Cats grapple their way to first at Central Valley Invite

The St. Paul Boy's Wrestling team stayed red hot on a chilly day in Greeley at the Central Valley Invite. The Cats took 1st place over Aquinas Catholic by a score of 170-155 in the 26 team field. The Cats placed 6 wrestlers including a championship for Alex Meinecke as he stays perfect on the season at 29-0.

Results from the tournament are below.

106 - Layne Baker (27-3) placed 3rd and scored 17.5 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Layne Baker (St. Paul) 27-3 won by fall over Peytin Grossart (Wood River) 2-13 (Fall 3:51)
Quarterfinal - Layne Baker (St. Paul) 27-3 won by fall over Prestyn Roan (Riverside) 6-9 (Fall 3:40)
Semifinal - Tate Wood (Fullerton) 22-4 won by decision over Layne Baker (St. Paul) 27-3 (Dec 7-5)
Cons. Semi - Layne Baker (St. Paul) 27-3 won by decision over Tristan Davis (Aquinas Catholic) 15-14 (Dec 8-1)
3rd Place Match - Layne Baker (St. Paul) 27-3 won by tech fall over Josiah Coleman (South Loup) 22-7 (TF-1.5 4:24 (15-0))

113 - Rylan Ramussen (20-9) placed 2nd and scored 20.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Rylan Ramussen (St. Paul) 20-9 won by fall over Jacob Cover (Weeping Water) 7-21 (Fall 1:21)
Quarterfinal - Rylan Ramussen (St. Paul) 20-9 won by fall over Gabriel Hagan (Weeping Water) 18-14 (Fall 3:03)
Semifinal - Rylan Ramussen (St. Paul) 20-9 won by decision over Symon Kastl (Aquinas Catholic) 16-14 (Dec 6-3)
1st Place Match - Dallas Wadsworth (Central Valley) 24-12 won in sudden victory - 1 over Rylan Ramussen (St. Paul) 20-9 (SV-1 6-4)

120 - Derrick Ruzicka (25-6) placed 3rd and scored 22.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Derrick Ruzicka (St. Paul) 25-6 received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Derrick Ruzicka (St. Paul) 25-6 won by fall over Wyatt Goodner (Anselmo-Merna) 3-5 (Fall 2:14)
Quarterfinal - Derrick Ruzicka (St. Paul) 25-6 won by medical forfeit over Hudson Urkoski (High Plains Community) 26-8 (M. For.)
Semifinal - Braxton Hammond (Southern Valley) 36-2 won by decision over Derrick Ruzicka (St. Paul) 25-6 (Dec 7-1)
Cons. Semi - Derrick Ruzicka (St. Paul) 25-6 won by medical forfeit over Hector Bonilla (Wood River) 21-15 (M. For.)
3rd Place Match - Derrick Ruzicka (St. Paul) 25-6 won by fall over Dylan Furstenau (Neligh-Oakdale) 28-16 (Fall 2:53)

126 - Christian Lemburg (16-13) place is unknown and scored 12.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Christian Lemburg (St. Paul) 16-13 received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Christian Lemburg (St. Paul) 16-13 won by fall over Grady Drueke (Elgin Public/Pope John) 20-16 (Fall 3:01)
Quarterfinal - Cole Spahr (Tri County) 35-0 won by fall over Christian Lemburg (St. Paul) 16-13 (Fall 0:38)
Cons. Round 4 - Christian Lemburg (St. Paul) 16-13 won by fall over William Beattie (Sumner-Eddyville-Miller) 8-19 (Fall 1:38)
Cons. Round 5 - Christian Lemburg (St. Paul) 16-13 won by fall over Caelen Wipf (Weeping Water) 27-12 (Fall 3:28)
Cons. Semi - Uriel Guzman (Palmer) 31-7 won by fall over Christian Lemburg (St. Paul) 16-13 (Fall 1:56)

138 - Drew Becker (3-4) place is unknown and scored 4.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Drew Becker (St. Paul) 3-4 received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Emmerson Earl (Palmer) 25-15 won by fall over Drew Becker (St. Paul) 3-4 (Fall 5:01)
Cons. Round 2 - Drew Becker (St. Paul) 3-4 received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 3 - Drew Becker (St. Paul) 3-4 won by fall over Kaden Shirley (Hi-Line) 10-15 (Fall 3:37)
Cons. Round 4 - Carter Hanes (Cambridge) 21-5 won by fall over Drew Becker (St. Paul) 3-4 (Fall 4:12)

144 - Jaydn Thomsen (19-11) placed 4th and scored 13.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Jaydn Thomsen (St. Paul) 19-11 received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Jaydn Thomsen (St. Paul) 19-11 won by fall over CJ Quandt (South Loup) 24-12 (Fall 3:51)
Quarterfinal - Gage Friesen (High Plains Community) 31-9 won by decision over Jaydn Thomsen (St. Paul) 19-11 (Dec 5-2)
Cons. Round 4 - Jaydn Thomsen (St. Paul) 19-11 won by decision over Parker Walahoski (Overton) 16-15 (Dec 9-3)
Cons. Round 5 - Jaydn Thomsen (St. Paul) 19-11 won by decision over Sam Bantam (Southern Valley) 25-16 (Dec 9-6)
Cons. Semi - Jaydn Thomsen (St. Paul) 19-11 won by decision over Jesse Thiele (Summerland) 26-9 (Dec 1-0)
3rd Place Match - Max Egr (Yutan) 26-10 won by decision over Jaydn Thomsen (St. Paul) 19-11 (Dec 6-2)

