PhotoFest! Gillette Wrestling Tournament
The annual Pat Weede wrestling tournament in Gillette featured 11 schools with a few schools unable to make it due to winter road conditions. This was a dual format and Butte, Montana looked impressive with 5 wins. Thunder Basin and Sidney Nebraska had 4, Star Valley had 3 wins with Natrona and Rock Springs winning twice. Campbell County and Douglas each posted a dual victory. Here's a list of the top-placing Wyoming finishers in each weight class
106 lbs. Gabriel Whiting-Powell (5-2)
113 lbs. Dayne Humes-Moorxroft (7-1)
120 lbs. Darron Provost-Campbell County (7-0)
126 lbs. Landon Wood-Sheridan & Tel Perry-Star Valley (6-0)
132 lbs. Broc Fletcher-Rock Springs (6-0)
145 lbs. Antonio Avila-Thunder Basin, Lance Striefel-Thunder Basin & Dylan Goss-Sheridan (6-0)
152 lbs. Beau Russell-Natrona (5-1)
160 lbs. Lane Ewing-Douglas (6-0)
170 lbs. Terran Grooms-Sheridan (7-0)
182 lbs. Dillon Melton-Powell (7-0)
195 lbs. Ian Dickinson-Rock Springs (6-0)
220 lbs. Stetson Davis-Powell (7-0)
285 lbs. Lane Catlin-Thunder Basin 6-0
There was a sizable girls' contingent wrestling in an individual-type tournament over the course of 2 days. Here's the top-placing Wyoming athlete in each weight class.
100 lbs. Khloe Rogers-Thunder Basin (Fri.) & Allyson Bauer-Sheridan (Sat.)
110 lbs. Kenna Merritt-Star Valley (Fri) & Allie Walker-Thunder Basin-(Sat)
115 lbs. Rebekah Anderson-Moorcroft (Fri & Sat)
120 lbs. Aspen Henry-Thunder Basin (Fri) & Chay Stephans-Thunder Basin (Sat)
125 lbs. Lilly Mountain-Sheridan (Fri) & Andraya Conchola-Natrona (Sat)
130 lbs. Remington Aullman -Star Valley (Fri)
135 lbs. Samantha Walker-Star Valley (Fri & Sat)
140 lbs. Veil Foreman-Star Valley (Fri-Sat)
155 lbs. Eva Anderson-Sheridan (Fri-Sat)
170 lbs. Shaely Kunz-Star Valley (Fri) Bionca Gomez-Natrona (Sat)
190 lbs. Maggie Smith- Rock Springs (Fri & Sat)
235 lbs. Jada Bohm-Sheridan (Fri & Sat)
We have a huge collection of photos from the boys' and girls' bracket from this tourney at the Camplex, compliments of Kellie Jo Allison. Enjoy!