Wrestlers onto state

Don’t be alarmed if you hear a lot of sirens Thursday morning about 11, but look outside and cheer.

Several Raider wrestlers will be headed to state, with an escort out of town by police cars and fire engines.

The Raider boys’ team took fifth at the WIAA 1B/2B/1A/2A Region 4 tournament last week, and five of them will compete in the Mat Classic state tournament in Tacoma. Two LR girls will also head to the state event.

Rodger Cate took the regional championship at 106 pounds last weekend and will try for his second state championship in Tacoma this week. Christian Carson took second at 145. Landon Krohn took second at 152. And Junior Garcia (182) and Dillan Yazzie (113) each took third at their weights.

On the girls’ team, Arianna Waters is headed to state after placing second at the Region 4 tournament, and AJ Cannon is headed to state as an alternative after placing fourth.