Youth wrestling grabs huge attention Saturday in Craig
Andy Bockelman
Levi Weber Memorial Peewee Tournament local results
Bad Dogs Wrestling
Age group, weight class: Athlete — Ranking
4U, 38-42: Khodee Martinez — 5th
6U, 41-42: Abraham Aguilar — 2nd
6U, 45-47: Kaison Martinez — 1st
6U, 49-50: Orion Musser — 3rd
8U, 48-50: Ayden Piatt — 3rd
8U, 50-52: Orion Musser — 5th
8U, 53-54: Liam Letsinger — 3rd
8U, 57-57 A: Aron Aguilar — 5th
8U, 58-61: Wyatt Schell — 3rd
8U, 60-62: Kaeden Martinez — 1st
8U, 88-96: Bennett Powell — 2nd
8U, 88-96: Denny Piatt — 1st
10U, 59-63: Noah Duran — 2nd
10U, 60-61: Kaeden Martinez — 1st
10U, 63-66: Bradley James — 3rd
10U, 78-82: Steven Powell — 1st
10U, 82-91: Scooter Hicks — 1st
10U, 87-90: Denny Piatt — 5th
12U, 70-72: Colton Jones — 4th
12U, 73-78: Anthony Duran — 3rd
14U, 72-81: Phoenix Harris — 2nd
Moffat County Independents
4U, 32-37: Chance Hixson — 5th
8U, 67-73: Cyrus Goldsmith — 3rd
10U, 56-59 A: Kaden Hixson — 1st
10U, 59-63: Eli Fredrickson — 1st
10U, 64-64: Eli Fredrickson — 1st
10U, 78-82: Ezra Phillips — 2nd
12U, 57-59: Kaden Hixson — 1st
12U, 63-66: Hunter Fredrickson — 1st
Moffat County Youth Wrestling
4U, 39-44: Dylon Reno — 3rd
4U, 45-50: Caleb Bennett — 4th
6U, 39-42: Jesse Terry — 1st
6U, 40-42: Paxton Hartung — 3rd
6U, 41-42: Dalton Wies — 1st
6U, 42-43: Bransen Zulian — 3rd
6U, 43-45: Stryker Witherall — 2nd
6U, 45-45: Kaleb Dildine — 3rd
6U, 45-45: Kelton Evens — 1st
6U, 45-47: Deagan Martinez — 2nd
6U, 47-48 A: Haven Carr — 2nd
6U, 50-51: Koy Weber — 1st
6U, 51-52: Toby Goodwin — 1st
8U, 43-45: Josh Neal — 5th
8U, 48-49: Iesha Martinez — 3rd
8U, 48-50: Ty Ivy — 2nd
8U, 50-52: Josh Neal — 5th
8U, 53-54: Cydney Witherall — 4th
8U, 54-55: Cody Dade — 4th
8U, 56-56: Kaleb Duzik — 2nd
8U, 57-57 A: Jim Neal — 5th
8U, 57-57 B: Tanner McLean — 2nd
8U, 57-59: Colt Call — 1st
8U, 58-61: Koy Dilldine — 5th
8U, 60-62: Kolbee Cheek — 3rd
8U, 60-62: Noah Beason — 4th
8U, 59-63: Zane Herod — 3rd
8U, 61-65: Klayton Baker — 6th
8U, 61-65: Kannon Gustin — 6th
8U, 67-73: Brendon Wait — 2nd
8U, 70-73: Clayton Vandersluis — 4th
8U, 83-88: Wyatt Dade — 3rd
8U, 83-88: Memphis Herndon — 2nd
10U, 54-56: Gage Jones — 3rd
10U, 56-59 A: Jim Neal — 3rd
10U, 60-61: Jevon Vigil — 2nd
10U, 64-64: Brody Wiser — 2nd
10U, 66-68: Caden Call — 1st
10U, 69-71: Carter Behrman — 2nd
10U, 82-91: Mathew Loyd — 2nd
10U, 87-90: Billy Lawton — 2nd
10U, 87-90: Issac Vallem — 3rd
10U, 91-95: Michael Voloshin — 2nd
10U, 91-95: Chayton McDonald — 4th
10U, 98-103: Ian Hafey — 2nd
10U, 98-103: Pepper Rhyne — 1st
12U, 57-59: Logan Montgomery — 2nd
12U, 63-66: Kael Poe — 2nd
12U, 70-72: Adriel Vigil — 3rd
12U, 70-72: Dylan Zimmerman — 1st
12U, 73-78: Blake Juergens — 1st
12U, 76-81: Joe Neal — 1st
12U, 81-84: Ryan Duzik — 2nd
12U, 85-90: Brock Hartung — 2nd
12U, 85-90: Coltyn Terry — 1st
12U, 91-94: Kaleb Cheek — 4th
12U, 91-94: Ethan Hafey — 3rd
12U, 94-100: Tucker Zimmerman — 3rd
12U, 100-103: Logan Hafey — 2nd
12U, 108-111: Tarren Teeter — 3rd
