Tiger wrestlers win district title, Lady Tigers second

Once again, Dripping Springs High School proves its athletic programs have what it takes to compete in 6A — and even more so, the always tough 26-6A district that include Lake Travis and Westlake High Schools.

The latest sport to prove this was the wrestling program. What many fail to understand is that many Dripping Springs programs have long been preparing for 6A with their competitive scheduling against larger schools. The wrestling program is one of those.

Coach Joe Kirksey continued to raise the bar in the boys program this year. He was also able to start from scratch in the girls division. The boys won district, and the girls barely missed the same while the JV boys dominated their division.

Varsity boys standings: DSHS 275, Lake Travis 230.5, Westlake 129, Bowie 109, Akins 84.5, Anderson 83, Pflugerville Weiss 68, Hays Johnson 67, San Marcos 47.

Tiger results: 106 – Jackson Shipley 2nd; 113 – Abel Silverman 1st; 120 – Cole Sides 1st; 126 – Hagen Shipley 1st; 132 – Taylor Van de Walle 2nd; 138 – Connor Johnson 3rd; 144 – Charlie Clarno 4th; 150 – Shane Bookbinder 1st; 157 – Steven Lackey 5th; 165 – Gavin Wahl 2nd; 175 – Connor Udemi 4th; 190 – Ben Lourens 1st; 215 – Alec Rill 1st; 285 – Raphael Siewen 2nd.

Varsity girls standings: Bowie 96.5, DSHS 96, Westlake 75, Weiss 71, San Marcos 71, Johnson 65, Anderson 47, Akins 34, Lake Travis 20.

Lady Tiger results: 100 – Emma Gonzales 3rd; 107 – Maybaylee Cluver 4th; 114 – Carson Crow 4th;120 – Araceli Martinez 4th; 126 – Addison Williams 2nd; 132 – Ivone Rios 3rd; 138 – Adriana Quevedo 3rd; 145 – Harlan Jack 2nd.

JV Tiger results: Firsts: Milad Khezrefaridi, Jaceton Gotta, Gavin Laws, Ryder Thompson, Matt Lourens, Jack McTiernan, Caleb Flores.

Seconds: Logan Papp, Marshall Wyler, Lucas Parmeson, Gavin Ordway, Dayne Weaver, Austin Hovatter, Wyatt Czerniec.

Thirds: Chase Lagarde, Justin Meneses, Hiram Caldwell, Max Hummel,, Joseph Holmes, Mikkel Bushee.