Free State's Devin Beers squares off on Shawnee Mission Northwest's Kayden Pennewell during a dual meet at Free State High School on Jan. 16.

Free State’s wrestling team continues to have a stellar season this winter.

The Firebirds came away with another high finish in a loaded tournament, claiming second place at the Junction City Invitational this past weekend. FSHS scored 180 points, finishing just 1 point shy of the champion Kapaun Mt. Carmel.

Another balanced effort led Free State to its runner-up finish, as eight different wrestlers recorded podium finishes. Three different athletes won their respective weight classes in Free State’s only meet of the week.

Caleb Streeter won the 132-pound weight class, Elijah Jacobs netted first in the 145-pound weight class and Devin Beers took home the top spot in the 182-pound weight class.

But four other FSHS wrestlers made it to the championship match, as well. Joey Schmidtberger (220), Joey Eddis (170), Lou Fincher (126) and Ben Mellenbruch (106) all placed second in their respective weight class. Austin Burenheide took fifth in the 195-pound weight class.

Free State will face Lawrence High on Feb. 6 at FSHS.

Junction City Invitational

Team scores: Kapaun Mt. Carmel 181; 2. Free State 180; 3. Junction City 172; 4. Salina Central 157; 5. Topeka High 98; 6. Silver Lake 95.5; 7. Salina South 95; 8. Wichita North 76; 9. Wichita Southeast 74; 10. Shawnee Mission Northwest 65.5; 11. Topeka West 55; 12. Highland Park 47.5; 13. DeSoto 40.5; 14. Wabaunsee 22; 15. Olathe West

106: Ben Mellenbruch (11-13) placed 2nd and scored 20.0 team points.

Round 1 – Bubba Wright (Kapaun Mt. Carmel) 29-2 won by fall over Ben Mellenbruch (Lawrence Free State) 11-13 (Fall 0:58)

Round 2 – Ben Mellenbruch (Lawrence Free State) 11-13 won by fall over Justina Nicholson (Topeka High) 5-14 (Fall 2:00)

Round 3 – Ben Mellenbruch (Lawrence Free State) 11-13 won by fall over Nick Nguyen (DeSoto) 12-23 (Fall 1:33)

Round 4 – Ben Mellenbruch (Lawrence Free State) 11-13 won by fall over Marek Boatwright (Wabaunsee High School) 0-5 (Fall 0:11)

Round 5 – Ben Mellenbruch (Lawrence Free State) 11-13 won by fall over Abel Perez (Shawnee Mission Northwest) 4-11 (Fall 1:08)

126: Lou Fincher (25-4) placed 2nd and scored 20.5 team points.

Champ. Round 1 – Lou Fincher (Lawrence Free State) 25-4 received a bye () (Bye)

Quarterfinal – Lou Fincher (Lawrence Free State) 25-4 won by fall over Lane Warner (DeSoto) 18-16 (Fall 2:42)

Semifinal – Lou Fincher (Lawrence Free State) 25-4 won by decision over Kai Allen (Silver Lake) 26-5 (Dec 6-3)

1st Place Match – Drew Burgoon (Salina Central) 26-0 won by decision over Lou Fincher (Lawrence Free State) 25-4 (Dec 6-2)

132: Caleb Streeter (19-9) placed 1st and scored 23.5 team points.

Champ. Round 1 – Caleb Streeter (Lawrence Free State) 19-9 received a bye () (Bye)

Quarterfinal – Caleb Streeter (Lawrence Free State) 19-9 won by decision over Jason Schroeder (Silver Lake) 17-10 (Dec 10-8)

Semifinal – Caleb Streeter (Lawrence Free State) 19-9 won by decision over Logan Jimenez (Kapaun Mt. Carmel) 23-8 (Dec 8-6)

1st Place Match – Caleb Streeter (Lawrence Free State) 19-9 won by decision over Caleb Copeland (Salina South) 21-7 (Dec 7-2)

