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Panther girls qualify six for state wrestling
Daizy Gomez celebrates a win over Ariana Delarosa .jpg
Lady Panther wrestler Daizy Gomez celebrates a win over Ariana Delarosa of Dodge City during the GBHS’ home varsity wrestling meet on Thursday night. - photo by Hugo Gonzalez

DODGE CITY — Great Bend's girls earned five runner-up medals and qualified six wrestlers in Saturday's 5-6A regional for the 5-6A state tournament at Park City.

Panther second-place finishers were No. 6 Camdyn Post (28-9, 105); Kaylea McMullen (27-7, 125); No. 2 Daizy Gomez (34-3, 130); Kirra Stevens (34-8, 170) and No. 5 Natalee Daniels (23-7, 190).

In championship matches, Derby's No. 1 ranked Amara Ehsa defeated Post, 14-3; Garden City's Maya Tarbe downed McMullen, 17-1; Dodge City's No. 3 ranked Ariana De La Rosa edged Gomez, 5-4; Wichita North's Aariyah Jackson edged Stevens, 3-0; and Liberal's No. 2 Hayleen Martinez pinned Daniels (0:57).

Great Bend's Keira Leyva (23-16, 110) placed third with a pin over Hays High's Keyla Macias (0:57).

No. 2 Dodge City (190) edged No. 1 Garden City (174) for the team title. Great Bend (156) tied Hays High for fourth place.

DODGE CITY 5-6A REGIONAL

TEAM SCORES—1—Dodge City 190; 2—Garden City 174.5; 3—Derby 161; 4—Great Bend 156; Hays High 156; 6—Wichita North 107; 7—Wichita Northwest 94; 8—Liberal 87; 9—Wichita Carroll 58; 10—Maize 33; 11—Campus 30; 12—Wichita West 28; 13—Maize South 27; Arkansas City 27; 15—Goddard 19; 16—Wichita South 10; 17—Goddard Eisenhower 6

PANTHER RESULTS

100—Kayle Baldwin, GB (20-17); Baldwin def. Harding, Hays, 6-3; No. 3 Acosta, GC pinned Baldwin, 1:15; Frios, Carroll pinned Baldwin, 3:56

105—No. 5 Camdyn Post, GB (28-9), 2ND; Post pinned Vehige, Hays, 2:00; Post pinned Gutierrez, Liberal, 2:41; 1ST—No. 1 Ehsa, Derby def. Post, 14-3

110--Keira Leyva, GB (23-16), 3RD; Leyva pinned Cabral, MS, 0:31; Leyva pinned Berry, AC, 0:47; Loera, GC pinned Leyva, 1:55; Leyva pinned Horton, Derby, 1:29; 3RD—Leyva pinned Macias, Hays, 0:57

120—Braelyn Turner, GB (19-20); Turner pinned Dulgarian, Goddard, 1:53; No. 3 Napue, Hays pinned  Turner, 0:29; Turner pinned McCaskill, WSouth, 1:59; Turner pinned Headings, Derby, 1:50; No. 6 Serrano, GC pinned Turner, 2:10

125--Kaylea McMullen, GB (27-7), 2ND; McMullen pinned Van Praag, Derby, 3:20; McMullen pinned Otte, Hays, 5:55; 1ST—Tarbet, GC def. McMullen, 17-1

130--No. 2 Daizy Gomez, GB (34-3), 2ND; Gomez pinned Winegarner, WWest, 1:29; Gomez pinned Vogel, Maize, 0:41; 1ST—No. 4 De La Rosa, DC def. Gomez, 5-4

135—Kaydence Demel, GB (13-29); Moncada, GC pinned Demel, 1:14; Demel pinned Hough, Campus, 0:55; Quezada, Liberal pinned Demel, 1:58

140—Shatarah Newton, GB (9-19); Newton pinned Morse, Campus, 1:52; No. 1 Burton, Hays pinned Newton, 0:33; Newton pinned Martinez, GE, 5:24; Fritschle, Carroll pinned Newton, 4:10

145—Josephine Blevins, GB (14-20); Tyler, WNorth pinned Blevins, 1:00; Blevins pinned Vargas, WW, 2:00; Land, WNW pinned Blevins, 3:43

155—Danica Cline, GB (17-20); Cline pinned Bowers, Wichita NW, 0:57; No. 3 Arroyo, DC pinned Cline, 0:29; Cline pinned Jones, Carroll, 1:33; Cline pinned Dunlap, GC, 2:26; Viegra, AC pinned Cline, 1:38

170—Kirra Stevens, GB (34-8), 2ND; Stevens pinned Nueberger, Hays, 1:01; Stevens pinned Bradley, Goddard, 5:04; 1ST—Jackson, WNorth def. Stevens, 3-0

190—No. 5 Natalee Daniels, GB (23-7), 2ND; Daniels pinned Garcia, AC, 1:33; Daniels pinned Martinez, Carroll, 5:17; 1ST—No. 2 Martinez, Liberal pinned Daniels, 0:57

5-6A GIRLS STATE

GREAT BEND FIRST ROUND

105—No. 4 Camdyn Post (28-9) vs. Rylee Jones, Spring Hill (15-20)

110—Keira Leyva (23-16) vs. Delaney Locke, Basehor (30-11)

125—No. 6 Kaylea McMullen (27-7) vs. Sylvia Mohrsting, SM East (26-7)

130—No. 2 Daizy Gomez (34-3) vs. Jadyn Clouse, Gardner (32-10)

170—Kirra Stevens (34-8) vs. Maddie Burdick, Pittsburg (25-10)

190—No. 3 Natalee Daniels (23-7) vs. Elia Smith, Washburn Rural (24-12)