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Vandals Wrestlers at Bantam State Tournament

Vandalia, IL, USA / Vandalia Radio
Todd Stapleton
Mar 6, 2023 | 9:15 AM
Vandals Wrestlers at Bantam State Tournament


Gus Kirk takes 1st, Asher Sefton places 3rd at Bantam State Tournament

4 members of the Vandalia Junior Wrestling Club traveled to Bolingbrook over the weekend to compete in the Illinois Bantam Championships. The Bantam division consists of 7&8 year olds, with the option for 6 year olds to bump up and wrestle as well. Gus Kirk went 3-0 on the day to take the championship belt in the 62B weight class and finish his season undefeated at the Bantam level. After placing 3rd here a year ago, Kirk became only the 2nd Vandal Wrestler to win a Bantam State Title. After a first round bye, top seeded Gus Kirk won by major decision 12-0 to start his day off. He gave up his first points on the day in his semifinal and trailed 5-0 heading into the second period where Gus secured a cradle and picked up the fall in 1:26. In the finals, Gus won by decision 3-0, his points again coming off of a cradle.

Asher Sefton bumped up from the tot division to compete in the 37lb weight class. After having a bye in his first two matches Asher lost a hard fought match in the semifinals by decision 8-3. He bounced back in the consolation semifinals with a 20-6 major decision win to advance to the 3rd place match. In Asher’s final match he trailed 8-3 going into the 3rd period but was able to score a reversal and 2 different sets of nearfall to win by decision 10-8 and take 3rd in his first state tournament appearance

Bantam 37

Asher Sefton’s place is 3rd and has scored 11.0 team points.

  • Champ. Round 1 – Asher Sefton (Vandalia Jr WC) received a bye () (Bye)
  • Quarterfinal – Asher Sefton (Vandalia Jr WC) received a bye () (Bye)
  • Semifinal – Dikota Lacy (Beat the Streets-Bellwood) won by decision over Asher Sefton (Vandalia Jr WC) (Dec 8-3)
  • Cons. Semi – Asher Sefton (Vandalia Jr WC) won by major decision over Vaughn Seibel (Belleville Little Devils Wrest) (Maj 20-6)
  • 3rd Place Match – Asher Sefton (Vandalia Jr WC) won by decision over Daniel Garcia (Callan Wrestling Academy) (Dec 10-8)

Bantam 62B

Augustine Kirk’s place is 1st and has scored 25.0 team points.

  • Champ. Round 1 – Augustine Kirk (Vandalia Jr WC) received a bye () (Bye)
  • Quarterfinal – Augustine Kirk (Vandalia Jr WC) won by major decision over Jaden Ivy (Tribe WC) (Maj 12-0)
  • Semifinal – Augustine Kirk (Vandalia Jr WC) won by fall over Jack Wachstetter (The Compound) (Fall 1:26)
  • 1st Place Match – Augustine Kirk (Vandalia Jr WC) won by decision over Charlie Blake (Panther WC) (Dec 3-0)

Bantam 70B

Carter Hager’s place is unknown and has scored 0.0 team points.

  • Champ. Round 1 – Iker G Mora (Southside Outlaws Wrestling Cl) won by decision over Carter Hager (Vandalia Jr WC) (Dec 2-0)
  • Cons. Round 1 – Carter Hager (Vandalia Jr WC) received a bye () (Bye)
  • Cons. Round 2 – Michael Fitzpatrick (Mustang WC) won by decision over Carter Hager (Vandalia Jr WC) (Dec 7-2)

Bantam 74A

Hank Kern’s place is unknown and has scored 0.0 team points.

  • Champ. Round 1 – Chase Phillips (Lincoln Way Wrestling Club) won by major decision over Hank Kern (Vandalia Jr WC) (Maj 9-1)
  • Cons. Round 1 – Hank Kern (Vandalia Jr WC) received a bye () (Bye)
  • Cons. Round 2 – Brody Swoboda (Force Elite) won by decision over Hank Kern (Vandalia Jr WC) (Dec 6-4)

In photo–

Front: Hank Kern and Dayton Patterson
Back: Coach Joseph Patterson, Coach Bob Elam, Gus Kirk, Coach Jake Stewart, Coach Stuart Hinton, Asher Sefton