Wellington wrestlers have momentum going into Christmas break
Aaron Shoemann has the best Wellington record at 10-6 thus far this season.
by Tracy McCue, Sumner Newscow — For the first time during his tenure as Wellington head wrestling coach, Mitch McComb has 30 grapplers in the WHS practice facility – the largest number in years.
But what McComb doesn’t have is that slam dunk athlete who appears to be destined for the Class 4A State Tournament qualifier next February in Salina. 
Wellington’s squad is young. In its first month, the Crusader program has had up to four freshmen in the varsity starting lineup and five sophomores and 10 freshmen overall making up 50 percent of the roster.
But he has just four seniors, and none of them have significant varsity experience. Of those four, only two are starting.
Wellington also has 11 juniors with eight of them starting.
Kyle Clem, a transfer from Clearwater, goes 6-1 over the weekend.
Going into Christmas break, the Wellington varsity record thus far has been mixed. The Crusaders are currently 4-4 in dual competition. In overall competition including bracketed tournaments, Wellington has eight starters with winning records. But all of them have at least four losses or more.
Still, things are looking up. After splitting a double dual with Rose Hill Thursday, Wellington went 3-2 in the Marion Tournament. Two of those starters appear to be catching fire.
Kyle Clem, a junior and a transfer out of Clearwater, had an exceptional weekend in the 132 pound weight division. He went 6-1 over the two-day stretch. He swept both of his opponents in a double dual with Rose Hill and Augusta. He then went 4-1 in Marion. (See Wellington wrestling photo gallery here).
Before this weekened, Clem started out slowly going 1-6 in the Pratt dual and Wellington Tournament. But now he is making up ground and heads into 2017 with momentum.
Aaron Schoemann, at 182, is another wrestlers who has been momentum on his side. He is the first Crusader wrestler to post a double digit win total with a 10-6 record. After splitting in Rose Hill, Schoemann went 5-0 in Marion to win his weight division.
Currently, Wellington has a roster with a wrestler for every weight division. A freshman left the program at 170 pounds, so that weight division is now up for grabs.
Ian Groom is a returning starter.
The season records of the varsity starters are as follows:
106 – Montana Heacock, fresh., 4-3.
113 – Brennan Cantrell, fresh., 3-7.
120 – Malachi Macias, fresh., 3-5.
126 – Daniel Schmidt, jr., 5-5,
132 – Kyle Clem, jr., 7-6.
138 – Kadin Heacock, jr., 6-4.
145 – Seth Tunnell, sr., 3-9.
152 – Kaden Young, fr., 2-6.
160 – Dylan Ferguson, sr., 8-6.
170 – True Dejarnett 2-3.
182 – Aaron Schoemann, jr., 10-6.
195 – Ian Groom, jr., 6-6.
220 – Matt McComb., jr., 7-5.
285 – Gabe Smith, jr., 6-4.
285 – Tyler Jimenez, so., 6-4.
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The full varsity and junior varsity lineup are as follows:
The Varsity Line-up
106 Brennan Cantrell   9 or Montanna Heacock              9
113 Austin Harriger         9
120 Daniel Schmidt         11
126 Blake Bales                11
132 Kyle Clem                   11
138 Kadin Heacock          11
145 Seth Tunnell              12
152 Kaden Young            9
160 Dylan Ferguson        12
170 None established.
182 Aaron Schoemann  11
195 Ian Groom                 11
220 Matt McComb          11
285 Gabe Smith               11
Junior Varsity
113 Mitchell Gould         10
120 Auston Trillo              11
120 Malachi Macias        9
126 Jonah Luna                11
126 Quinton Redford     9
132 Trevor Stover           10
132 Rylan Blasi                  9
138 Andrew Wolf            11
160 Drake Alcorn             10
160 True DeJarnett         9
170 Kenny Farley             9
170 Brad McBath             12
182 Hunter Greenlee    9
195 Levi Preston              12
285 Tyler Jmenez            10
285 Kyle Parsons             10
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Double dual results – Thursday.
Lost to Rose Hill 44-26. Beat Augusta 36-35.
M. Heacock was 0-2
A. Harriger 0-1
B. Cantrell 0-1
M. Macias 1-1
D. Schmidt 0-2
K. Clem 2-0
K. Heacock 2-0
S. Tunnell 0-2
K. Young 1-1
D. Ferguson 1-1
K. Farley 0-2
A. Schoemann 1-1
I. Groom 1-1
M. McComb 0-1
G. Smith 1-0
T. Jimenez 2-0.
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Marion Tournament results – Friday.
Result of each dual:
Hillsboro-won- 60-24
Burlington-lost-46-30
West Elk- won-72-10
Douglass-lost-36-48
Royal valley-won-60-18.
Individual results for each weight division:
106-M. Heacock- 4-1
113-B. Cantrell- 2-3
120- M. Macias- 2-3
126- D. Schmidt- 4-1
132- K. Clem-4-1
138- K. Heacock- 3-2
145- S. Tunnell- 3-2
152- K. Young-1-4
160- D. Ferguson- 4-1
170- T. DeJarnett- 2-3
182- A. Schoemann-5-0
195-I. Groom- 3-2
220- M. Mccomb-4-1
285-T. Jimenez- 3-1.