150 - Mason Majerus (8-13) place is unknown and scored 4.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Mason Majerus (St. Paul) 8-13 received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Jacob Moravec (Aquinas Catholic) 19-2 won by fall over Mason Majerus (St. Paul) 8-13 (Fall 1:00)
Cons. Round 2 - Mason Majerus (St. Paul) 8-13 won by fall over Keaton Broeker (Southern Valley) 3-18 (Fall 2:15)
Cons. Round 3 - Mason Majerus (St. Paul) 8-13 won by decision over Colton Perks (Cambridge) 23-12 (Dec 8-6)
Cons. Round 4 - Luke Harms (Weeping Water) 26-11 won by decision over Mason Majerus (St. Paul) 8-13 (Dec 8-5)

157 - Alex Meinecke (29-0) placed 1st and scored 28.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Alex Meinecke (St. Paul) 29-0 received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Alex Meinecke (St. Paul) 29-0 won by fall over Brek Wiese (Wood River) 11-22 (Fall 3:34)
Quarterfinal - Alex Meinecke (St. Paul) 29-0 won by fall over Jaxon Wood (Yutan) 20-13 (Fall 5:54)
Semifinal - Alex Meinecke (St. Paul) 29-0 won by major decision over Jairo Lazos (Central Valley) 33-7 (MD 10-2)
1st Place Match - Alex Meinecke (St. Paul) 29-0 won by major decision over Kelby Coufal (Aquinas Catholic) 31-4 (MD 9-1)

165 - Bryson Thomsen (24-5) placed 2nd and scored 23.5 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Bryson Thomsen (St. Paul) 24-5 received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Bryson Thomsen (St. Paul) 24-5 won by tech fall over Jordan Dodds (Riverside) 5-10 (TF-1.5 2:22 (20-5))
Quarterfinal - Bryson Thomsen (St. Paul) 24-5 won by fall over Wesley Miller (Aquinas Catholic) 20-14 (Fall 0:59)
Semifinal - Bryson Thomsen (St. Paul) 24-5 won by fall over Ikaiah Edgren (Wood River) 15-4 (Fall 5:11)
1st Place Match - Tyce Porter (Anselmo-Merna) 31-1 won by decision over Bryson Thomsen (St. Paul) 24-5 (Dec 11-5)

190 - Ryder Anderson (17-11) place is unknown and scored 7.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Ryder Anderson (St. Paul) 17-11 won by fall over Tyler Kastl (Aquinas Catholic) 9-8 (Fall 2:43)
Quarterfinal - Cooper Stokebrand (Tri County) 31-5 won by fall over Ryder Anderson (St. Paul) 17-11 (Fall 4:53)
Cons. Round 2 - Ryder Anderson (St. Paul) 17-11 won by fall over Neddy Lesiak (High Plains Community) 7-22 (Fall 4:02)
Cons. Round 3 - Chase Thomas (Neligh-Oakdale) 35-8 won by fall over Ryder Anderson (St. Paul) 17-11 (Fall 2:22)

215 - Landyn Rubesh (12-18) place is unknown and scored 9.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Colby Noel (Southern Valley) 29-12 won by fall over Landyn Rubesh (St. Paul) 12-18 (Fall 2:41)
Cons. Round 1 - Landyn Rubesh (St. Paul) 12-18 won by fall over Cayden Burns (Central Valley) 6-17 (Fall 1:53)
Cons. Round 2 - Landyn Rubesh (St. Paul) 12-18 won by medical forfeit over Jeremiah Keene (Weeping Water) 20-3 (M. For.)
Cons. Round 3 - Landyn Rubesh (St. Paul) 12-18 won by fall over Luis Alarcon (Tri County) 9-14 (Fall 3:27)
Cons. Semi - Jacob Henery (Neligh-Oakdale) 34-5 won by fall over Landyn Rubesh (St. Paul) 12-18 (Fall 1:37)

285 - Garrett Gass (4-3) place is unknown and scored 10.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Garrett Gass (St. Paul) 4-3 won by fall over Tucker Viter (Hi-Line) 1-6 (Fall 0:52)
Champ. Round 2 - Landon Hauptman (Wood River) 12-18 won by fall over Garrett Gass (St. Paul) 4-3 (Fall 1:59)
Cons. Round 2 - Garrett Gass (St. Paul) 4-3 won by fall over Kaleb Andel (Aquinas Catholic) 0-6 (Fall 0:38)
Cons. Round 3 - Garrett Gass (St. Paul) 4-3 won by fall over Talon White (Wood River) 1-14 (Fall 0:42)
Cons. Round 4 - Zane Koziol (Fullerton) 5-5 won by fall over Garrett Gass (St. Paul) 4-3 (Fall 2:32)

St. Paul Wrestling will be back in action Saturday with both Boys and Girls Wrestling teams participating at the Boone Central Invite in Albion