Three local wrestlers are state champs, Whitewater places second overall

Whitewater’s wrestling team placed second in the AAAA state wrestling tournament over the weekend, while Fayette County placed seventh.

Local teams outside of the top 10 were Sandy Creek in 12th, McIntosh in 29th and Starr’s Mill in 35th.

State champions from the local schools were:
160 - Chase Penland, Whitewater
171 - Derek Wojcik, Sandy Creek
215 - Patrick Blankenbeker, Fayette County

State placers were:
112 - Ali Khan, Fayette County, 2nd

119 - Joel Carnow, Fayette County, 4th, Michael Escarra, Whitewater, 6th

152 - Kenny Kellerman, Whitewater, 2nd

160 - Julian Holmes, Sandy Creek, 2nd Travis Hearn, Starr’s Mill, 5th

171 - Jacob Williamson, Whitewater, 2nd

285 - Sean Carney, McIntosh, 4th, Jesse Deyo, Sandy Creek, 6th