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Panther girls qualify four for state wrestling
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Great Bend's girls qualified four wrestlers for the 5-6A state tournament.

Panthers qualify four for state wrestling

DODGE CITY – Great Bend’s regional runner-up Daizy Gomez (125) led four state wrestling qualifiers in Saturday’s 5-6A regional.

Dodge City’s No. 1 ranked Ariana De La Rosa pinned No. 3 ranked Gomez (5:18) for her fourth victory over the Panther.

Panthers Kaylea McMullen (120) and Katie Kuhlman (135) placed third and Natalee Daniels (190) finished fourth to qualify for the 5-6A state wrestling tournament.

In third-place matches, McMullen pinned Wichita West’s Ariyana Norphlet (2:06); Kuhlman defeated Garden City’s Bethanie Cruz, 5-2; and Wichita Carroll’s Karla Martinez pinned Daniels (2:34).

Great Bend (91) placed sixth behind No. 1 ranked Dodge City (233) and No. 4 ranked Garden City (205).

GREAT BEND RESULTS

105—Karley Stukey, GB; No. 2 Esha, Derby pinned Stukey, 1:18; Puentes, Campus pinned Stukey, 0:36

115—Hannah Crathorne, GB;  Cruce, Campus def. Crathorne, 8-7; Castro, DC pinned Crathorne, 2:52
120—Kaylea McMullen, 3RD; McMullen pinned Rasynouvong, WNW, 1:40; McMullen def. Otte, Hays, 2-0; No. 2 Rodriguez, GC pinned McMullen, 1:20; McMullen pinned Ramirez, Liberal, 1:43; 3RD—McMullen pinned Ariyana Norphlet, WW, 2:06

125—No. 3 Daizy Gomez, GB, 2ND; Gomez pinned Trail, Campus, 0:51; Gomez pinned Tarbet, GC, 3:11; 1ST—No. 1 De La Rosa, DC pinned Gomez, 5:18

130—Sierra Ferguson, GB; Ferguson pinned Stokes, WNW, 3:18; No. 6 Hernandez, GC def. Ferguson, 2-0; Ferguson pinned Clark, Hutchinson, 1:46; Ferguson def. Wright, Campus, 7-2; Downs, Derby pinned Ferguson, 4:44

135—Katie Kuhlman, GB, 3RD; Pendergrass, AC pinned Kuhlman, 1:20; Kuhlman pinned Downs, WNW, 1:48; Kuhlman def. Quezada, Liberal, 10-2; 3RD—Kuhlman def. Cruz, GC, 5-2

140—Jaydon Davis, GB; No. 2 Garcia, DC pinned Davis, 1:01; Davis pinned Hough, Campus, 0:59; Day, Derby pinned Davis, 4:03)
145—Danica Cline. GB; Valenzuela, Liberal pinned Cline, 5:44; Cline pinned Land, WNW, 1:17; Cline pinned Wells, GE, 2:39; Barnett, Hays def. Cline, 8-1

155—Kirra Stevens, GB; Stevens pinned Gonzalez, Campus, 0:14; Stevens pinned Kellogg, Goddard, 1:52; Guzman, GC def. Stevens, injury; Valdovinos, WNW def. Stevens, forfeit

170—Lea Nokes, GB; Nokes pinned Wicker, Maize, 2:47; No. 4 Almaraz, Dodge City pinned Nokes, 5:50; George, GE pinned Nokes, 3:22

190—Natalee Daniels, GB, 4TH; Daniels def. Martinez, Liberal, 5-2; Johnson, WW pinned Daniels, 3:13; Daniels pinned Castro, DC, 1:29;  3RD—Martinez, Carroll pinned Daniels, 2:34

235—Yarlene Granados, GB; Lopez, Derby pinned Granados, 1:26; Alessi, WNW def. Granados, 5-4