Maplewood Richmond Heights wrestler, junior Romelle Person, finished second in the Class 1 MSHSAA State Championships. He goes into the meet this year ready to handle the pressure, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Person carries a 41-1 record into his first match, on Thursday. The title matches of the three-day event will be Saturday.
Read the full story in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
MRH and Brentwood are each sending six wrestlers to the meet in Columbia. See also: MRH 3rd, Brentwood 5th in wrestling district meet
MRH wrestlers going to State, and place in district meet:
- 106 – Ronald Stewart (36-3) 2nd
- 120 – Romelle Person (41-1) 1st
- 126 – Kar’Mel Brewer (29-10) 3rd
- 132 – Treyvon Williams (29-11) 1st (beat Brentwood’s Silero in finals by pin)
- 145 – Dashawn Swedlund (30-18) 3rd
- 160 – Zack Siebert (35-10) 4th
Brentwood wrestlers going to State, and place in district meet:
- 113 – Chase Lynch (25-29) 4th
- 132 – Gary Silerio (42-10) 2nd
- 152 – Deshaun Johnson (24-27) 4th
- 170 – Kyle Pudlowski (39-5) 2nd
- 182 – Joseph Dreyer (17-24) 4th
- 220 – Alex Patton (35-6) 3rd