Mark Kirk
2023 got off to an amazing start with incredible competition in Geary, Jenks, Cushing Inola, Yukon and other tournaments across the state and nation.
Listed below are the top three teams at the Oklahoma tournaments. All of the tournament results can be found in the Tournament Results section on the home page of the OWrestle website.
BOYS TOURNAMENT RESULTS – TOP THREE TEAMS
| Geary Tournament | ||
| No. | Team | Points |
| 1 | Stillwater | 227 |
| 2 | Edmond North | 216.5 |
| 3 | Tuttle | 103.5 |
- Bob Stegall Outstanding Wrestler Award – Sam Smith, Stillwater (120 lbs.)
- George Walker Most Falls Award – AJ Heeg, Stillwater (190 lbs.)
- Alan Long Sportsmanship Award – Cash Donnell, Piedmont (120 lbs.)
| Larry Wilkey Invitational at Jenks | ||
| No. | Team | Points |
| 1 | Newton, KS | 193 |
| 2 | Westmoore | 190 |
| 3 | Owasso | 141.5 |
| Cushing Tiger Invitational | ||
| No. | Team | Points |
| 1 | Allen, TX | 260 |
| 2 | Blackwell | 234 |
| 3 | Elgin | 145 |
| Inola Tournament | ||
| No. | Team | Points |
| 1 | Bentonville, AR | 216 |
| 2 | Inola | 193 |
| 3 | Broken Arrow | 191 |
| Hilldale Invitational | ||
| No. | Team | Points |
| 1 | Hilldale | 160.5 |
| 2 | U.S. Grant | 99 |
| 3 | East Central | 96 |
GIRLS TOURNAMENT RESULTS – TOP THREE TEAMS
| Inola Tournament | ||
| No. | Team | Points |
| 1 | Broken Arrow | 186 |
| 2 | Bixby | 152 |
| 2 | Moore | 152 |
Outstanding Wrestler Award – Hannah Lopez, Moore (105 lbs.)
| Yukon Women’s Invitational | ||
| No. | Team | Points |
| 1 | Yukon | 96 |
| 2 | Chandler | 60 |
| 3 | Mustang | 55 |
RESULTS FOR TOP 10 TEAMS (OWCA Coaches Rankings listed)
CLASS 6A
| Rank | Team | Results for Week |
| 1 | Stillwater | 1st at Geary |
| 2 | Edmond North | 2nd at Geary |
| 3 | Bixby | 8th at Doc Buchanan |
| 4 | Broken Arrow | 5th at Geary |
| 5 | Westmoore | 2nd at Jenks |
| 6 | Yukon | 6th at Jenks |
| 7 | Sand Springs | 8th at Jenks |
| 8 | Owasso | 3rd at Jenks |
| 9 | Ponca City | 4th at Jenks |
| 10 | Moore | 5th at Jenks |
CLASS 5A
| Rank | Team | Results for Week |
| 1 | El Reno | Guthrie (W) 51-27, Weatherford (W) 58-12 |
| 2 | Collinsville | 7th at Geary |
| 3 | Coweta | Poteau (W) 56-22, Ft. Gibson (W) 39-34, Claremore (W) 48-18 |
| 4 | Carl Albert | |
| 5 | Elgin | 3rd at Cushing |
| 6 | Claremore | Ft. Gibson (W) 48-30, Coweta (L) 18-48, jay (L) 36-43 |
| 7 | Guthrie | Duncan (L) 30-39), El Reno (L)27-51, 8th at Cushing |
| 8 | Duncan | Guthrie (W) 39-30, 22nd at Geary |
| 9 | Lawton Mac | Union (W) 36-27, 14th at Geary |
| 10 | Glenpool |
CLASS 4A
| Rank | Team | Results for Week |
| 1 | Tuttle | 3rd at Geary |
| 2 | Cascia Hall | 3rd at Catholic School Nationals |
| 3 | Catoosa | 4th at Cushing |
| 4 | Chickasha | 5th at Cushing |
| 5 | Cushing | Tie for 10th at Cushing |
| 6 | Skiatook | 7th at Cushing |
| 7 | Wagoner | Tie for 10th at Cushing |
| 8 | Heritage Hall | 13th at Cushing |
| 9 | Harrah | 18th at Cushing |
| 10 | Ft. Gibson | Coweta (L) 34-39, Claremore (L) 30-48 |
CLASS 3A
| Rank | Team | Result |
| 1 | Blackwell / DCLA | 2nd at Cushing |
| 2 | Marlow | Tie for 10th at Geary |
| 3 | Jay | 9th at Cushing |
| 4 | Salina | Grove (L) 27-44, Pryor (L) 21-49, 11th at Jenks |
| 5 | Pawnee/Hominy | 5th at Inola |
| 6 | Comanche | Tie for 10th at Geary |
| 7 | Sperry | 15th at Cushing |
| 8 | Perry | 16th at Cushing |
| 9 | Vinita | Inola (W) 39-27, Wagoner (L) 32-42 |
| 10 | Berryhill | Mannford (W) 57-22 |
GIRLS
| Rank | Team | Results for Week |
| 1 | Bixby | Tie for 2nd at Inola |
| 2 | Broken Arrow | 1st at Inola |
| 3 | Union | 5th at Inola |
| 4 | Moore | Tie for 2nd at Inola |
| 5 | Edmond North | Perry (L) 24-36 |
| 6 | Jay | Claremore (W) 42-18 |
| 7 | Westmoore | 4th at Inola |
| 8 | Yukon | 1st at Yukon |
| 9 | Vian | 18th at Inola |
| 10 | Harrah | 1st at Lamar, TX |
You can also see the weekly OWCA Coaches Rankings from OSSAA on the OWrestle website. They are free to view and located on the left side of the header on the homepage.
Congratulations to Bixby’s Jersey Robb and Guthrie’s Eli Kirk for joining the 100 victory club. Robb, picked up his 100th win at a dual in California and then capped the trip with a tournament title at the Doc Buchanan Invitational. Kirk got his 100th win on Senior Night in Guthrie and then capped his week winning the Cushing Tournament.
Congratulations to Cascia Hall’s Luke Eschenheimer who was named the Outstanding Wrestler at the Catholic School National Tournament.
The Geary Tournament is steeped in history and tradition. They recently added a Hall of Fame to recognize the incredible coaches, wrestlers and officials that have been part of the 78 year history of the tournament. Congratulations to this year’s recipients, David Brack, Tom Brack and David (DJ) James.
I would like to recognize wrestlers selected as the Outstanding Wrestler at each of tournament. Please contact me at the addresses listed below with that information and I will include it in the next “Mat Moments.”
Please feel free to email me at [email protected] or on Twitter @Mkirk811 if have anything you would like included in a future article.
