The Lady Conchs wrestling team traveled to Coral Park on Feb. 13 to participate in the FHSAA District 16 tournament. Key West placed seventh out of 21 teams, with five athletes making it to finals. Sheyla Figueira brought home the runner-up medal in her 105-pound weight class, and Maria Halushka won third place at 125. Sunisa Kuhn took fifth at 155 and Isabella Cosme (145) and Yarnesie Corrales (170) were both sixth in their classes.
With their performances, Figueira, Halushka, Kuhn and Cosme advanced to the next level of competition: regionals. This year’s Region 4 tournament will be held Feb. 22 at South Dade Senior High. The four qualifying Conchs will do their best to make it to the “final boss” of girls wrestling in Florida: the state championships held March 6-8 in Kissimmee. While boys wrestling is divided into three classifications determined by school enrollment, girls wrestling is in just its fourth year in Florida. While it is exploding in popularity, all teams are under the 1A designation.
