By Carl Holcomb
Moorefield Examiner
Hardy County Wrestling received their final regional report card and passed with flying colors.
Moorefield Yellow Jackets will be sending seven girls and three boys to the state wrestling tournament.
East Hardy will embark to the state tournament in Huntington with three boys and four girls.
East Hardy Boys Wrestling junior Aaron Barb led the charge for the Hardy County contingent in Flatwoods, pouncing for the Class AA-A Region II 106-lb Championship.
The pride of Cougars have two boys state alternates with Brinn Childers and Ryan Harman who both finished the regionals in fifth place.
Moorefield Boys Wrestling had a pair of Class AA-A bronze medalists, Jhon Paul and Alex Rodriguez earning state bids and the state alternate is Javi Acosta rounding out the field in fifth place.
On Sunday, the inaugural North Region Girls Wrestling Tournament was held in Buckhannon.
Moorefield Girls Wrestling proved they meant business finishing in fourth place as a team among a field of 35 squads.
The Yellow Jackets buzzed to the podium snatching up seven state tournament tickets led by bronze medalists LeeAnne Coon in the 100-lb division and Kailynn Penkov in the 185-lb division.
Moorefield Girls Wrestling’s Annie Barr (126) and Grace Simmons (132) collected fourth place regional medals for state berths.
The Yellow Jackets Girls kept the momentum going with state qualifiers at the North Region Girls Tournament: Jaelee Lender (5th – 152), Kourtneyy Smith (5th – 235) and Morgan Malone (8th – 138).
East Hardy Girls Wrestling senior Morganne Miller finished as the North Region Tournament 145-lb class runner-up for the biggest state ticket for the Hardy County Girls.
