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Panthers, Cardinal, Indian girls head to state wrestling
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Great Bend's Camdyn Post Great Bend High School pins Blancaelizabeth Floresklemick of Manhattan. - photo by Hugo Gonzalez

PARK CITY— No. 6 ranked Great Bend features six state-ranked wrestlers heading to Friday's 5A state wrestling tournament.

Regional runners-up Camdyn Post (105), Micah Ellegood (125) and Kirra Stevens (170) lead 10 Panther qualifiers for the 5A state wrestling tournament at Park City Friday.

Post placed sixth last year. Stevens and Leyva are returning state qualifiers.

HAYS  — Hoisington's girls earned seven state qualifiers and Ellinwood had five wrestlers qualify for the 3-1A state wrestling tournament Friday at Hays.

Hoisington's regional champions are sixth-place finisher Nevaeh Graves (27-3, 170) and fifth-place Haylee Holinde (18-3, 235). 

SALINA —  Larned's No. 6 ranked Cara Herbert (44-5, 135) surprised Buhler's No. 5 ranked Lillie Ledford 7-6 to highlight five state wrestling qualifiers. 

Indian No. 5 ranked Teagan Walker (33-11, 100) is a returning state qualifier.

No. 5 Mia Munden (30-12, 140) is also state ranked.

5A STATE PARK CITY

100—No. 6 Sophia Bauer, GB (22-19) vs. Averi Cochran, Spring Hill (12-25)

105—No. 2 Camdyn Post, GB (31-8) vs. Elle Gann, Spring Hill (5-21)

110—Keira Leyva, GB (16-20) vs. Angie Mensah, KC Sumner (14-3)

115—No. 5 Kayle Baldwin,  GB (17-14) vs. Cassy Saylor, Spring Hill (21-24)

120—Madison Ketch, GB (10-19) vs. No. 5 Kylee Burke, KC Piper (29-13)

125—No. 3 Micah Ellegood (24-15) vs. Makenzie Waters, Lansing (28-18)

130—No. 6 Brooklynn Kelly, GB (33-15) vs. Amari English, Lansing (13-24)

145—Shatarah Newton, GB (12-20) vs. No. 4 Olivia Stevens, Shawnee Heights (31-8)

170—No. 4 Kirra Stevens, GB (30-10) vs. Payton Knipp, Spring Hill (26-19)

190—Danica Cline, GB (17-10) vs. No. 3 Makayla Cadet, Highland Park (19-4)

3-1A STATE HAYS

110—Jayda Bailey, Hoisington (20-14) vs. No. 1 Camila Martinez, Remington (32-4)

115—Keighyn Dombroski, Ellinwood (23-9) vs. No. 6 Sierra Loader, Caney Valley (28-9)

120—Jenna Borror, Ellinwood (38-8) vs. Brylie Brigdon, Caney Valley (29-8)

135—No. 4 Kaylynn Crawford, Ellinwood (21-14) vs. Tairyn Blocker, Cherryvale (9-17); Lillian Gradig, Hoisington (13-11) vs. Madi Cope, Erie (30-9)

140—No. 5 Marly Brewer, Hoisington (21-14) vs. Addison Hughes, Fredonia (18-13)

155—Ayla Brown, Hoisington (27-14) vs. Destannie Spear, Solomon (7-5)

170—No. 2 Nevaeh Graves, Hoisington (27-3) vs. Lola O'Neil, Sabetha (19-13); Gracyn Dombroski, Ellinwood (11-5) vs. Willow LaCrone, Humboldt (20-15); Trynity Pope, Stafford (22-18) vs. No. 6 Victoria Grado, Fredonia (24-9)

190—Peyton Schneider, Hoisington (16-14) vs. Jena Grame, Mission Valley (15-17)

235—No. 3 Haylee Holinde, Hoisington (18-3) vs. McKenzie Rohr, Solomon (4-17); No. 4 Emma Hahn, Ellinwood (23-7) vs. Isabella Freeman, St. Marys (6-12)

4A STATE SALINA

100—No. 5 Teagan Walker, L (33-11) vs. Riley Crookham, Tonganoxie (22-19)

105—Miranda Nolde, L (16-13) vs. No. 6 Melny Escudero, Clay Center (19-7)

135—No. 6 Cara Herbert, L (44-5) vs. Finley Keller, Tonganoxie, (17-16)

140—No. 5 Mia Munden, L (30-12) vs. Gretchen Huizenga, Santa Fe Trail (22-17)

190—Paisley Weizbrod, L (26-12) vs. Ella Baska, Paola (28-10)