PARK CITY—Great Bend's No. 2 ranked Camdyn Post (34-9, 105) showed tenacity staying within 1-0 against Newton's state champion Brookelyn Treaster before losing 5-0 in the 5A state championship match. Post beat Basehor's No. 3 Miley Locke (0:36) in the semifinals.

The 105-pound Post, a standout competitor, was just shy of her ultimate goal.

"My goal was to be wrestling for a state championship," Post said. "The bigger picture is wanting to earn first place. My first three matches were really good. I didn't change anything. I focused on what I do best and kept going. It's tons of work to reach a state championship match. Every day, you practice or watch film of your previous matches."

Great Bend wrestling coach Rex Kern was proud of Post's effort.

"Camdyn wrestled really great, a super effort," Kern said. "Treaster hardly leaves any window of opportunity to score. Camydn tried a few new set-ups on her feet. She couldn't get her to hips on her shot attempts. Camdyn lost position one time. It's a heck of a season for Camdyn. She's got a path to be a 4-time state-time state placer." 

No. 4 Kirra Stevens (33-12) pinned Shawnee Heights' Brooklyn Binkley (1:35) for fifth place.

Sophia Bauer (24-21, 100) placed sixth with a 20-9 loss to Goddard Eisenhower's Sadie Kuehn after pinning Kuehn in her second match.

Brooklynn Kelly (38-16, 130) battled through the consolation bracket and finished sixth with an 11-4 loss to Kansas City Washington's Reddi Johnson.

In the semifinals, Basehor's No. 1 ranked Lainie Galvan beat Bauer (0:49) and KC Piper's No. 2 ranked Malia Martin beat Stevens 18-8.

Six Panthers lost to state-ranked wrestlers in the first or second round.

Great Bend's girls placed ninth with 79 points. Wichita Kapaun-Mt. Carmel (157) captured the 5A team championship.

PANTHER GIRLS, 5A STATE

100—Sophia Bauer, GB (25-21), 6TH, Bauer def. Cochran, SH, 1:47; Bauer def. Kuehn, GE, 5:29; No. 1 Lainie Galvan, Basehor (37-4) def. Bauer, 0:49; Bauer def. Brown, Hutchinson, 2:04; 5TH—Kuehn, GE def. Bauer, 20-9 

105—No. 2 Camdyn Post, GB (34-9), 2ND; Post def. Gann, SH, 0:55; Post def. Williams, Andover, 0:45; Post def. No. 3 Locke, Basehor, 0:36; 1ST—Brookelyn Treaster, Newton def. Post, 5-0

110—Keira Leyva, GB (17-22); No. 3 Mensah, Sumner def. Leyva, 1:24; Leyva def. Lyons, GE, 4:16; Steele, Emporia def. Leyva, 1:47

115—No. 6 Kayle Baldwin, GB (18-16); Baldwin def. Saylor, SH, 12-2; No. 4 Batres, Emporia def. Baldwin, 7-4; Urusquita, Maize def. Baldwin, 6-4

120—Madison Ketch, GB (10-21); No. 5 Burke, KC Piper def. Ketch, 1:12; Charles, Basehor def. Ketch, 1:54

125—No. 2 Micah Ellegood (24-17); Waters, Lansing def. Ellegood, injury; Jones, DeSoto def. Ellegood, forfeit

130—Brooklynn Kelly, GB (38-16), 6TH; Kelly def. English, Lansing, 0:49; No. 4 Arguelles, KMC def. Kelly, 0:27; Kelly def. Fierro, KC Harmon, 1:51; Kelly def. Bradley, Goddard, 1:50; James, Newton def. Kelly, 7-3; 5TH—Johnson, KC Washington def. Kelly, 11-4

145—Shatarah Newton, GB (12-22); No. 4 Stevens, Shawnee Heights def. Newton, 1:42; Hall, Andover def. Newton, 10-8

170—No. 4 Kirra Stevens, GB (33-12), 5TH; Stevens def. Knipp, SH, 2:12; Stevens def. Carbon Frazier, DeSoto, 1:46; Malia Martin, KC Piper def. Stevens, 18-8; Besco, KMC def. Stevens, 3:19; 5TH—Stevens def. Brooklyn Binkley, Shawnee Heights, 1:35

190—Danica Cline, GB (18-11); No. 4 Cadet, Highland Park def. Cline, 4:28; Cline def. Soppe, Seaman, 2:01; Crumet, Tonganoxie def. Cline, 2:21

TOPEKA — Great Bend's regional runners-up Camdyn Post (105), Micah Ellegood (125) and Kirra Stevens (170) led 10 Panther qualifiers for the 5A state wrestling tournament at Park City Feb. 28-March 1.