12U, 115-123: Sean Byers — 1st
12U, 115-123: Jace Booco — 4th
12U, 134-149: Brayden Barton — 1st
14U, 72-81: Dylan Zimmerman — 1st
14U, 88-94: Gage Kawcak — 2nd
14U, 98-111: Kameron Baker — 2nd
14U, 98-111: Keaton Durbin — 3rd
14U, 131-135: Zach Patterson — 1st
While the temperature was frigid outside Saturday, the inside of the Moffat County High School was like a furnace with the enthusiasm of countless families and friends of young grapplers attending the Levi Weber Memorial Peewee Tournament, hosted by the Moffat County Youth Wrestling program.
The huge turnout included 415 kids from 18 teams, the biggest yet for the event, and athletes from Craig and Moffat County were in the thick of it, walking away with 27 total gold medals, 27 silver and 23 bronze.
Levi Weber Memorial Peewee Tournament local results
Bad Dogs Wrestling
Age group, weight class: Athlete — Ranking
4U, 38-42: Khodee Martinez — 5th
6U, 41-42: Abraham Aguilar — 2nd
6U, 45-47: Kaison Martinez — 1st
6U, 49-50: Orion Musser — 3rd
8U, 48-50: Ayden Piatt — 3rd
8U, 50-52: Orion Musser — 5th
8U, 53-54: Liam Letsinger — 3rd
8U, 57-57 A: Aron Aguilar — 5th
8U, 58-61: Wyatt Schell — 3rd
8U, 60-62: Kaeden Martinez — 1st
8U, 88-96: Bennett Powell — 2nd
8U, 88-96: Denny Piatt — 1st
10U, 59-63: Noah Duran — 2nd
10U, 60-61: Kaeden Martinez — 1st
10U, 63-66: Bradley James — 3rd
10U, 78-82: Steven Powell — 1st
10U, 82-91: Scooter Hicks — 1st
10U, 87-90: Denny Piatt — 5th
12U, 70-72: Colton Jones — 4th
12U, 73-78: Anthony Duran — 3rd
14U, 72-81: Phoenix Harris — 2nd
Moffat County Independents
4U, 32-37: Chance Hixson — 5th
8U, 67-73: Cyrus Goldsmith — 3rd
10U, 56-59 A: Kaden Hixson — 1st
10U, 59-63: Eli Fredrickson — 1st
10U, 64-64: Eli Fredrickson — 1st
10U, 78-82: Ezra Phillips — 2nd
12U, 57-59: Kaden Hixson — 1st
12U, 63-66: Hunter Fredrickson — 1st
Moffat County Youth Wrestling
4U, 39-44: Dylon Reno — 3rd
4U, 45-50: Caleb Bennett — 4th
6U, 39-42: Jesse Terry — 1st
6U, 40-42: Paxton Hartung — 3rd
6U, 41-42: Dalton Wies — 1st
6U, 42-43: Bransen Zulian — 3rd
6U, 43-45: Stryker Witherall — 2nd
6U, 45-45: Kaleb Dildine — 3rd
6U, 45-45: Kelton Evens — 1st
6U, 45-47: Deagan Martinez — 2nd
6U, 47-48 A: Haven Carr — 2nd
6U, 50-51: Koy Weber — 1st
6U, 51-52: Toby Goodwin — 1st
8U, 43-45: Josh Neal — 5th
8U, 48-49: Iesha Martinez — 3rd
8U, 48-50: Ty Ivy — 2nd
8U, 50-52: Josh Neal — 5th
8U, 53-54: Cydney Witherall — 4th
8U, 54-55: Cody Dade — 4th
8U, 56-56: Kaleb Duzik — 2nd
8U, 57-57 A: Jim Neal — 5th
8U, 57-57 B: Tanner McLean — 2nd
8U, 57-59: Colt Call — 1st
8U, 58-61: Koy Dilldine — 5th
8U, 60-62: Kolbee Cheek — 3rd
8U, 60-62: Noah Beason — 4th
8U, 59-63: Zane Herod — 3rd
8U, 61-65: Klayton Baker — 6th
8U, 61-65: Kannon Gustin — 6th
8U, 67-73: Brendon Wait — 2nd
8U, 70-73: Clayton Vandersluis — 4th
8U, 83-88: Wyatt Dade — 3rd
8U, 83-88: Memphis Herndon — 2nd
10U, 54-56: Gage Jones — 3rd
10U, 56-59 A: Jim Neal — 3rd
10U, 60-61: Jevon Vigil — 2nd
10U, 64-64: Brody Wiser — 2nd
10U, 66-68: Caden Call — 1st
10U, 69-71: Carter Behrman — 2nd
