Elmira High School junior Caetlyn Lillie advances to state after placing fourth in regionals at Cottage Grove High school this last Friday and Saturday.
Lillie and sophomore Haedyn Hill were the only two girl wrestlers to compete. Hill placed seventh, falling just outside of being in the top four that go to state.
Lillie had six matches in total, going 4-2 in the tournament. Her current record is 40-8.
The Falcon wrestler was unfazed about going on to state, but is still looking forward to the experience.
“I’m excited about going on a trip with the team,” Lillie told Falcon News, “and wrestling at a bigger tournament.”
The junior admitted that she was disappointed in her performance at regionals, but is proud of her overall progress.
“I have been working on performing better,” she said. “I’ve improved so much since last year. I put in a lot of time over the summer.”
The boys wrestling team will compete at their districts this Saturday hosted at EHS. Wrestling begins at 10 a.m.
Head coach Justin Peeler pointed out the wrestlers who have a chance of making state going into regionals this weekend. Only the top three boys in the tournament will advance.
The coach expressed confidence in sophomores Jonah Cooper (who placed fifth at state last season), Tucker Christiance and Tristyn Bell, and senior Zane Clemmer.
“There are a handful of kids who have shots to place and/or make it to state if they have a good day of wrestling,” Peeler told Falcon News.
The state competition will be held at Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Portland, Oregon, beginning Thursday and running until Saturday.
