TMS wrestlers prep for conference

Last week, the Thermopolis Middle School Wrestling Team travelled to Cody for a quad dual on Thursday, Nov. 29, and to Riverton for a tournament on Saturday, Dec. 1.

Coach Toby Emery stated, “In Cody, we dualed Powell and Worland, winning 15 out of 41 matches. On Saturday, three of our wrestlers placed in the top four at their respective weights. Roedy Farrell took first at 135 pounds, Ethan Music claimed third at 125 pounds and Colter Price placed fourth at 85 pounds.

“There were 14 teams that participated in the tournament and plenty of tough competition throughout all the weight classes. The boys have shown a lot of progress since the beginning of the season. They’re starting to put more combinations of moves together and react more fluidly to situations. Most of the wrestlers won at least one match at the tournament, which is a huge confidence booster.”

As for this weekend, Emery said, “It’ll be exciting to watch the boys compete at conference. They’ve really been working hard and have their sights set on wrestling at home in front of their home crowd. This Saturday, we will be hosting the middle school conference meet at Thermopolis High School starting at 10 a.m.”

The weekend also marks the first meet for the high school wrestling team, who will compete at the Powell Invitational Friday and Saturday.

November 29 results:

In Division 70, Joseph Crow lost 11-1 against Will Jackson of Powell and by a third-period fall to Trey Wagoner of Worland.

In Division 75, Chris Bapst lost by a second-period fall to Trey Freeman of Powell and by a first-period fall to Nate Johnson of Worland

In Division 80, Lance Axtell lost by a second-period fall to Scotty Riediner of Powell and won 8-1 over Scottie Thomas of Worland

In Division 85, Colter Price won by a second-period fall over Scotty Riedinger of Powell.

Also in Division 85, Seth Needham lost 6-4 to Morgan Hobbs of Powell and won by a second-period fall over Josh Bear of Worland.

In Division 90, Dalton Price lost 12-5 to Simon Shoopman of Powell and won by a third-period fall over Tran Thomas of Worland.

Also in Division 90, Trenton May lost by a third-period fall to Case Bradish of Powell and won by a second-period fall over Matt Emmett of Worland. Ethan Yarrington lost 13-6 to Morgan Hobbs of Powell and won over Jacob Draper of Worland.

In Division 100, Samuel Skelton won by a first-period fall over Hadley Mehling of Powell, Skelton wrestled in Division 95 against Ryan Deniz of Worland, winning the match 8-4.

In Division 105, Brody Potter lost by a first-period fall to DJ Barrus of Powell, lost by a first period fall to Vinny Timmons of Powell and won by a first-period fall over Owen Vega of Worland.

Also in Division 105, Ryan Arends lost by a second-period fall to Ruger Fritz of Powell, by a first period fall to Canton Green of Worland and by a first-period fall to Kadin Koch of Worland.

In Division 115, Elijah Skelton won 9-4 over Weston Thomas of Powell, won 9-0 over Yo-Yo Teague of Powell and by a first period fall over Aidan Martinez of Worland.

In Division 125, Ethan Music lost 6-5 to Garrett Tharp of Powell, by a first-period fall to Ryan Cordez of Powell and by a third-period fall to Chase Johnson of Worland.

In Division 130, Mason Reese lost by a second-period fall to Jack Van Norman of Powell, by a first-period fall to Terry Durham of Powell and by a second-period fall to Ethan Burns of Worland.

In Division 135, Roedy Farrell won by a first-period fall over Stetson Davis of Powell, 16-0 over Keenan Winzel of Powell and by a second-period fall over Ivan Keuntjes of Worland.

Also in Division 135, Ryan Dumas lost by a first-period fall to Garrett Tharmp of Powell and by a second-period fall to Fisher Martinez of Worland.

In Division 140, Zane Smith lost by a first-period fall to Seston Shoopman of Powell and by a first-period fall to Bryce Woffinden of Worland.

In Division 160, Trenton Bledsoe lost by a first-period fall to Kevin Benner of Powell and by a first-period fall to Daniel Lopez of Worland.

Dec. 1 results:

In Division 70, Joseph Crow received a bye in Championship Round 1, lost by a 46-second fall to Coal Laird of Lander in the Quarterfinal and by a 19-2 tech fall to Gavin Dighton of Lander in Consolation Round 2.

In Division 75, Chris Bapst lost 10-4 to Randon Wegner of Lovell and by a 35-second fall to Landin Speiser of Centennial.

In Division 80, Lance Axtell received a by in Championship Round 1, lost 16-2 to Cain Torrez of Worland, won by a 55-second fall over Demetrious Noriega of Lander in Consolation Round 2 and lost by a 2:10 fall to Jaxon Martinez of Centennial.

In Division 85, Seth Needham won in sudden victory over Lucas Phipps of Rawlins in Championship Round 1, lost by a 10-0 major decision to Ty Peterson of Cody in the Quarterfinal, won by a 1:14 fall over Josh Bear of Worland in Consolation Round 2 and lost 8-3 to Ethan Keffer of Centennial in Consolation Round 3.

