Mark Kirk
Girls Wrestling in Oklahoma continues its blazing growth as an amazing 152 schools registered with the OSSAA that they are fielding a team this year! Last year, 134 schools registered with 118 schools competing at the regional tournaments. As most know, due to the rapid growth, the OSSAA has created two classes for the girls wrestling this year, with the 70 largest schools competing in Class 6A and the remaining 82 schools competing in Class 5A.
It will be hard to top last year’s incredible State Tournament finish, when it came down to the last match with Union winning the state title by just ½ point over Edmond North and Bixby, but with all of the talent that is returning and the brilliant young wrestlers ready to make their mark, anything is possible.
There are ten returning state champions and all will be competing in Class 6A this year. Five of the returning champions will be looking to claim their 3rd state titles, with juniors Jadyn Roller (Bixby) and Bella Williams (Edmond North) still on track to join Choctaw’s Peyton Hand as a 4X state champion. Seniors Kaylee Davis (El Reno), Symphony Veloz (Elgin), and Kali Hayden (Union) look to close their careers as 3X state champions. Other returning state champions are sophomore’s Hannah Lopez (Moore), Ryleigh Lefkowitz (Putnam City) and Millie Azlin (Bixby), junior Sorrell Hurd (Del City) and senior Shelby Kemp (Moore).
Edmond North’s Bella Williams had a spectacular summer, which included not only winning a Fargo national title, but being named the Outstanding Wrestler of the tournament. Williams was also named to the Greco All-Tournament Team at National Duals where she went 8-0 with five falls and won all eight matches without surrendering a point. Last season, Williams went 39-0 with 39 falls…
