Boys grapplers take team title

Boys grapplers take team title

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Ryne Marcum and Cooper Collins are Lee’s Summit Holiday Tournament champions.Marcum, a senior, won the 144-pound title. Collins, a junior, won the 138 title. Their individual title runs helped Excelsior Springs win the team title for the boys wrestling tournament with 255 points – 6.5 points ahead of runner-up Lee’s Summit West and 12.5 points ahead of third-place finisher Olathe (Kan.) North.Marcum’s run to a championship at the Dec. 20-21, 20team competition began with him going 4-0 in his pool. He then won his quarterfinal match by technical fall and his last two matches by pin.Collins also went 4-0 in his pool. He then won two straight matches by pin and defeated Republic’s Keaton Overcast in the title match by a 15-2 major decision.Marcum and Collins were among seven top-five finishers for Excelsior Springs. The group included Justin Wright, who placed second at 285....

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