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Youth Wrestlers Qualify for State Championships

Five athletes in wrestling singletsSeveral Mars Youth Wrestling team members competed in the Keystone State Youth Wrestling Championships, held March 13-15 at Penn State University’s Bryce Jordan Center.

In the Boys 11-12 Division, sixth-grader Hayden Hazi earned second place in the 75-pound weight class. In the Boys 7-8 Division, third-grader Holden Hazi (55) earned second place and third-grader Chase Barkley (67) took eighth place in their respective weight classes

In the Girls 7-8 Division, second-grader Shane Miller (50) took sixth place. In the Girls 9-10 Division, fifth-grader Charlie Vargo (94) received seventh place.

The wrestlers qualified for the state championships at the Keystone State Youth Wrestling Northwest Qualifier, held Feb. 22 in Erie, Pa. For more information, visit www.flowrestling.org/nextgen/events/15312603/information

Student-Athletes Place at Regional Qualifier

Several Mars Youth Wrestling team members will advance to the Keystone State Youth Wrestling Championships, to be held March 13-15 at Penn State University’s Bryce Jordan Center

The wrestlers qualified for the state championships at the Keystone State Youth Wrestling Northwest Qualifier, held Feb. 22 in Erie, Pa.

In the 12U Division, sixth-grader Hayden Hazi earned first place in the 75-pound weight class. Fifth-grader Camden Hull (60) took fourth place and sixth-grader Alex Carson (100) received sixth place in their respective weight classes.

In the 10U Division, fifth-grader Jackson Swackhammer (65) earned first place; fourth-grader Walter Covert (75), third place; and third-grader Colton Stepanic (55), sixth place.

In the 8U Division, third-grader Holden Hazi (55) earned first place; third-grader Chase Barkley, second place (67); first-grader Layton Swick (74) fifth place; and third-grader Carter Barkley (60), sixth place. In the 6U Division, kindergarten Mario Alioto (61), took second place.

In the Girls Division, second-grader Shane Miller (49) earned first place and second-grader Carolyn Goehring (60) took third place in their respective weight classes.

All of the above wrestlers will advance to. For more information, visit www.keystonestatechamp.com.