138: Andrew Park (8-7) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 – Andrew Park (Lawrence Free State) 8-7 received a bye () (Bye)

Quarterfinal – Peyton Cook (Silver Lake) 16-10 won by fall over Andrew Park (Lawrence Free State) 8-7 (Fall 2:22)

Cons. Round 2 – Andrew Park (Lawrence Free State) 8-7 received a bye () (Bye)

Cons. Round 3 – Ethan Bolen (Salina Central) 26-8 won by fall over Andrew Park (Lawrence Free State) 8-7 (Fall 1:59)

145: Elijah Jacobs (16-4) placed 1st and scored 28.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 – Elijah Jacobs (Lawrence Free State) 16-4 received a bye () (Bye)

Quarterfinal – Elijah Jacobs (Lawrence Free State) 16-4 won by fall over Tyler Denton (Wichita Southeast) 2-18 (Fall 1:25)

Semifinal – Elijah Jacobs (Lawrence Free State) 16-4 won by fall over Gavin Lujan (Junction City) 11-9 (Fall 1:52)

1st Place Match – Elijah Jacobs (Lawrence Free State) 16-4 won by fall over Matthew Cutshall (Topeka High) 18-6 (Fall 1:41)

152: Jordan Kryfka (13-8) place is unknown and scored 6.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 – Jordan Kryfka (Lawrence Free State) 13-8 won by fall over Luis Coto (Wichita North) 4-6 (Fall 1:38)

Quarterfinal – CJ Neuman (Junction City) 21-5 won by fall over Jordan Kryfka (Lawrence Free State) 13-8 (Fall 2:58)

Cons. Round 2 – Jordan Kryfka (Lawrence Free State) 13-8 won by major decision over Tyler Fehrenbacher (Olathe West) 5-13 (MD 16-4)

Cons. Round 3 – Keegan Miller (Highland Park) 14-13 won by decision over Jordan Kryfka (Lawrence Free State) 13-8 (Dec 15-8)

170: Joey Eddis (25-3) placed 2nd and scored 20.5 team points.

Champ. Round 1 – Joey Eddis (Lawrence Free State) 25-3 received a bye () (Bye)

Quarterfinal – Joey Eddis (Lawrence Free State) 25-3 won by fall over Charlie Frisch (Kapaun Mt. Carmel) 15-13 (Fall 3:57)

Semifinal – Joey Eddis (Lawrence Free State) 25-3 won by decision over Caemen Blake (Topeka High) 13-8 (Dec 8-5)

1st Place Match – Kenny Hartzell (Highland Park) 20-5 won by decision over Joey Eddis (Lawrence Free State) 25-3 (Dec 9-2)

182: Devin Beers (25-5) placed 1st and scored 28.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 – Devin Beers (Lawrence Free State) 25-5 received a bye () (Bye)

Quarterfinal – Devin Beers (Lawrence Free State) 25-5 won by fall over Chris Owens (Junction City) 9-12 (Fall 3:40)

Semifinal – Devin Beers (Lawrence Free State) 25-5 won by fall over Ammean Soureshjani (Wichita Southeast) 21-5 (Fall 2:54)

1st Place Match – Devin Beers (Lawrence Free State) 25-5 won by fall over Vince Vehige (Topeka High) 18-5 (Fall 4:00)

195: Austin Burenheide (11-10) placed 5th and scored 11.5 team points.

