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The end of the wrestling season in Kentucky nears Kentucky High School Athletic Association's boys and girls wrestling state tournaments from Feb. 26-28 at Alltech Arena in Lexington.
The competition for the boys wrestlers starts on Feb. 26 and concludes the following day. The girls will then conclude the wrestling season on Feb. 28.
KHSAA Girls Regionals: IHSAA, KHSAA wrestling move toward state. Ohio finishes state duals
At the Region 5 tournament at Conner on Feb. 21, the hosting Cougars were victorious with 251 total team points, beating runner-up Simon Kenton's 192.5 and third-place Ryle's 191.5-point showing.
Of Conner's 14 wrestlers in the regional, 11 finished in the top four of their class and qualified for the state tournament.
Clayton Badida, Cordion Abernathy and Nathan Seth were the regional champions for Conner while Zaq Abdi, Keaton Dicken, Luke Peace and Landon Wuellner finished in second. Grandin Blackburn, Joesiah Hernandez, Mason Masteller and Bryce Sizemore also qualified for the state tournament.
Abernathy, Badida and Dicken are former state placers with Badida having three state placements already on his record.
Simon Kenton senior Braydan Blevins will again wrestle in the KHSAA state tournament three seasons after winning a state championship as a freshman.
In 2023, Blevins won the 106-pound state championship, beating Harrison County's George Dennis 7-4 in the state final. Blevins' shot at a repeat fell short of making the podium in 2024, but he managed a fifth-place finish at 126 pounds last season.
Blevins is still at 126 pounds, advancing to the state meet after a runner-up finish in the regional tournament. Blevins fell to Badida 8-4 in the championship match and has a 52-7 overall record.
Three local wrestlers ‒ Cooper's Christian Brown, Ryle's Bryant Brinkman and Cooper's Aaliyah Svec ‒ enter the KHSAA state tournament with undefeated records.
Brown will wrestle at 285 pounds with a 34-0 record, Brinkman competes at 113 pounds with a 27-0 mark and Svec will be in the girls tournament at 138 pounds with a 15-0 record.
Boone County: Kenzell Miller, George Mintch; Campbell County: Brayden Allender, Deacon Heisler; Conner: Zaq Abdi, Cordion Abernathy, Clayton Badida, Grandin Blackburn, Keaton Dicken, Joesiah Hernandez, Mason Masteller, Luke Peace, Nathan Seth, Bryce Sizemore, Landon Wuellner; Cooper: Christian Brown, Carson Clark, Corey Freihofer, Wayne Iles; Covington Catholic: Keegan Bishop, Tyler Heck, Emilio Rodriguez, Antonio Rodriguez, Landon Windeler; Dixie Heights: Hunter Francis, Jack Fredstrom, Justin Kidd, Henry Morales, Ethan Piasecki, Thomas Tilley; Grant County: Nathan Dillingham, Jaxon Franks, Tanner Magee, Gunner Patrick; Highlands: Ryan Nickelman, Xander Turner, Kayson White, Parker Wilkens; Holmes: Deontae Graves; Ryle: Aiden Brinkman, Bryant Brinkman, Luke Cornwell, Noah Crisp, Wyatt Crisp, Jagger Irvin, Keigan Reinsenbeck, Callen Schmidt; Scott: Tracker Blackburn, Peyton Zinser; Simon Kenton: Braydan Blevins, Cody Blevins, Kaiden Dauenbaugh, Jayden Rutherford, Jordan Rutherford, Parker Smith, Connor Warner, Liam Wood, Benjamin Woosley; Walton-Verona: Braylon Ryan, Boone Sawyer
Campbell County: Leah Boggs, McAyla Steffen, Olivia Thornton; Cooper: Fanta Mariko, Aaliyah Svec; Grant County: Olivia Butler; Highlands: Riley Booth, Abigail Edmondson, Emma Hood; Ryle: Peyton Brinkman, Preslee Steiber; Simon Kenton: Braelyn Babb, Devon Banks, Alayna Banks; Walton-Verona: Jaelynn Holcomb, Abrielle Hooten, Natalia Lucas, Emma Moore, Dezeray Morris, Chloe Schwanenberger.
This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: See which Northern Kentucky wrestlers will compete in KHSAA state meet
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The competition for the boys wrestlers starts on Feb. 26 and concludes the following day. The girls will then conclude the wrestling season on Feb. 28.
