A pair of Emporia wrestlers took first in the folkstyle wrestling tournament at the Kansas State Sunflower State Games last Saturday at Seaman High School in Topeka.
Nash Burtin (19-29 years old, 125 pounds) won his division with a 4-0 record, while Kyle Hale (19-29, 160) also took a championship after finishing 2-1.
Emporia also had a pair runner-up finishers: Mike Tovar (19-29, 150) and Damian Herrera (10-under, 110).
Alex Polzin (19-29, 150) took third, while Daniel Herrera (8-under, 58) went 1-2 but did not place.
Burtin added another championship on Sunday, posting a 2-0 record in the 125-pound division of the Takedown Wrestling Tournament.
Sunflower Gymnasts compete at Nationals
The Sunflower Gymnastics had eight top-10 finishes at the USA Gymnastics Junior Olympic National Championships held in Kansas City, Mo., on July 1-6.
Ali Norlen (third) and Zave Goodrich (sixth) had top-8 showings in trampoline, while Gabi McNeilly (third), Goodrich (third) and Mylah Knight (sixth) were the top-10 finishers in the double mini trampoline.
Norlen (fourth), Becca Waggoner (eighth) and Danielle Davenport (eighth) all finished in the top eight in tumbling.
For full results, see “From The Scoreboard” on Page 12.
Harder shoots
10-over on 1st day
of Jr. Amateur
Emporian Fletcher Harder sits in a tie for 104th after the first day of the Kansas Junior Amateur at the Wichita Country Club in Wichita.
Harder shot a 10-over 81 on Tuesday, firing a 4-over 40 on the front nine and a 6-over 41 on the back nine. His scorecard included one birdie, 11 pars, three bogeys, a double bogey and two triple bogeys.
Sam Wempe of Topeka and Mitchell Gregson of Waterloo, Ill., lead after Day One, as both fired 2-under 69s.
After today’s round, only the top 64 golfers will advance to the match play portion of the tournament that runs through Sunday.