Marion wrestlers make appearance at state meet
Three Marion High School wrestlers competed at the Class 3A state wrestling tournament in Hays last weekend.
Senior Steven Boone and juniors Chelsea Arnhold and Drew Looper were the lone representatives from the Warrior wrestling squad. Boone was the only wrestler to crack first-round competition when he defeated a Silver Lake opponent after he pinned him at the :59 mark.
Below are results from the state and regional tournaments.
State
112: Taylor, Silver Lake dec. Arnhold 7-1; 171: Boone pinned Wall, Silver Lake at 0:59, Shipley, Hoxie dec. Boone 7-5; 275: Parsons, Ellsworth, pinned Looper at 1:02.
Regional
Marion team finished sixth with 83 1/2: 103: Ross def. Bookless at 0:59; Ross fell to Burtin at 1:17; 112: Chelsea Arnhold def. Peterson 7-1, Arnhold fell to Andeade 6-4, and Arnhold def. Johnson 7-2; 125: Barr def. Unrau, Barr fell to Daer at 2:59, Barr fell to Owens at 4:46; Leppke def. Siemens 17-2, Leppke fell to Leis at 0:52, Leppke def. Abrahams at 3:14, Leppke fell to Turner at 1:46; 135: Moore def. Foster at 3:27, Moore fell to Tyler 20-4, Moore def. Gioath at 2:20, Moore def. Frank by forfeit, Moore fell to Jones at 4:56; 135: Nelson def. Beard 10-3, Nelson fell to Yoder at 0:57, Nelson fell to McDonald at 4:00; 152: Bowers fell to Smith 4-0, Bowers fell to Buffered; 171: Boone def. Miller at 1:17, Boone def. Mosely at 1:50, Boone def. Smith 7-0; 189: Freeby fell to Bidwell at 1:47, Freeby def. Talbot at 2:08, Freeby fell to Bass at 0:51; 215: Wells fell to Atchinson at 1:39, Wells fell to Decker at 2:56; 275: Looper def. Shaw at 5:32, Looper fell to Hamilton at 2:42, Looper def. Vandermate 5-0, and Looper def. Nelson at 2:50.
