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Schroeder places fourth in 4A state tournament

SALINA —Making a second straight appearance in the Class 4A state wrestling championships, Concordia High School sophomore Hunter Schroeder made his way onto the medals stand.
Schroeder placed fourth in the 160-pound class in the tournament held Friday and Saturday at the Tony's Pizza Events Center.
Concordia had three wrestlers competing at state.
Sophomore Sajen Kemling, 106 pounds, and junior Jordan Anguish, 113 pounds, each made their first appearance at state.
Marysville won the team title with 112.5 points. Winfield finished second with 100 and Scott Community was third with 92.
Schroeder, who finished 36-8, opened the tournament with winning an 11-3 major decision over Steele Morin, Winfield.
Eventual champion Gavin Cullor, Prairie View, defeated Schroeder 7-1 in the quarterfinals.
Cullor (36-1) beat Jadon Koehler, Pratt, in the championship match.
Schroeder, dropping into the consolation bracket, pinned Chase Pywell, Smoky Valley. He then won a 11-2 major decision over Caleb Jeanneret, Santa Fe Trail.
Advancing to the consolation semifinals, Schroeder defeated Noah Ackerman, Marysville, 8-1.
David Leck, Rose Hill, (40-3) won a 7-1 decision over Schroeder in the match for third and fourth.
Kemling (25-13) was pinned by Trent Clements, Chanute, in the first round.
Clements (40-6) would reach the championship match before losing 5-2 to unbeaten Devon Weber, Pratt, (41-0), 5-2.
Kemling beat Dayton Fraser, Eudora, 8-2 in the consolation bracket.
Rhet Koppes, Clay Center, who would place fifth, pinned Kemling in the second period.
Anguish (26-16) suffered an 8-5 loss to Corbyn Pauda, Ulysses, in the first round.
Pauda finished fifth in the tournament.
Anguish pinned Jett Roberts, El Dorado, in 58 seconds.
Kyle Sackett, Rose Hill, pulled out a 2-0 win over Anguish.
Sackett would advance to the consolation finals before losing 6-0 to Kolton Misener, Chanute.

 

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