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On Saturday, Dec 6, the Butler Bears varsity wrestling team travelled to the Ray Stockdale Invitational Wrestling Tournament in Knob Noster, Missouri. The Bears took 6 wrestlers to the tournament, bringing home 4 medals. Overall team placements were as follows:
1. Versailles 235.0
2. Blair Oaks 138.5
3. Warsaw 96.0
4. Platte County 93.5
5. Knob Noster 90.0
6. Father Tolton 73.5
7. Holden 69.0
8. Butler 65.0
9. O`Hara 62.5
10. Fatima 21.5
11. Christ Prep 15.0
Individual Results were as follows-
- 106- Jacob Shipley 3-2 3 wins by fall, 1 loss by decision, 1 loss by fall
- 138- 3rd place Tayje VanVoorst 4-0 2 wins by fall, 2 wins by decision
- 152- Brett Behringer 2-2 2 wins by fall, 2 losses by fall
- 170- Reid Davis 2-2 2 wins by decision, 1 loss by decision, 1 loss by tech-fall 4th place
- 182- AJ Durnell 2-3 2 wins by fall, 1 loss by tech-fall, 2 losses by fall
- 195- Bryce Hill 0-2 1 loss by tech-fall, 1 loss by fall
The Bears will next travel to Carrollton for a Friday night tournament on Dec 12th.
Coach’s Comments-
“We took 6 wrestlers to this tournament, and we picked up more matches than usual at this tournament due to a lot of round-robin style formats. I was pleased with our conditioning. Three wrestlers brought home their first varsity tournament medals- Shipley, Davis, and Durnell. Tayje Van Voorst has performed well at Knob Noster, winning the tournament for his weight class in back-to-back years. Versailles looked great, as they always do, running away with this tournament with a lot of kids and a lot of pins. We have to wrestle more powerfully, however, to gain more ground this season and put more wrestlers on the medal stands. Our take down stats have to improve immediately if we hope to have individual successes throughout this long season. No one can relax or feel content on what they accomplished here. Nearly every single match that occurred at this tournament will be repeated over the course of the season. Wrestlers thrive on getting revenge to someone they lost to previously. Good rivalries are already brewing in several weight classes. Working on our mistakes, getting plenty of rest, and building up our power supply will all be important this week, as we go to the Carrolton Tournament on Friday.”