In championship matches, Newton's Brooklyn Treaster defeated Post (3:49), Topeka Seaman's Kori Best beat Ellegood on an injury; and Kapaun Mt. Carmel's Olyvia Besco defeated Stevens (3:06). 

Other Panther state qualifiers are third-place medalists Sophia Bauer (22-19, 100),  Kayle Baldwin (17-14, 115); Brooklynn Kelly (33-15, 130), sixth-place Shatarah Newton (12-20, 145), seventh place Kiera Levya (16-20, 110) and Danica Cline (17-10, 190) and eighth-place Madison Ketch (10-19, 120).

In third place matches, Bauer defeated Hays High's Emersyn Copper (2:41); Baldwin defeated Maize South's Celina Urusquitea 9-6; and Kelly defeated Seaman's Makenna Stuke 15-0.

Great Bend (154.5) finished fifth behind team champion Wichita Kapaun-Mt. Carmel (218.5) and Hays High (180.5).

TOPEKA 5A REGIONAL

TEAM SCORES—1—Kapaun Mt. Carmel 218.5; 2—Hays 180.5; 3—Newton 167.5; 4—Emporia 158.5; 5—Great Bend 154.5

PANTHER RESULTS

100—SQ Sophia Bauer, GB (22-19), 3RD; Bauer def. Gomez, Newton, 7-0; Copper, Hays def. Bauer, 2:00; Bauer def. Curtis, Emporia, 4:45; Bauer def. Brown, Hutchinson, 1:56; Bauer def. Brotemarkle, 2:33; 3RD—Bauer def. No. 6 Copper, Hays, 2:41

105—SQ No. 2 Camdyn Post, GB (31-8), 2ND; Post def. York, GE, 1:47; Post def. Carlisle, Hays, 0:40; Post def. James, SC, 0:46; 1ST—No. 1 Treaster, Newton def. Post, 3:49

110—SQ Keira Leyva, GB (16-20), 7TH; No. 3 Slothower, SC def. Leyva, 1:00; Leyva def. Robben, Hays, 0:25; Steele, Emporia def. Leyva, 2:03; 7TH—Leyva def. Crawford, Newton, 1:22

115—SQ No. 6 Kayle Baldwin,  GB (17-14), 3RD; Baldwin def. Bruening, KMC, 5:29; No. 1 Ninojos, Newton def. Baldwin, 10-1; Baldwin def. Villines, Seaman, 9-2; 3RD—Baldwin def. Urusquitea, MS, 9-6

120—SQ Madison Ketch, GB (10-19), 8TH; No. 2 Medrano, Emporia def. Ketch, 1:13; Dulgarian, Goddard def. Ketch, 2:08; 7TH—O'Malley, KMC def. Ketch, 3:53

125—SQ No. 2 Micah Ellegood (24-15); Ellegood def. Homan, TWest, 0:35; Ellegood def. Brubacher, Newton, 1:23; Ellegood def. No. 5 VanZant, SC, 1:53; 1ST—Koti Best, Seaman def. Ellegood, injury

130—SQ Brooklynn Kelly, GB (33-15), 3RD; Kelly def. Gallegos, AC, 0:41; Stuke, Seaman def. Kelly, 2-0; Kelly def. Moore, VC, 2:05; Kelly def. Bradley, Goddard, 1:20; Kelly def. Starr, Emporia, 1:23; 3RD—Kelly def. Stuke, Seaman, 15-0

145—Shatarah Newton, GB (12-20), 6TH; No. 6 Carranza, Emporia def. Newton, 5:03; Newton def. Douthitt, AC, 7-0; Newton def. Hall, Andover, 5-1; Carranza def. Newton, 0:59; 5TH—Davis, Newton def. Newton, 4:37

155—No. 5 Lea Nokes, GB (12-15); Nokes def. McEachern, MSouth, 14-9; No. 6 Hallacy, Carroll def. Nokes, 3:27; Rosas, Emporia def. Nokes, 4:49

170—SQ No. 4 Kirra Stevens, GB (30-10), 2ND; Stevens def. Villator, Emporia, 1:50; Stevens def. Rivera, Seaman, 1:29; Stevens def. Edwards, Newton, 3:33; 1ST—No. 2 Olyvia Besco, KMC def. Stevens, 3:06

190—SQ Danica Cline, GB (17-10); Duarte, Emporia def. Cline, 7-2; Cline def. Turner, KMC, 7-3; Jasper, SS def. Cline, 4:27; 7TH—Cline def. Hall, SC, 2:25