Winchell voted tournament’s Most Outstanding Wrestler

By Kyle Troutman [email protected]

A Cassville girls wrestler basked in the spotlight on Friday, taking first place in her weight class and being voted the tournament’s Most Outstanding Wrestler.

Analeigh Winchell, a junior who took fourth place at state last season, pinned her way through the 155-pound bracket. Her first four matches did not last more than a minute, with pins in the quarterfinal and semifinal coming in 17 and 9 seconds, respectively. In her championship bout, Winchell, at 27-3 this season, pinned a 22-3 Webb City opponent in 1:20.

“Analeigh had a great tournament,” said Casey Parsons, Cassville girls wrestling coach. “In her semifinal match, the girl scratched Analeigh’s eye. So, she was in extreme pain going into her finals match, but in true Analeigh fashion, she pushed through the pain and pinned the Webb City girl in the first period. 

“In the next month, she is going to hone in on conditioning and fine tuning a few things. She was voted ‘Most Outstanding Wrestler’ of the tournament by coaches, and this says a lot since there was 188 girls in this tournament.”

Beyond Winchell’s championship performance, two of Cassville’s other 10 competitors brought home third-place hardware: Isabella Bauman at 100 pounds and Anna Vanderhoef at 145 pounds.

“Isabella and Anna are believing in their abilities and gaining confidence more every day, and that is pushing them to the top in their weight classes. For example, Anna came off the mat after her third-place match in tears — she said these are tears of joy. She pinned a girl from Aurora that had beat her earlier this year.”

Parsons said the tournament was an overall success, and the team is heading in the right direction as the post-season approaches.

“I am proud of the girls overall performance at the Monett tournament even our young girls got some wins and are learning from each match,” Parson said. “All of the girls are working harder each match as we are headed into the last month of season.”

Full results from the Monett tournament include:

100: Isabella Bauman (22-5) placed 3rd and scored 9.0 team points.

• Round 2 – Isabella Bauman 22-5 won by fall over Shyanne Downs (Bolivar) 6-9 (Fall 0:39)

• Round 4 – Isabella Bauman 22-5 won by fall over Angelica Sturgis (Joplin) 2-5 (Fall 1:03)

• Round 5 – Chloe Kirksey (Willard) 18-6 won by fall over Isabella Bauman 22-5 (Fall 1:21)

• 3rd Place Match – Isabella Bauman 22-5 won by major decision over Samantha Williams (Neosho) 9-10 (MD 19-6)

105: Allison Deaver (25-8) placed 5th and scored 5.0 team points.

• Round 1 – Allison Deaver 25-8 won by fall over Natalie Mata (Parkview) 7-13 (Fall 3:29)

• Round 2 – Allison Deaver 25-8 won by fall over natalie hernandez (Kickapoo) 10-11 (Fall 3:24)

• Round 3 – Allie Mills (Oak Grove) 15-8 won by fall over Allison Deaver 25-8 (Fall 1:36)

• Consolation Bracket – Allison Deaver 25-8 won by decision over Lexie Smith (Webb City) 15-15 (Dec 7-3)

• 5th Place Match – Allison Deaver 25-8 won by tech fall over Sheccid Gonzalez (McDonald County) 13-11 (TF-1.5 5:34 (18-2))

120: Hopelyne Thompson (10-13) placed 13th and scored 0.0 team points.

• Round 1 – Ivy Nobis (Webb City) 21-13 won by fall over Hopelyne Thompson 10-13 (Fall 1:57)

• Round 2 – Mia Luna (Oak Grove) 10-7 won by fall over Hopelyne Thompson 10-13 (Fall 3:03)

• Round 3 – Zeilah Cifuentes (Carthage) 18-17 won by fall over Hopelyne Thompson 10-13 (Fall 2:30)

• 13th Place Match – Hopelyne Thompson 10-13 won by fall over Hannah Ratterree (Frontenac) 0-9 (Fall 1:14)

125: Gracey Farsungchin (7-18) placed 8th and scored 0.0 team points.

• Round 1 – Gracey Farsungchin 7-18 won by fall over Natalie Conner (Oak Grove) 1-8 (Fall 0:42)

• Round 2 – Abby Albright (Frontenac) 16-5 won by fall over Gracey Farsungchin 7-18 (Fall 3:22)

• Round 3 – Gracey Farsungchin 7-18 won by fall over Aliyah Lasiter (Joplin) 1-12 (Fall 1:30)

• Consolation Bracket – Quincy Bolin (Neosho) 5-14 won by fall over Gracey Farsungchin 7-18 (Fall 5:41)

• 7th Place Match – Natalie Canales (Monett) 9-11 won by fall over Gracey Farsungchin 7-18 (Fall 3:21)

130: Myah Dunfee (1-3) placed 8th and scored 0.0 team points.

