Of the 16 area qualifiers for the Bloomington South girls wrestling regional on Saturday, Jan. 10, a half dozen are back for a second time.
Of those six, only Bloomington South’s Mariah Pope returns as a state qualifier in 2025, the first year the IHSAA sponsored a postseason tournament. The others hope last year’s experience will help them achieve a breakthrough this time.
It takes two wins to earn a spot in the state finals on Jan. 17 in Indianapolis, similar to the format used at the boys’ semistate level. From there, wrestlers are guaranteed a top-four finish and a berth to the finals. The first-round format pits four sectional champions against fourth-place finishers while second and third-place wrestlers meet. Those winners will fight for the trips to state.
Action will start at 10 a.m. with area qualifiers in every bracket but 130 and 170 pounds.
Pope is in the 100-pound bracket with South’s Lila Pierce at 120 and Jaclyn Hillenburg at 235 as regional returnees. Also back are North’s Alexzandra Burns and Owen Valley’s Aaliyah White, who will face Burns in their opener at 135 and OV’s Grace Mascoe at 235.
First-time regional qualifiers are South’s Joslyn Hererra (105), Madison Maxwell (125), Adrianna Burns (140) and Samiya Love (190); North’s Penelope Warren (125) and Sarah Vorice (155); Owen Valley’s Katarina Reuter (110), Alyssa Livingston (115), Kyra Newby (145) and Edgewood freshman Eden Norton (140).
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BLOOMINGTON SOUTH REGIONAL
Area competitors brackets
100: 2. Mariah Pope, South (13-7) vs. 3. Rose Williams, Silver Crk; 1. Zuri Diaz, Ben Davis (11-6) vs. 4. Paisley McIntire, Evansville Reitz. 105: 3. Joslyn Hererra, South (25-7) vs. 2. Amira Puckett, Pike (14-8); 1. Levi Evans, Jeffersonville (5-11) vs. 4. Lola Bailey, Evansville North (10-14). 110: 4. Katarina Reuter, Owen Valley (18-15) vs. 1. AnnMarie Shuler, Seymour (31-0); 3. Ava Elliott, Monrovia (20-5) vs. 2. Charlie Studt, S Dearborn (21-3). 115: 2. Alyssa Livingston, Owen Valley (27-6) vs. 3. Mabel Adebayo, Speedway (16-10); 1. Moriah Morphet, Whiteland (25-3) vs. 4. Ally Bolen, N Harrison (12-10).
120: 3. Lila Pierce, South (23-11) vs. 2. Kali Jo Boller, N Putnam (18-7); 1. Ella Shaw, Charlestown (15-6) vs. 4. Isabella Coulter, Evansville Central (15-4). 125: 3. Madison Maxwell, South (18-14) vs. 2. Abi Lemon, Jeffersonville (15-9); 1. Missinthia Larose, Pike (10-4) vs. 4. Kiyonna Kemp, Evansville Central (19-11). 4. Penelope Warren, North (12-11) vs. 1. Klaire Redwine, Switzerland Co (25-1); 3. Jaylan York, Mt. Vernon (26-7) vs. 2. Mattingly Hutchinson, Mooresville (17-9). 135: 3. Alexzandria Burns, North (11-10) vs. 2. Aaliyah White, Owen Valley (26-8); 1. Cadence Williams, Mooresville (23-3) vs. 4. Madisyn Lisco, Charlestown.
140: 2. Adrianna Burns, South (17-12) vs. 3. Addysen Rainey, Southridge (16-6); 1. Sophia Waggoner, Avon (18-6) vs. 4. Alexia Shafer, New Albany (15-16). 4. Eden Norton, Edgewood (5-6) vs. 1. Madalyn McCarty, Mt Vernon (31-1); 3. Alibell Coughlan, Mooresville (24-10) vs. Isabella Zuckschwerdt, Madison (22-7). 145: 3. Kyra Newby, Owen Valley (18-4) vs. 2. Miley Stroud, Switzerland Co. (17-9); 1. Aubrey Belser, Franklin (32-3) vs. 4. Oyindamola Jegede, Avon (11-4). 155: 4. Sarah Vorice, North (13-9) vs. 1. Kaleigh Collazo (17-6); 2. Isabella Lieland, Switzerland Co (21-4) vs. 3. Kaylee Williams, S Putnam (18-6).
190: 2. Samiya Love, South (24-9) vs. 3. Amanda Guitierrez, Providence Cristo Rey (7-9); 1. Abrianna Hillaire, Evansville Bosse (18-7) vs. 4. Constance Phelps, Floyd Central (13-9). 235: 2. Jaclyn Hillenburg, South (29-5) vs. 3. Emalyn Tomaw, S Putnam (12-5); 1. Addy Preston, Switzerland Co (16-0) vs. 4. EllaAnn Conley, Evansville Reitz (6-7). 2. Grace Mascoe, Owen Valley (17-11) vs. 3. Grace Williams, Corydon Central (11-2); 1. Dhamara Aguilar-Tencle, Seymour (30-2) vs. 4. Averi King, Brownsburg (10-14).
This article originally appeared on The Herald-Times: 6 Bloomington area qualifiers are back at girls wrestling regional
Reporting by Jim Gordillo, The Herald-Times / The Herald-Times
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