Six Sweet Home Mat Club wrestlers won state championships last month at the Junior, Cadet, Girls and Kids state championships.
A total of 29 wrestlers placed in at least one discipline in the tournaments, and another Bailey Chafin and Nich James placed at the Reno World of Wrestling, Chafin getting second in the 12U Girls 85-pound Division and James third at 182 pounds in Juniors.
In the state competitions, all held in April,
– Travis Thorpe won a state championship in Greco in the Junior 160-pound division.
– Paige Chafin won a folkstyle title in the 16U Girls 117-pound division.
– Ethan Spencer was folkstyle champion in the 14U 136-pound division.
– Kyle Siminbski was folkstyle champion in the 14U 71-pound division.
– Bailey Chafin was freestyle champion in the 12U Girls 85-pound division.
– Jesse Landtroop won the freestyle title in the 10U 59-pound division.
At the Western Regional Championships in Las Vegas last weekend, James placed fourth at 182 pounds in Greco.
Also competing in Las Vegas were Thorpe, Jesse Jamison, and Jacob and Kyle Sieminski.
“This is absolutely, hands-down, the best spring wrestling in all my years of coaching,” said Coach Steve Thorpe, who is in his 23rd year at the helm. “I’ve never had this many kids commit to off-season wrestling.
“Knowing it’s the greatest difference-maker for next year, that’s inspiring for me. knowing the kids are willing to work, do extra, put in time because it’s important for them.”
He noted that many of his wrestlers are playing other sports and still showing up two, three nights a week for workouts.”
“It would be very difficult for me, going into the wrestling room, if there were only six or eight kids in there. But when there’s 30 or 40 kids, that’s exciting.”
Complete state placewinner results from April are as follows:
2019 Kid’s State Placewinners
Folkstyle, Freestyle and
Greco-Roman
– Ryder Farris 8U 43 pounds
Freestyle State 2nd place
Greco State 2nd Place
–Wiley Farris 8U 49 pounds
Freestyle State 6th place
Greco State 6th place
– Matthew Jorgensen 8U 49 pounds
Greco State 4th Place
– Talon Temple 8U 53 pounds
Freestyle 6th place
Greco State 6th place
– Cody Sieminski 8U 53 pounds
Freestyle State 5th place
Greco State 4th place
– Bryce Chafin 10U 71 pounds
Freestyle State 6th place
Greco State 6th place
– Jesse Landtroop 10U 59 pounds
Folkstyle State 2nd place
Freestyle State Champion
Greco State 2nd place
– Riley Vaughan 10U 63 pounds
Folkstyle State 5th place
– Sam Barringer 10U 71 pounds
Folkstyle State 5th place
– Bailey Chafin 12U Girls 85 pounds
Folkstyle State 2nd place
Freestyle State Champion
Reno World of Wrestling 3rd place
– Rocco White 12U 70 pounds
Freestyle State 4th place
Greco State 5th place
– Dillan Davis 12U 74 pounds
Folkstyle 4th Place
– Kyle Sieminski 14U 71 pounds
Folkstyle State Champion
Freestyle State 4th place
Greco State 4th place
– Alexzander Reed 14U 83 pounds
Freestyle State 3rd place
– Jacob Sieminski 14U 97 pounds
Freestyle State 5th place
Greco State 4th place
– Kaden Zajic 14U 125 pounds
Folkstyle State 6th place
– Ethan Spencer 14U 136 pounds
Folkstyle State Champion
– Paige Chafin 16U Girls 117 pounds
Folkstyle State Champion
2019 16U and Junior Division Freestyle and Greco-Roman State
16U State
– Kyle Watkins 106 pounds
FS 5th place
Greco 3rd
– Treyson Smith 113 pounds
Greco 6th place
– Brayden Newport 138 pounds
FS 5th place
– Jesse Jamison 160 pounds
FS 6th place
– Jake Fanning 220 pounds
Greco 5th place
– Kenny Storms 220 pounds
FS 6th place
Greco 4th place
Juniors State
– Robert Watkins 138 pounds
FS 4th place
Greco 3rd place
– Jackon Royer 145 pounds
Greco 3rd place
– Travis Thorpe 160 pounds
FS 2nd place
Greco State Champion
– Nich James 182 pounds
FS 4th place
Greco 2nd place
Reno World of Wrestling 3rd place
– Marc Kanngeisser 195 pounds
Greco 6th place