Freshman Justin Knoll and sophomore Rylan Basart represented the Stockton Tigers at the KSHSAA 3-2-1A State Wrestling Tournament held last Friday and Saturday at Gross Memorial Coliseum in Hays. The boys had both advanced to State after finishing fourth at Regionals in Norton the previous week.

Although neither of the grapplers placed at the state tourney, they made a good showing. Knoll was defeated in both of his matches on Friday, while Basart went 1-1 on Friday before losing a decision to Brandon Vacura of Norton on Saturday.

The Mid-Continent League captured the top two spots at the tournament as Norton and Hoxie came in first and second with 120 and 113 points, respectively. Belleville-Republic County was third with 85.5 points.

State wrestling results for the Tigers were as follows:

Justin Knoll

126–Justin Knoll (21-17) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Brody White (Mound City-Jayhawk Linn) 30-6 won by fall over Justin Knoll (Stockton) 21-17 (Fall 1:42)

Cons. Round 1 - Adam Reed (Minneapolis) 26-21 won by major decision over Justin Knoll (Stockton) 21-17 (MD 13-5)

Rylan Basart

182–Rylan Basart (28-15) place is unknown and scored 3.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Brennan Walker (Beloit) 38-5 won by decision over Rylan Basart (Stockton) 28-15 (Dec 5-2)

Cons. Round 1 - Rylan Basart (Stockton) 28-15 won by fall over Charles Pearson (Douglass) 28-19 (Fall 2:07)

Cons. Round 2 - Brandon Vacura (Norton Community) 24-11 won by decision over Rylan Basart (Stockton) 28-15 (Dec 12-7)