Champ. Round 1 – Austin Burenheide (Lawrence Free State) 11-10 received a bye () (Bye)

Quarterfinal – Austin Burenheide (Lawrence Free State) 11-10 won by fall over Cooper Pflaum (DeSoto) 7-16 (Fall 3:34)

Semifinal – Taylon Peters (Salina Central) 23-1 won by fall over Austin Burenheide (Lawrence Free State) 11-10 (Fall 0:37)

Cons. Semi – Carlos Campos (Topeka West) 9-10 won by major decision over Austin Burenheide (Lawrence Free State) 11-10 (MD 14-4)

5th Place Match – Austin Burenheide (Lawrence Free State) 11-10 won by decision over Douglas Bates (Kapaun Mt. Carmel) 12-16 (Dec 11-6)

220: Joey Schmidtberger (10-6) placed 2nd and scored 22.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 – Joey Schmidtberger (Lawrence Free State) 10-6 received a bye () (Bye)

Quarterfinal – Joey Schmidtberger (Lawrence Free State) 10-6 won by fall over Caleb Maninger (Olathe West) 6-10 (Fall 2:40)

Semifinal – Joey Schmidtberger (Lawrence Free State) 10-6 won by fall over Joss Jones (Wichita Southeast) 12-8 (Fall 2:24)

1st Place Match – Jackson Stroud (Wichita North) 21-5 won by fall over Joey Schmidtberger (Lawrence Free State) 10-6 (Fall 4:15)

Lions claim 10th

The Lawrence High wrestling team placed 10th out of 18 teams during the Chanute tournament Saturday afternoon.

But the final team standings were not an accurate reflection of how good the Lions were during this event. Five different wrestlers netted podium finishes in a loaded tournament, which featured nearly 20 teams.

AJ Powell (black headgear) brings Olathe West’s Guy Hosford to a near fall during a dual meet at Lawrence High School on Jan. 17.

A trio of LHS athletes finished with third-place medals to lead the way. Kevin Honas notched third in the 106-pound weight class, while Logan Farrell placed third in the 113-pound weight class. Honas now has a team-high 24 wins on the year, and Farrell is second with 19 victories.

Senior EJ Jewsome tallied third in the 285-pound weight class, improving his record to 18-8 on the season. Jalerio Wahwahsuck also registered sixth in the 195-pound weight class, and AJ Powell claimed eighth in the 182-pound weight class.

Lawrence will play host to Louisburg at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Chanute tournament

Team scores: 1. Ark City 282.5; 2. Mill Valley 178; 3. Chanute 166.5; 4. Shawnee Heights 152; 5. Bishop Carroll 145; 6. Frontenac 112.5; 7. Ottawa 101; 8. August 89; 9. Spring Hill 72; 10. Lawrence 71.5; 11. Olathe East; 12. Topeka Seaman; 13. Andover Central 54; 14. Independence 45.5; 15. Coffeyville-Field Kindley 41; 16. BV North 40; 17. Columbus 29; 18. Pittsburg 19.

106: Kevin Honas (24-8) placed 3rd and scored 15.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 – Kevin Honas (Lawrence) 24-8 received a bye () (Bye)

Quarterfinal – Kevin Honas (Lawrence) 24-8 won by decision over Liam Sutton (Mill Valley) 20-21 (Dec 10-4)

Semifinal – Trent Clements (Chanute) 26-5 won by decision over Kevin Honas (Lawrence) 24-8 (Dec 6-4)

Cons. Round 3 – Kevin Honas (Lawrence) 24-8 won by major decision over Andy Lin (Augusta) 12-9 (MD 12-0)

3rd Place Match – Kevin Honas (Lawrence) 24-8 won by decision over Brock Ferguson (Topeka Shawnee Heights) 24-4 (Dec 12-6)

113: Logan Farrell (19-5) placed 3rd and scored 19.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 – Logan Farrell (Lawrence) 19-5 received a bye () (Bye)

Quarterfinal – Logan Farrell (Lawrence) 19-5 won by major decision over Seth Gann (Pittsburg) 5-10 (MD 10-0)

Semifinal – Kolton Misener (Chanute) 26-7 won by decision over Logan Farrell (Lawrence) 19-5 (Dec 6-2)

Cons. Round 3 – Logan Farrell (Lawrence) 19-5 won by fall over Collin Jackson (Augusta) 10-9 (Fall 4:37)

3rd Place Match – Logan Farrell (Lawrence) 19-5 won by fall over Cole Moberly (Mill Valley) 20-18 (Fall 4:57)