• Round 1 – Lexi Stogsdill (Hillcrest) 27-6 won by fall over Myah Dunfee 1-3 (Fall 1:19)

• Round 2 – Myah Dunfee 1-3 won by fall over Emely Hernandez Guzman (Carthage) 14-8 (Fall 1:37)

• Consolation Bracket – Jadrian Townsend (Parkview) 8-4 won by fall over Myah Dunfee 1-3 (Fall 3:43)

• 7th Place Match – Mackenzie Kugler (Reed Springs) 2-2 won by fall over Myah Dunfee 1-3 (Fall 1:22)

135: Molly Pickett (7-18) placed 15th and scored 0.0 team points.

• Round 1 – Kylie Tomlinson (Neosho) 14-10 won by fall over Molly Pickett 7-18 (Fall 0:38)

• Round 2 – Clarey Huck (Desoto) 24-7 won by fall over Molly Pickett 7-18 (Fall 0:43)

• Round 3 – Addison Kelley (Oak Grove) 10-11 won by fall over Molly Pickett 7-18 (Fall 0:49)

• Consolation Bracket – Zoe Bohstedt (Reed Springs) 1-4 won by fall over Molly Pickett 7-18 (Fall 0:53)

• 15th Place Match – Molly Pickett 7-18 won by fall over Shayla Ledezma (McDonald County) 0-7 (Fall 0:31)

140: Estrella Garcia (5-15) placed 10th and scored 0.0 team points.

• Round 2 – Gabby Barnes (Frontenac) 4-12 won by fall over Estrella Garcia 5-15 (Fall 1:40)

• Round 3 – Tailynn Pohlsander (Hillcrest) 23-4 won by fall over Estrella Garcia 5-15 (Fall 1:19)

• Consolation Bracket – Estrella Garcia 5-15 won by injury default over Tynlee Curiel (Neosho) 5-9 (Inj. 0:00)

• 9th Place Match – Olivia Kingsley (Reed Springs) 3-2 won by fall over Estrella Garcia 5-15 (Fall 1:18)

145: Anna Vanderhoef (20-10) placed 3rd and scored 9.0 team points.

• Round 1 – Anna Vanderhoef 20-10 won by fall over Brooke Obed (McDonald County) 7-8 (Fall 1:19)

• Round 2 – Alanah Turner (Reed Springs) 1-3 won by fall over Anna Vanderhoef 20-10 (Fall 1:04)

• Round 3 – Anna Vanderhoef 20-10 won by fall over Gracelyn Cook (Webb City) 16-13 (Fall 2:13)

• Round 5 – Irish Lee (Carthage) 28-3 won by fall over Anna Vanderhoef 20-10 (Fall 2:45)

• 3rd Place Match – Anna Vanderhoef 20-10 won by fall over Jasmine Koehler (Aurora) 17-6 (Fall 3:13)

155: Analeigh Winchell (27-3) placed 1st and scored 20.0 team points.

• Round 2 – Analeigh Winchell 27-3 won by fall over Leanny Sandoval (Monett) 8-15 (Fall 0:41)

• Round 3 – Analeigh Winchell 27-3 won by fall over Palmy Tosima (McDonald County) 8-11 (Fall 0:45)

• Quarterfinal – Analeigh Winchell 27-3 won by fall over Adrianna Patrick (Carthage) 8-15 (Fall 0:17)

• Semifinal – Analeigh Winchell 27-3 won by fall over Kinley Sinclair (Webb City) 16-5 (Fall 0:09)

• 1st Place Match – Analeigh Winchell 27-3 won by fall over Maddie Barchak (Webb City) 22-3 (Fall 1:20)

170: Alexis Lands (13-16) placed 10th and scored 0.0 team points.

• Round 1 – Amethyst James (Monett) 16-8 won by decision over Alexis Lands 13-16 (Dec 4-0)

• Round 2 – Daesha Solomon (McDonald County) 13-6 won by fall over Alexis Lands 13-16 (Fall 1:55)

• Round 3 – Alexis Lands 13-16 won by fall over Gabi Reynolds (Carl Junction) 8-13 (Fall 0:41)

• Consolation Bracket – Alexis Lands 13-16 won by fall over Auri Reyes (Carthage) 10-20 (Fall 1:56)

• 9th Place Match – Kaniylah Bluford (Kickapoo) 22-9 won by fall over Alexis Lands 13-16 (Fall 3:22)