2-1

103
1.Rotha, Goddard, def. Amaro, Maize, 6-3
3. Wenzel, North, pinned Schwager, Great Bend, 1:34

112
1. Nelson, Heights, def. Wilson, North, 22-10
3. Zinabu, Maize, pinned Christenberry, West, 1:50

119
1. Maple, Heights, pinned Gantz, Stafford, 5:29
3. Person, Maize, def. Wilson, North, 7-6

125
1. Caldwell, Goddard, pinned Davis, Heights, 1:34
3. Sullivan, Northwest, def. Blew, Great Bend, 6-5

130
1. Bahe, Great Bend, pinned Dunham, Maize, 1:17
3. Miller, Campus, def. Elliot, Goddard, 6-3

135
1. Schridde, Great Bend, def. Fisher, Goddard, 2-1
3. Webb, West, def. Johnson, North, 8-4

140
1. Means, Goddard, pinned Fulbright, Maize, 3:08
3. Dahlinger, North, pinned Terry, Campus, 4:39

145
1. Hentzen, Maize, def. Schridde, Great Bend, 7-2
3. Houlden, Goddard, def. Gregg, Campus, 11-2

152
1. Bonewell, Goddard, def. Ringgold, Northwest 5-2
3. Allen, Heights, def. Klein, Great Bend, 9-0

160
1. Beard, Goddard, def. Giessen, Great Bend, 11-1
3. Moore, North, def. Powers, Northwest, 1-0.

171
1. Villegas, Goddard, def. Mendez, Northwest, 8-2
3. Reif, Campus, pinned Hopkins, Maize, 2:59

189
1. Elliot, Goddard, def. Oeser, Maize, 11-3
3. Kaylor, Northwest, pinned Sanders, North, 4:07

215
1. Carter, Maize, pinned Edwards, Great Bend, 2:45
3. Page, Northwest, pinned Foust, West, 4:03

285
1. Alliman, North, def. Heithaus, Northwest, 4-3
3. Roman,Great Bend, pinned White, East, 3:28

Goddard dominates wrestling invitational
Wichita Eagle Correspondent
ALLIE SANTIAGO

The Goddard Lions stood up to their No. 1 ranking in Class 6A by rolling over their competition at their home invitational on Saturday.

Eight of their wrestlers competed in the championship matches while two made it to the consolation finals, as the Lions outdistanced second place Maize 259.5-213

Logan Rotha, Tyler Caldwell, Mitchell Means, Brandon Bonewell, Boaz Beard, Roman Villegas and Dusty Elliot all placed first for the Lions, a major reason for their large-margin win.

"We did very well today," Goddard coach Brett Means said. "We definitely have a target on our backs and I feel the pressure. I don't know if my guys feel it, but they work very hard."

Means said that he and the team have a simple way of handling that pressure.

"We don't talk about it," Means said. "We just have to know that no one is going to give it to us. Derby, Garden City, and Maize all have great teams, and those are just what I know of."

As Goddard enters the latter part of the season, Means said that much of the Lions' success can be attributed to individual determination.

"A lot of these guys are self-motivated and they work hard on their own," Means said. "The others follow them. I am very lucky to have such a motivated group."

Second-place Maize took six of its wrestlers to the finals and three to the consolation round, only one weight short of Goddard's 10 championship round qualifiers. However, only two of the finalists, Zac Hentzen (145 pounds) and Rich Carter (215) placed first for the Eagles.

Great Bend, which took

five wrestlers to the finals and four to the consolation finals, came in third with 212.5 points. Bret Bahe (130) and Joe Schridde (135) won their weight classes.

While Goddard pulled away with the victory easily, there were several close championship matches. At 135, Schridde defeated Goddard's Brent Fisher in double overtime, 2-1. In the heavyweight final, North's Ryan Alliman defeated Northwest's Brock Heithous in the final seconds of the third period, 4-3.

103--1.Rotha, Goddard, def. Amaro, Maize, 6-3. 3. Wenzel, North, pinned Schwager, Great Bend, 1:34. 112--1. Nelson, Heights, def. Wilson, North, 22-10. 3. Zinabu, Maize, pinned Christenberry, West, 1:50. 119--1. Maple, Heights, pinned Gantz, Stafford, 5:29. 3. Person, Maize, def. Wilson, North, 7-6. 125--1. Caldwell, Goddard, pinned Davis, Heights, 1:34. 3. Sullivan, Northwest, def. Blew, Great Bend, 6-5. 130--1. Bahe, Great Bend, pinned Dunham, Maize, 1:17. 3. Miller, Campus, def. Elliot, Goddard, 6-3. 135--1. Schridde, Great Bend, def. Fisher, Goddard, 2-1. 3. Webb, West, def. Johnson, North, 8-4. 140--1. Means, Goddard, pinned Fulbright, Maize, 3:08. 3. Dahlinger, North, pinned Terry, Campus, 4:39. 145--1. Hentzen, Maize, def. Schridde, Great Bend, 7-2. Houlden, Goddard, def. Gregg, Campus, 11-2. 152--1. Bonewell, Goddard, def. Ringgold, Northwest 5-2. Allen, Heights, def. Klein, Great Bend, 9-0. 160--1. Beard, Goddard, def. Giessen, Great Bend, 11-1. 3. Moore, North, def. Powers, Northwest, 1-0. 171--1. Villegas, Goddard, def. Mendez, Northwest, 8-2. Reif, Campus, pinned Hopkins, Maize, 2:59. 189--1. Elliot, Goddard, def. Oeser, Maize, 11-3. 3. Kaylor, Northwest, pinned Sanders, North, 4:07. 215--1. Carter, Maize, pinned Edwards, Great Bend, 2:45. 3. Page, Northwest, pinned Foust, West, 4:03. 285--1. Alliman, North, def. Heithous, Northwest, 4-3. 3. Roman,Great Bend, pinned White, East, 3:28.

My sincere congratulations go out to Pete Eck, his family, and his team mates. I am sure that there were a few wet eyes from those who knew his story when he stepped on the mat for competition for the first time. He has already won a battle much more important than any state championship.