University of Central Oklahoma - 2007 National Champions
By the end of the day (Saturday, March 10), the UCO Bronchos will win their 15th
NCAA Division II Wrestling Championship; the Bronchos will have five wrestlers in the finals and one in the consolation finals - Click here to read more of Friday's results.... One of the wrestlers is one of our own, Josh LeadingFox - 2000 Pawnee High School graduate. His uncle, Officer Pat LeadingFox has been keeping me updated on his bouts throughout the tournament...it will be #1 Tervel Dlagnev (46-1) vs #2 Josh LeadingFox (28-5) in the finals - Click here to read more of Saturday's results...Champion and Runner-Up
Congratulations to Shawn Ledford and Dustin Sloan on their accomplishments for the 2006-2007 wrestling season...the Black Bear team finish #10.
Two Black Bears capture
a STATE CHAMPIONSHIP and STATE RUNNER-UP - one and one at the end of the STATE TOURNAMENT. Coach Kendle stated this year's Class 2A was full of really good wrestlers.Team Standings
1. Perry 123.5
2. Marlow 111
3. Kingfisher 81
4. Sperry 64
5. Hobart 58.5
6. Newkirk 58
7. Barnsdall 54
8. Cascia Hall 45
9. Tonkawa 40
10. Pawnee 33.5
Individual Standings
103 pounds: Ladd Rupp (Perry) by fall over Kyle Jaquess (Barnsdall), 0:50
112 pounds: Ian Fisher (Perry) by fall over Mitch Pearson (Barnsdall), 3:32
119 pounds: Sean Rasmussen (Cordell) major dec. Matt Allen (Barnsdall), 17-8
125 pounds: Aaron Richards (Hobart) dec. Montana Carson (Inola), 2-0
130 pounds: Jake Peck (Marlow) major dec. Ry Fleming (Perry), 11-3
135 pounds: Stephen Swan (Perry) dec. Chris Phillips (Sperry), 8-2
140 pounds: Shawn Ledford (Pawnee) dec. Adam Schwandt (Perry), 3-2
145 pounds: Kody Bickerstaff (Marlow) by fall over Bryan Jarvis (Bethel), 4:45
152 pounds: Will Shelton (Sperry) by fall over Nick Felix (Newkirk), 4:58
160 pounds: Denny Clement (Cascia Hall) by fall over Dustin Sloan (Pawnee), 11-3
171 pounds: Garret Brown (Marlow) dec. Ryan Zabienski (Cascia Hall), 4-1
189 pounds: Elliott Hellwege (Kingfisher) dec. David Weske (Marlow), 8-1
215 pounds: Kevin Smart (Sperry) dec. Jarrett Orrell (Hobart), 7-4
Heavyweight: Shavod Atkinson (Hobart) dec. Jacob Gaither (Kingfisher), 5-3
Pilot Cooperative Activities Program
Pawnee and Morrison are conducting a pilot cooperative activity program this year - both Sloan brothers (Dustin a senior and Clinton a sophomore) are wrestling for the Black Bears.
Pre-Season
Pawnee is preseason ranked #8 as a Tournament Team and Unranked as a Dual Team.
Individuals
At 135 lbs., Shawn Ledford is ranked #1 in Class 2A and #4 overall in All Classes. He is the 2006 Class 2A 135lb State Champion returning for his last year.
At 160 lbs., Sloan is ranked #4 overall in All Classes.
Max Dippel Memorial Tournament (Weatherford) - 12/15/06
Top Ten Teams
1. Blackwell - 279.5;
2. Fort Gibson - 221
3. Weatherford - 217
4. Hobart - 196
5. Cushing - 185
6. Clinton - 184
7. Pawnee - 133
8. Amarillo - 122
9. Sulphur - 104.5
10. Cordell - 81
103 lbs.
