Here are the results from the Girls’ Wrestling Regional at Rochester Friday.
The top four wrestlers in each class advance to the State Finals
100 Class
Cayleigh Krehely (Lebanon) – Krehely was eliminated in her first-round match by Alexis Baumgartner of Lafayette Jefferson.
110 Class
Kadie Fearnow (Clinton Prairie) – Regional Champion
Fearnow swept through four matches defeating Gisele Kline of Fort Wayne North Side in the final to claim the Regional Championship.
Kathrine Emerson (Delphi) – Fourth
Emerson picked up wins against Logansport and Fountain Central in the first two rounds to clinch her spot in the State Finals.
115 Class
Mimi Nicolas (Rossville) – Second
Nicolas pinned all three of her first opponents to make it to the Regional Championship before falling to the #1 ranked wrestler in the 115 class, Ysabelle Ocampo of New Haven. Nicolas clinched a spot in the State Finals next week.
120 Class
Chloe Heinold (Lebanon) – Heinold fell in the first round to Western’s Shaylee Walker.
125 Class
Kristin McCormick (Western Boone) – McCormick was defeated in round one by Vania Hernandez of Lafayette Jefferson.
130 Class
Brooklyn Bates (Clinton Prairie) – Bates picked up a first-round win but fell to North Miami’s Lindsey Pugh in the second round.
135 Class
Shelby Luper (Clinton Prairie) – Second
Luper won by decision in the first two rounds before defeating Northfield’s Amarah Frieden to advance to the Regional Championship. Luper fell to Katy Vardaman of Homestead in the championship match but will advance to the State Finals.
Taylor Martin (Delphi) – Third
Martin knocked off Western’s Laney Hamilton and Lebanon’s Alivia Nicolaou before falling in the semi-final. She defeated Frieden in the third-place match and will advance to the State Finals.
Aliva Nicolaou (Lebanon) – Nicolaou defeated Paw Pa Lae Say from Fort Wayne South Side in the opening round before falling to Martin in round two.
140 Class
Mariska Gorman (Clinton Prairie) – Gorman picked a first-round victory, but fell in round two.
Alyx McCormick (Western Boone) – McCormick was defeated in the first round by Hannah Maggard of Columbia City.
Rebecca Kelly (Delphi) – Kelly fell in round one to Western’s Ave Roe.
Mikayla Rosenbaum (Lebanon) – Rosenbaum was eliminated in the first round by Elise Enyart of Rochester.
145 Class
Aries Day (Clinton Prairie) – Second
Day swept through the first three rounds against Fort Wayne North Side, Terre Haute North Vigo and Hamilton Heights to advance to the Regional Championship where she fell to Jade Johnson of Western, Day will advance to the State Finals next week.
Emma Birge (Frankfort) – Birge fell in the first round to Huntington North’s Claire Beeks.
Annabell Grimes (Delphi) – Grimes was defeated by Alexis Haughs of Rochester in the first round.
155 Class
Cors Somers (Western Boone) – Somers was defeated by Olivia Bohde of New Haven in round one.
Danielle Briseno (Delphi – Briseno fell to Aricyn Hunt from North Miami in the first round.
170 Class
Clairia Gramlin (Lebanon) – Fourth
Gramlin picked up two wins against Twin Lakes and Fort Wayne Snider before falling in the semi-final match. In the third-place match, Gramlin fell to Laine Peppler of Rochester, but will advance to the State Finals.
190 Class
Jordyn Garcia (Frankfort) – Garcia was defeated in round one by Michela Clifford of Columbia City.
235 Class
Karmen Mcilrath (Delphi) – Mcilrath won in round one against Laila Moore of Fort Wayne North Side before falling to Brielle Humphries of Kokomo.
Congratulations to all the wrestlers on fantastic seasons and congrats to all the area wrestlers advancing to the first IHSAA Girls Wrestling State Finals.
Photos provided by Clinton Prairie Athletics and Rossville Athletics.