Republic’s wrestlers used a strong start to propel them to a second-place overall finish at the Kinloch Holiday Classic at Parkview High School Wednesday. Shayne Piles won the heavyweight championship, pinning Tauivi Olamaleva of Blue Springs to take the title.
The Tigers bolted from the gate with five pins in their first five matches on Tuesday, and held the overall lead well into the second day of the tournament. Raymore-Peculiar eventually passed the Tigers to capture the team championship with 431.5 points. Republic finished with 404.5. Blue Springs was a distant third, and Ozark finished fourth.
Brandon O’Connell finished second in his weight division. Hunter Powell, Austin Noblitt, and Ian Malone each finished third. Michael Taylor, Johnathon Beckett, Hunter Pyle, and CJ Richardson took fourth place.
Full results of Republic wrestlers from TrackWrestling.com:
106 – Michael Taylor (16-4) placed 4th and scored 33.50 team points.
Round 1 – Michael Taylor (Republic) 16-4 received a bye () (Bye)
Round 2 – Michael Taylor (Republic) 16-4 won by tech fall over Austin Suhrie (Diamond) 5-17 (TF-1.5 5:34 (15-0))
Round 3 – Michael Taylor (Republic) 16-4 won by fall over Brandon Williams (Central (Springfield)) 12-7 (Fall 5:28)
Quarterfinal – Michael Taylor (Republic) 16-4 won by fall over Ian White (Glendale) 9-6 (Fall 5:19)
Semifinal – Evan Winder (Helias) 19-4 won by decision over Michael Taylor (Republic) 16-4 (Dec 5-1)
Cons. Semi – Michael Taylor (Republic) 16-4 won by tech. fall over Austin Suhrie (Diamond) 5-17 (TF-1 0:00 (20-4))
3rd Place Match – Austin Damron (Raymore Peculiar) 4-2 won by fall over Michael Taylor (Republic) 16-4 (Fall 2:58)
113 – Sean Cross (6-8) placed 8th and scored 16.00 team points.
Round 1 – Jake Nickols (Ozark) 12-11 won by fall over Sean Cross (Republic) 6-8 (Fall 4:55)
Round 2 – Sean Cross (Republic) 6-8 won by decision over Steven Maples (Central (Springfield)) 11-7 (Dec 9-4)
Round 3 – Sean Cross (Republic) 6-8 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal – Randy Salaz (Helias) 15-9 won by tech fall over Sean Cross (Republic) 6-8 (TF-1.5 4:00 (19-2))
Cons. Round 1 – Granite Cunningham (Bolivar) 11-5 won in sudden victory – 1 over Sean Cross (Republic) 6-8 (SV-1 4-2)
7th Place Match – Justin McEnany (Rolla) 9-14 won by decision over Sean Cross (Republic) 6-8 (Dec 9-8)
120 – Jake Kleeshulte (0-6) placed 14th and scored 0.00 team points.
Round 1 – Zane Sims (Bentonville) 18-4 won by fall over Jake Kleeshulte (Republic) 0-6 (Fall 4:00)
Round 2 – Connor Hoover (Central (Springfield)) 13-6 won by fall over Jake Kleeshulte (Republic) 0-6 (Fall 0:58)
Round 3 – Tyler Westervelt (Raytown) 7-17 won by fall over Jake Kleeshulte (Republic) 0-6 (Fall 2:31)
Quarterfinal – Keaton Artherton (Diamond) 11-10 won by fall over Jake Kleeshulte (Republic) 0-6 (Fall 3:07)
Cons. Round 1 – Jake Kleeshulte (Republic) 0-6 received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Semi – Isaiah McGee (Blue Springs) 4-3 won by fall over Jake Kleeshulte (Republic) 0-6 (Fall 4:24)
13th Place Match – Andre Swai (Parkview ) 4-6 won by fall over Jake Kleeshulte (Republic) 0-6 (Fall 3:43)
126 – Hunter Powell (20-3) placed 3rd and scored 33.00 team points.
