The Winside wrestlers edged host Wayne High by one half of a point to claim the runner-up trophy at Saturday’s Wayne Blue Machine Invitational at Wayne High School.
Winside finished the day with two champions among its nine medalists. Jacoby Mann earned a second-period pin over Geovany Chacon of Schuyler to claim the 106-pound title, while Cayden Ellis won a 9-0 major decision over Jaxon Smutz of Scribner-Snyder to take top honors at 113.
Runner-up finishes for the Wildcats went to Koby Ellis (120), Art Escalante (138), Alex Carlson (145) and Michael Jensen (195). Gabe Escalante was third at 120, while fourths went to Matthew Frederick and Dominic Reed at 126 and 152, respectively.
Wayne three champions among its seven medalists, all winning by pin. Cameron Muhs claimed the 132-pound title with a second-period pin over Zak Hansen of Stanton, Juan Vergara won a wild 138-pound championship in a second-period pin of Winside’s Escalante, and Mike Leatherdale capped the day with a first-period pin over Beau Morgan of Elkhorn at heavyweight.
Wayne had seven wrestlers in the finals, with runner-up finishes going to Reece Jaqua (126), Edwin Espino (152), Reid Korth (160) and Dakota Spann (182).
Wayne Blue Machine Invitational
Team scoring
Schuyler 240, Winside 148.5, Wayne 148, Elkhorn 120, Stanton 102.5, Wisner-Pilger 43, Crofton/Bloomfield 42, Scribner-Snyder 39, Schuyler JV 24, Clarkson/Leigh 22, B-R/L-D 11.
Championship Results
106: Jacoby Mann, Winside, pinned Geovany Chacon, Schuyler, 3:25.
113: Cayden Ellis, Winside, maj. dec. Jaxon Smutz, S-S, 9-0.
120: Denilson Martinez, Schuyler, dec. Koby Ellis, Winside, 1-0.
126: Kenneth Castro, Schuyler, pinned Reece Jaqua, Wayne, 5:49.
132: Cameron Muhs, Wayne, pinned Zak Hansen, Stanton, 3:32.
138: Juan Vergara, Wayne, pinned Art Escalante, Winside, 2:32.
145: Miguel Carrasco, Schuyler, pinned Alex Carlson, Winside, 3:47.
152: Parker Harrahil, Elkhorn, pinned Edwin Espino, Wayne, 5:21.
160: Caden Yrkoski, Schuyler, pinned Reid Korth, Wayne, 4:50.
170: Issiah Borgmann, Stanton, dec. Ian Byington, Elkhorn, 7-6.
182: William Marxsen, Schuyler, pinned Dakota Spann, Wayne, 3:32.
195: Cedric Relford, Elkhorn, pinned Michael Jensen, Winside, :37.
220: Jesus Maganda, Schuyler, pinned Landon Beaver, W-P, 3:25.
285: Mike Leatherdale, Wayne, pinned Beau Morgan, Elkhorn, 1:59.
Consolation Results
106: Brock Marxen, C/L, dec. Zach Hartl, Stanton, 12-10 (SV).
113: John Gasper, Schuyler, pinned Yaseen Alarab, Schuyler JV, 3:58.
120: Gabe Escalante, Winside, pinned Conner Tarr, C/B, 3:13.
126: Brayden Zimmer, Elkhorn, pinned Matthew Frederick, Winside, 2:53.
132: Gavin Lampman, W-P, pinned William Poppe, C/B, 2:55.
138: Henry Ramirez, Schuyler JV, dec. Jesus Carrasco, Schuyler, 5-4.
145: Tylor Kment, Stanton, dec. Blake Kidder, Elkhorn, 7-4.
152: Jonathon Gonzalez, Schuyler, pinned Dominic Reed, Winside, 2:49.
160: Moorghan Prusa, Stanton, pinned Damien Erickson, Stanton, 3:49.
170: Jamdes Hudson, S-S, pinned Kevin Escobar, Schuyler, 4:44.
182: Teague Stewart, S-S, pinned Aidan Sateren, W-P, 1:40.
195: Seth Kment, Stanton, pinned Mario Encarnacion, Schuyler, 3:37.
220: Jared Janssen, C/B, maj. dec. Gabriel Moyao, Schuyler JV, 11-3.
285: Alejandro Sanabria, Schuyler, pinned Seth Totten, B-R/L-D, 3:18.
