The Kenai Central High School wrestling team led the Kenai Peninsula by finishing sixth on Friday and Saturday at the ACS Denali Class Invite in Anchorage.
Redington won with 150.5 points, while the Kardinals had 98, Nikiski had 72 in 12th, Seward had 45 in 17th and Homer had 22 in 23rd.
Talon Whicker won a title at 125 for the Kards, pinning Delta’s Garrett Coen in the final. Owen Whicker was second for the Kards at 130.
Also for Kenai, Andrew Gaethle was third at 152 and Elijah Dambacher was sixth at 135.
For Homer, Nestor Kalugin took third at 171.
For Nikiski, Simon Grenier was second at 171, Sam Yerkes took third at 145 and Jackson Wittmer took fifth at 160.
For Seward, Aiden Schilling took the title at 103, while Hunter Kurtz was third at 112.
Soldotna girls take 8th at ACS Girls Invite
The Soldotna girls led the Kenai Peninsula by placing eighth Friday and Saturday at the ACS Denali Glass Invite.
Colony won with 85 points, while SoHi had 56, Kenai had 32 and Homer had 22.
Trinity Donovan led the Stars by taking the title at 145 pounds. Donovan pinned Colony’s Kaitlyn Cottrell in the championship match.
Also for the Stars, Daisy Hannevold took third place at 135.
For the Kardinals, Simone Watts led the way by taking third at 160.
For Homer, Cecilia Fitzpatrick took sixth.
Soldotna takes 2nd at North-South
Soldotna took second place Saturday at the North-South tournament at Soldotna High School.
Colony won the event with 173.5 points, while the Stars had 163.5, Wasilla had 107.5 and Palmer had 104.
The Stars picked up championships from Wayne Mellon at 171 pounds, Hunter Richardson at 189 and Liam Babitt at 215.
Mellon wrestled two matches on the day and won them by major decision and pin. Richardson wrestled four matches and won two via pin and two via decision. Babitt recorded pins in all five of his matches.
Also for the Stars, Ezekiel Miller was second at 130, Trevor Michael was second at 135, Saiyan Baker was second at 145, Scott Micheal was second at 152, Collin Pack was second at 160, Nicholas Rackley was second at 130, Tustin Keller was third at 103, Ryan Buchanan was third at 112, Hunter Bras was third at 135, Edgar Land was third at 152, Joe Whittom was third at 285, Blaze Michael was fourth at 119, Simon Willets was fifth at 112, Liam Boyd was fifth at 145, Dennis Walker was fifth at 189 and Kevin Steger was sixth at 215.
