WMS Wrestlers Split @ Season Home Opener

The Wellington Middle School Wrestling Squad, coached by Grant Smith and Jeff DeJarnett, made their 2012 debut at home Tuesday evening, playing host to Derby White and Maize South. First up for the Knights was a very tough Maize South squad, who in the end defeated Wellington 57-36. The individual matches vs Maize South went as follows:

Maize South 57 v. Wellington Knights 36
80 lbs. Eric Russell MS over Colton McCarty Wel. by fall, 85 lbs. Adrian Wiseman Wel. over Bryan Ricketts MS by dec., 90 lbs. Drew Lampson MS over Colton Glover Wel. by fall, 95 lbs. Cole Peterson MS over Chevy Nuss Wel. by fall, 100 lbs. Graysen DeJarnett Wel. over Bailey Addis MS by fall., 105 lbs. Caden Rusk Wel. Over Dawson Kuhn MS by fall, 110 lbs. Kaleb Fewin MS over Cameron Bartelson Wel. by fall, 115 lbs. Brett McVey Wel. over Ben Heidi MS by fall, 120 lbs. Hunter Thissen MS over Chandler Hain Wel. by dec., 127 lbs. J.J. Magnum MS over Hunter Etter Wel. by fall, 134 lbs. Kameron Swenson MS over Dylan Ferguson Wel. by fall, 141 lbs. Skyler Struble Wel. over Caleb Gaston MS by dec., 148 lbs. Eli Chromy Wel. bye, 155 lbs. Open, 165 lbs. John Foster MS bye, 180 lbs. Braden Fountain MS over Kyson Perrin Wel. by fall, 215 lbs. Dalton Smith MS bye, HWT Miguel Lujan Wel. Bye,

The KNIGHTS got things turned around for their nightcap match vs Derby White, coming out on top team-wise 66-30. The individual matches vs Derby White went as follows:

Derby White 30 v. Wellington Knights 66
80 lbs. Tanner Smith DW over Colton McCarty Wel. by fall, 85 lbs. Adrian Wiseman bye, 90 lbs. Colton Glover Wel. bye, 95 lbs. Chevy Nuss Wel. over Noah Watkins DW by fall, 100 lbs. Graysen DeJarnett Wel. over Kris Wood DW by fall, 105 lbs. Caden Rusk Wel. bye, 110 lbs. Cameron Bartelson Wel. over David Jennings DW by dec., 115 lbs. Brett McVey Wel. over Gabriel Smith DW by fall, 120 lbs. Chandler Hain Wel. over Kevin Ortiz DW by dec., 127 lbs. Garrett Xanders DW over Hunter Etter Wel.by fall, 134 lbs. Garrett Kugler DW over Dylan Ferguson by fall, 141 lbs. Eli Shromy Wel. bye, 148 lbs. Skyler Struble Wel. over Tyler Madison DW by fall, 155 lbs. Dominic Collier DW bye, 165 lbs. Christian Thomas DW bye, 180 lbs. Kyson Perrin Wel. bye, 215 lbs. Open, HWT Miguel Lujan Wel. over Ajay Vilay DW by fall.

Next action for the KNIGHTS will be this Saturday @ Valley Center. The KNIGHTS are 1-1 on the season. GOOD LUCK KNIGHTS!
PICTURED BELOW: Caden Rusk and Brett McVey - both wrestlers went 2-0 on the night along with Skyler Struble, Adrian Wiseman, Miguel Lujan and Graysen DeJarnett