Tigers Go 5-0, Win Grandview Duals
The Lee's Summit Tiger Wrestlers traveled to Grandview for the annual Duals Tournament Saturday, bringing home first place for the second year in a row. The Tigers outscored their opponents by nearly 200 points, 281-86, including a 78-0 thumping of Poplar Bluff. Leading the day for the Tigers were Dylan Case and John Williams. Both went 5-0 and recorded 4 falls. Spencer Courier was also 5-0, with 3 falls and a tech. Steven Kingsolver went 5-0- with two falls. Josh Aguilar went 5-0 with 2 majors. Josh Howard stuck 4 opponents on his way to a 4-1 day. Jesse Morris also went 4-1 with two falls and a tech. Chris Lattner was 4-1 with two falls and a tech.
Overall, the Tigers were 39-13 (.750) in contested matches. 25 of those wins were by fall, 4 by Tech-fall and 5 majors for a whopping 90% quality wins percentage.
The Tigers will host Blue Springs South Tuesday night and recognize their nine Seniors and parents prior to the varsity matches.
LSWC Family Watch Tigers' Dual Win Over Ray-Pec
Tiger wrestlers struck early and often in a see-saw battle with Ray-Pec, winning 39-28 on Tuesday night. On an electric night with the stands extra full of cheering fans, Dylan Case, 215#, began the dual with a fall in the first period.
The Panthers responded with a pin of their own, tieing the score 6-6. Thomas Feigner, Freshman 103#, took the lead back by accepting a forfeit. The Panthers returned fire with two falls in a row and regained the lead 12-18. It was the Tiger's turn to roar now, however, drumming thru three decisions in a row. Jesse Morris, 125#, earned a decision in a hard fought battle. Freshman 130# Coulter Allen followed with his first varsity dual win, decisioning his opponent, followed by a tight match for Spencer Courier, who moved up a weight to 135#, winning by a takedown in overtime and giving the lead back to the Tigers 21-18.
The Panthers overtook the lead with a major decision at 140#. But, the Tigers' Josh Aguilar answered with a decision of his own at 145# for another team lead, 24-22. The Panthers edged back ahead with a pin at 152#, but the Tigers would not give up another team point. Justin Bruce, 160#, stuck his opponent, providing the go-ahead points for the Tigers, 30-28. With Josh Howard's decision at 171# and the Tigers ahead 33-28, all Steven Kingsolver, 189# and the last match of the night, really needed to accomplish was keep from getting teched or pinned to ensure the team victory. Steven had more than defending a team lead on his agenda, however. He stuck his opponent in the first minute and put a seal on the team victory.
results / photos / varsity / jv / kids
The Lee's Summit Wrestling Club (LSHS youth program) members and families filled the stands at the dual and cheered on the high school team. Most of the LSWC youth were sprawled out on the gym floor at the edge of the Tiger's mat, cheering on their home team wrestlers. Coaches Graham and McGovern handed out a lot of great prizes at the conclusion of the wrestling. kids photos
Tigers Place 2nd at Hickman Invitational With Nine Medalists
Tiger Wrestling put together 9 individual medalists - a gold, 5 silvers, one bronze and two fourths, along with a fifth and a seventh placer, to nab the second place team trophy at the Columbia Hickman Invitational Saturday. The Tigers finished third at the tournament last season.
Spencer Courier (Senior, 130#) earned his second Hickman gold after finishing second last year. Jesse Morris (Sophomore 125#) got silver, improving on his 4th place finish last year. Alex Swartz (Sophomore 140#) finished second, earning his first Hickman medal. Justin Bruce (Senior 160#) also earned second, improving on his bronze from last season. Josh Howard (Senior 171#) earned his second silver medal at the tourney. Dylan Case (Senior 215#) received sliver after finishing first last season. John Williams (Senior 135#) earned bronze. Josh Aguilar (Sophomore 145#)) and Sean Williams (Senior 285#) both toook 4th place. Steven Kingsolver (Junior 189#) grabbed 5th and Chris Lattner (Sophomore 152#) took 7th.
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Tigers Drop Dual to Liberty 22-40
The Tigers won 6 of the 12 contested matches Wednesday night at Liberty. Sophomore 145 pounder Josh Aguilar started out the evening by nearly teching his opponent. Josh had him on his back in the final seconds, the ref only handed out 2 back points and Josh furiously fought for more, but time ran out and he won 14-0. Senior 160 pounder Justin Bruce scrapped thru a tough battle before nailing down his decision in overtime with a takedown with :16 left.
