Four EHS Wrestlers Medal at Eastern Illinois Tournament
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