Wolverine Wrestling Club members showed their grit and determination at Saturday’s Elementary and Junior High State Wrestling Championships at Rise Sports Complex in Bermuda Run.
The middle school wrestlers faced a particularly demanding weekend, competing Friday night at the Blue Ridge Conference Tournament in Canton before returning home at midnight. After sleeping just five hours, they boarded a bus early Saturday morning and wrestled all day at the state meet in Advance.
Four junior high wrestlers and three elementary wrestlers earned medals for the Wolverines.
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Tiernan Hanna (sixth grade, 85 pounds), Boaz Wilson (sixth grade, 122 pounds) and Jaxon Gosnell (eighth grade, 134 pounds) each won state championships. Ellis Searcy (seventh grade, 78 pounds) and Rhys Jackson (seventh grade, 122 pounds) each placed second, while Isaac Whitley (seventh grade, 145 pounds) finished third.
In the elementary division, Zeke Wilson won the state championship in the second-third grade 84-pound weight class. Allister “Goose” Dominguez placed second in the Pre-K-first grade 43-pound division in his first state tournament, and Asa Wilson finished second in the second-third grade 93-pound class.
Also competing for the Wolverines were Evan Taylor (sixth grade, 85 pounds), Coalden Cehan (seventh grade, 115 pounds), Ethan Dotson (eighth grade, 100 pounds), Silas Amorelli (ninth grade, 108 pounds), Joshua Odel (eighth grade, 108 pounds) and Ryan Nelon (eighth grade, 217 pounds).
The tournament featured the 44th Annual Junior High State Wrestling Championships and 25th Annual Elementary State Wrestling Championships.
