Special to the Leader & Times
Liberal Wrestling Club traveled to Colorado to compete at the Eads Junior Olympic Tournament Saturday, March 1.
The tournament awarded two outstanding wrestler awards, an older age group and a younger age group. Receiving the older age group award was Liberal’s, Iovani Chavez.
Liberal Wrestling Club has never attended this tournament. They did not have a girls division so the girls were mixed in with the boys but that did not stop Liberal’s wrestlers.
“LWC showed up unrecognized to a new tournament, represented very well and left with the LWC name being known by all who attended,” Coach Bill Holcomb said.
TEAM RESULTS
8U:
Alyvia Holcomb, second, two pins Alyvia Holcomb, third, two pins 10U:
Ian Holcomb, first, two tech falls 12U:
Iker Hernandez, third, two pins Cesar Almazan, second, three pins Ian Holcomb, fifth
14U:
Iker Hernandez, second, one tech fall
Elias Holcomb, third, one pin
Marco Jimenez, first, two pins
Iovani Chavez, first, one tech fall and two pins Carter Madsen, second, one pin
Aaron Munoz, third, one pin
Liberal Wrestling Club is wrapping up their regular season. They head to Hays Friday and Saturday for the District 4 tournament. Thirty wrestlers from Liberal will compete for a chance to advance to State in Topeka March 14-16.