126: Zach Razak (1-16) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 – Carson Dulitz (Mill Valley) 24-14 won by fall over Zach Razak (Lawrence) 1-16 (Fall 1:13)

Cons. Round 1 – Ben Wolter (Blue Valley North) 10-12 won by fall over Zach Razak (Lawrence) 1-16 (Fall 2:46)

138: Ethan Tosee (0-2) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 – Trig Tennant (Ark City) 15-6 won by fall over Ethan Tosee (Lawrence) 0-2 (Fall 2:52)

Cons. Round 1 – Ethan Tosee (Lawrence) 0-2 received a bye () (Bye)

Cons. Round 2 – Tate Forcella (Andover Central) 3-13 won by major decision over Ethan Tosee (Lawrence) 0-2 (MD 8-0)

145: Henry DeWitt (2-16) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 – Hunter Trail (Bishop Carroll) 16-8 won by fall over Henry DeWitt (Lawrence) 2-16 (Fall 1:05)

Cons. Round 1 – Henry DeWitt (Lawrence) 2-16 received a bye () (Bye)

Cons. Round 2 – Trent Smith (Columbus) 12-17 won by fall over Henry DeWitt (Lawrence) 2-16 (Fall 1:37)

160: Justin Miller (12-17) place is unknown and scored 4.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 – Alex Walker (Topeka Shawnee Heights) 19-4 won by fall over Justin Miller (Lawrence) 12-17 (Fall 1:50)

Cons. Round 1 – Justin Miller (Lawrence) 12-17 received a bye () (Bye)

Cons. Round 2 – Justin Miller (Lawrence) 12-17 won by fall over Dalton Harvey (Mill Valley) 7-22 (Fall 4:26)

Cons. Round 3 – Zade Barker (Spring Hill) 18-12 won by decision over Justin Miller (Lawrence) 12-17 (Dec 8-3)

170: Tomas Ortiz (2-6) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 – Britton MacLaughlin (Ark City) 22-16 won by fall over Tomas Ortiz (Lawrence) 2-6 (Fall 1:38)

Cons. Round 1 – Tomas Ortiz (Lawrence) 2-6 received a bye () (Bye)

Cons. Round 2 – Tomas Ortiz (Lawrence) 2-6 received a bye () (Bye)

Cons. Round 3 – Storm Niegsch (Frontenac) 14-7 won by fall over Tomas Ortiz (Lawrence) 2-6 (Fall 2:05)

182: AJ. Powell (18-13) placed 8th and scored 8.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 – AJ. Powell (Lawrence) 18-13 won by fall over Jacob Money (Augusta) 5-13 (Fall 2:22)

Quarterfinal – Tucker Mace (Ottawa) 20-9 won by major decision over AJ. Powell (Lawrence) 18-13 (MD 13-2)

Cons. Round 2 – Kaleb Kroenke (Frontenac) 16-12 won by fall over AJ. Powell (Lawrence) 18-13 (Fall 4:31)

Cons. Round 3 – AJ. Powell (Lawrence) 18-13 won by fall over Dean Diviney (Spring Hill) 7-13 (Fall 2:21)

7th Place Match – Cole Swearingen (Independence) 17-12 won by fall over AJ. Powell (Lawrence) 18-13 (Fall 1:34)

195: Jalerio Wahwahsuck (3-3) placed 6th and scored 6.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 – Jalerio Wahwahsuck (Lawrence) 3-3 received a bye () (Bye)

Quarterfinal – Deston Miller (Ark City) 18-9 won by fall over Jalerio Wahwahsuck (Lawrence) 3-3 (Fall 4:00)

Cons. Round 2 – Jalerio Wahwahsuck (Lawrence) 3-3 won by fall over Wyatt Sink (Ottawa) 3-4 (Fall 4:00)

