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Kansas wrestling tournaments take place this week. Here's what you need to know.

seth kinker, topeka capital-journal
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State tournament season for high school winter sports in Kansas continues.

Swimming concluded over the weekend and the state wrestling championships take place from Wednesday to Saturday in Park City, Salina and Hays.

To watch the action from home, you can view the state wrestling tournaments at the National Federation of State High School Associations

If you're planning on going to watch it live, here's what you need to know.

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Locations, dates and more for the girls and boys state wrestling tournaments

Girls

The girls state championships will take place Wednesday and Thursday.

On Wednesday, gates at both venues will open at 8:45 a.m. with the first round beginning at 10 a.m. On Thursday, gates will open at 7:45 a.m. with the fifth round beginning at 9 a.m.

Classes 4-1A will compete at Tony's Pizza Events Center in Salina, 800 The Midway, Salina, 67401.

General admission tickets are $11 and can be purchased via cash or credit card. Tickets can be purchased at the venue or digitally at the Tony's Pizza Events Center website.

Classes 6-5A will compete at Hartman Arena in Park City, 8151 N. Hartman Arena Drive, Park City, 67147.

General admission tickets are $12 and can be purchased via cash or credit card. Tickets can be purchased at the venue or digitally at the Hartman Arena website.

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Boys

The boys state championships will take place on Friday and Saturday.

Classes 3-1A will compete at Fort Hays State University's Gross Memorial Coliseum, US-183 Bypass, Hays, 67601.

General admission tickets are $10 and can be purchased via cash or credit card. Tickets can be purchased at the venue or digitally.

On Friday, gates will open at 8:15 a.m. with the first round beginning at 10 a.m and on Saturday, gates will open at 7:45 a.m. with the fifth round beginning at 9 a.m.

Class 4A will compete at Tony's Pizza Events Center in Salina, 800 The Midway, Salina, 67401.

General admission tickets are $11 and can be purchased via cash or credit card. Tickets can be purchased at the venue or digitally at the Tony's Pizza Events Center website.

On Friday, gates will open at 8:45 a.m. with the first round beginning at 10 a.m. On Saturday, gates will open at 7:45 a.m. with the fifth round beginning at 9 a.m.

Classes 6-5A will compete Hartman Arena in Park City, 8151 N. Hartman Arena Drive, Park City, 67147.

General admission tickets are $12 and can be purchased via cash or credit card. Tickets can be purchased at the venue or digitally at the Hartman Arena website.

On Friday, gates will open at 8:45 a.m. with the first round beginning at 10 a.m. On Saturday, gates will open at 7:45 a.m. with the fifth round beginning at 9 a.m.

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Topeka-area teams and athletes competing at state

Girls

The top four wrestlers in each weight class at the regional tournaments qualified for state.

Shawnee Heights and Washburn Rural won regional titles, qualifying 10 wrestlers each.

They'll be joined by Seaman (8), Rossville (4), Highland Park (2) Topeka West (2), Hayden (1), Silver Lake (1) and Topeka High (1) as Topeka-area schools to send wrestlers to state.

Here's who's going.

Hayden

  • 100-pound: Elaina Wolff (23-10)

Highland Park

  • 105-pound: Kimberly Rodriguez (9-3)

  • 170-pound: Kylisha James (27-11)

Rossville

  • 115-pound: Keera Lacock (30-1), won regional title

  • 120-pound: Kendra Hurla (23-1), won regional title

  • 145-pound: Reagan Wonnell (31-7)

  • 155-pound: Hailey Horton (28-6)

Silver Lake

  • 110-pound: Karley Holmes (20-13)

Topeka High

Topeka High senior Marilena Zuniga has been a part of the girls wrestling team since it began in 2019. Zuniga made history last year as one of the team's first state placers.
Topeka High senior Marilena Zuniga has been a part of the girls wrestling team since it began in 2019. Zuniga made history last year as one of the team's first state placers.

  • 140-pound: Marilena Zuniga (30-8)

Topeka West

Topeka West junior Tristyn Johnson is a returning state qualifer.
Topeka West junior Tristyn Johnson is a returning state qualifer.

  • 105-pound: Nephtali Lenth (19-18)

  • 235-pound: Tristyn Johnson (27-4)

Seaman

Seaman's Koti Best was one of four regional title winners for a team that qualified all eight wrestlers for state.
Seaman's Koti Best was one of four regional title winners for a team that qualified all eight wrestlers for state.

