Photo Gallery: Louisburg regional wrestling
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Blue Caplinger gets a hug from his coaches after he secured a state berth at 160 pounds Saturday at the Class 4A regional tournament at Burlington High School.
Below is a photo gallery from today’s Class 4A regional wrestling tournament in Burlington as the Louisburg High School wrestling team qualified six for the state tournament.
Senior Thad Hendrix (106 pounds), freshman Cade Holtzen (113), senior Tucker Batten (138), senior Ryan Adams (145), junior Blue Caplinger (160) and junior Austin Moore (195) all punched their ticket to the Class 4A state tournament in Salina.
Hendrix, Holtzen and Moore all reached the regional finals, but each finished second overall. Batten and Adams won their their third-place match and Caplinger took fourth.
Congrats to the Wildcat wrestling team and all those that qualified for state.
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- Garrett Caldwell, 182 pounds
- Ben Wiedenmann, 170 pounds
- Hunter Day, 285 pounds
- Kyle Allen, 126 pounds
- Gabe Bonham, 132 pounds
- Tucker Batten forces his opponent to the mat during his consolation semifinal match.
- Ryan Adams, 145 pounds
- Blue Caplinger, 160 pounds
- Coach Bobby Bovaird and the Louisburg fans cheer on Blue Caplinger after he qualified for state at 160 pounds
- Blue Caplinger is congratulated by his coaches following his blood round win Saturday in Burlington.
- Louisburg freshman Cade Holtzen took second overall at 113 pounds Saturday during the regional tournament in Burlington.
- Louisburg senior Thad Hendrix goes in for a takedown in his regional title match Saturday in Burlington.
- Austin Moore, 195 pounds
- Junior Austin Moore took second at regionals at 195 pounds and qualified for state for the second straight year.
- Thad Hendrix, second, 106 pounds
- Cade Holtzen, second, 113 pounds
- Tucker Batten, third, 138 pounds
- Ryan Adams, third, 138 pounds
- Blue Caplinger, fourth, 160 pounds
- Austin Moore, second, 195 pounds