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Hornets Wrestling
2/17-18/2016 State Wrestling - 17th Place
Day Three
Chillicothe Senior Aaron Baker
came up one win short of his quest for a 132 pound State Wrestling
Title, losing to an Oak Grove wrestler 11-8 in the championship
match. Baker had beaten his opponent in the district semi-finals
13-3, but in the championship re-match his opponent changed
strategy, making it difficult for Baker to rack up points by
takedowns. With his second place finish, Baker became just the
second Hornet wrestler in history to earn a state medal all four
years.
Dean Atkins batted through the wrestlebacks to
earn 5th place, beating a Fulton wrestler by pin to win 5th place.
It was the same wrestler that beat Atkins in the quarterfinal match
earlier in the tournament.
In the team standings, Chillicothe
finished in 17th place with 35 points
Day Two
Chillicothe Senior Aaron Baker made it look easy, getting to the 132
pound finals at Class 2 state Wrestling. On Friday Baker won his
quarterfinal match in the morning by pin in 5:56against a University
city senior, then Friday night made short work of a MICDS Senior, pinning him in one minute. That
vaulted Baker to the championship match against a familiar opponent,
Shawn Kavadas of Oak Grove, last year's 120 pound champion that
Baker beat in the District Semifinals. This evening, the two will
battle again for the state championship.
Dean Adkins is guaranteed a
medal, but it won't be a championship. The 170lb Junior lost his
quarterfinal match 7-4, then bounced back to avenge an earlier loss
by beating a Richmond wrestler 3-0 and then beat a Priory Junior 9-5
to advance to the medal round. Adkins wrestles this morning. A win
means he will wrestle for 3rd, a loss means he will wrestle for 5th.
Kayde Burton saw his season come to an end with a
9-4 loss to Gerber of Cameron. The Hornet Sophomore ends the year at
42-12.
Day One
Chillicothe’s three wrestlers in the State Tournament all made it
through day one and will continue their tournament quest today.
132lbs Aaron Baker beat a St James Sophomore by major
decision 12-2 and will take on a senior from University City with a
43-10 record Friday morning
170lbs Dean Adkins beat a wrestler from Pleasant Hill
6-2 and will face a Junior from Fulton with a 34-7 record Friday
morning
195lbs Kayde Burton lost to a Fulton wrestler in the
first round 9-2 but came back to beat a Miller Career Academy senior
4-2 in overtime in the wrestlebacks and will compete later Friday
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