LC Wrestling Club to compete in Louisville Feb. 21-22

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The Lawrence County Wrestling Club recently competed at the Appalachian Wrestling Conference in Corbin.

The 2026 KYUSAW and KFWC Youth State Wrestling Championship will be held on Saturday, Feb. 21, at Broadbent Area, 937 Phillips Lane, Louisville.

The student athletes of the Lawrence County Youth Wrestling team will be leaving at noon on Friday, Feb. 20.

These young athletes have put in countless hours of hard work, sweat, and dedication to qualify for this moment. Making it to the state tournament is an incredible accomplishment, and they have truly earned every bit of it. This is something they will remember for the rest of their lives, and our entire program is beyond proud of each and every one of them.

To celebrate this huge achievement, they will be escorted through town by fire departments and police as they head out on their journey. Local businesses, families, and community members are welcome to line the streets, and show these kids the support they deserve! Let’s cheer loud, wave signs, and let them feel the pride of the community standing behind them.

The Middle School Wrestling Championship will be held on Sunday, Feb. 22, at the same location.

Lawrence County Youth were Appalachian Wrestling Conference Champions, Louisa Middle School Conference Runner-Up, and the youth division was  

Region 6 Runner-Up.

Lawrence County Youth had 29 compete and 26 wrestlers place, with 24 state qualifiers. The following is the results by name, age, weight and place:

Hunter Rose--6U-40, second place; Kash Little, 6U-45, third place; Kolton Bates, 6U-11, first place; Oaklyn Diamond, 6U-70, third place; Merik Lester, 8U-49, second place; Korbyn Meddings, 8U-49, fifth place; Oakland Copley, 8U-53, first place; Kash Runyons, 8U-53, (DNP); Kane Chafin, 8U-53, fourth place; Mason Zahner, 8U-62, fourth place; Gavin Adkins, 8U-70, fourth place; Merrick Mills, 8U-70, first place; Gentry Bowen,          10U-59, third place; Brandon Zahner, 10U-63 (DNP); Tyson Muncy, 10U-67, first place, Ricky Harless, 10U-67, second place, Garrett Workman, 10U-77, fourth place;

Cory Keeton, 10U-77, first place; Korbhyn Dawson,    10U-84, second place; Eli Block, 10U-84, first place; Mikhale Mills, 10U-84, fourth place; Brentley Burchett,   12U-70, first place; Kolt Runyons, 12U-70, fourth place; Gannon Bowen, 12U-70, second place; Ryder Endicott, 12U-74, first place; Zayne Powell, 12U-92, sixth place; Maisie Mills, 12U-108 (DNP); Kolton Workman, 12U-135, fifth place.

In the Middle School competition winners were: Bentley Fleming, 115 lbs.-runner-up. He was the teams first ever wrestler in the regional final; Gavin Daniel, 185 lbs.-sixth place. Gavin recorded his 100th Middle School win becoming the first LC Middle School wrestler to achieve that accomplishment; Jace Fletcher, 122 lbs.- fourth place.