It will be a quick turn-around for a talented trio of Conch wrestlers and their coaching staff, as three athletes placed in the top four at the FHSAA 1A Region 4 Championships at Cardinal Gibbons High School on Feb. 24. The grappling Conchs will join Sheyla Figueira, who qualified for a spot at states last week at the girls regional event, on a trip to Silver Spurs Arena in Kissimmee for the state championships this week.
Abram Canet placed fourth in the 132-lb. class, earning a spot in the state brackets. He will join Dostmukhammad Bakhtiyorov, who also claimed fourth place at 144 pounds, and Ralph Riche, who was the runner-up at 285. The Conchs placed fifth overall in a pool of 26 teams spanning from the Southernmost City to Clewiston. The state championships begin on Thursday, Feb. 29 with weigh-ins and the first round of action, culminating on Mar. 3 with finals.
