Girls Wrestling Districts

When it comes to girls wrestling districts, the competition is very far reaching.  Due to the relative newness of the sports and the low but ever-growing number of participants, each district in the state has been expanded.  The girls in our area have to compete against girls from every school in the fifth and sixth districts, no matter the classification size.  This means that girls that typically come from 2A or smaller schools have to compete against schools all the way up to 5A.  As a result if you become a district or state champion in girls wrestling you are a true state champion having beat all comers from your weight class.  

Girls District wrestling was held at Pocatello High School on February 16 and 17.  Grace and Soda Springs each had seven girls competing in the tournament.  For Grace, Alyssa Kendall, Hayden Ball, Kallie Hulse, Rylee Newman, and Skyla Cloud all competed hard but fell short of qualifying for state.  Ball placed eighth and Cloud took seventh.  Bella Eddins went 5-2 in the tournament, placing her in fifth place and qualifying her for state.  Josie Newby was Grace’s top finisher, and she it all the way to the championship round.  There she lost in a decision but placed second and moved on to the state tournament where she is expected to compete very well.  

The Cardinals also had seven girls competing.  Taylor Hirsbrunner, Brynlee Hemmert, Destinee Sturges, Kristin Hansen, Gabby Robinson, and Lynlee Dilworth all battled hard for Soda but would come up short of qualifying for state.  Abbiegail Krupp would be the lone Cardinal wrestler to qualify for state as she would go 4-2 and place 5th.  Like the boys, the girls state championship will take place Friday and Saturday inside the Holt Arena in Pocatello.  Take the short drive over and support some great Caribou County wrestlers this weekend.