Kingfisher JH, MS wrestlers medal at Hub City Classic
KINGFISHER’S girls wrestling team saw several members medal at the Hub City Classic. Team members include, from left:, front row, Zoey Padilla, Mylene Jones, Mychaela Haynes, Cattie Crum; and back row, Autumn Rednose, Taygen Otey, Emily Warren, Delissa
Kingfisher brought home multiple medals – including two gold – from the Hub City Classic junior high and middle school wrestling tournament over the weekend.
Kyson Blocker won the 98-pound title in the junior high division while Cattie Crum won the girls’ 126-pound crown in the tournament held annually at Clinton.
Crum was one of several girls wrestlers to medal.
Mylene Jones was runner-up at 102 pounds and Mychaela Haynes second at 138-145.
Kingfisher also saw Delissa Evans take bronze at 138-145 and Zoey Padilla third at 138.
Taygen Otey was sixth at 126.
Crum defeated Cache’s Zailea Rodriguez by decision in the championship match.
She also beat Roman Davis of Cashion and Zoe Bennett of Cache on the way to the title.
Jones won four matches by fall and suffered only one loss - to Cache’s Kyndale Barfield, who won the title at that weight class.
On the boys side, Blocker earned a pair of victories by falls leading to the semifinals.
There he decisioned Cache’s Savon Hall 10-6 before beating Duncan’s Trey Thomas 2-0 in the title match.
One other Yellowjacket reached the finals as Chase Price was the runner-up in the 119-pound middle school division.
Price pinned Guthrie’s Rowan McHone in 3:38 to earn a spot in the finals.
He was beaten there by Edmond Memorial’s Kason Delgado.
Also for Kingfisher, Cale Browning took third at 72 pounds in the middle school division, Brayden Kochenower was third at 132 pounds in the junior high division, Mason Alig was third in the 170 pound junior high division and Ryker Long third at 195 pounds in the junior high division.
Jose Santoyo took sixth at 170 pounds in the middle school division.