On Saturday, March 1, Liberal Wrestling Club traveled to Colorado to compete at the
Eads Junior Olympic Tournament. The tournament awarded two outstanding wrestler awards,
an older age group and a younger age group. Receiving the older age group award was
Liberal’s, Iovani Chavez.

Liberal Wrestling Club has never attended this tournament. They did not have a girls
division so the girls were mixed in with the boys but that did not stop our wrestlers. “LWC
showed up unrecognized to a new tournament, represented very well and left with the LWC
name being known by all who attended,” Coach Bill Holcomb said.

Team results are as follows:

8U:
Alyvia Holcomb, 2nd, 2 pins
Alyvia Holcomb, 3rd, 2 pins

10U:
Ian Holcomb, 1st, 2 tech falls

12U:
Iker Hernandez, 3rd, 2 pins
Cesar Almazan, 2nd, 3 pins
Ian Holcomb, 5th

14U:
Iker Hernandez, 2nd, 1 tech fall
Elias Holcomb, 3rd, 1 pin
Marco Jimenez, 1st, 2 pins
Iovani Chavez, 1st, 1 tech fall and 2 pins
Carter Madsen, 2nd, 1 pin
Aaron Munoz, 3rd, 1 pin

Liberal Wrestling Club is wrapping up their regular season. They will head to Hays Friday
and Saturday for the District 4 tournament. 30 wrestlers from Liberal will compete for a chance
to advance to State in Topeka March 14-16.