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Ellinwood girls qualify for state wrestling
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WAKEENEY — Ellinwood's runner-up  McKena Parker (110) joined 3rd-place Jenna Borror (135); 7th-place Alexandria Gonzalez (115) and 8th-place Cambree Erb (140) as state qualifiers at the 3-1A WaKeeney wrestling regional.

Smith Center's Kaleigh Ochoa pinned Parker (1:25) in the regional championship match.

Stafford's Trynity Pope (170) returns to the state meet after placing fourth.

Ellinwood's girls (641/2) placed 11th. Russell's (211) won the team championship ahead of Norton (172). 

Ellinwood and Stafford will compete Feb. 27-28 at Hays 3-1A state tournament.

3-1A WAKEENEY REGIONAL

AREA RESULTS

110—SQ McKena Parker, E def. Millan, Norton, 4:44; Parker def. Smee, HC, 4:29; Parker def. Snyder, Stockton, 2:51; 1ST—Ochoa, Smith Center def. Parker, 1:25 

115—SQ Alexandria Gonzalez, E, def. Rothchild, WT, 15-5; Ney, Russ def. Gonzalez, 4:57; Rose, SF def. Gonzalez, 0:25; Gonzalez def. Tafoya, Cim, 1:59; 7TH—Gonzalez def. Baxter, Lyons, 7-2  

135—SQ; Jenna Borror, E def. Reed, Oz, 0:46; Borror def. Odle, Stockton, 16-1; Jackson, Oakley def. Borror, 11-0; Borror def. Talmadge, Lakin, 7-5; Borror def. Odle, 4:45; Borror def. Staab, Plain, 12-9; 3RD—Borror def. Barreras, WC, 16-0 

140—SQ Cambree Erb, E def. Miley, Ells, 0:50; Richards, Ellis def. Erb, 2:35; Erb def. Fruits, Minn. 17-0; Erb def. Hays, SF, 3-2; Richards def. Erb, 3:13; 7TH—Grow, GP def. Erb, 1:34   

145—Lauber, Oz def. Jenaveve Franco, E, 3:24; Brack, HC def. Franco, 11-1 

155—Cora Martin, SJ def. Scott, Norton, 2:52; Haggard, Chaparral def. Martin, 2:11; Thompson, Hal def. Martin, 16-0; Thompson def Anna Hahn, E, 18-0; Dooley, HC def. Han, 4:27 

170—SQ Trynity Pope, Staf def. Vestal, WC, 2:19; Garcia, Plain def. Pope, 2:00; Pope def. McCleary, Stanton, 2:28; 3RD—Kane, Norton def. Pope, 4:21; MaKayla Rouse, E def. Frydenhall, Smith Center, 1:53; McCleary def. Rouse, 2:59; Vestal, WC def. Rouse 3:22 

3-1A STATE PAIRINGS

110—McKena Parker, Ellinwood vs. Ali Kepner, Rossville

115—Alexandria Gonzalez, Ellinwood vs. Sierra Loader, Caney Valley

135—Jenna Borror, Ellinwood vs. Haleigh Koslowsky, Douglass

140—Cambree Erb, Ellinwood vs. Hollie Finneran, Maur Hill

170—Trynity Pope, Stafford vs. Brook Carrillo, Burden Central