Junior wrestlers place fourth at state championships

The junior wrestling team from Wayne County traveled to Central Hardin High School in Elizabethtown on Saturday, February 14 to compete in the junior high state championships. This marks the fifth year of the state tournament.

The junior high state features 16 wrestlers in each weight class from four regions. The top four wrestlers from each region qualify for the state tournament. Wayne County represents Region Two.

Wayne County qualified 16 wrestlers overall and had eight wrestlers to medal in the top six of their weight class overall.

The junior wrestling team finished fourth overall in a tournament field of 48 teams. Fern Creek was the overall state champion. In Region Two there were three teams finishing in the top 10 overall. Larue County was third, Wayne County was fourth, and Union County was ninth overall. Top 10 teams and team scores.

1. Fern Creek-275.5; 2. Gray Middle-179; 3. Larue Middle, 173; 4. Wayne County-137; 5. Sheldon Clark-112; 6. South Oldham-98.5; 7. Wood-ford County-96; 8. Henry Clay-95.5; 9. Union County-78; 10. North Oldham-73

The Junior Mat Cardinals had one first place winner, three third place winners, and four fifth place winners overall. The tournament is wrestled to six places in each weight class.

The junior wrestling team is composed of wrestlers from Bell Elementary, Turner Intermediate, and Lloyd Middle School. Kevin Sullivan is the junior high coach.

The following are individual winners for Wayne County:

100 lbs., Travis Sullivan, first place; 110 lbs., Bryan Daniels, third place; 116 lbs., Thomas Brandt, third place; 122 lbs., Patrick Humble, fifth place; 128 lbs., James Kilburn, fifth place; 134 lbs., Michael Garner, fifth place; 230 lbs., Nathan Elam, third place; 150 lbs., Tim Winchester, fifth place.

Mat Cardinals to host Region 8 Tournament

The Wayne County Wrestling Team traveled to Prestonsburg, Ky. on Thursday, February 12 to wrestle Prestonsburg and Pike County Central. The Mat Cardinals improved to 24 wins and 11 losses on the season with wins over Prestonsburg and Pike County Central. Following are individual winners by weight class and dual meet.

Wayne County-60, Prestonsburg-22

103 lbs., Travis Sullivan; 112 lbs., Jeremy Lair; 119 lbs., Bryan Daniels; 125 lbs., Thomas Brandt; 130 lbs., Joey Sanders; 135 lbs., Michael Garner; 140 lbs., David Lessco; 160 lbs., Elisha Turpin; 215 lbs., Eric Mink; 275 lbs., David Maddox

Wayne County-72,

Pike County Central-0

103 lbs., Travis Sullivan; 112 lbs., Jeremy Lair; 119 lbs., Bryan Daniel; 125 lbs., Thomas Brandt; 130 lbs., Joey Sanders; 135 lbs., Michael Garner; 140 lbs., David Lessco; 145 lbs., Tim Winchester; 152 lbs., Josh Salter; 160 lbs., Elisha Turpin; 171 lbs., Zachary Bray; 215 lbs., Eric Mink; 275 lbs., David Maddox

The Wayne County wrestling team will host the Region 8 wrestling tournament on Saturday, February 21 at the Wayne County High School Gym. Teams wrestling in the tournament will include Wayne County, Sheldon Clark, Johnson Central, Prestonsburg, Pike County Central, Lawrence County, Ashland Paul Blazer, Perry County Central and McCreary Central.

Starting time will be 11 a.m. There is an admission charge.

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