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By: Clay Fritz

The fastest growing sport in the United States has fi rmly planted its roots in West Virginia. Participation in girls wrestling has sky rocketed in the last few years in the state and this past weekend was proof.

Due to the growing number of girls, two regional tournaments for state qualifi cation was setup last minute by the WVSSAC.

Petersburg traveled to Buckhannon-Upshur High School to compete in the North Region.

Freshman Kaitlin Booth was the lone representative for the Vikings at 114 lbs. In the fi rst round, she faced Kina Engle of Wirt County, easily won by pin in the fi rst period. In the quarterfi nals, she would lose a tough battle to the #1 seed from Washington to drop to the consolation bracket. Win or go home now. The Viking stepped up and used a great takedown to a turn to defeat Aliza Bratton of Roane County. This win sealed her qualifi cation for the state tournament! Next she faced a familiar foe in Libby Delsignore of Keyser, falling in the third period. For the fi nal match of the day, Booth wasted no time with a 18 second pin of Anya Moorehead of BU to place 7th.

Kaitlin fought hard all day and showed great improvement in the last few weeks. She becomes the fi rst girl to qualify for the Girls State Tournament in Petersburg High School history! A huge accomplishment for the freshman as she is paving the way for future girls in our program. Kate will compete on March 7th in Huntington.

By: David Rogers

Petersburg vs. Pendleton County

The Petersburg High School girls’ basketball team hosted Pendleton County High School Saturday night in a strong allaround performance.

Prior to the contest, the Lady Vikings honored their lone senior, Ayden Mayfi eld. Petersburg’s relentless pressure defense forced 32 Wildcat turnovers on the way to an impressive 66- 33 victory.

The Lady Vikings jumped out to a 14-4 lead at the end of the fi rst quarter, with Shyane Tawney scoring six points to pace Petersburg in the opening frame. Petersburg continued to apply pressure in the second period, erupting for 23 points to take a commanding 37-16 lead into the locker room.

Addie Day scored fi ve of the Lady Vikings’ 13 third-quarter points as Petersburg extended its advantage to 50-26 after three quarters of play. The Lady Vikings did not ease up in the fi nal period, outscoring the Wildcats 16-7 to seal the win. The victory marked Petersburg’s third win over Pendleton County this season. With the win, Petersburg improves to 14-6 on the year and extends its winning streak to seven games. The Lady Vikings return to action Tuesday night at home against Spring Mills High School, with tip-off scheduled for 6:00 p.m.