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
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