Ste. Genevieve, Missouri - Travis Waldner and Seth Harris of Dexter High School placed first in their individual weight class at the Class 2, District 1 Wrestling Tournament in Ste. Genevieve on Saturday qualifying them for the State Wrestling Tournament.
In all six total wrestlers will make the trip to the MSHSAA State Wrestling Tournament to be held at the Mizzou Arena in Columbia. It all begins on Thursday, February 15, 2018.
Jett Featherston, CJ Greene, Mason Keena and Bryston Pemberton earned top four finishes.
Dexter finished fifth in the 15-team tournament with 121 points, one behind fourth-place St. Clair.
Ste. Genevieve won the district championship with 225. St. James was second with 129, and Sullivan was third with 122.
Below are the District 1 results for Dexter High School Wrestling Team.
106 Bryston Pemberton (42-7) placed 2nd and scored 22.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Bryston Pemberton (Dexter) 42-7 won by fall over Logan Pfyl (Affton) 14-28 (Fall 0:21)
Quarterfinal - Bryston Pemberton (Dexter) 42-7 won by fall over Hayden Gasten (Potosi) 7-11 (Fall 1:27)
Semifinal - Bryston Pemberton (Dexter) 42-7 won by fall over Dillon Witt (Sullivan) 42-10 (Fall 2:52)
1st Place Match - Jacob Dickens (Ste. Genevieve) 44-7 won by fall over Bryston Pemberton (Dexter) 42-7 (Fall 5:16)
113 CJ Greene (22-9) placed 4th and scored 9.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - CJ Greene (Dexter) 22-9 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal - Joshua Countryman (Central (Park Hills)) 19-12 won by fall over CJ Greene (Dexter) 22-9 (Fall 5:55)
Cons. Round 2 - CJ Greene (Dexter) 22-9 received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 3 - CJ Greene (Dexter) 22-9 received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Semi - CJ Greene (Dexter) 22-9 won by fall over Luke Dixon (Sullivan) 13-15 (Fall 4:54)
3rd Place Match - Joshua Countryman (Central (Park Hills)) 19-12 won by fall over CJ Greene (Dexter) 22-9 (Fall 1:21)
120 Seth Harris (38-8) placed 1st and scored 22.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Seth Harris (Dexter) 38-8 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal - Seth Harris (Dexter) 38-8 received a bye () (Bye)
Semifinal - Seth Harris (Dexter) 38-8 won by fall over Austin Angell (Owensville) 18-22 (Fall 0:22)
1st Place Match - Seth Harris (Dexter) 38-8 won by decision over Dalton Thompson (St. Clair) 40-8 (Dec 5-4)
126 Travis Waldner (41-4) placed 1st and scored 23.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Travis Waldner (Dexter) 41-4 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal - Travis Waldner (Dexter) 41-4 won by fall over David Desonier (Bishop DuBourg) 4-10 (Fall 1:46)
Semifinal - Travis Waldner (Dexter) 41-4 won by major decision over Ty Lewis (St. James) 35-13 (MD 8-0)
1st Place Match - Travis Waldner (Dexter) 41-4 won by decision over Kade Willis (Central (Park Hills)) 34-14 (Dec 4-2)
132 Trevor McDonald (29-13) place is unknown and scored 9.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Trevor McDonald (Dexter) 29-13 won by fall over Thomas Taylor (Notre Dame (Cape Girardeau)) 6-15 (Fall 2:46)
Quarterfinal - Reid Posinski (St. Francis Borgia) 28-8 won by major decision over Trevor McDonald (Dexter) 29-13 (MD 12-2)
Cons. Round 2 - Trevor McDonald (Dexter) 29-13 won by major decision over Tighe Bombach (Owensville) 10-36 (MD 11-2)
