By MIKE COURSON
Great Bend Post
The Kansas State High School Activities Association (KSHSAA) has released sites for its regional wrestling tournaments. Those tournaments are scheduled for Feb. 14 and 15, 2025 on the girls' side, and Feb. 21-22 for the boys. This year's state tournaments will again be held at just two state sites with Classes 5A and 6A boys and girls at Park City's Hartman Arena and all other classes at the Tony's Pizza Event Center in Salina.
The regional site for the Great Bend boys is unnamed on the KSHSAA webpage. The lineup, however, is set. The Panthers will see the likes of top-ranked Goddard, No. 3 Bishop Carroll, and No. 5 Valley Center. Seven of the top 10 teams in the final rankings of 2024, will be at that regional site.
Similarly, the site for the Great Bend girls remains unnamed though the field is set. The Lady Panthers dropped out of the final rankings of 2024 and will see the likes of No. 3 Kapaun, No. 5 Newton, and No. 7 Hays at regionals.
In Class 4A, the Larned boys will travel to Abilene. The third-ranked host Cowboys and No. 8 Colby are part of that field. The Lady Indians will travel to McPherson.
Hoisington will again host a Class 3-2-1A regional with the Cardinal and Ellinwood boys scheduled as part of the large field that includes traditional wrestling powers like Beloit, Republic County, Smith Center, Plainville, and Phillipsburg.
The second-ranked Russell girls will host a large regional in Class 3-2-1A. That talented field will include the top eight teams in the final rankings of 2024, including Hoisington and Ellinwood.