10U, 82-91: Mathew Loyd — 2nd
10U, 87-90: Billy Lawton — 2nd
10U, 87-90: Issac Vallem — 3rd
10U, 91-95: Michael Voloshin — 2nd
10U, 91-95: Chayton McDonald — 4th
10U, 98-103: Ian Hafey — 2nd
10U, 98-103: Pepper Rhyne — 1st
12U, 57-59: Logan Montgomery — 2nd
12U, 63-66: Kael Poe — 2nd
12U, 70-72: Adriel Vigil — 3rd
12U, 70-72: Dylan Zimmerman — 1st
12U, 73-78: Blake Juergens — 1st
12U, 76-81: Joe Neal — 1st
12U, 81-84: Ryan Duzik — 2nd
12U, 85-90: Brock Hartung — 2nd
12U, 85-90: Coltyn Terry — 1st
12U, 91-94: Kaleb Cheek — 4th
12U, 91-94: Ethan Hafey — 3rd
12U, 94-100: Tucker Zimmerman — 3rd
12U, 100-103: Logan Hafey — 2nd
12U, 108-111: Tarren Teeter — 3rd
12U, 115-123: Sean Byers — 1st
12U, 115-123: Jace Booco — 4th
12U, 134-149: Brayden Barton — 1st
14U, 72-81: Dylan Zimmerman — 1st
14U, 88-94: Gage Kawcak — 2nd
14U, 98-111: Kameron Baker — 2nd
14U, 98-111: Keaton Durbin — 3rd
14U, 131-135: Zach Patterson — 1st
The majority of these went to the hosting group, 16 of the wrestlers in MCYW winning their weight classes, with those 8 and younger going early in the morning and the older competitors in the afternoon, as many as eight matches at a time taking place.
MCYW’s Dylan Zimmerman was among those who took dual victories, both in the 12 and under and 14 and under divisions, wrestling in honor of cousin Levi Weber, the tourney’s namesake.
Koy Weber also took a win in the 6U group on behalf of his late uncle.
“When he pinned both of the kids in his bracket I couldn’t help to think that if Levi was still with us he would be so proud, but we know he was watching over Koy and all of us,” said Koy’s mother, Kelly.
Logan Hafey went 3-1 during the day to claim second place in the 12U 100-103 class.
“It’s really big,” he said, referring to the noise from the sizable crowd after winning his first match by an 11-6 decision against Meeker’s Dax Sheridan.
In the last two weeks, local kids have traveled to Rangely and Rifle, but the home meet was far bigger, not to mention more convenient, Hafey said.
“It’s a lot less driving,” he laughed.
The Moffat County Independents and Bad Dogs Wrestling competed as well, the former winning five first place honors and the latter six.
Among the Bad Dogs who did the best was Scooter Hicks, one of a number of girls who tore up the tourney, winning three straight rounds by pin in the 10U 82-91 group.
“It feels really good,” she said of the chance to compete her hardest against a bunch of boys.
MCYW coach Mark Voloshin was pleased with all the day’s matches and the effort put forth by athletes.
“They did a lot of good things today, and it was great to bring out our two new mats,” he said.
He added that the many people making everything go smoothly was also good to see.
“The volunteers, the parents, the sponsors, we sure appreciate everybody’s help,” Voloshin said.
Contact Andy Bockelman at 970:875:1793 or abockelman@CraigDailyPress.com or follow him on Twitter @CDP_Sports.
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