Wrestlers one win from state – WCHS takes on Antioch today
Warren County High School?s wrestling team finds itself in uncharted territory.
Having already advanced higher in state duals competition than any other Pioneer squad, the 2006-07 WCHS team finds itself one victory away from the TSSAA championship tournament, and will be battling for one of four remaining tourney berths today at the Charlie Dalton Gym.
Coach Matt Turner?s squad finished as the Region 5 Dual Team runner-up over the weekend, as the Tullahoma Wildcats claimed the region?s automatic bid to the state with their tourney championship.
According to TSSAA regulations, the champions from each of Class AAA?s 10 regions, as well as runners-up from Regions 6 and 10, automatically qualify for the state. From the remaining regions, second-place finishers must wrestle against each other to fill the final four spots in the championship field. Home sites for those qualifying matches are alternated, with Regions 1, 3, 5 and 9 hosting on odd-numbered years.
As the Region 5 runner-up, the Pioneers earned the right to play host to Region 7 runner-up Antioch, with the winner going on to the field of 16. They?ll wrestle today at 5 p.m., with the winner heading to Clarksville Friday and Saturday for the state tourney.
?We?re excited about our chances, and we?re hoping to have a big crowd there to cheer us on,? Turner said. ?This team has worked hard all year long, and we?ve already come farther together than any team in school history. But we?ve got one more hurdle to get past to have a chance at winning a state title.?