  • 100-pound: Ellie Ayres (23-17)

  • 110-pound: Taylie Heston (27-5), won regional title

  • 115-pound: Natalie Smith (25-5)

  • 120-pound: Makenna Stuke (16-9)

  • 125-pound: Madison Murray (33-5), won regional title

  • 130-pound: Koti Best (32-5), won regional title

  • 140-pound: Kaidence Heston (26-9), won regional title

  • 190-pound: Abagail Soppe (13-18)

Shawnee Heights

  • 100-pound: Connie Burns (22-4)

  • 105-pound: Emberlynn Phillips (5-15)

  • 110-pound: Odessa Schmidt (23-10)

  • 125-pound: Reece Taylor (21-9)

  • 130-pound: Isabel Reyes (28-9)

  • 135-pound: Madison Freeland (29-6)

  • 140-pound: Hannah Sixkiller (9-13)

  • 145-pound: McKenna Haltom (25-6)

  • 155-pound: Cianna Graves (16-5)

  • 190-pound: Lilly Blair (19-9), won regional title

Washburn Rural

  • 100-pound: Molly Spader (32-5)

  • 105-pound: Kristin Rezac (31-5), won regional title

  • 115-pound: Maddy Blow (27-12)

  • 120-pound: Annie Gallegos (33-12)

  • 125-pound: Addison Broxterman (40-3), won regional title

  • 130-pound: Laiken Clark (35-7), won regional title

  • 135-pound: Alexis Fredrickson (35-9)

  • 145-pound: Madison Davison (23-12), won regional title

  • 155-pound: Ashley Schwarz (28-10)

  • 235-pound: Sophia Ross (25-9), won regional title

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Boys

For class 6-5A, wrestlers that finished in the top eight of each weight class qualified while the top four in 4-1A will be heading to state.

Seaman will be sending 10 wrestlers to state followed by Shawnee Heights (8), Washburn Rural (8), Silver Lake (5), Rossville (4), Topeka High (3), Hayden (2) and Highland Park (1).

Here's who's going.

Hayden

  • 157-pound: Jude Krentz (26-9)

  • 285-pound: Hunter Diederich (10-5)

Highland Park

  • 126-pound: Angel Vargas (23-10)

Rossville

Rossville sophomore Barrett Lietzwon a regional title to qualify for state.
Rossville sophomore Barrett Lietzwon a regional title to qualify for state.

  • 138-pound: Aryon Klesath (30-11)

  • 157-pound: Paxton Willet (30-9)

  • 215-pound: Barrett Lietz (32-8), won regional title

  • 285-pound: Jacob Carber (24-5)

Seaman

  • 106-pound: Brayden Rice (7-7)

  • 113-pound: Cole Rosenberger (22-12)

  • 120-pound: Jayden Foster (18-7)

  • 126-pound: Draven Bennett (29-14)

  • 132-pound: Colin Little (29-9)

  • 138-pound: Lain Anderson (24-19)

  • 144-pound: Zach Jowers (27-11)

  • 165-pound: Samson Tootle (7-5)

  • 175-pound: Zackery Adams (20-14)

  • 285-pound: Jaxon Thomas (42-5)

Shawnee Heights

Shawnee Heights' Sean Wunder sizes up his opponent during a dual against Junction City earlier in the year.
Shawnee Heights' Sean Wunder sizes up his opponent during a dual against Junction City earlier in the year.

  • 106-pound: Tristan Buce (21-16)

  • 132-pound: Andrew Bonebrake (34-9)

  • 138-pound: Gavin Hartman (26-19)

  • 150-pound: Nick Freeland (38-7), won regional title

  • 157-pound: Evan Johnson (22-18)

  • 175-pound: Allen Baughman (37-11)

  • 215-pound: Sean Wunder (39-3)

  • 285-pound: Rykan Carver (38-9)

Silver Lake

  • 120-pound: Garret Holmes (34-13)

  • 126-pound: Jayden Waterer (24-18)

  • 138-pound: Brady Cook (17-9)

  • 150-pound: Trenten Harris (9-1)

  • 175-pound: Trenton Rollenhagen (28-19)

Topeka High

  • 120-pound: Tyree English (18-16)

  • 157-pound: Nick Davis (27-11)

  • 165-pound: Jaxon Johnson (19-15)

Washburn Rural

Washburn Rural's Easton Broxterman won a regional title to qualify for state. Broxterman finished second last year.
Washburn Rural's Easton Broxterman won a regional title to qualify for state. Broxterman finished second last year.

  • 113-pound: Easton Broxterman (45-3), won regional title

  • 120-pound: Landen Kocher-Munoz (33-5) won regional title

  • 126-pound: Walker Doyal (15-15)

  • 132-pound: Cooper Stivers (27-21)

  • 138-pound: Blaine Baird (33-17)

  • 150-pound: Kristjan Marhsall (27-14)

  • 157-pound: Brody Byrne (35-11)

  • 215-pound: Chase Calhoon (13-9)

This article originally appeared on Topeka Capital-Journal: Here are the Topeka-area wrestlers heading to state this week.