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Wrestling tourney postponed

The winter storm that hit Kentucky last week forced the Kentucky High School Athletic Association to postpone the state wrestling tournament, originally scheduled for last weekend, until March.

The KHSAA released a statement last week, notifying all members of the change:
“In the interest of the safety and welfare of our competitors, coaches, workers and officials, and to ensure that participation experience for the student-athletes is optimal, the KHSAA has postponed the State Wrestling Championships, originally scheduled for February 19-21, until March 9-11”.

“KHSAA State events are large-scale undertakings, and with the expansion of the State Tournament several years ago, we are very limited in options for holding the event,” said Commissioner Julian Tackett. “We absolutely have to be able to put down at least eight mats to get the tournament completed in two days, and that in and of itself limits our options. We are thankful our hosting partners at the Alltech Arena on the grounds of the Kentucky Horse Park were able to work out new dates. We tried to work cooperatively with another event that is scheduled for Sunday and rearrange schedules, but that group was unwilling to move, leaving us very few options.”

McCreary Central will have four wrestlers competing in the tournament:  Nathanial Prosser, Nathan Prosser, Ryan Strunk and Drew Bell. Seth Anderson will accompany the team as an alternate.

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