No. 18 Jets Drop Home Finale to No. 10 Tigers - Frame Extends Win Streak to 10 Straight
WICHITA, Kan. – The No. 18 ranked Newman wrestling team dropped a tightly contested matchup against No. 10 ranked Fort Hays State Wednesday evening (Feb. 13) as the Tigers defeated the Jets 26-13. The Jets end dual play 3-7 for the year, while finishing 1-4 in the MIAA.
After the Jets fell behind 6-0 just 42 seconds into the dual, Sophomore Tyler Lawley (133-pounds) knotted the dual up 6-6 recording his team leading 12th pin just before the first period horn.
The Jets grabbed their first and lone lead of the dual as No. 8 ranked Kameron Frame (149-pounds) extended his winning streak to 10 straight with a 11-1 major decision win over Jonathon Ball giving the Jets a 10-9 match lead.
The De Soto, Kansas native Nate Panagakis ended the Tigers 6-0 run in a thrilling 7-5 sudden victory decision win over Aryus Jones, giving the Jets a chance trailing just 15-13 with three matches to go.
Fort Hays would put the match out of reach in the 197-pounds with a major decision ending the match on a 15-0 run claiming the match 26-13.
125 – Broderick Green (FHSU) over Jake Patch (NU) by a fall (0:42), FHSU leads 6-0
133 – Tyler Lawley (NU) over Braden Visnieski (FHSU) by a fall (2:55), Tied 6-6
141 – No. 1 Brandon Ball (FHSU) over Kevin Kissane (NU) in a 7-0 decision, FHSU leads 9-6
149 – No. 8 Kameron Frame (NU) over Jonathon Ball (FHSU), by a 11-1 major decision, NU leads 10-9
157 – No. 4 Efe Osaghae (FHSU) over No. 2 Tyler Mies (NU) in a 4-3 decision, FHSU leads 12-10
165 – Martin Verhaeghe (FHSU) over Noah Perkins (NU) by a 11-9 decision, FHSU leads 15-10
174 – Nate Panagakis (NU) over Aryus Jones (FHSU) in a (SV-1) 7-5 decision, FHSU leads 15-13
184 – Micquille Robinson (FHSU) over Ivan Balavage (NU) in a 6-1 decision, FHSU leads 18-13
197 – Ryan Tiers (FHSU) over Sage Eckman (NU) by a 16-2 major decision, FHSU leads 22-13
285 – AJ Cooper (FHSU) over Thor Balavage by a 13-2 major decision, FHSU wins 26-13
FINAL RESULTS
The Jets will now have 10 days to prepare for Regionals, which will take place (Feb. 23) in St. Charles, Mo. the time for the events has yet to be determined.
