Mid-Missouri wrestlers advance to MSHSAA state semifinals
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
Nearly 50 mid-Missouri wrestlers have clinched their spot in the semifinals of the MSHSAA Wrestling Championships.
49 local high school student-athletes remain in contention for state titles, following victories in their respective state quarterfinals matches. Among those wrestlers, Brookfield's Peyton Parn is hunting for a fourth straight state championship, Tolton's Christopher Ankenman, Moberly's Breanne Gibbs and Brookfield's Jayden Keller are aiming to become three-time state champions and Tolton's Frank Hazelrigg, Fulton's Cole Blattner Centralia's Jayci Shelton, Brookfield's Devan Parn are just two wins away from back-to-back state titles.
Collectively, Centralia is currently in first place in the Class 1 Boys team standings with 95.0 points. The Panthers have eight state semifinalists and earned bonus point victories in 18 of their 22 bouts in the Class 1 Boys tournament. Brookfield, Fatima and Marceline round out the top-four teams.
Brookfield has a hold of the No. 2 spot in the Class 1 Girls team standings, trailing Kearney by just nine points for a state title. Blair Oaks also remains in the hunt for a team trophy in sixth place.
Finally, Fr. Tolton Catholic is just one spot behind Savannah for the final team trophy in the Class 2 Boys standings. The Trailblazers have four state semifinalists and are just a 0.5-point back of forcing a tie for fourth place.
You can find a list of local wrestlers, who advanced to the MSHSAA state semifinal bouts, below:
CLASS 1 BOYS:
- BRYSON DUBES (CENTRALIA)
- WAYLON ADKISSON (CENTRALIA)
- CHARLIE ROBINSON (CENTRALIA)
- LOUIS SUDDARTH (CENTRALIA)
- REX BRYSON (CENTRALIA)
- WYATT ADKISSON (CENTRALIA)
- IAN TUGGLE (CENTRALIA)
- MARSHALL KABLE (CENTRALIA)
- TUCKER TUNE (FATIMA)
- NOLAN LAUX (FATIMA)
- COLLIN MOORE (NORTH CALLAWAY)
- GUNNAR WENNEKER (NORTH CALLAWAY)
- COOPER DOSS (TIPTON)
- PAXTON PYLE (TIPTON)
- REECE STUFFLEBEAN (MARCELINE)
- ANDREW GRIFFIN (MARCELINE)
- SCOUT GOOCH (MARCELINE)
- PEYTON PARN (BROOKFIELD)
- DEVAN PARN (BROOKFIELD)
- JACE KELLER (BROOKFIELD)
- BRANDON BREWER (VERSAILLES)
- DRAKE SCHMIDT (VERSAILLES)
CLASS 1 GIRLS:
- MACIE KEMPKER (BLAIR OAKS)
- SAM LAGE (BLAIR OAKS)
- LOGHAN SUMNER (BLAIR OAKS)
- AVA WARD (CENTRALIA)
- JAYCI SHELTON (CENTRALIA)
- BREANNE GIBBS (MOBERLY)
- MACKINZIE BREWER (FULTON)
- EMMY BEGEMANN (FULTON)
- ALIVIA BOTTOMS (BOONVILLE)
- ALEXUS JOHNS (MEXICO)
- IVY SCROGGINS (CALIFORNIA)
- SHERLYN SOLANO (MARSHALL)
- JAYDEN KELLER (BROOKFIELD)
- HADLYE SACKREY (BROOKFIELD)
- RILEY HOWELL (BROOKFIELD)
- MYA SACKREY (BROOKFIELD)
CLASS 2 BOYS:
- GRADEN ANDERSON (TOLTON CATHOLIC)
- CHRISTOPHER ANKENMAN (TOLTON CATHOLIC)
- GRANT ANDERSON (TOLTON CATHOLIC)
- FRANK HAZELRIGG (TOLTON CATHOLIC)
- CARTER KEMPKER (BLAIR OAKS)
- NOLAN LAUGHLIN (BLAIR OAKS)
- PAXTON CRANE (HALLSVILLE)
- COLT WEST (HALLSVILLE)
- GRANT LEININGER (SOUTHERN BOONE)
- COLE BLATTNER (FULTON)
- CARLOS JUAREZ-RAMIREZ (MEXICO)
- GRANT VAN HORN (MEXICO)
- LANDON SMITH (MOBERLY)
- JESIAH SIMMONS (ELDON)
- LUKE MARLATT (ST. JAMES)
- JOSHUA CARPENTER (ST. JAMES)
The MSHSAA State Semifinals for Class 1 Boys, Class 1 Girls and Class 2 Boys are scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 27 at 8 a.m., 10:15 a.m. and 12:15 p.m. respectively. MSHSAA's state championship round follows at 5:45 p.m.
