Grapplers win five titles at tourney
Lilly Smith, Haylee Ray, Lilly Goetz, Analese Happy and Bristol Sharp returned to Excelsior Springs from the Lathrop Turkey Break Invitational as champions.Smith won the 235-pound title at the Nov. 26 high school girls wrestling tournament. Both of her wins were by pin.Ray was the 170B champion, going 3-0. Her three wins were by pin.Like Ray, Goetz went 3-0, with her three victories coming by pin. She took the 120 title.Happy went 2-0 to claim the 115 crown. Her wins were by fall.Sharp went 2-0 and took the 110 title. She got pins in both matches.Excelsior Springs also produced one runner-up and two third-placers. Kaitlynn Foster was the second-place finisher, winning her first two matches by fall before dropping the 125 title match by pin.Emily Hilliard and Kennedi Winford each took third. Hilliard, a first-year high schooler, went 1-2 at 145. Winfor...