Round 1 – Hunter Powell (Republic) 20-3 won by tech fall over Blake hall (McLoud) 4-7 (TF-1.5 5:33 (18-2))
Round 2 – Hunter Powell (Republic) 20-3 won by tech fall over DJ Willoughby (Parkview ) 3-14 (TF-1.5 2:00 (16-0))
Round 3 – Hunter Powell (Republic) 20-3 won by decision over Seth Robison (Hillcrest) 11-14 (Dec 3-0)
Quarterfinal – Hunter Powell (Republic) 20-3 won by major decision over Cade Schmitz (Kickapoo) 14-10 (MD 8-0)
Semifinal – Chance McCrary (Rogers Heritage) 20-7 won by fall over Hunter Powell (Republic) 20-3 (Fall 4:42)
Cons. Semi – Hunter Powell (Republic) 20-3 won by fall over Patrick Wilson (Marshfield) 11-9 (Fall 3:46)
3rd Place Match – Hunter Powell (Republic) 20-3 won by decision over James Nickols (Ozark) 15-10 (Dec 11-10)
132 – Johnathan Beckett (21-4) placed 4th and scored 36.00 team points.
Round 1 – Johnathan Beckett (Republic) 21-4 won by fall over Jose Muravilla (William Chrisman) 11-12 (Fall 1:55)
Round 2 – Johnathan Beckett (Republic) 21-4 received a bye () (Bye)
Round 3 – Johnathan Beckett (Republic) 21-4 won by fall over Cole West (Ozark) 8-16 (Fall 2:39)
Round 4 – Johnathan Beckett (Republic) 21-4 received a bye () (Bye)
Round 5 – Johnathan Beckett (Republic) 21-4 won by decision over Juan Garcia (Raytown) 10-6 (Dec 9-7)
Quarterfinal – Johnathan Beckett (Republic) 21-4 won in sudden victory – 1 over Ryan Mouser (McLoud) 11-4 (SV-1 8-6)
Semifinal – Drake Winder (Helias) 20-5 won by decision over Johnathan Beckett (Republic) 21-4 (Dec 9-5)
3rd Place Match – Drew Deer (Raymore Peculiar) 17-8 won by fall over Johnathan Beckett (Republic) 21-4 (Fall 2:20)
138 – Christian Richardson (15-7) placed 4th and scored 40.00 team points.
Round 1 – Christian Richardson (Republic) 15-7 won by fall over Tanner Stoops (Kickapoo) 4-12 (Fall 1:24)
Round 2 – Christian Richardson (Republic) 15-7 won by fall over Zach Fritz (Marshfield) 9-12 (Fall 3:33)
Round 3 – Christian Richardson (Republic) 15-7 won by fall over Justin Brown (Rogers Heritage) 2-6 (Fall 1:21)
Round 4 – Christian Richardson (Republic) 15-7 received a bye () (Bye)
Round 5 – Christian Richardson (Republic) 15-7 won by fall over Gabe Bryant (William Chrisman) 9-10 (Fall 1:39)
Quarterfinal – Christian Richardson (Republic) 15-7 won by fall over Chase Hampton (Bolivar) 11-7 (Fall 5:02)
Semifinal – Garrett Browne (Raymore Peculiar) 20-5 won by decision over Christian Richardson (Republic) 15-7 (Dec 7-0)
3rd Place Match – Ryan Markovic (Rolla) 11-4 won by decision over Christian Richardson (Republic) 15-7 (Dec 3-2)
145 – Riley Woodring (11-10) placed 17th and scored 4.00 team points.
