Ste. Genevieve, Missouri -The Dexter Bearcats wrestling team will send six wrestlers to the 87th Annual Class 2 State Wrestling Tournament at the Mizzou Arena in Columbia, Missouri.  The State Championship Tournament is slated for Thursday, February 16th, Friday, February 17th, and Saturday, February 18th.

Earning District medals at the MSHSAA Class 2- District 1 Tournament in Ste. Genevieve were Travis Waldner 106, Seth Harris 113, Dawson Jones 120, Matt Stone 126, Jett Featherston 182, and Colton Gibson 195.

Travis Waldner placed 2nd, Seth Harris placed 3rd, Dawson Jones placed 4th, Matt Stone placed 4th, Jett Featherston placed 3rd and Colton Gibson placed 3rd.

Here are the following results for Dexter - District 1 Tournament

106 - Travis Waldner (33-4) placed 2nd and scored 19.00 team points.
    Champ. Round 1 - Travis Waldner (Dexter) 33-4 received a bye () (Bye)
    Quarterfinal - Travis Waldner (Dexter) 33-4 won by fall over Ben Dewaal (Potosi) 8-16 (Fall 0:27)
    Semifinal - Travis Waldner (Dexter) 33-4 won by major decision over Brendan Labbee (Sullivan) 32-11 (MD 17-5)
    1st Place Match - Dalton Thompson (St. Clair) 40-6 won by decision over Travis Waldner (Dexter) 33-4 (Dec 4-3)

113 - Seth Harris (35-7) placed 3rd and scored 18.00 team points.
    Champ. Round 1 - Seth Harris (Dexter) 35-7 received a bye () (Bye)
    Quarterfinal - Seth Harris (Dexter) 35-7 won by fall over Luke Dixon (Sullivan) 12-25 (Fall 0:28)
    Semifinal - Nathan Geisner (Ste. Genevieve) 27-7 won by decision over Seth Harris (Dexter) 35-7 (Dec 8-6)
    Cons. Semi - Seth Harris (Dexter) 35-7 won by fall over Joseph Bruhn (Lutheran South) 15-17 (Fall 0:41)
    3rd Place Match - Seth Harris (Dexter) 35-7 won by fall over Logan Saxbury (St. James) 25-14 (Fall 0:40)

120 - Dawson Jones (22-16) placed 4th and scored 13.00 team points.
    Champ. Round 1 - Dawson Jones (Dexter) 22-16 won by fall over Tyree Burrage (Lift For Life) 9-11 (Fall 0:32)
    Quarterfinal - Dawson Jones (Dexter) 22-16 won by fall over Gunner Smith (Kennett) 15-16 (Fall 3:22)
    Semifinal - Evan Dowdy (Notre Dame (Cape Girardeau)) 30-15 won by decision over Dawson Jones (Dexter) 22-16 (Dec 8-5)
    Cons. Semi - Dawson Jones (Dexter) 22-16 won by decision over David Mcneal (Ste. Genevieve) 24-19 (Dec 7-6)
    3rd Place Match - Ty Lewis (St. James) 19-10 won by fall over Dawson Jones (Dexter) 22-16 (Fall 3:25)

126 - Matthew Stone (22-19) placed 4th and scored 8.00 team points.
    Champ. Round 1 - Reid Posinski (St. Francis Borgia) 22-11 won by fall over Matthew Stone (Dexter) 22-19 (Fall 5:07)
    Cons. Round 1 - Matthew Stone (Dexter) 22-19 received a bye () (Bye)
    Cons. Round 2 - Matthew Stone (Dexter) 22-19 won by decision over Julian Jones (Lift For Life) 19-15 (Dec 6-5)
    Cons. Round 3 - Matthew Stone (Dexter) 22-19 won by decision over Jacob Lands (Potosi) 17-16 (Dec 1-0) Cons. Semi - Matthew Stone (Dexter) 22-19 won by decision over Reid Posinski (St. Francis Borgia) 22-11 (Dec 8-3)
    3rd Place Match - Wyatt Lauth (Owensville) 30-15 won by fall over Matthew Stone (Dexter) 22-19 (Fall 2:16)

132 - Trevor Mcdonald (20-18) place is unknown and scored 5.00 team points.
    Champ. Round 1 - Mikey Crocker (St. James) 39-3 won by fall over Trevor Mcdonald (Dexter) 20-18 (Fall 0:24)
    Cons. Round 1 - Trevor Mcdonald (Dexter) 20-18 received a bye () (Bye)
    Cons. Round 2 - Trevor Mcdonald (Dexter) 20-18 won by fall over Conner Westermayer (Affton) 12-27 (Fall 2:04)
    Cons. Round 3 - Trevor Mcdonald (Dexter) 20-18 won by decision over Bailey Gardner (St. Clair) 16-18 (Dec 9-3)
    Cons. Semi - Darrell Malone (Kennett) 25-13 won by decision over Trevor Mcdonald (Dexter) 20-18 (Dec 8-4)