KHSAA Girls Regionals: IHSAA, KHSAA wrestling move toward state. Ohio finishes state duals
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Conner wins Region 5 championship
At the Region 5 tournament at Conner on Feb. 21, the hosting Cougars were victorious with 251 total team points, beating runner-up Simon Kenton's 192.5 and third-place Ryle's 191.5-point showing.
Of Conner's 14 wrestlers in the regional, 11 finished in the top four of their class and qualified for the state tournament.
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Clayton Badida, Cordion Abernathy and Nathan Seth were the regional champions for Conner while Zaq Abdi, Keaton Dicken, Luke Peace and Landon Wuellner finished in second. Grandin Blackburn, Joesiah Hernandez, Mason Masteller and Bryce Sizemore also qualified for the state tournament.
Abernathy, Badida and Dicken are former state placers with Badida having three state placements already on his record.
State champion Blevins reaches final tournament
Simon Kenton senior Braydan Blevins will again wrestle in the KHSAA state tournament three seasons after winning a state championship as a freshman.
In 2023, Blevins won the 106-pound state championship, beating Harrison County's George Dennis 7-4 in the state final. Blevins' shot at a repeat fell short of making the podium in 2024, but he managed a fifth-place finish at 126 pounds last season.
Blevins is still at 126 pounds, advancing to the state meet after a runner-up finish in the regional tournament. Blevins fell to Badida 8-4 in the championship match and has a 52-7 overall record.
Three Northern Kentucky wrestlers can complete undefeated season
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Three local wrestlers ‒ Cooper's Christian Brown, Ryle's Bryant Brinkman and Cooper's Aaliyah Svec ‒ enter the KHSAA state tournament with undefeated records.
Brown will wrestle at 285 pounds with a 34-0 record, Brinkman competes at 113 pounds with a 27-0 mark and Svec will be in the girls tournament at 138 pounds with a 15-0 record.
KHSAA boys wrestling state qualifiers by school
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Boone County: Kenzell Miller, George Mintch; Campbell County: Brayden Allender, Deacon Heisler; Conner: Zaq Abdi, Cordion Abernathy, Clayton Badida, Grandin Blackburn, Keaton Dicken, Joesiah Hernandez, Mason Masteller, Luke Peace, Nathan Seth, Bryce Sizemore, Landon Wuellner; Cooper: Christian Brown, Carson Clark, Corey Freihofer, Wayne Iles; Covington Catholic: Keegan Bishop, Tyler Heck, Emilio Rodriguez, Antonio Rodriguez, Landon Windeler; Dixie Heights: Hunter Francis, Jack Fredstrom, Justin Kidd, Henry Morales, Ethan Piasecki, Thomas Tilley; Grant County: Nathan Dillingham, Jaxon Franks, Tanner Magee, Gunner Patrick; Highlands: Ryan Nickelman, Xander Turner, Kayson White, Parker Wilkens; Holmes: Deontae Graves; Ryle: Aiden Brinkman, Bryant Brinkman, Luke Cornwell, Noah Crisp, Wyatt Crisp, Jagger Irvin, Keigan Reinsenbeck, Callen Schmidt; Scott: Tracker Blackburn, Peyton Zinser; Simon Kenton: Braydan Blevins, Cody Blevins, Kaiden Dauenbaugh, Jayden Rutherford, Jordan Rutherford, Parker Smith, Connor Warner, Liam Wood, Benjamin Woosley; Walton-Verona: Braylon Ryan, Boone Sawyer
KHSAA girls wrestling state qualifiers by school
Campbell County: Leah Boggs, McAyla Steffen, Olivia Thornton; Cooper: Fanta Mariko, Aaliyah Svec; Grant County: Olivia Butler; Highlands: Riley Booth, Abigail Edmondson, Emma Hood; Ryle: Peyton Brinkman, Preslee Steiber; Simon Kenton: Braelyn Babb, Devon Banks, Alayna Banks; Walton-Verona: Jaelynn Holcomb, Abrielle Hooten, Natalia Lucas, Emma Moore, Dezeray Morris, Chloe Schwanenberger.
This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: See which Northern Kentucky wrestlers will compete in KHSAA state meet
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