TOPEKA — Great Bend's regional runners-up Camdyn Post (105), Micah Ellegood (125) and Kirra Stevens (170) led 10 Panther qualifiers for the 5A state wrestling tournament at Park City Feb. 28-March 1.
In championship matches, Newton's Brooklyn Treaster defeated Post (3:49), Topeka Seaman's Kori Best beat Ellegood on an injury; and Kapaun Mt. Carmel's Olyvia Besco defeated Stevens (3:06).
Other Panther state qualifiers are third-place medalists Sophia Bauer (22-19, 100), Kayle Baldwin (17-14, 115); Brooklynn Kelly (33-15, 130), sixth-place Shatarah Newton (12-20, 145), seventh place Kiera Levya (16-20, 110) and Danica Cline (17-10, 190) and eighth-place Madison Ketch (10-19, 120).
In third place matches, Bauer defeated Hays High's Emersyn Copper (2:41); Baldwin defeated Maize South's Celina Urusquitea 9-6; and Kelly defeated Seaman's Makenna Stuke 15-0.
Great Bend (154.5) finished fifth behind team champion Wichita Kapaun-Mt. Carmel (218.5) and Hays High (180.5).
TOPEKA 5A REGIONAL
TEAM SCORES—1—Kapaun Mt. Carmel 218.5; 2—Hays 180.5; 3—Newton 167.5; 4—Emporia 158.5; 5—Great Bend 154.5
PANTHER RESULTS
100—SQ Sophia Bauer, GB (22-19), 3RD; Bauer def. Gomez, Newton, 7-0; Copper, Hays def. Bauer, 2:00; Bauer def. Curtis, Emporia, 4:45; Bauer def. Brown, Hutchinson, 1:56; Bauer def. Brotemarkle, 2:33; 3RD—Bauer def. No. 6 Copper, Hays, 2:41
105—SQ No. 2 Camdyn Post, GB (31-8), 2ND; Post def. York, GE, 1:47; Post def. Carlisle, Hays, 0:40; Post def. James, SC, 0:46; 1ST—No. 1 Treaster, Newton def. Post, 3:49
110—SQ Keira Leyva, GB (16-20), 7TH; No. 3 Slothower, SC def. Leyva, 1:00; Leyva def. Robben, Hays, 0:25; Steele, Emporia def. Leyva, 2:03; 7TH—Leyva def. Crawford, Newton, 1:22
115—SQ No. 6 Kayle Baldwin, GB (17-14), 3RD; Baldwin def. Bruening, KMC, 5:29; No. 1 Ninojos, Newton def. Baldwin, 10-1; Baldwin def. Villines, Seaman, 9-2; 3RD—Baldwin def. Urusquitea, MS, 9-6
120—SQ Madison Ketch, GB (10-19), 8TH; No. 2 Medrano, Emporia def. Ketch, 1:13; Dulgarian, Goddard def. Ketch, 2:08; 7TH—O'Malley, KMC def. Ketch, 3:53
125—SQ No. 2 Micah Ellegood (24-15); Ellegood def. Homan, TWest, 0:35; Ellegood def. Brubacher, Newton, 1:23; Ellegood def. No. 5 VanZant, SC, 1:53; 1ST—Koti Best, Seaman def. Ellegood, injury
130—SQ Brooklynn Kelly, GB (33-15), 3RD; Kelly def. Gallegos, AC, 0:41; Stuke, Seaman def. Kelly, 2-0; Kelly def. Moore, VC, 2:05; Kelly def. Bradley, Goddard, 1:20; Kelly def. Starr, Emporia, 1:23; 3RD—Kelly def. Stuke, Seaman, 15-0
145—Shatarah Newton, GB (12-20), 6TH; No. 6 Carranza, Emporia def. Newton, 5:03; Newton def. Douthitt, AC, 7-0; Newton def. Hall, Andover, 5-1; Carranza def. Newton, 0:59; 5TH—Davis, Newton def. Newton, 4:37
155—No. 5 Lea Nokes, GB (12-15); Nokes def. McEachern, MSouth, 14-9; No. 6 Hallacy, Carroll def. Nokes, 3:27; Rosas, Emporia def. Nokes, 4:49
170—SQ No. 4 Kirra Stevens, GB (30-10), 2ND; Stevens def. Villator, Emporia, 1:50; Stevens def. Rivera, Seaman, 1:29; Stevens def. Edwards, Newton, 3:33; 1ST—No. 2 Olyvia Besco, KMC def. Stevens, 3:06
190—SQ Danica Cline, GB (17-10); Duarte, Emporia def. Cline, 7-2; Cline def. Turner, KMC, 7-3; Jasper, SS def. Cline, 4:27; 7TH—Cline def. Hall, SC, 2:25
5A STATE PAIRINGS
100—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. 6 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. 2 Micah Ellegood (24-15) vs. Makenzie Waters, Lansing (28-18)
130—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. 4 Makayla Cadet, Highland Park (19-4)