Round 1 – Riley Woodring (Republic) 11-10 received a bye () (Bye)
Round 2 – Josh Neidig (Ozark) 13-3 won by fall over Riley Woodring (Republic) 11-10 (Fall 5:52)
Round 3 – Gage Maxwell (Rolla) 18-2 won by fall over Riley Woodring (Republic) 11-10 (Fall 3:15)
Round 4 – Alex Ramirez (McLoud) 2-3 won by fall over Riley Woodring (Republic) 11-10 (Fall 5:51)
Round 5 – Mason Pratt (Raymore Peculiar) 13-6 won by fall over Riley Woodring (Republic) 11-10 (Fall 1:44)
Cons. Quarter – Riley Woodring (Republic) 11-10 received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Semi – Riley Woodring (Republic) 11-10 received a bye () (Bye)
17th Place Match – Riley Woodring (Republic) 11-10 won by fall over Zack Henry (Glendale) 1-5 (Fall 4:37)
152 – Brandon O`Connell (18-2) placed 2nd and scored 37.00 team points.
Round 1 – Brandon O`Connell (Republic) 18-2 won by decision over Barrett Beaird (Ozark) 13-12 (Dec 7-1)
Round 2 – Brandon O`Connell (Republic) 18-2 won by fall over Wyatt Quest (Raymore Peculiar) 11-12 (Fall 2:45)
Round 3 – Brandon O`Connell (Republic) 18-2 won by fall over Colin Harper (Kickapoo) 10-12 (Fall 3:00)
Quarterfinal – Brandon O`Connell (Republic) 18-2 won by fall over William Dubrul (Parkview ) 4-6 (Fall 1:20)
Semifinal – Brandon O`Connell (Republic) 18-2 won by decision over Tristain Keith (McLoud) 12-3 (Dec 11-5)
1st Place Match – Shae Chafin (Rogers Heritage) 17-0 won by fall over Brandon O`Connell (Republic) 18-2 (Fall 2:22)
160 – Ian Malone (13-6) placed 3rd and scored 39.00 team points.
Round 1 – Ian Malone (Republic) 13-6 won by fall over Isaac McLaughlin (Diamond) 15-11 (Fall 1:58)
Round 2 – Ian Malone (Republic) 13-6 received a bye () (Bye)
Round 3 – Ian Malone (Republic) 13-6 won by fall over Brendan Roberts (Bolivar) 9-7 (Fall 1:30)
Round 4 – Ian Malone (Republic) 13-6 won by major decision over Joey Stalone (Raymore Peculiar) 16-10 (MD 17-4)
Round 5 – Ian Malone (Republic) 13-6 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal – Ian Malone (Republic) 13-6 won by decision over Nick Carr (Helias) 15-10 (Dec 7-5)
Semifinal – Luke Brandon (Bentonville) 19-1 won by fall over Ian Malone (Republic) 13-6 (Fall 1:27)
3rd Place Match – Ian Malone (Republic) 13-6 won by decision over Joey Stalone (Raymore Peculiar) 16-10 (Dec 10-6)
170 – Hunter Pyle (17-5) placed 4th and scored 39.00 team points.
Round 1 – Hunter Pyle (Republic) 17-5 won by fall over Trevor Stewart (Rogers Heritage) 11-15 (Fall 2:51)
Round 2 – Hunter Pyle (Republic) 17-5 received a bye () (Bye)
Round 3 – Hunter Pyle (Republic) 17-5 received a bye () (Bye)
Round 4 – Hunter Pyle (Republic) 17-5 received a bye () (Bye)
Round 5 – Hunter Pyle (Republic) 17-5 won by fall over Jonathan Hepburn (Bentonville) 16-11 (Fall 1:37)
Quarterfinal – Hunter Pyle (Republic) 17-5 won by major decision over William Fisher (William Chrisman) 16-6 (MD 11-3)
Semifinal – Jesse Lambert (McLoud) 13-3 won by decision over Hunter Pyle (Republic) 17-5 (Dec 4-3)
3rd Place Match – Grant Ardito (Raymore Peculiar) 19-6 won by decision over Hunter Pyle (Republic) 17-5 (Dec 2-1)
182 – Austin Noblitt (18-3) placed 3rd and scored 44.00 team points.
