Brushy Wrestling Club members place at Salina tournament

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January 21, 2025

By DAVID SEELEY Sports Editor

SALINA — Several members of the Brushy Wrestling Club placed at the Salina King/ Queen of the Ring Tournament, which took place Jan. 11.

Layton Cross, Rylan Henry, Patrick Fletcher and Hayley Bentley all won championships.

Liliana Guerrero was runner-up in both the girls age 8- and girls age 10-and-younger divisions, while McKynlee Cantrell, Jesse Bentley, Tristan Price, Silas Grayson and Kruz Means were all secondplace finishers.

Third-place finishers for the organization were Tristen Cross and Kutter Means.

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