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On March 6-8, high school wrestling teams from around the state of Florida will descend on Kissimmee for the FHSAA Wrestling State Championships. All of the competitors’ blood, sweat, and tears have led to this.
Hernando County will be represented, too, as four of our local public high schools will feature at least one athlete at the tournament. Hernando will send the largest contingent with 11 wrestlers while Central will not send any this year. The competitors are listed below:
Hernando:
Noah Leota – 150
James Shaw Garrett – 175
Jeremiah Chavis – 190
Kian Blyss – 215
Emerson Webber – 100 (Girls)
Keana Bush – 110 (Girls)
Emma Bauknight – 115 (Girls)
Daniela Espinal – 125 (Girls)
Mariah Earl – 155 (Girls)
Chloe Stinnett – 170 (Girls)
Grace Leota – 190 (Girls)
Springstead:
Giovani Delape – 126
Evan Bozek – 144
Brian Burch – 150
Daniel Quinones – 157
Kaleb Johns – 215
Jsamine Serrano – 120 (Girls)
Weeki Wachee:
Nick Guy – 113
Ricky Bowermaster – 144
Diego Maysonet – 157
Nature Coast Tech:
Zachary Myers – 106
