Webbers Falls, Gore powerlifters qualify for this week’s state meet

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March 13, 2024

By David Seeley Sports Editor,

HARTSHORNE — Four Webbers Falls Warriors high school powerlifters and 10 Gore junior high powerlifters will get to compete at the ultimate event — the state meet.

The Warriors, who were the Class B Regional Meet team runners-up, had two regional powerlifting champions — Maddux Shelby at 181 pounds and Zane Nolan at 168.

Gunner Carey was runnerup at 123 pounds, while Brutus Robinson was sixth at 123 pounds and got an at-large berth to Friday’s Class B State Meet, which will be Friday in El Reno.

While the Pirates did not qualify anyone in Friday’s Class A High School Regional Meet in Hartshorne, at Wednesday’s Class A Junior High Regional Meet, 10 JH Pirates did punch their tickets to state for Thursday’s Class B Junior High State Meet in El Reno — Cole Brooksher, Jayden Gates, Treydan Daugherty, Cole Ralston, Devon Mannon, T.J. Abercrombie, Luke Wisdom, Jaxon Denton, Seth Current and Julian Madrid.

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