Special to the Leader & Times
Two members of Liberal Wrestling Club traveled to Ellis, KS for the annual Ellis Open tournament Saturday.
Easton Lopez, 6U, took first place in the 37 pound bracket. He had thre pins for the day with times of 2:25, 1:50 and as quick as 20 seconds.
Lopez also had a tech fall in 1:21, which was No. 6 for the fastest tech fall in the tournament.
“Easton is really doing great for our team,” coach Krista Holcomb said. “His dad is a very dedicated dad and coach, and this shows through Easton’s skill level at such a young age. We are very proud of him and can’t wait to see how the rest of his season goes,”
Kendall Mosttler, 6U, took fifth Saturday in a bracket where she was the only girl. She had one pin for the day and her time was 11 seconds, which was the fourth fastest pin of the day.
“Kendall’s mom said she (Kendall) is pretty proud of that pin, and I don’t blame her,” Holcomb said. “She is new to our club and we are so happy to have her on our team. She works very hard and is very mature for her age.”
Liberal Wrestling Club had a strong showing of 6U kids this season.
“We have combined practices with ages 4 through middle school age currently,” Holcomb said. “Sometimes the littles get lost in the crowd. This season we have a great group of dads that have stepped in to coach and they really focus on the 6U kids since that is where their wrestlers are. It has helped us out tremendously. We are very grateful for them.”
