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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). 

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