Three Mason County wrestlers qualify for the boys' state tournament

Three Mason County wrestlers have qualified for the boys' state tournament.

Evan Martin (113) was the Region 8 runner-up on Saturday at Boyd County Middle School. Martin is a back-to-back state qualifier.

Bryson Carrington (150) is a three-time state qualifier after taking fourth place at the region tournament.

Theron Ritchie (HWT) took third place at region to earn his first trip to the state tournament.

Three other Ragin' Royals placed at the region tournament:

• Adam Miller (120), fifth place
• Creston Fuller (138), fifth place
• Taten Carrington (175), sixth place

Mason County finished fifth out of 23 teams.

The Boys' State Wrestling Championships presented by UK HealthCare will take place February 28 and March 1 at Alltech Arena in Lexington.

Mason County wrestling update

The Mason County girls' wrestling team competed at the Generals Tournament at Lafayette on Friday and the boys' team traveled to Winchester on Saturday for the Cardinal Classic.

Jacey Muntz was a second place finisher at Lafayette.

The short-handed Royals went 4-1 with a second place finish at the Cardinal Classic.

Five Royals were undefeated on Saturday: Evan Martin (113) 5-0, Adam Miller (126) 5-0, Caleb Roy (144) 5-0, Hunter Truesdell (165) 3-0 and Tyler Mellenkamp (190) 4-0.