Liberal Wrestling Club hosted their home tournament at Liberal High School. Battle in the West had around 300 wrestlers and their families in
attendance at the tournament.
Liberal Wrestling Club had almost 60 wrestlers from their team that competed at the
tournament with 2 girls receiving the Most Outstanding Wrestler Award in their divisions. Alyvia
Holcomb was the Most Outstanding 10U girl with 3 tech falls on the day. Kendall Mosttler was
the Most Outstanding 8U girl with 1 pin and 1 tech fall.
Other results are as follows:
First Place: Karim Dominguez, 4 pins; Alijah Beltran, 3 pins; Jason Fraire, 2 tech falls;
Alyvia Holcomb, 3 tech falls; Sofia Torres, 2 pins; JJ Mata (12U), 2 pins; Elias Holcomb, 1 tech
fall; Julian Gonzalez, 2 pins; and Kendall Mosttler (8U), 1 pin and 1 tech fall.
Second Place: Roberto Balli; AJ Rodriguez, 3 pins; Dominic Zuniga, 2 pins; Genesis
Gardea; Emylia Torres; Kendall Mosttler (10U), 2 pins; Victor Zuniga, 2 pins; Christian Alcala, 1
pin; Josiah Carmona; Ian Holcomb, 1 pin; Isaiah Estrada; Jacobie Fraire, 2 pins; Joshua
Robertson, 1 tech fall; Emanuel Zetino, 1 tech fall and 1 pin; Dominique Soto; and Jonathan
DelReal, 1 tech fall and 2 pins;
Third Place: Damian Archuleta, 1 tech fall; Xavi Medina; Haley Zabel; Royce Guzman, 1
tech fall; Danny Martinez, 1 pin; and Valentin Garcia, 1 pin;
Fourth Place: Jesus Perz, 2 pins; Aubrie Burgess; Alijah Salas, 1 pin; Evan Cole; Uriah
Andrade, 1 pin; Nathan Boese; Iker Hernandez, 1 pin; and JJ Mata (14U);
Fifth Place: Abram Salas; Easton Cole; Jackson Pipkin; Eli Moreno, 1 pin; Brayden
Potter, 1 pin; Diego Alcala; and Nino Guzman, 1 pin
Sixth Place: Oliver Musgrave; Ethan Zabel; Riggins Carter; and Lann Phommaly
Liberal Wrestling Club would like to thank anyone who helped in any way to make Battle
in the West a possibility – from our wrestlers, board members, coaches, parents, workers and
community sponsors.
On Sunday, February 1, 2026, 17 wrestlers from Liberal Wrestling Club traveled to
Garden City to compete at the Junior Welton. The wrestlers had some great mat time and even
got the chance to have a few exhibition matches.
“We originally thought about skipping the Junior Welton since it was the day after our
home tournament. We decided we really wanted to support Garden City’s club and made the
trip over. As a team, we are glad we made that decision,” said Coach Krista Holcomb.
Individual results are as follows:
Christian Alcala, 2nd, 2 pins
Diego Alcala, DNP
Nathan Boese, DNP
Isaiah Estrada, 4th
Willeon Francis, 3rd
Royce Guzman, 2nd
Nino Guzman, 2nd, 1 pin
Alyvia Holcomb, 2nd, 2 tech falls and 1 pin
Elias Holcomb, 3rd
Ian Holcomb, DNP
Kendall Mosttler, 1st, 2 pins
Lann Phommaly, 3rd
AJ Rodriguez, 4th
Dominique Soto, 1st
Emanuel Zetino, 2nd, 1 tech fall and 1 pin
Dominic Zuniga, 4th, 1 pin
Victor Zuniga, DNP
As February begins, there are not a lot of local tournaments happening. LWC has 3
wrestlers traveling to Mulvane, KS this weekend to attend Battle of the Belt.