138 - Parker Vanslyke (14-21) place is unknown and scored 0.00 team points.
    Champ. Round 1 - Justin Woods (Kennett) 12-16 won by fall over Parker Vanslyke (Dexter) 14-21 (Fall 3:39)
    Cons. Round 1 - Parker Vanslyke (Dexter) 14-21 received a bye () (Bye)
    Cons. Round 2 - Noah Ogden (Ste. Genevieve) 18-14 won by fall over Parker Vanslyke (Dexter) 14-21 (Fall 1:48)

145 - Wyatt Chastain (17-21) place is unknown and scored 7.00 team points.
    Champ. Round 1 - Wyatt Chastain (Dexter) 17-21 won by fall over Andrew Long (Lutheran South) 8-28 (Fall 1:24)
    Quarterfinal - Kale Dudley (Sullivan) 21-10 won by decision over Wyatt Chastain (Dexter) 17-21 (Dec 8-2)
    Cons. Round 2 - Wyatt Chastain (Dexter) 17-21 won by fall over Joseph Bowen (St. Francis Borgia) 10-18 (Fall 4:36)
    Cons. Round 3 - Cody Lewis (Kennett) 12-11 won by fall over Wyatt Chastain (Dexter) 17-21 (Fall 4:34)

170 - Jakob Sauvage (19-19) place is unknown and scored 2.00 team points.
    Champ. Round 1 - Jakob Sauvage (Dexter) 19-19 received a bye () (Bye)
    Quarterfinal - Nick Wilson (St. James) 30-10 won by fall over Jakob Sauvage (Dexter) 19-19 (Fall 4:20)
    Cons. Round 2 - Jakob Sauvage (Dexter) 19-19 won by major decision over Braedyn Frankenberg (St. Francis Borgia) 17-22 (MD 15-4)
    Cons. Round 3 - Colton Moore (Owensville) 21-18 won by fall over Jakob Sauvage (Dexter) 19-19 (Fall 2:41)

182 - Jett Featherston (32-14) placed 3rd and scored 15.00 team points.
    Champ. Round 1 - Jett Featherston (Dexter) 32-14 won by major decision over Brent Schoonveld (Sullivan) 11-15 (MD 13-1)
    Quarterfinal - Jett Featherston (Dexter) 32-14 won by decision over Tyler Jenkins (Ste. Genevieve) 20-23 (Dec 3-2)
    Semifinal - Cole Petty (St. James) 27-13 won by decision over Jett Featherston (Dexter) 32-14 (Dec 3-1)
    Cons. Semi - Jett Featherston (Dexter) 32-14 won by fall over Brent Schoonveld (Sullivan) 11-15 (Fall 1:24)
    3rd Place Match - Jett Featherston (Dexter) 32-14 won by decision over Chris Greene (Notre Dame (Cape Girardeau)) 18-16 (Dec 3-2)

195 - Colten Gibson (20-10) placed 3rd and scored 17.00 team points.
    Champ. Round 1 - Colten Gibson (Dexter) 20-10 received a bye () (Bye)
    Quarterfinal - Colten Gibson (Dexter) 20-10 won by major decision over Cort Petty (St. James) 14-12 (MD 14-4)
    Semifinal - Wade Hahn (Ste. Genevieve) 39-0 won by fall over Colten Gibson (Dexter) 20-10 (Fall 1:39)
    Cons. Semi - Colten Gibson (Dexter) 20-10 won by fall over Michael Lynch (Sullivan) 6-15 (Fall 0:33)
    3rd Place Match - Colten Gibson (Dexter) 20-10 won by fall over Kalub Evans (Potosi) 15-13 (Fall 2:42)

220 - Christian Yarber (10-4) place is unknown and scored 0.00 team points.
    Champ. Round 1 - Christian Yarber (Dexter) 10-4 received a bye () (Bye)
    Quarterfinal - Isaac Boyd (Ste. Genevieve) 21-20 won by major decision over Christian Yarber (Dexter) 10-4 (MD 12-4)
    Cons. Round 2 - Christian Yarber (Dexter) 10-4 received a bye () (Bye)
    Cons. Round 3 - Christian Yarber (Dexter) 10-4 received a bye () (Bye)
    Cons. Semi - Jace Ellis (Owensville) 15-7 won by fall over Christian Yarber (Dexter) 10-4 (Fall 0:36)

285 - Cory Holland (24-18) place is unknown and scored 4.00 team points.
    Champ. Round 1 - Cory Holland (Dexter) 24-18 received a bye () (Bye)
    Quarterfinal - Camren Mcqueen (Owensville) 27-17 won by fall over Cory Holland (Dexter) 24-18 (Fall 1:40)
    Cons. Round 2 - Cory Holland (Dexter) 24-18 received a bye () (Bye)
    Cons. Round 3 - Cory Holland (Dexter) 24-18 won by fall over Carter Randolph (Sullivan) 13-28 (Fall 1:48)
    Cons. Semi - Treyvon Lemons (Kennett) 11-5 won by decision over Cory Holland (Dexter) 24-18 (Dec 4-1)

Photo provided by Kim Waldner.