The Tigers picked up a fall at 171# when Senior Josh Howard stuck his opponent :54 seconds into the second period. Senior 215 pounder Dylan Case followed with a 3-2 decision. The Tigers held a 19-3 lead over the Bluejays, but it would not last. The next 7 matches saw the Tigers hand over a pair of boxcars by way of opens at 119 and 130 and lose 3 matches by fall and 1 by a major. Sophomore 140 pounder Alex Swartz ended the night on a high note for the team with 12-10 decision.
JV lost 9-55, highlighted by 125# Freshman Coulter Allen's fall in the first period and 189# Sophomore Cullen Duke's escape in the 3rd overtime period for his win.
Tigers 43, Broncos 23
The Tigers traveled to Lee's Summit North for what each year promises to be a battle. The Broncos started off with a bang, a major and two falls, and were quickly up 16-0.
Sophomore Jesse Morris turned the tide for the Tigers with an 11-5 win, followed by Senior Spencer Courier's fall to close the team score to 16-9. John Williams put forth a great battle with #6 ranked Chad Homan, before eventually losing 3-2. Sophomore Alex Swartz majored his opponent but the Broncos replied with a major win of their own to widen their lead to 23-13. It was last win the Broncos would see on the night, tho.
Sophomore Chris Lattner started the Tiger rally by decisioning #7 ranked Nathan Warman at 152#. Senior Justin Bruce followed with a fall and Senior Josh Howard received a forfeit. Junior Steven Kingsolver got a decision, Senior Dylan Case stuck his opponent and Senior Sean Williams ended the night by sticking his opponent. The junior varsity squad won their dual 39-24.
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The Tigers travel to Liberty for a tough dual next Wednesday that will help to sort out the pecking order for seeding at districts, which will be held at LSHS Feb. 12-13.
Tigers Grab Seven Silvers at Marquette
Seven Tiger wrestlers earned second place hardware at the 2010 Marquette Invitational on Saturday. Senior Dylan Case (215#) and Sophomore Alex Swartz (140#) both recorded 3 falls each. Senior Justin Bruce had 2 falls and a tech. Senior Josh Howard (171#) and Junior Steven Kingsolver (189#) each had 2 falls and a major. Sophomore Chris Lattner (152#) had 2 falls. Senior Spencer Courier (130#) had a fall and a tech.
Steven Kingsolver stuck #7 ranked Bobby Ford from Fox in a championship 5th round that saw Tigers win all 5 matches in which they were pitted against Fox wrestlers - 4 by fall and 1 by tech fall. Fox was determined the eventual team champion in a controversial scoring system that awarded Fox over 100 team points for wrestling the first two pools against teams loaded with open weights. Host Marquette also benefited from the flawed scoring system, earning 2nd place, by qualifying wrestlers for the championship rounds via wrestling against a junior varsity team. Lee's Summit won more matches in the championship rounds (rounds 3 thru 5) than any other team and had more quality wins than any other team (quality wins are wins that score bonus points - falls, tech falls and majors). It is the first time anyone can remember that a team placed over half of its wrestlers in the top two spots, yet was not awarded a team trophy.
results / photos - round 1 / round 2 / round 3 / round 4 / round 5
Tigers Hammer Indians 72-12
On a frigid evening at the LSHS Field house, the Tiger Wrestlers were ready to put some heat in the place! They wasted no time warming up the 2010 part of the season by sticking 12 Indian wrestlers in a row. After an opening 112# loss by fall, the Tigers kept the Indians' backs to mat with successive falls at 119# thru 275#. Andrew Smith (Freshman, 119#) got the streak started by recording his first varsity win of the season, pinning his opponent in the first period.
Fans were on their feet at the end of each duel, cheering the Tigers on. Tongue-in-cheek complaints of sore knees were heard in the stands toward the end of the night as the fans wondered when the last time they'd seen such an over-powering display of Tiger wrestling. In fact, the last time was in 2004 when the Tigers won 70-3 over North Kansas City. This dual win places 6th on the all-time dual points scored list, getting in line just behind a 72-6 win over Belton in 1983. It is the largest margin of victory since a 59-point difference over Lee's Summit North in 2004. Team and Individual Records.
The Tigers will bring this heat wave to the Marquette Tourney this weekend where they are determined to bring home their first gold Mustang trophy from there, after having finished 3rd last year and 3rd in 2007.
