Bears medal big in Knob Noster wrestling tournament

On Saturday, Dec 4, the Butler Bears varsity wrestling team travelled to the Knob Noster Invitational Wrestling Tournament. The Bears wrestled very competitively at the tournament. Last season, the Bears placed 10th out of 12 teams and brought home 2 medals. This year, the Bears had 8 medalists, securing 4th place out of 11 teams at the tournament. The 8 medals were the most brought home for the Bears from an individual tournament since 2005. Tournament teams included Butler, Blair Oaks, Fatima, Knob Noster, Lone Jack, New Bloomfield, Platte County JV, Raytown, Tipton, Versailles, and Warsaw. The Bears will next travel to Carrolton for a Friday night tournament on Dec 10th.


Individual Results were as follows:

112- Trey Heckadon 3-1 2 wins by fall, 1 loss by major decision 3rd place
119- Dustin Laughlin 2-1 1 win by fall, 1 win by decision, 1 loss by fall 2nd place
125- Kaleb Hurshman 1-2 1 win by fall, 2 losses by fall 4th place
130- Daniel Shubert 2-1 2 wins by fall, 1 loss by fall 2nd place
135- Khanin Watts 1-2 1 win by fall, 2 losses by fall
140- Kyle Todd 1-2 1 win by fall, 2 losses by fall
145- Austin Fix 3-2 2 wins by fall, 1 win by decision, 1 loss by decision, 1 loss by fall 4th place
160- Cody Pitts 3-1 2 wins by fall, 1 win by decision, 1 loss by fall 3rd place
171- Brandon Mason 2-2 1 win by fall, 1 win by major decision, 1 loss by major decision, 1 loss by decision 4th place
189- Cale Diehl 0-2 1 loss by decision, 1 loss by major decision
215- Keanu Best 1-2 1 win by fall, 1 loss by major decision, 1 loss by fall
285- Logan Hoss 3-2 3 wins by fall, 1 loss by decision, 1 loss by fall 3rd place

Keanu Best works to break down his Versailles
opponent. Best won by pin

Daniel Shubert pins his Blair Oaks opponent