Wrestling regionals begin Friday

With dual state championships having been completed last weekend, the wrestling season is set to close out with two big weekends.

The first is this Friday and Saturday when teams and individuals compete in the regional tournaments.

Kingfisher has been assigned to the western regional in Class 3A. It takes place in Marlow.

Meanwhile, Cashion will head to Perry to compete in the eastern regional in 3A.

Joining KHS and Marlow will be Bethel, Bridge Creek, Chandler, Checotah, Comanche, Cordell, Crossings Christian, Davenport, Davis, Geary, Henryetta, Hinton, Hobart, Lexington, Little Axe, Mangum, Morris, Perkins-Tryon, Plainview, Prague, Sulphur, Vian, Walters, Watonga and Wilburton.

Teams with Cashion and Perry will be Barnsdall, Berryhill, Blackwell, Douglass, Holland Hall, Hulbert, Inola, Jay, Locust Grove, Metro Christian, Millwood, Morrison, Newkirk, Oklahoma Christian Academy, Okmulgee, Parkview, Pawhuska, Pawnee, Salina, Sequoyah Tahlequah, Sperry, Star Spencer, Tonkawa, Vinita and Warner.

The first session Friday is at 11 a.m. A second session will begin at 5 p.m.

Sessions are also 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. Saturday.

The fop-five placers at each weight class from both regionals will qualify for the following weekend’s state tournament at State Fair Arena in Oklahoma City.

The fifth-place regional finisher will take on the fourth-place finisher from the opposite regional in a wrestle-in match to begin the state tournament.

The winner of that match will advance to the full bracket while the loser will be eliminated from further competition.