round 1, and by a 30-second fall over Talon Burton of Lovell in Round 2, and lost by a 3:08 fall to Ty Peterson of Cody in Round 3.

In the same division, Colter Price placed third and scored nine team points. He lost by a 3:18 fall to Ty Peterson in Round 2, and won by a 40-second fall over Talon Burton in Round 3.

In A Division 91, Trenton May placed fourth and scored nine team points. He received a bye in Championship Round 1, lost by a 3:38 fall to Kobe Swain of Worland in the Quarterfinal, received a bye in Consolation Round 2, won by a 28-second fall over Riley Johnson of Lovell in Consolation Round 3, won by a 3:08 fall over Simon Shopman of Powell in the Consolation Semifinal and lost by a 2:25 fall to Micah Grant in the third place match.

In A Division 105, Brody Sorenson placed second and scored 18 team points. Sorenson won by a 33-second fall over Jordan Allen of Lovell in the Quarterfinal, won by a 2:04 fall over Jakob Hampton of Riverton in the Semifinal and lost by a 14-0 major decision to Ross Gonclaves of Worland in the first place match.

In A Division 126, Ethan Music placed third and scored 13 team points. Music lost by a 9-8 decision to Isaac Rose of Worland in the Quarterfinal, received a bye in Consolation Round 1, won by a 56-second fall over Chase Johnson of Worland in the Consolation Semifinal and won by a 43-second fall over Adrian Groves of Riverton in the third place match.

In B Division 70, Joseph Crow placed fourth and scored seven team points. Crow received a bye in Quarterfinal, lost by a 2:15 fall to Jaden Kuhn of Riverton in the Semifinal, won by a 2:54 fall over Elijah Cook of Cody in the Consolation Semifinal and lost by a 3:07 fall to Drake Ecker of Riverton in the third place match.

In B Division 84, Lance Axtell scored six team points. Axtell received a bye in Championship Round 1, won by a 3:22 fall over Teagen Robson of Cody in the Quarterfinal, lost by a 15-2 major decision to Jackson Larsen of Riverton in the Semifinal and lost by a 1:29 fall to Mazix Rothleutner of Cody in the Consolation Semifinal.

In B Division 91, Ethan Yarrington lost by a 7-1 decision to Kash Merritt of Cody in Championship Round 1, received a bye in Consolation Round 1 and lost by a 3:22 fall to Naiche Estrada in Consolation Round 2.

In B Division 98, Samuel Skelton received a bye in Championship Round 1, lost by a 1:29 fall to Steele Davis of Greybull/Cloud Peak in the Quarterfinal and lost by a 1:51 fall to Ivan Thomas of Worland in Consolation Round 2.

In B Division 105, Chris Arends lost by a 2:28 fall to Alex Turner of Cody in Championship Round 1, received a bye in Consolation Round 1 and lost by a 1:58 fall to Ruger Fritz of Powell in Consolation Round 2.

In B Division 105, Brody Potter placed third and scored 15 team points. Potter received a bye in Championship Round 1, lost by a 1:18 fall to Moises Vega of Worland in the Quarterfinal, won by a 23-second fall over Stacy Ruelas Hertz of Powell in Consolation Round 2, won by a 1:09 fall over Ruger Fritz of Powell in Consolation Round 3, won by a 3:18 fall over Ryan Deniz of Worland in the Consolation Semifinal and won by a 1:02 fall over Alex Turner of Cody in the third place match.

In B Division 110, Ryan Arends won by a 37-second fall over Sebastian Lefstein-Brown in the Quarterfinal, lost by a 31-second fall to Klayton Baugh of Worland in the Semfinal and lost by a 9-2 decision to Justin Newberry in the Consolation Semifinal.

In B Division 115, Elijah Skelton place third and scored 15 team points. Skelton lost by a 2:50 fall to Emmett Forbush of Rocky Mountain in the Quarterfinal, won by a 33-second fall over Ben Seibert of Cody in Consolation Round 1, won by a 1:53 fall over AnnaBeth Bornhoft of Riverton in the Consolation Semifinal and won by a 2:18 fall over Caleb Cruz of Powell in the third place match.

In B Division 155, Coalden Taylor placed fourth and scored four team points. Taylor received a bye in the Quarterfinal, ost by a 1:50 fall to Josh Ashcraft of Powell in the Semifinal, received a bye in the Consolation Semifinal and lost by a 47-second fall to Blaize Duzan of Powell in the third place match.