I’ll update this post throughout the day with updates from district wrestling in Carthage.
3:37pm
Republic is holding onto 4th place in overall points.
1. Neosho 245.5
2. Carthage 138.0
3. Willard 116.5
4. Republic 101.0
5. Lebanon 97.0
3:20pm
Dustin Eby is also into the 3rd place match at 145 pounds!
2:53pm
Cody Sandridge has advanced to the 3rd place match for Republic in the 126-pound division! He’ll meet Brad Watson of Rolla.
1:54pm
Jake Laswell’s final in the 182 pound weight class should be a great one. Laswell is 43-3. His opponent, Jonathon Inman of Branson, is 42-1.
1:09pm
The Tigers have dropped to 4th place in the team standings after the winners bracket semifinals. Here’s how the top 5 stand currently:
1. Neosho 237.5
2. Carthage 116.0
3. Willard 99.5
4. Republic 91.0
5. Branson 82.5
1:03pm
Lance Gregory loses his semifinal match to Jacob Wall of Carl Junction. Gregory drops into wrestlebacks.
12:50pm
Kerik Crouse and Jake Laswell are into the finals in their weight classes. Dustin Eby and Hayden Puckett each lost their semifinal matches and are still alive in wrestlebacks. Lance Gregory is still awaiting his semifinal match.