Local area wrestlers competed this past weekend in regionals for a chance to make it to state. It was 17 area wrestlers qualifying for state in Class 4A at Salina starting Friday, February 24th. While, 33 area wrestlers qualified for state in Class 3-2-1A in Hays starting Thursday, February 23rd. Listen live to 103.9 KNZA at the bottom of each hour for live updates from Hays on Thursday and Friday, February 23rd-24th and from Salina on Saturday February 24th.

ACCHS won a Regional Championship as a team and has most qualifiers of any area school with seven wrestlers headed to state;  Holton next most with six. 

Below is list of all of area qualifying wrestlers with their respective weight class, record and grade.
For complete brackets you can visit Kansas High School Athletics Association website (click here).

CLASS 4A AREA STATE WRESTLING QUALIFIERS 2012
The following Northeast Kansas Wrestlers will compete at Salina on Friday/Saturday, February 24th-25th. Listen for live bottom of each hour updates on KNZA 103.9 FM with Justin Fluke.

Weight Class    Name      Grade    Record
Atchison High--2
126 Jeff Wallingford          10          10- 8
138 Tyler Harris                  9            32- 4
Hiawatha--2
132 Chris Babel                12          18- 13
145 Nate Boyer                  12          17- 9
Holton–6 (6th Place Team at Regionals)
106 Jonah Lutz                  10          31- 7
113 Hunter Price                11          26- 3 (Regional Champion)
152 Andrew Rieschick      10         31- 6
182 Adam McKenna          12         26- 8
195 Drake Ewing               10         29- 11
220 Bradley Hooper          10         22- 15
Jeff West--1
220 Justin Scott                  10         36- 2 (Regional Champion)
Royal Valley--3
113 Austin Ashley               10         18- 10
145 Tanner Ogden             11          33- 1 (Regional Champion)
285 Michael Houghtaling  12         21- 14
Santa Fe Trail--3
145 Kale Cauthon              12          14- 5
160 Nathan Forbes            12          30- 11
220 Edward Fitzgerald       12          31- 7

CLASS 3-2-1A AREA STATE WRESTLING QUALIFIERS 2012
The following Northeast Kansas Wrestlers will compete in Hays Thursday/ Friday, February 23rd-24th. Listen for live bottom of each hour updates on KNZA 103.9 FM with Justin Fluke.

Weight Class    Name      Grade    Record
ACCHS – 7 (1st Place Team at Regionals)
106 Logan Bowen             9             29- 8
126 Justin Wagner            10          30- 10
132 Zakk Hollands            10          18- 7
138 Scott Birkinsha           10          24- 16
145 Taylor Schuetz            11           25- 5
152 Lane Chew                 12           35- 8
285 Jared Hoffman           11           17- 13
Centralia--1
120 Andrew Beck              10           28- 9
Doniphan West --3
152 Trevor Fee                  10           25- 15
195 Tristan Speer              9            16- 4
220 Austin Veach              12           19- 2 (Regional Champion)
Horton-- 2
126 Hunter Speer             12           36- 2 (Regional Champion)
220 Little Bear Johnson  11            23- 12
Marysville-- 5
106 Josh Goepfert            11           26- 4
132 Tyler Rockwell            11           20- 19
138 James Landoll           11           20- 2
145 Eddie Creek                12          32- 4
160 Jesse Nelsen             12          27- 9
MH-MA-- 1
132 Cody Calhoon             11          31- 4
Onaga-- 3
145 Chance Bloomer         11          36- 6
170 Dalton Blow                  11          27- 8
285 Mychal Kolterman        11         28- 10
Pleasant Ridge-- 3
113 Tony Weber                   10          32- 8
120 Blake Graham              10          31- 9
152 Jared Johnson             11          35- 2
Riverside--2
113 Sheldon Harris             10          30- 10
138 Timmy Miller                 12           27- 9
Sabetha – 5 (4th Place Team at Regionals)
120 Thaine Allen                  11         14- 5
160 Chad Aberle                  12         23- 14
182 Levi Huneke                  11         23- 6 (Regional Champion)
195 Tyler Edelman               11         21- 8
285 Trevin Edelman            12         30- 2 (Regional Champion)
Troy – 1
170 Gabe Martinez               12         26- 7