Also in Division 85, Colter Price won 3-0 over Max McCullough of Dean Morgan in Championship Round 1, won 10-0 over Landon Jones of Lander in the Quarterfinal, lost 7-6 to Jackson Larsen of Riverton in the Semifinal, won 11-7 over Ethan Keffer of Centennial in the Consolation Semifinal and lost 15-2 to Hunter Velarde of Lander in the third place match.

In Division 90, Dalton Price won by a 1:37 fall over Jon Hernandez of Riverton in Championship Round 1, won by a 23-second fall over Rudy Hall of Lovell in Championship Round 2, lost 10-3 to Jerred Smith of Dean Morgan in the Quarterfinal and lost by a 1:28 fall to Will Spann of Rocky Mountain in Consolation Round 4.

Also in Division 90, Ethan Yarrington received a bye in Championship Round 1, lost by a 53-second fall to Ezra Hernandez of Riverton in Championship Round 2, won by a 33-second fall over Kyra Schwartz of Rock Springs in Consolation Round 2 and lost by a two-minute fall to Jon Hernandez of Riverton.

In Division 95, Trenton May received a bye in Championship Round 1, lost by a 1:36 fall to Kobe Swain in Championship Round 2, won by a six-second fall over Thayne Zollman of Lovell in Consolation Round 2, won by a 32-second fall over Peyton Davidson of Rock Springs in Consolation Round 3, won by a 16-1 tech fall over Logan Jensen of Powell in Consoltation Round 4 and lost by a 1:34 fall to Kale Mickelson of Consolation Round 5.

In Division 100, Samuel Skelton received a bye in Championship Round 1, lost 13-2 to Nathan Russell of Centennial in Championship Round 2, received a bye in Consolation Round 2 and lost by a 1:34 fall to Corbin Richardson of Riverton in Consolation Round 3.

In Division 105, Brody Potter received a bye in Championship Roudn 1, lost 5-4 to Brayson Burch of CY in Championship Round 2, received a bye in Consolation Round 2, won by a 46-second fall over Mosie Vega of Worland in Consolation Roudn 3, won by medical forfeit over Jordan Allen of Lovell in Consolation Round 4 and lost by a 26-second fall to Teagan Berden of CY in Consolation Round 5.

Also in Division 105, Ryan Arends received a bye in Championship Round 1, lost by a 56-second fall to Jordan Allen of Lovell in Championship Round 2, received a bye in Consolation Round 2 and lost by a 57-second fall to Jesus Rodriguez of Greybull in Consolation Round 3.

In Division 120, Elijah Skelton lost by a 2:37 fall to Dylan Campbell of Cody in Championship Round 1, won 9-0 over Yesenia Teague of Powell in Consolation Round 1, won by a 1:57 fall in Consolation Roudn 2 and lost 6-1 to James Laird of Rawlins in Consolation Round 3.

In Division 125, Ethan Music lost by a 1:45 fall to Ryan Cordes of Powell in Championship Round 1, won by a 30-second fall over Brayden Schriner of Greybull in Consolation Round 1, won 7-2 over Erick Duran of Rawlins in Consolation Round 2, won by a 2:59 fall over Garrett Tharp of Powell in Consolation Round 3, won 5-2 over Ghavin Vance of Cody in the Consolation Semifinal and won in sudden victory over Ben Bae of Rock Springs in the third place match.

In Division 130, Mason Reese won by a 2:46 fall over Jack VanNorman of Powell in Championship Round 1, lost by a 22-second fall to Noah Sides of Dean Morgan in the Quarterfinal, won by a 2:47 fall over Taylorae Kuegeler of Riverton in Consolation Round 2 and lost by a 25-second fall to Cory Kaufmann in Consolation Round 3.

In Division 135, Ryan Dumas received a bye in Championship Round 1, lost by a 1:28 fall to Stetson Davis of Powell in Championship Round 2, received a bye in Consolation Round 2 and lost by a 24-second fall to Evan Stockman of Dean Morgan of Consolation Round 3.

Also in Division 135, Roedy Farrell received a bye in Championship Round 1, won 16-0 over Keenan Wenzel in Championship Round 2, won by a 1:40 fall over Kade Fitzgerald of Cody in the Quarterfinal, won by a 15-second fall over Kaige Allphin of Greybull in the Semifinal and won by an 18-second fall over Stetson Davis of Powell in the first place match.

In Division 140, Zane Smith lost by a 52-second fall to Lucas Bolzer of Greybull in Championship Round 1 and by a 22-second fall to Logan Barton of Cody in Consolation Round 1.

In Division 160, Trenton Bledsoe lost by a 19-second fall to Randy Mock of Lander in the Quarterfinal and by an eight-second fall to Noa Vega of Worland in Consolation Round 1.