{"id":2522,"date":"2025-02-24T17:02:26","date_gmt":"2025-02-24T23:02:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bigsiouxmedia.com\/west-central\/?p=2522"},"modified":"2025-02-24T17:02:28","modified_gmt":"2025-02-24T23:02:28","slug":"nine-wrestlers-qualify-for-state-for-trojan-boys-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bigsiouxmedia.com\/west-central\/2025\/02\/24\/nine-wrestlers-qualify-for-state-for-trojan-boys-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Nine Wrestlers Qualify for State for Trojan Boys Team"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-275\" src=\"https:\/\/bigsiouxmedia.com\/west-central\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/WestCentralTrojans.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigsiouxmedia.com\/west-central\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/WestCentralTrojans.png 96w, https:\/\/bigsiouxmedia.com\/west-central\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/WestCentralTrojans-80x80.png 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" \/>The West Central Trojan boys wrestling team took third place at the Region 1A Tournament held in Hartford on Saturday, February 22nd.\u00a0 The Trojans finished with 161.0 points finishing behind Watertown and Tea Area.<\/p>\n<p>Nine wrestlers qualified for the state tournament by placing fourth or better, and two of them won an individual region title.<\/p>\n<p>Kaden Haakinson won the 106-pound class with a 2-0 record, both wins coming by technical fall.\u00a0 Bentley Klinkhammer finished second in the 113-pound class with a 1-1 record.\u00a0 Brody Gossen took second in the 120-pound division with a 1-1 record.\u00a0 Langdon Klinkhammer (138) took second with a 2-1 record.\u00a0 Keaton Vessells was also second in the 157-pound class with a 2-1 record.\u00a0 Cain Grocott finished second in the 190-pound class with a 2-1 record.\u00a0 Karson Vessells (126) finished third with a 2-1 record.\u00a0 Orlando Whiting (144) was also third with a 3-1 record.\u00a0 Hayden Whiting (150) placed third with a 3-1 record.<\/p>\n<p>Jett Whiting (132) placed sixth with a 1-3 record.\u00a0 Chaz Carda (165), Braxton Huber (175), Carter Evans (215), and Nate Struck (285) all finished 0-2 on the day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The West Central Trojan boys wrestling team took third place at the Region 1A Tournament held in Hartford on Saturday, February 22nd.\u00a0 The Trojans finished with 161.0 points finishing behind Watertown and Tea Area. 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