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W.C. Mat Cardinals win 2006 regional tournament The Wayne County wrestling team traveled to Inez on Saturday, February 11 to compete in the 2006 Regional Tournament. The Region 8 Tournament was held at Sheldon Clark High School. The Mat Cardinals made it two in a row by winning the 2006 Region this weekend. They won the 2005 Regional last year. The team looked impressive, advancing six wrestlers to the finals and winning all six weight classes. Wayne County started the finals with three wins in a row. Travis Sullivan won by Fall at 103, Cody Vinsant won by major decision at 112, and Bryan Daniels won by Fall at 119. The Mat Cardinals then won three more in a row at 140, 145 and 152 to put the region out of reach for Sheldon Clark, who finished second. Tim Winchester won at 145, Kacy Kennedy won at 140, and Joey Sanders at 152 to give Wayne County six regional champions overall. The following are individual winners for the Mat Cardinals by weight class. 103 lb., Travis Sullivan, first place 112 lb., Cody Vinsant, first place 119 lb., Bryan Daniels, first place 125 lb., Jordan Burnette, fifth place 135 lb., James Kilburn, third place 140 lb., Kacy Kennedy, first place 145 lb., Tim Winchester, first place 152 lb., Joey Sanders, first place 160 lb., Matthew Sullivan, sixth place 189 lb., Cody Mink, fifth place 215 lb., Tyler Pace, fourth place 275 lb., Brandon Bell, third place The top four wrestlers at each weight class advance to the state tournament this week at Frankfort. The fifth place finish advances as an alternate. The following is the final team scores for Region Eight. Region Eight Tournament Score 1. Wayne Co.-213 2. Sheldon Clark-206 3. McCreary Central-171.5 4. Johnson Central-169.5 5. Whitley County-93 6. Letcher Co. Central-85 7. Ashland-80 7. Lawrence Co.-80 9. Perry Co. Central-60.5 10. Pike Co. Central-17 11. Prestonsburg-0 The state tournament will start Thursday, February 16 and run through Saturday, February 18. The tournament is held at the Civic Center in Frankfort. Starting time is 12 p.m. on Thursday. There is an admission charge, which can be paid per session or a pass for the entire tournament may be bought. Add a comment |
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