NEXT UP, ST. CLAIR! Sullivan had five medalists who brought home hardware from Central (Park Hills) High School. In the back row, pictured from left to right, Dorie Richardson took silver, Chloe Carson received bronze and Ruby Daily struck gold. The front row contains class champion Abigail Erfurth and third-place finisher Katie Summers. Photo via Sullivan Lady Eagles Wrestling Facebook
Girls Wrestling Gets Set For Districts
The Lady Eagles capped off their regular season with a bang. They were unpinnable at the Lady Owls Quad and the 7th Annual Lady Rebels Invitational.
Sullivan is gearing up for the Class 1 District 1 Tournament, which will be held from Feb. 14 to 15 at St. Clair.
Head coach Carl Lawrence has been preparing his wrestlers for what it takes to punch a ticket to Columbia. He explained, “The girls are where they need to be physically; the rest of the preparation is mental. We have to come into districts with a dominant mindset, leave it all on the mat one match at a time. Obviously, we want all our athletes to qualify for state, but they have to go out there and take it!”
Lady Owls Quad
The Lady Eagles battled in two duals at Windsor (Imperial) High School on Thursday, Feb. 6.
They first fell 48-24 to St. Clair, who racked up 42 points on forfeits.
Sullivan got on the board with pins by Dorie Richardson (140), Chloe Carson (155) and Abigail Erfurth (235). Ruby Daily (170) also scored six off a forfeit.
Katie Summers (190) gave a tough fight to her opponent but could not walk away with a victory.
Sullivan bounced back with a 36-30 win over the Lady Owls.
The host, Windsor, started hot with a 30-0 lead on five forfeits.
The Lady Eagles refused to go out quietly and went undefeated in their bouts. Richardson, Carson, Daily and Erfurth shut down all of their challengers. Starr Hardesty (145) and Summers also pushed Sullivan to victory by winning forfeits.
Central (Park Hills) Tournament
The day afterward, the Lady Eagles finished fifth with 106 points and five medalists at the Central (Park Hills) Tournament.
Ste. Genevieve was the champion with 176 points, Potosi (138.5) placed second, Webster Groves (115) took third and the host (111.5) followed in fourth.
Daily (24-9) rose to the top of the 170 class podium. She tallied 31 points, locking up Kaliyah Gaines-Smith (Central (New Madrid County)) in 1:38, Ariel Thomas (Central (Park Hills)) in 0:31 and Aniston Cremer (Ste. Genevieve) in 0:37.
Erfurth (27-6) swept the 235 class for 26 points. She went undefeated, pinning Ally Burrell (Central (Park Hills)) in 0:45, Talise Gaskins (Central (New Madrid County)) in 1:09, Jazlynn Covington (Kennett) in 2:56, Jazmine Ramsey (Potosi) in 1:26 and Fallon Vaughn (Webster Groves) in 4:00.
Richardson (33-1) was the runner-up for the 140 class, racking up 14 points. She started Friday with three byes, then won by medical forfeit in her fourth round. In a technical fall, the senior lost her final match against Keely Fallert (Ste. Genevieve).
Carson (28-11) received bronze in the 155 class with 22 points. She won three of her four bouts, trapping Kacie Schemel (Ste. Genevieve) in 0:31, Maliyah Gaskins (Central (New Madrid County)) in 0:52 and Jade Ramsey (Potosi) in 1:30.
Summers (13-21) finished third in the 190 class, collecting 13 points. For her two victories, the senior shut down Mekalia Bilgreen (Farmington) in 1:10 and Abby Guinta (Affton) in 1:07.