Weiser hosts 30th annual wrestling invite

This last weekend, the Weiser wrestlers competed in the 30th annual Weiser Invitational. A total of 21 teams converged in Weiser for some tough match-ups. 

 Columbia walked away with the first place title and Weiser took fourth place behind Nyssa and Fruitland. The invitational has a rich history in Weiser of being one of the toughest tournaments. 

 The wrestlers face athletes that they will face in state, and it might even be said that the results of the tournament could be similar to the state tournament. 

 With that said, Weiser had some solid performances and some wrestlers did very well. Senior Brody von Brethorst had a third place finish for the team, while Darrian Hoobery shifted up to the heavyweight division for the tournament and finished fourth.

 Coach Drew Dickerson noted that it takes a small village of people to put on this tournament each year. 

 “This tournament is a lot of fun and a lot of work. We have wonderful volunteers who show up to towel tap, run concessions, run the hospitality room for the coaches and refs, work the tables, and just do general cleaning. Without all of our volunteers and the long hours that they put in, this tournament would not be the success that it is. Thank you to everyone who helped,” he said. 

 Individual placers for Weiser were:

 Third place: Brody von Brethorst 152 pounds.

 Fourth place: Conor Marsh 113 pounds, Seth Harris 120 pounds, Kooper von Brethorst 126 pounds, Rylee Willet 195 pounds, Darrian Hoobery 285 pounds.

 On Jan. 31, in preparation for the Weiser Invitational, the District III and District IV schools came together for some tough matchups. Weiser, Fruitland and Parma, took on Kimberly, Buhl and Gooding. 

 These matches have state seeding ramifications and Weiser beat each team handily. Individual results vs. each team are listed below:

Weiser vs. Kimberly 57-25

 98 pounds: Jace Buescher won by forfeit; 106 pounds: Mason Strong won by pin; 113 pounds: Conor Marsh won by pin; 120 pounds: Rafael Delgadillo lost by pin; 126 pounds: Kooper von Brethorst won by pin; 132 pounds: Sylais York won by pin; 138 pounds: Robert Sudderth won by forfeit; 145 pounds: Matt Morris lost by decision 5-0; 152 pounds: Brody von Brethorst won by decision 8-3; 160 pounds: Trae Gluch lost by pin; 170 pounds: Malachi Hoobery lost by decision 17-3; 182 pounds: Jesse Lockett lost by pin; 195 pounds: Rylee Willet won by pin; 220 pounds: Darrian Hoobery won by pin; 285 pounds: Elijah Carter won by forfeit.

Weiser vs. Buhl 56-14 

 98 pounds: Jace Buescher lost by decision 8-5; 106 pounds: Mason Strong won by pin; 113 pounds: Conor Marsh won by decision 7-2; 120 pounds: Rafael Delgadillo lost by tech fall; 126 pounds: Kooper von Brethorst won by pin; 132 pounds: Sylais York won by forfeit; 138 pounds: Robert Sudderth won by decision 11-5; 145 pounds: Wyatt Hodges lost by decision 6-0; 152 pounds: Clayton Beesley won by forfeit; 160 pounds: Brody von Brethorst won by major decision 17-9; 170 pounds: Trae Gluch won by major decision 10-2; 182 pounds: Jesse Lockett won by pin; 195 pounds: Rylee Willet lost by decision 7-5; 220 pounds: Darrian Hoobery won by forfeit; 285 pounds: Elijah Carter won by forfeit.

Weiser vs. Gooding 48-36

 98 pounds: Jace Buescher lost by pin; 106 pounds: Mason Strong won by forfeit; 113 pounds: Conor Marsh won by forfeit; 120 pounds: Rafael Delgadillo lost by pin; 126 pounds: Kooper von Brethorst won by pin; 132 pounds: Sylais York lost by decision 9-4; 138 pounds: Robert Sudderth lost by pin; 145 pounds: Matt Morris lost by decision 11-6; 152 pounds: Brody von Brethorst won by pin; 160 pounds: Trae Gluch won by pin; 170 pounds: Malachi Hoobery lost by pin; 182 pounds: Jesse Lockett won by forfeit; 195 pounds: Rylee Willet won by forfeit; 220 pounds: Darrian Hoobery won by pin; 285 pounds: Weiser forfeit.