Tiger middle school grapplers remain busy on mat

Nevada Middle School eighth-grade grappler Kynndrick Brooks notches a victory en route to a 2-0 outing Monday in Joplin. Additionally, Brooks went a combined 4-0 for the week.

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An excellent start to the season continued for the Nevada Tiger wrestling team, as the seventh and eighth-grade middle school grapplers competed in a pair of recent quadranuglars.

Nevada held a home meet Nov. 21, playing host to Adrian, Girard, and Harrisonville. They then competed in a road quadrangular at Joplin South Middle School on Monday, with the meet also featuring Joplin North and Joplin East middle schools.

Home-quad results

Nevada Middle School seventh-grade grappler Gannon Marquardt tangles with an opponent during the NMS home quadrangular , Nov. 21.

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• Kynndrick Brooks (2-0) 89 pounds, Hunter Hearting (2-0) 100, Luke Andersen (2-0) 141, Drake Ketterman (2-1) 103, Preston Drake (2-1) 115, John Moss (1-0) 118, Khi Broadway (1-0) 147, Gavin Boyd (1-0) 154, Gannon Marquardt (1-1) 89, Cory Breese (1-1) 130, Bryan Mendez (1-1) 148, Aniyae Benson (1-1) 165, Blake Woods (1-1) 167, Isaac Weber (1-1) 168, Hayden Boyd (1-1) 174, Liam McGrath (1-1) 205, Barrett Nadurata (0-1) 83, Anthony Pizano (0-1) 115, Kellen Ast (0-1) 121, Mycole Smith (0-1) 124, Tyler Longobardi (0-1) 136, Kasen Ast (0-2) 86, Myles Callaghan (0-2) 97, Avery Dean (0-2) 100, Wesley Deeser (0-2) 110, Derrick Fritter (0-2) 113, Brayden Penninston (0-3) 182.

Road-quad results

Nevada Middle School seventh-grader Averi Dawn triumphs Monday night in Joplin.

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• Ketterman (3-0) 113 pounds, Brooks (2-0) 89, Breese (2-0) 130, Callaghan (2-1) 97, Marquardt (1-0) 89, Isaac Weber (1-0) 168, Averi Dawn (1-1) 65, Moss (1-1) 119, Smith (1-1) 124, Grady Stewart (1-1) 134, Kasen Ast (1-2) 86, Dieser (1-2) 110, McGrath (1-2) 205, Drake (0-1) 115, Woods (0-1) 167, Hayden Boyd (0-1) 174, Penniston (0-1) 182, Ethan Fahnestock (0-2) 108, Pizano (0-2) 115, Kellen Ast (0-2) 121, Andersen (0-2) 141, Mendez (0-2) 148, Dean (0-3) 100.

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Nevada Middle School seventh-grader Barrett Nadurata takes center stage, Nov. 21 at the Tigers home quad.

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Nevada's seventh and eighth-grade grapplers hit the mat Dec. 3 for a triangular with host Carl Junction — and Seneca.