Cons. Round 3 – Jayden Avena (Olathe East) 26-10 won by fall over Jalerio Wahwahsuck (Lawrence) 3-3 (Fall 2:28)

5th Place Match – Ethan Getz (Spring Hill) 23-7 won by injury default over Jalerio Wahwahsuck (Lawrence) 3-3 (Inj. 0:00)

220: Kyle Miller (1-12) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 – Gavin Payne (Augusta) 8-14 won by fall over Kyle Miller (Lawrence) 1-12 (Fall 1:54)

Cons. Round 1 – Tuker Davis (Chanute) 10-21 won by fall over Kyle Miller (Lawrence) 1-12 (Fall 2:48)

285: EJae Jewsome (18-8) placed 3rd and scored 19.5 team points.

Champ. Round 1 – EJae Jewsome (Lawrence) 18-8 won by tech fall over Kayle Harding (Chanute) 7-17 (TF-1.5 5:35 (17-0))

Quarterfinal – EJae Jewsome (Lawrence) 18-8 won by fall over Jared Ferguson (Ottawa) 13-13 (Fall 1:21)

Semifinal – Terrell Morris (Ark City) 17-8 won by decision over EJae Jewsome (Lawrence) 18-8 (Dec 3-1)

Cons. Round 3 – EJae Jewsome (Lawrence) 18-8 won by fall over Denver Gardner (Spring Hill) 4-14 (Fall 1:56)

3rd Place Match – EJae Jewsome (Lawrence) 18-8 won by decision over Brady White (Coffeyville Field Kindley ) 20-7 (Dec 2-0)

Free State swim tops Lawrence

In a meet between the two city swim teams, Free State’s squad came out on top with a 120-50 victory.

The Firebirds won all 11 swimming events, including the three relays.

Benjamin Vorthmann, Riley Sirimongkhon-Dyck, Reilley Moore and Chad Anderson won the 200-yard medley relay. Jake Viscomi, Devon Lyle, Brady Flynn and Anderson clinched a win in the 200-yard freestyle relay. Vorthmann, Flynn, Sirimongkhon-Dyck and Anderson took first in the 400-yard freestyle relay to close out the meet.

A trio of swimmers also netted multiple individual victories for Free State. Moore won the 200 and 100 freestyle events, while Viscomi was victorious in the 50 freestyle and the 100 butterfly. Vorthmann finished first in the 200-yard individual medley and the 500 freestyle. Lyle took home the top spot in the 100 backstroke, and Anderson notched first in the 100 breaststroke.

Lawrence had three individuals take second in their respective races. Jones did so in the 200 and 500 freestyle events, while Giovani Lule-Paredes finished as a runner-up in the 200 individual medley. Logan Grose placed second in the 100 breaststroke, as well.

Both teams will turn their attention to the Sunflower League meet, which begins 6 p.m. Thursday at Summit Trail Middle School.

FSHS 120, Lawrence 50

200-yard medley relay: 1. Benjamin Vorthmann, Riley Sirimongkhon-Dyck, Reilley Moore, Chad Anderson, FS, 1:42.83; 2. Finn VanDyke, Devon Lyle, Jake Viscomi, Trenton Hartman, FS, 1:47.45; 3. Braden Augustine, Logan Grose, Alexander Arnone, Luke Dunlap, LHS, 1:49.33.

200 freestyle: 1. Reilley Moore, FS, 1:51.20; 2. Tyler Jones, LHS, 1:54.02; 3. Trenton Hartman, FS, 2:03.96; 4. Nathan Stoddard, LHS, 2:07.63; 5. Trenton Snyder, LHS, 2:10.06; 6 Nicholas Burket, FS, 2:14.08; 7. Niels Braaten, FS, 2:20.52.

200 IM: 1. Benjamin Vorthmann, FS, 2:09.66; 2. Giovani Lule-Paredes, LHS, 2:18.37; 3. Max Bates, FS, 2:27.24; 4. Jacob Heinz, FS, 2:35.06; 5. Andrew Augustine, LHS, 2:42.85; 6. Chase Reed, LHS, 2:54.45.

