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By RICK PETERSON

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Six Shawnee County wrestlers advanced out of Saturday's Rossville regional girls wrestling tournament to earn berths in the Class 4A-1A state tournament at Salina, led by Rossville individual champs Keera Lacock and Kendra Hurla.

KendraHurla 2Two-time state champion Kendra Hurla of Rossville is headed to state for a third time after winning a Class 4A-1A regional 120-pound title Saturday at Rossville. [File photo]

Lacock, a junior, won the 115-pound regional title while two-time state champ Hurla, also a junior, earned her shot at a third state championship with the 120-pound regional crown.

Lacock, who improved to 30-1 on the season, took a 4-0 decision over Wellsville freshman Kynie Stevenson in the 115-pound final while Hurla, 23-1, recorded a first-period pin (1 minute, 32 seconds) over Jefferson West freshman Sophie Waters.

The Bulldawgs also got a second-place finish from 155-pound junior Hailey Horton (28-6) and a third-place showing from 145-pound Reagan Wonnell (31-7) as Rossville finished fourth in the team standings with 103 points.

Silver Lake sophomore Karley Holmes (20-13) finished second in the 110-pound division to punch her ticket to the 4A-1A state meet while Hayden junior Elaina Wolff finished third in the 100-pound division, earning a repeat state berth for the Wildcats and improving to 23-10 on the season.

The Class 4A-1A state tournament will be contested at the Tony's Pizza Events Center in Salina on Feb. 22 and 23. 

 CLASS 4A-1A GIRLS REGIONAL WRESTLING

At Rossville

Team scores

Baldwin 227, Santa Fe Trail 139, Tonganoxie 122, Rossville 103, Wellsville 82, Rock Creek 79, Eudora 74, Marysville 68, Holton 67, Oskaloosa 51, McLouth 49, Jefferson West 35, Silver Lake 33.5, Sabetha 33, Wabaunsee 28, Atchison County 28, Burlingame 26, Hayden 23, Council Grove 17, Perry-Lecompton 17, West Franklin 8, Atchison 7, Royal Valley 7, Wamego 7, KC-Bishop Ward 5, Bishop Miege 5, St. Marys 4, Mission Valley 3, Riverside 3.

Indiviual results

100 -- 1. Morgan Base, Baldwin; 2. Audry Johnson, Santa Fe Trail; 3. Elaina Wolff, Hayden; 4. Joee Perkins, Rock Creek.

105 -- 1. Holly Thacher, Oskaloosa; 2. Brianna Mitchell, Baldwin; 3. Autumn Wilson, Tonganoxie; 4. Sophia Castillo, Wabaunsee.

110 -- 1. Canyon Burtis, Baldwin; 2. Karley Holmes, Silver Lake; 3. Lexie Larson, Holton; 4. Kylynn Maclaskey, Burlingame.

115 -- 1. Keera Lacock, Rossville; 2. Kynlie Stevenson, Wellsville; 3. Madison Adkins, Santa Fe Trail; 4. Willow Wyatt, Burlingame.

120 -- 1. Kendra Hurla, Rossville; 2. Sophia Waters, Jefferson West; 3. Perla Baeckberg, Baldwin; 4. Sadey Gross, Holton.

125 -- 1. Olive Dubois, Wellsville; 2. Willow Dubois, Baldwin; 3. Jenica Hubbard, Marysville; 4. Kaysha Florance, Santa Fe Trail.

130 -- 1. Brooklyn Burenheide, Rock Creek; 2. Leighanna Patz, McLouth; 3. Allee Darnell, Baldwin; 4. Lainey Farlee, Wellsville.

135 -- 1. Nakita Lawrence, Sabetha; 2. Nora Prather, Baldwin; 3. Madlynn Arnold, Eudora; 4. Morgan Pickering, Santa Fe Trail.

140 -- 1. Audrey Darnell, Baldwin; 2. Morrisa Ware, Holton; 3. Mackenzie Colgrove, Tonganoxie; 4. Marissa Caray, McLouth.

145 -- 1. Hailee Crosland, Santa Fe Trail; 2. Ella Johnson, Marysviille; 3. Reagan Wonnell, Rossville; 4. Jordan Dempsey, Eudora.

155 -- 1. Allison King, Oskaloosa; 2. Hailey Horton, Rossville; 3. Kilee Waters, Santa Fe Trail; 4. Rose Latta, Marysville.

170 -- 1.Grace Stean, Tonganoxie; 2. Hannah Simmers, Atchison County; 3. Sienna Jones, Wabaunsee; 4. Brenah Cannon, Council Grove. 

190 -- 1. Holly Colvert, Tonganoxie; 2. Elee Pittman, Baldwin; 3. Addalyn Michaelis, Santa Fe Trail; 4. Cecilia Lynch, Rock Creek.

235 -- 1. Sierra Dempsey, Santa Fe Trail; 2. Madi Hargett, Baldwin; 3. Karoline Tannahill, Holton; 4. Taylor Keimig, Atchison County.

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