Newton sophomore Taylor Rickard takes on top-ranked Talon Verbeck of Maize during a dual meet Thursday in Maize. Rickard upset Verbeck with a second-period pin. Maize won the dual meet 55-24 to win the league title. Newton ends the dual meet season Thursday at home against Hutchinson and Salina South. Mark Schnabel/Newton Kansan
By Mark Schnabel Newton Kansan MAIZE — The Newton High School boys’ wrestling team fell short in its bid for back-to-back Ark Valley-Chisholm Trail League…