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Tonganoxie state wrestling updates

By Mirror Staff Reports - | Feb 26, 2010

Friday, 6:30 p.m.

Tyler Hand’s run at the Class 4A state wrestling tournament came to an end Friday.

The 130-pound Tonganoxie High junior lost in the first round of his consolation bracket to Josh Thoele, Prairie View, who pinned Hand in two minutes.

Friday, 4:15 p.m.

Senior Tonganoxie High wrestler Jeremie Maus (171 pounds) was knocked out of title contention Friday afternoon at the Class 4A state wrestling tournament in Salina.

Maus lost, 10-2, in a quarterfinal match against Taylor Baird, Pratt, at the Bicentennial Center.

The setback moves Maus to the consolation bracket, where he will wrestle the winner of a match between Clint Janzen, Hesston, and Heath Parmley, Baldwin.

Entering state, Maus hoped to place, and he is still in contention to reach that goal.

Friday, 2:30 p.m.

Tonganoxie High’s two representatives at the Class 4A state wrestling tournament in Salina, 130-pound junior Tyler Hand and 171-pound senior Jeremie Maus, already have completed their first-round matches.

Maus advanced to the second round with an 8-2 victory over Blaine Tholstrup, Concordia.

But Hand was forced to the consolation bracket after being pinned by Tyson Schmidtberger of Russell in 1:45.

The first-round win for Maus moved him on to the state quarterfinals, where he will face Taylor Baird, Pratt. Baird is 29-3 this season, while Maus boasts a 37-5 record.

Hand is scheduled to wrestle Josh Thoele, Prairie View, in the first round of the consolation bracket. The loser will be eliminated.