The Humboldt Cubs and Lady Cubs came away from Hays with some hardware after medaling at the Class 1, 2 and 3 state tournament Saturday.
Cole Mathes (42-5) wrapped up his senior year by taking third place in the 190-pound weight class while junior 155-pounder Taevyn Baylor (40-5) gave Humboldt fans plenty to look forward to next November after taking fourth place.
Mathes opened the tournament with a 4-2 decision over Wakeeney senior Kaiden Bliss (24-10) but fell to eventual state champion Sam Watkins (42-1), a senior from Hoxie, via 17-0 tech-fall.
Mathes bounced back with a 15-0 tech-fall of Douglass senior Gavin Bowman (19-23), then broke into the consolation bracket with a second-period pin of Caney Valley sophomore Rayden Martin (31-10). Mathes edged Kingman-Norman senior Collin Schreiner (38-8) in a 4-2 decision, then Effingham-Atchison County Community sophomore Elijah Webb (30-12) in a 5-3 decision for third place. 
Baylor, the top seed at 155, seemed to cruise to the semifinals with a first period pin of Wichita County freshman Jaelene Vestal (20-17), then pinned Phillipsburg junior Johnna Ebner (27-16) in the second period.
A loss via first-period pin to Plainville senior Zoe Brown (38-7), cut short her state title aspirations. She pinned Norcatur senior Dali Braun (26-18) to wrestle for third place, where she fell to Hutchinson senior Trista Rogers (44-7).
Other results from state: Heavyweight freshman Gabriela Vargas-Garcia (28-12) fell to River Long (13-14) of Stockton via second-period pin, then defeated McKenzie Rohr of Solomon (4-19) via first-period pin before elimination by Royal Valley freshman Hanna Myers (19-12) via 3-2 decision.
At 115, freshman Jordan Hency (20-18) fell to Wakeeney junior Kailan Rothchild via first-period pin, then defeated Cherryvale junior Alayna Collina (29-16) via third-period pin before elimination by Wathena senior Bayleigh Cooper (29-11) via second-period pin.
At 190, junior Savannah Koch (31-15) opened the tournament with a first-period pin of Ellis senior Riley Rodriguez (11-15), then fell to Douglass sophomore Layton Roberts (26-13) via third-period pin. Koch rebounded with a 5-0 decision over Oakley junior Abbie Mandeville (9-13) before falling to Smith Center sophomore Kacee Herredsberg (17-20) via 8-2 decision.
At 170, Willow LaCrone junior (20-17) fell to Ellis senior Gracelyn Dombrowski (13-7) via first-period pin, then Central sophomore Eva Wyatt (14-14) via second-period pin.
BOYS: At 126, Curt Shannon (32-17) fell to Effingham-Atchison County Community sophomore Luke Smith (32-13) in a 9-7 decision, then Hill City junior Ryan Budig (32-16) via first-period pin.