50 freestyle: 1. Jake Viscomi, FS, 23.28; 2. Brady Flynn, FS, 23.54; 3. Braden Augustine, LHS, 23.81; 4. Luke Dunlap, LHS, 24.9; 5. Andrew Severn, LHS, 25.22; 6. Alexander Moore, FS, 25.42.

100 butterfly: 1. Jake Viscomi, FS, 55.92; 2. Devon Lyle, FS, 58.25; 3. Jacob Heinz, FS, 1:03.86; 4. Alexander Arnone, LHS, 1:13.78; 5. Will Damron, LHS, 1:24.50.

100 freestyle: 1. Reilley Moore, FS, 49.18; 2. Chad Anderson, FS, 49.46; 3. Brady Flynn, FS, 51.50; 4. Braden Augustine, LHS, 51.89; 5. Finn VanDyke, FS, 52.19; 6. Trenton Hartman, FS, 55.74; 7. Luke Dunlap, LHS, 56.37; 8. John Kelley, FS, 57.34; 9. Nathan Stoddard, LHS, 57.39; 10. Jack Anderson, LHS, 59.66.

500 freestyle: 1. Benjamin Vorthmann, FS, 5:03.62; 2. Tyler Jones, LHS, 5:04.19; Riley Sirimongkhon-Dyck, FS, 5:10.87; 4. Giovani Lule-Paredes, LHS, 5:31.30; 5. Trenton Snyder, LHS, 6:02.10; 6. Nicholas Burket, FS, 6:12.41; 7. Rafael Machado, LHS, 6:20.03.

200 freestyle relay: 1. Jake Viscomi, Devon Lyle, Brady Flynn, Chad Anderson, FS, 1:35.19; 2. Luke Dunlap, Andrew Severn, Tyler Jones, Braden Augustine, LHS, 1:36.90.

100 backstroke: 1. Devon Lyle, FS, 59.47; 2. Riley Sirimongkhon-Dyck, FS, 1:00.98; 3. Finn VanDyke, FS, 1:01.16; 4. Max Bates, FS, 1:06.16; 5. Alexander Moore, 1:06.72; 6. Jake Signor, LHS, 1:13.34; 7. Christopher Woodward, FS, 1:13.65; 8. Andrew Augustine, LHS, 1:13.97; 9. Chase Reed, LHS, 1:21.62.

100 breaststroke: 1. Chad Anderson, FS, 1:03.81; 2. Logan Grose, LHS, 1:10.06; 3. Zach Bollinger, FS, 1:13.32; 4. Andrew Severn, LHS, 1:14.52; 5. Viet Nguyen, FS, 1:16.92; 6. JJ Smith, LHS, 1:17.34; 7. Reed Pfeifer, LHS, 1:18.29; 8. Will Damron, LHS, 1:22.27; 9. Rafael Machado, LHS, 1:24.00; 10. Owen Polson, FS, 1:27.08.

400 freestyle relay: 1. Benjamin Vorthmann, Brady Flynn, Riley Sirimongkhon-Dyck, Reiley Moore, FS, 3:28.28; 2. Giovani Lule-Paredes, Nathan Stoddard, Trenton Snyder, Tyler Jones, LHS, 3:48.77.

Makeup dates announced

Mother nature threw off a busy time in the high school sports scene this past week.

The basketball version of the City Showdown between Lawrence and Free State, which was slated to take place Tuesday at Allen Fieldhouse, was postponed due to inclement weather. The game will now take place on Feb. 11 at LHS, with the girls game starting at 5:30 p.m. and the boys game following.

Meanwhile, the wrestling version of the City Showdown was moved to Feb. 6 at FSHS. The varsity teams are slated to square off at 5 p.m., with the junior varsity teams to follow. In addition, the Free State boys basketball team will travel to Mill Valley on Feb. 6.