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SMHS lady wrestlers competed in two tourneys over the holidays
The Lady Panthers wrestling team wrestled in two tournaments over the holidays.
They traveled to Pigeon Forge on Dec. 21 and Independence High School in Franklin on Jan. 2.
Girls participating at Pigeon Forge for SMHS include Katie Lyon, Kasie Williams, Ashley Sherrill, Cheyenne Royer, and Madison Finley.
Lyon and Williams wrestled in the same weight class with both girls winning two matches by pin. With both girls also having one loss, there was a three-way tie with another girl.
"Katie won gold for the weight class because her loss was only by one point. Kasie placed second since she beat the other girl head-to-head. Katie really had a good day with two first period pins. She definitely earned the gold,” said Coach Wes McNelly. "Ashley won two matches to earn the silver medal. This was Ashley’s first loss of the season. She keeps getting better as the season progresses but needs to improve her conditioning,” said Coach Brian Parker.
Royer won one match in her round-robin bracket to place third in her weight class.
“Cheyenne has a lot of potential in the sport. She is transferring to CCHS for spring semester. Hopefully she will be able to fulfill that potential in the Jets wrestling program,” said Coach Parker.
"Madison only had one opponent in her class and lost the best of three matches. Madi just needs more mat time and she can go a long way,” said Coach Mac.
Kasie Williams, Ashley Sherrill, and Madison Finley participated in the Independence Invitational on Jan. 2. They placed second, first, and fourth respectively.
“It was a good day for SMHS girls wrestling," said Coach Mac.
Williams won two matches with one pin to win second place.
“Kasie was sick all morning and still managed to perform well. It caught up with her by her third match where she lost due to exhaustion,” he added.
Sherrill won all three of her matches by pin including one in 17 seconds.
“Ashley is very physical with her opponents. With a little more work on her takedowns, she will be ready to defend her state title in February,” he continued.
Finley had a lot of girls in her weight class so she wrestled five matches during the day. She won two matches by pin to place fourth in the tournament. One of her losses was to a defending state champion. In her last match, Madison was winning 10-5 when she was caught in a head toss, thus losing the match in the third period.
“Madi did a fantastic job today," he concluded. "She has shown a lot of improvement in the last few weeks. Her inexperience has gotten her caught in some bad situations but that will improve with time. Madi has great balance and a lot of desire, so I am excited about what she can accomplish with time.”
Stone Memorial returns to action on Thursday, Jan. 7, against McMinn County and McMinn Central at CCHS, beginning at 5:30 p.m., and will compete in the William Blount Invitational on Saturday, Jan. 9.
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