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by joanna

I went to the Valley Center wrestling regional yesterday and was impressed. Impressed by how well it was run, impressed by how quickly it went, impressed by Bishop Carroll (7 champs and 11 through) and Valley Center (11 through).

Overall a good night there. I thought Bishop Carroll might have a tougher time because this regional was so difficult, but that proved to not be the case. I mean, seven finalists and seven champs? That’s nice. I know we write about Carroll quite a bit, but what are we supposed to do with a team that is so strong? I really enjoyed watching Kyle Detmer. He had some sweet moves and, of course, pinned his opponent.

Valley Center showed how deep it is. Even though it didn’t have any champs, it finished second.

In 6A, Goddard got 11 through and has got to be the favorite to win this year. The Lions probably should have won last year, too. No surprise, Tyler Caldwell and Boaz Beard advanced. I do enjoy watching those two wrestle. I’ve seen them since their freshman seasons, and they’re just so talented.

Northwest had three champs, including sophomore Kyle Caylor at 215. I’m also amazed when young wrestlers  do well at the higher weights. You know, you kind  of expect them to do that at the low weights, such as 103, where there’s so many youngsters. That’s not so much the case at the heavier weights.

Andale got eight through out of its meet at Clearwater, although Colby won the meet.

I see Derby handily won the Junction City regional. The Panthers had champs at 125, 152, 160, 171, 189 and 285. Wow. Heights got four through and had champions at 112, 119, 130 and 135.

Another expected finish was Hutchinson’s Romero Cotton advancing. He won 20-5 in his win at 189. Hutch had four champs.

In 3-2-1A, Hillsboro won at Eureka, but W. Independent wasn’t too far behind. Independent had three champs.

The state tournaments are Friday and Saturday and all will be separate. 5A in Hutch, 6A at Koch Arena — although these two will be back at the Kansas Coliseum next year. 4A is in Salina and 3-2-1A in Hays.

Should be a fun week.

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