Bears Bring Home 4 Medalists from Carrollton Tournament

On Friday, Dec 9, the Butler Bears varsity wrestling team travelled to the Carrollton Invitational Wrestling Tournament. The Bears faced good competition once again. The Bears did have one individual tournament champion for the second week in a row, Cale Diehl, 1^st/195 lbs. Other Bear medalists included Trey Heckadon (2^nd/120), Daniel Shubert (2^nd/132), and Austin Fix (3^rd/145). Tournament teams included Butler, Carrollton, Father Tolton Catholic, Fatima, Gallatin, Lathrop, Marshall, Platte County JV, Warsaw, and Wentworth Military Academy.

152 lb class- Sr. Jared Best vs. Andrew Campbell 

(Carrollton) A good outing for Best who was 2-2 

at the tournament.

Individual Results were as follows-

106- Matt McGrew 0-5 5 losses by fall

120- Trey Heckadon 4-1 3 wins by fall, 1 win by decision, 1 loss by fall 2^nd place

132- Daniel Shubert 4-1 4 wins by fall, 1 loss by decision 2^nd place

138- Jesse Donovan 1-3 1 win by fall, 3 losses by fall

145- Austin Fix 3-1 1 win by fall, 1 win by major decision, 1 win by decision, 1 loss by decision 3^rd place

152- Jared Best 2-2 2 wins by fall, 2 losses by fall

160- Mauricio Perez-Marmolejos 2-2 2 wins by fall, 2 losses by fall

195- Cale Diehl 2-0 1 win by fall, 1 win by decision

145 lb class- Austin fix vs. Corey Jones 

(Carrollton) for Austin. A 3rd place finish at the 

Carrollton tourney.

220- Michael Coy 2-2 2 wins by fall, 2 losses by fall 4^th place

Coach Wackerman’s Comments-

120 lb class- Trey Heckadon vs. Ryan Strope 

(Fatima). Nice tournament for Trey a 2nd place

finish losing only to Strope a 2010 state medalist.

“Carrollton gives us a lot of opponents and competition that we would never see until the state tournament in February. Unlike our primary tournaments, we don’t see a lot of district opponents at Carrollton. What we do see is a strong, very physical style of wrestling. Lathrop won this tournament by a wide margin. They should place in the top 10 at the state tournament again, and we host them at our own tournament in January. It makes for a long night, with wrestlers having to wrestle 4-5 matches in about a 6 hour span. Regardless, I feel good about the competition level of the tournament, our individual performances, and our ability to adapt to a new situation- a long road trip, our team roster shortened by injuries and illness, and a tournament full of unfamiliar opponents. Hopefully, we will be healthier and fuller as a team prior to Trenton next Saturday. As a team overall, I think our pace has improved in matches. There were certainly other schools that were not in the physical shape that we are. That is something positive to see at this time of year.”

132 lb. class- Daniel Shubert vs. Tyler Mann (Lathrop) looks
right on track. Had a solid tournament finishing 2nd. His only
loss coming in his last match with Mann, a 2010 state medalist.