Tonganoxie wrestlers 4th at Louisburg
With five top-three finishers on Saturday at the Louisburg Invitational, the Tonganoxie High wrestling team placed fourth in the team standings.
Chieftains junior Nick Pursel (160 pounds) finished first in his weight class with a 5-0 record.
Taking second place for THS were: Justin Soetaert (125), Caleb Himpel (130) and Matt Soetaert (145).
Clayton Himpel (112) placed third at Louisburg.
At 6 p.m. Thursday, Tonganoxie will play host to a dual with Spring Hill, which will serve as the team’s Senior Night.
Louisburg Invitational
Team scores: 1. Shawnee Heights, 322.5; 2. Platte County, 309.5; 3. Lansing, 252; 4. Tonganoxie, 216; 5. Blue Valley West, 173; 6. Louisburg, 138; 7. Leavenworth, 95; 8. Wyandotte, 35.5; 9. Bishop Ward, 6.4.
THS results
(Weight class — wrestler, record, place)
103 — Dominic Estrada, 0-4, 5th
112 — Clayton Himpel, 2-2, 3rd
119 — Dylan Yates, 1-4, 5th
125 — Justin Soetaert, 4-1, 2nd
130 — Caleb Himpel, 3-1, 2nd
135 — Britton Price, 2-2, 4th
140 — Adam Thomas, 1-2, 5th
145 — Matt Soetaert, 3-1, 2nd
152 — Luke Carey, 0-3
160 — Nick Pursel, 5-0, 1st
171 — Thomas Miller, 2-3, 4th
189 — Jonas Myers, 2-2, 5th
215 — Ryan Lynch, 1-2, 4th
Hvt. — Hank Somers, 1-2