Four EHS Wrestlers Medal at Eastern Illinois Tournament

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Published on January 30 2023 10:14 am
Last Updated on January 30 2023 10:14 am
Written by Millie Lange

OLNEY -- Effingham High School had four wrestlers earn medals at the Eastern Illinois Tournament Saturday.

 

Baker Moon captured third place at 132 pounds to earn a medal. He had a win in 1:54, then fell 22-10 before earning third with a pin in 1:13.

Taking fourth place for a medal at 120 pounds was Kaiden Stewart. Stewart won with a pin in :58 before dropping his next two matches.

Saul Ellis finished fifth at 145 pounds for a medal. He defeated a Mount Carmel wrestler with a pin in 3:45. He fell in the next round before taking a pin in :42, a pin in :52 and  pin in 1:28 for fifth place.

Trenton Patterson finished fifth at 285 pounds. He took a victory with a pin in 2:10 before losing a match. He then claimed three straight matches with a pin in 2:29, a pin in 2:55 and a pin in 3:21.

Eastern Illinois Tournament

120 -- Kaiden Stewart -- fourth

Defeated Smallhorn (Charleston), pin :58

Lost to Foster (Lawrenceville), pin 2;46

Lost to Wood (Mount Carmel), pin :40

126 -- Hailey Printz

Lost to Bryant (Charleston), pin 2:12

Lost to Abbed (Bismarck-Henning), pin :35

132 -- Baker Moon, third

Defeated Lowell (Charleston), pin 1:54

Lost to Jones (Hoopston), 22-10

Defeated Hedge (Mount Carmel), pin 1:13

145 -- Saul Ellis, fifth place

Defeated Kasinger (Mount Carmel), pin 3:45

Lost to Johnson (Robinson), pin 2:59

Defeated Williams (Charleston), pin :42

Defeated Sweitzer (Oblong), pin :52

Defeated Ball (Hoopeston), pin 1:28

152 -- Wyatt Haycraft

Lost to Sellers (Charleston), 16-6

Lost to Grob (Carterville), 7-2

220 -- Jeremiah Lorton

Lost to Dirden (Herrin), pin 6;42

Lost to Rockwell (Goreville), pin 1:22

285 -- Trenten Patterson

Defeated Gladwell (Herrin), pin 2:10

Lost to Wilson (Bismarck-Henning), pin :48

Defeated Gilreath (Olney), pin 2:29

Defeated Opgenhaffe (Champaign Central), pin 2:55

Defeated Brown (Hoopston), pin 3:21