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BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS
Sports Editor, RTC
Lilly Gerald Laine Peppler
Girls wrestling
All seven members of the Rochester girls wrestling team advanced to the regional from the Columbia City sectional Friday.
The seven regional qualifiers included two sectional champions – Lilly Gerald at 105 and Laine Peppler at 170. The others advancing included Rilyn Strasser, who was second at 110; Kyra Doran, who was second at 130; Makenna McKee, who was third at 125; Elise Enyart, who was third at 140; and Lexi Haughs, who was third at 145.
All wrestlers finishing in the top four in their weight class advanced to the Rochester regional next Friday. There is no semistate for girls wrestling.
Corteva Coliseum in Indianapolis will host the state finals on Jan. 17.
Rochester scored 140.5 points and finished third in the 14-team field. New Haven won with 203 points.
The IHSAA sanctioned girls wrestling as an official sport in April 2024.
