Greenhaw brings home first place medal
Staff writer
Senior wrestler Carson Greenhaw took first place in the 145-pound weight class division to lead the Trojans to a fourth place finish at the Halstead Invitational Wrestling Tournament held last Friday and Saturday in Halstead. From a pool of 21 teams, Hillsboro scored 122 points behind Circle who placed third with 130.5 points, El Dorado, second, with 135, and number one Lincoln with 168 points.
"We did a pretty good job," said Head Coach Corey Burton, "considering that there were 21 schools there, and we placed seven wrestlers in the top six."
Greenhaw was the only Trojan to take home a first place medal with a 3-0 record in the tournament.
"Carson did a good job by getting first place in that weight class," Burton said.
Other wrestlers placing in the tournament were Wade Sorensen, in the 189-pound weight class, second place with a 3-1 record; Bri Ratzlaff, in the 103-pound weight class, third place with a 3-1 record; Danny Yoder, in the 125-pound weight class, third place with a 4-1 record; Ronnie Davis, in the 215-pound weight class, third place with a 4-1 record; James Bina, in the 152-pound weight class, fifth place with a 4-2 record; and Ryan Janzen, in the 119-pound weight class, sixth place with a 1-3 record.
"I feel we are headed in the right direction," Burton said. "February is our goal. We need to improve on the little things," he said.
The Hillsboro wrestlers will face Lincoln and Lyons in Lincoln Thursday night and compete in the Eureka tournament at 9 a.m. on Saturday.
"Lincoln has a full team, and it's going to be tough," Burton said. "Lyons numbers are way down."
The Eureka tournament on Saturday is a first for the Trojans.
"This will be a tough tournament for us," he said. "There will be quite a few teams there for a one-day tournament, about 16 teams. It's going to be tough."
RESULTS
HALSTEAD INVITATIONAL
Team Standings: 1. Lincoln 168; 2. El Dorado 135; 3. Circle 130.5; 4. Hillsboro 122; 5. Douglass 117.5; 6. Halstead/Sedgwick 112; 7. Chase County 107; 8. Herington 103.5; 9. Andale 92.50; 10. Marion 73; 11. Remington 70; 12. Garden Plain/Cheney 67; 13. Stafford 61; 14. Bluestem 55; 15. Hesston 53.5; 16. SES 51; Haven/Burrton 50; 18. Cherryvale 43; 19. Flint Hills 34; 20. Lyons 29; 21. St. John's Military 15.
Individual Standings: 103 — 3. Bri Ratzlaff (HIL), 3-1, pinned Enloe (SES) :35 first period; pinned by Zogelman (GP) 5:26 third period; won 12-0 over Roberts (DG); won 7-2 over Strout (AND). 112 — Lance Bartel (HIL),0-2, lost 20-3 to Wessel (CC); lost 15-5 to Powell (BLU). 119 — 6. Ryan Janzen (HIL), 1-3, lost 15-0 to Landis (DG)pinned Hanel (CC) 4:29 third period; pinned by McCoy (CIR) 3:26 third period; pinned by Eck (AND) 3:59 third period. 125 — 3. Daniel Yoder (HIL), 4-1, pinned Fiscus (STAF) 3:11 second period; won 9-1 over Baxter (HAL) 5:42 third period; pinned by Vice (CIR) 1:29 first period; won 4-0 over Knapp (LIN); won 12-3 over Soule (ELD). 140 — Tim Glahn (HIL), 0-2, pinned by Sanders (STAF) 1:15 first period; pinned by Kennedy (ELD) 4:58 third period. 145 — 1. Carson Greenhaw (HIL), 3-0, pinned Potts (HAL) 5:42 third period; won 9-8 over Galloway (HAV); won 8-5 over Bagby (REM). 152 — 5. James Bina (HIL), 4-2, lost 6-2 to Hermes (AND); won 6-2 over Bugner (GP); lost 4-0 to Coleman (REM); pinned Knoll (FLH) 3:58 third period. 160 — Billy Winegarner (HIL), 1-1, pinned by Spencer (CIR); won 12-4 over Pigorsh (HER). 171 — Tracy Jost (HIL), 0-2, pinned by Boone (MAR) :45 first period; pinned by Stuhlsatz (GP) 1:53 second period. 189 — 2. Wade Sorensen (HIL), 3-1, pinned Stueland (REM) 3:28 second period; pinned Wray (HESS) 1:30 first period; won 8-4 over Harbaugh (CC); lost 15-0 to Whitehead (DG). 215 — 3. Ron Davis (HIL), 4-1, pinned Kendrick (SES) 1:02 first period; pinned Bowley (MAR) :35 first period; lost 7-6 in overtime to Patton (CIR); pinned Mitchem (HAL) 3:47 third period; pinned Bowley (MAR) 2:29 second period.