1-C. Bailey (Davis) Dec B. Richards (Hobart) 6-0
3-S. Peeples (McLoud) Dec Steve Rodriguez (Clinton) 8-5
5-C. West (Ft. Gibson) Dec R. Cooper (Blackwell) 4-1
112 lbs.
1-D. Frix (Ft. Gibson) Pin C. Holman (Lexington) 2:34
3-C. Knight (Mangum) Dec E. Bieganowski (Amarillo High) 8-2
5-S. Baez (Hobart) Pin L. Edwards (Pawnee) 5:10
119 lbs.
1-J. Patterson (OW) (Cushing) Dec J. Wynn (Blackwell) 3-2
3-S. Rasmussen (Cordell) Pin R. Nunez (Ft. Gibson) 5:13
5-B. Turner (Amarillo High) Pin M. Mckay (Lexington) 1:41
125 lbs.
1-B. Frank (Cushing) Dec C. Aldridge (Ft. Gibson) 11-6
3-J. Ewy (Blackwell) Pin R. Smith (Hobart) 1:12
5-Z. Swartz (Sulphur) Pin A. Hise (Clinton) 1:41
130 lbs.
1-A. Richards (Hobart) Pin T. Witten (McLoud) 1:19
3-K. Johnson (Weatherford) Dec M. Kincaid (Blackwell) 2-0
5-J. Barron (Clinton) Pin D. Bean (Amarillo High) 4:47
135 lbs.
1-C. Sodowsky (Blackwell) Pin A. Spears (Pawnee) 3:50
3-M. Miller (Pawnee (B)) Pin M. Salcido (Clinton) 1:06
5-I. Castinaneda (Amarillo High) Dec T. Cook (Ft. Gibson) 6-4
140 lbs.
1-S. Ledford (Pawnee) Dec G. Johnson (Blackwell) 4-1
3-M. Thomas (Clinton) Pin C. Flemming (Lexington) 4:47
5-K. Murray (Weatherford) Dec J. Kelly (Cushing) 3-1
145 lbs.
1-C. Cook (Cordell) Dec D. Kincaid (Blackwell) 2-1
3-C. Fichte (Ft. Gibson) Pin B. O'Shaughnessy (Amarillo High) 2:51
5-H. Gomez (Weatherford) InjDef B. Appling (Hobart)
152 lbs.
1- D. Jones (Sulphur) MDec L. Goucher (Weatherford) 16-5
3- L. Cooper (Blackwell) Pin O. Espinoza (Clinton) 5:52
5- E. Simpson (Cushing) Pin Br. Appling (Hobart) 2:31
160 lbs.
1- D. Sloan (Pawnee) MDec D. Green (Weatherford) 11-0
3- J. Moncada (Clinton) Pin P. Vance (Blackwell) 2:38
5- M. Thompson (Cushing (B)) MDec J. Killian (Snyder) 10-1
171 lbs.
1- K. Selman(OW) (Weatherford) MDec M. Cates (Ft. Gibson) 10-0
3- T. Dalke (Amarillo High) Pin M. Cless (Blackwell) 5:49
5- B. Ahrberg (Cushing) Pin J. Cervantes (Sulphur) 2:41
189 lbs.
1-T. Yoder (Weatherford) Dec S. Byrd (Ft. Gibson) 11-4
3-C. Sloan (Pawnee) Dec J. Grace (Blackwell) 4-3
5-N. Culp (Cushing) Pin C. Blankenship (Sulphur) 1:46
215 lbs.
1-J. Orrell (Hobart) Dec C. Gladd (Clinton) 1-0
3-J. Pitchford (Cushing) Dec J. Buller (Weatherford) 3-2
5-L. Grinstead (Sulphur) Dec T. Long (Davis) 3-0
275 lbs.
1-A. Butler (Weatherford) Dec S. Atkinson (Hobart) 1-0
3-Z. Allison (Blackwell) Dec K. Baker (Cushing) 6-1
5-K. Tye (Ft. Gibson) Pin J. Rodriguez (Ft. Gibson (B)) :03