Round 1 – Austin Noblitt (Republic) 18-3 won by fall over Jacob Dobkins (Rolla) 9-8 (Fall 2:35)
Round 2 – Austin Noblitt (Republic) 18-3 received a bye () (Bye)
Round 3 – Austin Noblitt (Republic) 18-3 won by fall over Mckenzie Garrigus (Bentonville) 5-10 (Fall 0:35)
Round 4 – Austin Noblitt (Republic) 18-3 received a bye () (Bye)
Round 5 – Austin Noblitt (Republic) 18-3 won by fall over Matt Backes (Helias) 17-8 (Fall 1:11)
Quarterfinal – Austin Noblitt (Republic) 18-3 won by fall over Ethan McLaughlin (Diamond) 16-6 (Fall 1:17)
Semifinal – Braden Best (Raytown) 25-0 won by fall over Austin Noblitt (Republic) 18-3 (Fall 2:56)
3rd Place Match – Austin Noblitt (Republic) 18-3 won by fall over Matt Backes (Helias) 17-8 (Fall 4:51)
195 – Zach Dickens (19-5) placed 6th and scored 28.00 team points.
Round 1 – Zach Dickens (Republic) 19-5 won by fall over Nathan Goff (Rolla) 6-23 (Fall 0:34)
Round 2 – Zach Dickens (Republic) 19-5 won by fall over Jordon Irwin (Marshfield) 3-3 (Fall 0:29)
Round 3 – Zach Dickens (Republic) 19-5 won by major decision over Clint Herrick (Raymore Peculiar) 17-7 (MD 16-2)
Quarterfinal – Zach Dickens (Republic) 19-5 won by fall over Kendall Thompson (Central (Springfield)) 11-6 (Fall 2:28)
Semifinal – Bobby Hill (Bentonville) 22-1 won by fall over Zach Dickens (Republic) 19-5 (Fall 2:19)
Cons. Semi – Clint Herrick (Raymore Peculiar) 17-7 won by injury default over Zach Dickens (Republic) 19-5 (Inj. 0:00)
5th Place Match – James Evans (Ozark) 9-11 won by injury default over Zach Dickens (Republic) 19-5 (Inj. 0:00)
220 – Julian Richardson (13-6) placed 9th and scored 12.00 team points.
Round 1 – Julian Richardson (Republic) 13-6 won in the ultimate tie breaker over Joseph Woodiel (Parkview ) 8-5 (UTB 1-1)
Round 2 – Hunter Soule (William Chrisman) 9-12 won in the ultimate tie breaker over Julian Richardson (Republic) 13-6 (UTB 3-2)
Round 3 – Julian Richardson (Republic) 13-6 won by fall over Blake Schmidt (Hillcrest) 5-16 (Fall 1:22)
Quarterfinal – Julian Richardson (Republic) 13-6 received a bye () (Bye)
Semifinal – Julian Richardson (Republic) 13-6 won in tie breaker – 1 over Mason Field (Helias) 4-3 (TB-1 2-1)
9th Place Match – Julian Richardson (Republic) 13-6 won by fall over Chance Totten (Marshfield) 5-5 (Fall 5:39)
285 – Shayne Piles (21-1) placed 1st and scored 43.00 team points.
Round 1 – Shayne Piles (Republic) 21-1 received a bye () (Bye)
Round 2 – Shayne Piles (Republic) 21-1 won by decision over Dayton Austin (Raytown) 14-10 (Dec 4-3)
Round 3 – Shayne Piles (Republic) 21-1 won by fall over Seth White (Parkview ) 10-5 (Fall 2:08)
Quarterfinal – Shayne Piles (Republic) 21-1 won by fall over Jeremy Gregory (McLoud) 5-6 (Fall 1:48)
Semifinal – Shayne Piles (Republic) 21-1 won by decision over DeAndrea Mendez (Rogers Heritage) 20-7 (Dec 1-0)
1st Place Match – Shayne Piles (Republic) 21-1 won by fall over Tauivi Olamaleva (Blue Springs) 4-2 (Fall 4:54)