Cons. Round 3 - Trevor McDonald (Dexter) 29-13 won by fall over Abraham Lloyd (Bishop DuBourg) 6-14 (Fall 0:23)
Cons. Semi - Grant Staffen (Ste. Genevieve) 44-11 won by fall over Trevor McDonald (Dexter) 29-13 (Fall 2:12)
138 Wyatt Parker (16-13) place is unknown and scored 3.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Jacob Mirly (Lutheran South) 39-6 won by fall over Wyatt Parker (Dexter) 16-13 (Fall 1:41)
Cons. Round 1 - Wyatt Parker (Dexter) 16-13 received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 - Wyatt Parker (Dexter) 16-13 won by major decision over Andrew Coleman (Potosi) 6-18 (MD 11-0)
Cons. Round 3 - Blake Bolin (Central (Park Hills)) 27-20 won by fall over Wyatt Parker (Dexter) 16-13 (Fall 0:36)
145 Mason Keena (27-20) placed 3rd and scored 16.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Mason Keena (Dexter) 27-20 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal - Mason Keena (Dexter) 27-20 won by decision over Austin Harris (Potosi) 20-16 (Dec 3-1)
Semifinal - Jared Humbolt (Ste. Genevieve) 48-5 won by fall over Mason Keena (Dexter) 27-20 (Fall 2:21)
Cons. Semi - Mason Keena (Dexter) 27-20 won by fall over Trenton Balderson (St. Clair) 21-15 (Fall 3:13)
3rd Place Match - Mason Keena (Dexter) 27-20 won by fall over Austin Harris (Potosi) 20-16 (Fall 4:45)
152 Wyatt Chastain (19-21) place is unknown and scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Jacob Kelmendi (Affton) 22-9 won by major decision over Wyatt Chastain (Dexter) 19-21 (MD 9-0)
Cons. Round 1 - Wyatt Chastain (Dexter) 19-21 received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 - Jaydee Vick (Potosi) 29-17 won by tech fall over Wyatt Chastain (Dexter) 19-21 (TF-1.5 5:00 (21-6))
170 Parker VanSlyke (22-28) place is unknown and scored 3.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Parker VanSlyke (Dexter) 22-28 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal - Cole Petty (St. James) 27-14 won by fall over Parker VanSlyke (Dexter) 22-28 (Fall 3:34)
Cons. Round 2 - Parker VanSlyke (Dexter) 22-28 won by fall over Jonathan Whitfield (Kennett) 2-10 (Fall 0:34)
Cons. Round 3 - Eli Cotton (Affton) 25-15 won by fall over Parker VanSlyke (Dexter) 22-28 (Fall 0:47)
182 Jett Featherston (35-8) placed 3rd and scored 12.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Jett Featherston (Dexter) 35-8 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal - Jett Featherston (Dexter) 35-8 won by decision over Devonte Flakes (Kennett) 15-14 (Dec 4-0)
Semifinal - Wade Hahn (Ste. Genevieve) 10-1 won by decision over Jett Featherston (Dexter) 35-8 (Dec 7-1)
Cons. Semi - Jett Featherston (Dexter) 35-8 won by decision over Christopher Greene (Notre Dame (Cape Girardeau)) 25-12 (Dec 5-2)
3rd Place Match - Jett Featherston (Dexter) 35-8 won by decision over Nick Wilson (St. James) 24-12 (Dec 6-4)
220 Colten Gibson (38-13) place is unknown and scored 2.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Colten Gibson (Dexter) 38-13 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal - Kalub Evans (Potosi) 18-18 won in overtime over Colten Gibson (Dexter) 38-13 (OT 6-4)
Cons. Round 2 - Colten Gibson (Dexter) 38-13 received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 3 - Colten Gibson (Dexter) 38-13 won by decision over Rodney Thomas (Kennett) 8-11 (Dec 2-1)
Cons. Semi - Josh Richards (St. Clair) 42-1 won by decision over Colten Gibson (Dexter) 38-13 (Dec 3-1)
Photo by Kim Waldner.
