Grapplers earn four medals at Douglas Invite

It was an exciting weekend of wrestling for the Saratoga Panthers, as four of them made top-five placements at the 2014 Shane Shatto Memorial Tournament in Douglas.

Panthers Thomas Ingleby and Trey Ingleby competed in the junior varsity division, and both secured first place at the two-day tourney, which took place Friday and Saturday. Coach Jared Mason said he was proud of both Inglebys and the varsity wrestlers for their efforts on the mat.

"Thomas and Trey, both of whom finished in first place, are to be recognized as this week's co-wrestlers of the week. In the Varsity division, Saratoga had only entered one wrestler in the past, and that was Lionzo Escobedo who last year finished 0-2. The results this year were much better, as seven Panther matmen braved the competition with Hunter Mason and Thatcher Spiering earning the first varsity medals for Saratoga at the tournament."

For the varsity wrestlers, Hunter Mason wrestled to a 4-2 record over the weekend and earned fourth place in the 126 weight division. In his first wrestling match of the year, Thatcher wrestled to a 3-2 record and earned a fifth place medal in the 138 weight division.

Daynon Mowry, Bradley Bifano, Chaze Wiant, Kyle Bartlett and Tate Stinson also competed in the varsity division for the Panthers, but did not walk away with medals.

"Although they didn't medal they realized they can compete as they recorded a few wins and lost a few close matches against the stiff competition. The best part is that I know they are not satisfied and are inspired to work even harder so in the future Saratoga can place more wrestlers in varsity tournaments of that caliber, and earn individual medals at the state tournament which is the ultimate goal for the season."

The list of results from the tournament, which includes wrestlers from 3A and 4A high schools in Wyoming, Nebraska and Colorado, is shown below.

Varsity matches:

113 - Daynon Mowry

Championship Round 1 - Daynon Mowry (Saratoga) received a bye.

Championship Round 2 - Daynon Mowry (Saratoga) won by major decision over Erik Elisson (Glenrock) (Major Decision 16-6)

Quarterfinal - Nigel Lopez (Central) won by pin over Daynon Mowry (Saratoga) (Pin 2:29)

Consolation Round 4 - Colby McCaslin (Rawlins) won by decision over Daynon Mowry (Saratoga) (Decision 6-4)

120 - Bradley Bifano Championship Round 1 - Bradley Bifano (Saratoga) won by pin over Clayne Standish (Sheridan) (Pin 3:54)

Championship Round 2 - Bradley Bifano (Saratoga) won by decision over Breven Davis (Natrona County) (Decision 2-0)

Quarterfinal - Steven Lahnert (East) won by pin over Bradley Bifano (Saratoga) (Pin 1:16)

Consolation Round 4 - Paul Watak (Chadron) won by pin over Bradley Bifano (Saratoga) (Pin 2:57)

126 - Chaze Wiant Championship Round 1 - Wyatt Rising (Campbell County) won by decision over Chaze Wiant (Saratoga) (Decision 3-1)

Consolation Round 1 - Chaze Wiant (Saratoga) received a bye

Consolation Round 2 - Chaze Wiant (Saratoga) won by injury default over Garrett Ayers (Wheatland) Consolation Round 3 - Ricky Larson (Newcastle-Upton) won by decision over Chaze Wiant (Saratoga) (Decision 7-5)

126 - Hunter Mason placed Fourth Championship Round 1 - Hunter Mason (Saratoga) received a bye Championship Round 2 - Hunter Mason (Saratoga) won by injury default over Garrett Ayers (Wheatland) Quarterfinal - Devin Ushio (Alliance) won by pin over Hunter Mason (Saratoga) (Pin 2:50)

Consolation Round 4 - Hunter Mason (Saratoga) won by decision over Trenton Eldridge (East) (Decision 8-6)

Consolation Round 5 - Hunter Mason (Saratoga) won by pin over Gavin Wilson (Riverton) (Pin 4:03)

Consolation Semifinal - Hunter Mason (Saratoga) won by decision over Denton Skogen (Natrona County) (Decision 8-5)

Third Place Match - Ryder Jones (Central) won by decision over Hunter Mason (Saratoga) (Decision 6-5)

138 - Kyle Bartlett

Championship Round 1 - Luke Wodahl (Buffalo) won by major decision over Kyle Bartlett (Saratoga) (Major Decision 10-0)

Consolation Round 1 - Kyle Bartlett (Saratoga) 7-8 received a bye

Consolation Round 2 - Bryce Brenton (Natrona County) won by pin over Kyle Bartlett (Saratoga) (Pin 2:13)

138 - Thatcher Spiering placed fifth

Championship Round 1 - Thatcher Spiering (Saratoga) received a bye

Championship Round 2 - Thatcher Spiering (Saratoga) won by decision over Bryce Brenton (Natrona County) (Decision 11-8)

Quarterfinal - Thatcher Spiering (Saratoga) won by major decision over Tyger Rodriguez (Torrington) (Major Decision 11-3)

Semifinal - Bryce Meredith (Central) won by pin over Thatcher Spiering (Saratoga) (Pin 1:43)

Consolation Semifinal - Dylan Trujillo (East) won by decision over Thatcher Spiering (Saratoga) (Decision 5-3)

Fifth Place Match - Thatcher Spiering (Saratoga) won by decision over Jordan Britton (Torrington) (Decision 5-3)

145 - Tate Stinson (4-5) Championship Round 1 - Tate Stinson (Saratoga) received a bye Championship Round 2 - Clayton Atkinson (Natrona County) won by pin over Tate Stinson (Saratoga) (Pin 2:44)

Consolation Round 2 - Alex Galicia (Jackson) won by major decision over Tate Stinson (Saratoga) (Major Decision 8-0)

Junior varsity

matches:

Trey Ingleby- Shane Shatto Junior Varsity Division Weight 120 – 127. Won by pin over Jacob Hobbs (Newcastle) at 2:19. Won by pin over Brody Lockman (Wheatland) at 0:51. Won by decision over Chase George (Jackson) with 8-2. Won by pin over Tim McClure (Chadron, Neb.) at 1:30. Won by decision over Chase George (Jackson) with 10-5

Thomas Ingleby- Shane Shatto Junior Varsity Division Weight 125 – 131. Won by decision over Micah Swann (Cheyenne South) with 12-9. Won by decision over Riley Ross (Lusk) with 12-7. Won by pin over Christian Robertson (Jackson) at 0:58. Won by pin over Alex Fabricius (Riverton) at 5:30. Won from an overtime call while against Brayden Peak (Natrona County) with 14-9.