State wrestling tourney recap

Kansas state wrestling championships were held Friday and Saturday, and several Wyandotte County wrestlers earned medals.

At the 4A tournament in Salina, Bonner Springs freshman Cruz Lara won the 106-pound weight class. Caleb Willis was 2nd in the 220-pound weight class, and Joe Tapia and Trai Warburton placed 4th in the 145-pound and 170-pound weight classes.

Bonner Springs took third place in the team competition, behind Arkansas City and Andover Central.

At the 5A tournament in Park City, Kan., Schlagle senior Mason Turner won the 126-pound weight class, pinning Jared Simma of St. Thomas Aquinas in only 26 seconds in the championship round. Tylen Wallace placed 3rd in the 285-pound weight class, and Jonah Andrews placed 5th in the 113-pound class.

Turner High School’s Cameron Bates placed 6th in the 195-pound weight class.