Tonganoxie High girls wrestling wins 2 golds, a silver on way to 6th place as team at Newton
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Tonganoxie High's Grace Stean competes earlier this season at a wrestling tournament. Stean won her divisionTonganoxie High girls wrestling places sixth out of 21 teams and was the highest-placing Class 4-1A Thursday at the Newton Tournament of Champions. Teams finishing ahead of THS were either 6A or 5A teams.
Stella Bradley and Grace Stean both won gold for the Chieftains.
Bradley, a THS junior, got a big victory in the 115-pound championship against Garden City freshman Crystal Loera (22-2). Loera is ranked No. 3 in 6-5A. Bradley, who improved to 15-4 with the finals victory, won by fall in the second period (3:00). Bradley is ranked No. 5 in 4-1A.
Stean also improved to 15-4 after defeating Eureka senior Makyla Gore (14-5) by a 5-1 decision in the 170 finals. Stean, a junior, is ranked No. 3 in 4-1A.
Autumn Wilson placed second for the Chieftains at 110. Wilson, a THS sophomore, lost to Newton sophomore Avery Hinojos (17-2) in the 110 finals by a 6-1 decision. Hinojos is ranked No. 2 in 6-5A, while Wilson (16-3) is ranked No. 5 in 4-1A.
At 140, Mackenzie Colgrove (9-9) placed sixth after losing to Andover junior Olivia Randle (10-8). Colgrove, a THS junior, lost by fall in the first period (1:28).
Tonganoxie will be sending wrestlers to a tournament Friday and Saturday at Olathe South.
Other teams there will be Olathe Northwest, Olathe East, Haysville-Campus, Liberty (Mo.), Belton (Mo.), Ozark (Mo.), Baldwin and Olathe West.
Team scores
1. Garden City, 221; 2. Emporia, 178; 3. Manhattan, 165; 4. Derby, 159; 5. Newton, 132; 6. Tonganoxie, 126; 7. Blue Valley Southwest, 100; 8. Rose Hill, 99; 9. Douglass, 91; 10. Olathe South, 82; 11. Seneca (Mo.), 74; 12. (tie) Hutchinson, 73, Salina Central, 73, Stillwell, 73; 15. Eureka, 69; 16. McPherson, 67; 17. Salina South, 62; 18. Andover, 60; 19. Goddard, 57; 20. Valley Center, 40; 21. Bluestem, 17.