Mason County wrestlers compete at state

The high school wrestling season ended with the KHSAA State Wrestling Championships Thursday through Saturday at Alltech Arena in Lexington.

Breanna Rosenberg (152), the first Mason County female to qualify for the state tournament, went 0-2.

Evan Martin (113) went 1-2, Bryson Carrington (150) and Theron Ritchie (285) both went 0-2.

The tournament is double-elimination.

Lady Royal Breanna Rosenberg qualifies for state wrestling tournament

Breanna Rosenberg took fourth place at the Region 4 wrestling tournament on Saturday in Campbellsville and is the first Mason County female wrestler to qualify for the state tournament.

The Lady Royals finished 12th out of 28 teams.

Heaven Marshall finished in sixth place.

Other Lady Royals picking up wins include: Paige Collins, Jacey Muntz, Abby Staggs and Autumn Jackson.

The Girls' State Wrestling Championship presented by UK HealthCare will take place on February 27 at Alltech Arena in Lexington.

Royals go 2-2 at state duals, Lady Royals compete at GRC

The Mason County boys wrestling team went 2-2 at the Kentucky Wrestling Coaches Association state duals on Saturday at Corbin Arena.

The Royals lost to Ft. Campbell 39-38 and McCreary County Central 38-36 and defeated Bell County 51-27 and Green County 46-36.

Mason County missed on advancing to the placement rounds by four points.

Three wrestlers—Evan Martin, Caleb Roy and Theron Ritchie—were undefeated.

The Lady Royals competed at the Lady Cardinal Invite, an individual event at George Rogers Clark.

Breanna Rosenberg finished first, Abby Staggs third, Heaven Marshall fourth, Autumn Jackson fourth and Paige Collins fifth.

Sunday notes

 Here are some Sunday notes from a busy sports weekend:

• The Mason County archery team was the runner-up at the Pendleton County Winter Warm-Up 2024 on Saturday. The Royals had a team score of 3,298. Harrison County won the tournament with a score of 3,391. Mason County senior Bryce Pollitt was the individual champion with a score of 294 and 24 Tens. Mason County senior Laurelle Setters finished third out of 104 girls. Her score was 286 and she had 19 Tens.

• The Mason County wrestling teams opened the season on Saturday. Caleb Roy was the Royals' Most Outstanding Wrestler at the Warhawk Duals at Great Crossing. He went 3-1 with two pins and one major decision. Breanna Rosenberg was the Lady Royals' Most Outstanding Wrestler with a sixth place solo finish and three pins.

• Trinity sophomore quarterback Zane Johnson, the son of former Mason County Royal Jordan Johnson, was named the Most Valuable Player of the Class 6A state championship football game after leading the Shamrocks to a 42-23 victory over the Ryle Raiders on Saturday. Johnson completed 18-of-24 passes for 195 yards and two touchdowns. That's two straight state titles for Trinity with Johnson as the starting quarterback. The Shamrocks have 29 state championships.

• The Mason County Royals have shot 51.5% from the field through the first three games of the season. The Royals shot 57.9% vs. Rowan County and 56.9% vs. Augusta.

• Jake Feldhaus is averaging a double-double — 17.7 points and 14 rebounds — for the Madison Central Indians who are off to a 3-0 start. He scored 21 points vs. Lafayette and pulled down 19 rebounds vs. Corbin.

• The Maysville Miners suffered their third straight loss on Saturday night when they fell to the Ohio Kings 120-114 in Cincinnati.