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SD ROUNDUP: Four Sikeston wrestlers earn trips to state; Dexter wrestling wins first district championship

FARMINGTON, Mo. — Four Sikeston wrestlers punched their tickets to the state championships over the weekend, at the Class 3, District Tournament in Farmington, Mo.

At 138 pounds, Josh Rishton defeated Pacific’s Colton Thompson by major decision 16-5, while at 145 pounds, Quincy Nelson won a tight contest over Webster Grove’s Charles Getz 3-1. Both seniors earned third-place honors.

In the heavier weight classes, Tyreke Jamison lost a tough bout to Farmington’s Dalton Berg 4-3, while David Rowland lost by major decision, at 285 pounds, to Poplar Bluff’s Kendrick Gordon. Both were also third-place matches.

Individual Results (championship matches):

138 — Josh Rishton (S) wbmd over Colton Thompson (P) 16-5

145 — Quincy Nelson (S) wbd over Charles Getz (WG) 3-1

220 — Dalton Berg (F) wbd over Tyreke Jamison (S) 4-3

285 — Kendrick Gordon (PB) wbmd over David Rowland (S) 13-3

Class 2, District 1

STE. GENEVIEVE, Mo. — Four Dexter wrestlers won district championships, 11 qualified for the state tournament and the Bearcats won the team championship Saturday at the Class 2 District 1 tournament at Ste. Genevieve.

The Bearcats finished with 187 points, beating second-place Ste. Genevieve by 3.5 points.

Dexter coach James Sneed believes that this was the program’s first-ever district championship.

“A total team victory,” Sneed said. “All 13 chipped in. We kind of peaked at the right time.”

Jett Featherston, Colten Gibson, Bryston Pemberton and Travis Waldner won district championships.

Featherston won the 195-pound championship, beating Eli Cotton, of Affton, 2-0.

Gibson won the 220-pound title, beating Isaac Boyd, of Ste. Genevieve, 4-3 in the championship match.

Pemberton won the 120-pound final, pinning Garrett Smith, of Park Hills Central, in 1:46.

Waldner won the 138-pound division when Jaelen Woods, of Normandy Collaborative, forfeited because of injury.

Brett Frizzell, CJ Greene, Dawson Jones, Alex Townsend and Parker VanSlyke earned third-place finishes.

Frizzell won third place at 106 pounds after receiving a bye in the placement match.

Greene pinned Owen Dowdy, of Notre Dame, in 4:11 to win the third-place match at 113 pounds.

Jones won by pinfall over Nathan Selby, of Ste. Genevieve, in 2:27 of the 126-pound third-place bout.

Townsend pinned Collin Thacker, of St. Clair, in 1:36 in the 160-pound third-place match.

VanSlyke finished third at 170 when Daniel Schmidt, of Notre Dame, forfeited the placement match because of injury.

Wyatt Chastain (152) and Wyatt Parker (132) placed fourth.

Only 145-pounder Mason Keena and 182-pounder John Tucker didn’t qualify for state.

“John Tucker got a concussion (Friday) night and we had to send him home,” Sneed said. “Mason Keena’s been battling mono for the last month, but he wrestled hard. He just ran out of gas.”

The Bearcats also qualified 11 for state four or five years ago, according to Sneed.

Five of the qualifiers will be making their first trip to state: Chastain, Frizzell, Parker, Townsend and Van Slyke.

Waldner is the only one of the qualifiers to place at state. He took third at 126 pounds last season. Featherston and Pemberton finished one win short of winning a medal last season.

The top four finishers in each weight class advanced to the state tournament that starts Thursday at Mizzou Arena in Columbia.

Team Results:

1. Dexter 187, 2. Ste. Genevieve 183.5, 3. Sullivan 175, 4. St. Clair 108, 5. Park Hills Central 105.5, 6. Notre Dame 43, 7(t). Affton 41, 7(t). Potosi 41, 9(t). St. James 32, 9(t). University City 32, 11. Miller Career Academy 27, 12. Normandy Collaborative 32.5, 13. Sumner 20, 14. John Burroughs 0.

Individual Results (Dexter):

106 — Brett Frizzell (D) forfeit

113 — CJ Greene (D) wbf over Owen Dowdy (ND) 4:11

120 — Bryston Pemberton (D) wbf over Garrett Smith (CP) 1:46

126 — Dawson Jones (D) wbf over Nathan Selby (S) 2:27

132 — Jalen McKee (UC) wbf over Wyatt Parker (D) 4:51

138 — Travis Waldner (D) injury

152 — Austin Harris (P) wbmd over James Chastain (D) 13-0

160 — Alex Townsend (D) wbf over Collin Thacker (SC) 1:36

170 — Parker VanSlyke (D) injury

195 — Jett Featherston (D) wbd over Eli Cotton (A) 2-0

220 — Colten Gibson (D) wbd over Isaac Boyd (S) 4-3

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