PREP WRESTLING: 2022 state tournament brackets released
Feb. 13—The IHSAA released the brackets for the 14 weight classes of the 2022 wrestling state tournament Sunday. The Goshen News has six athletes competing at the event: Lakeland junior Keegan Schlabach (126 pounds; 39-9 record), Northridge senior Jasper Graber (132 pounds; 23-6 record), Lakeland senior Ben Miller (145 pounds, 45-4 record), NorthWood junior Kaden Lone (160 pounds; 35-5 record), NorthWood senior Trey Tobias (182 pounds; 29-9 record) and Concord junior Armen Koltookian (195 pounds; 41-6 record).
The entire tournament takes place at Gainbridge Fieldhouse (the home of the Indiana Pacers) in Indianapolis. The first round matches for weight classes 152-285 take place on Friday starting at 11 a.m., while first round matches for weight classes 106-145 starts at 7 p.m. Quarterfinal and semifinal matches begin at 9:30 a.m. Saturday. Consolation finals are at 5 p.m. Saturday, with championship matches to follow beginning at 7:30 p.m.
Below is who each of our area kids will be wrestling in the first round Friday.
* 126 pounds: Schlabach vs. Brownsburg senior Braden Haines (35-7)
* 132 pounds: Graber vs. Crown Point junior Anthony Bahl (33-4)
* 145 pounds: Miller vs. Knox senior Gunnar Krause (25-7)
* 160 pounds: Lone vs. East Central senior Charlie Euson (44-2)
* 182 pounds: Tobias vs. Center Grove senior Drake Buchanan (39-1)
* 195 pounds: Koltookian vs. Terre Haute North Vigo senior Samuel Sanders (36-5)
Full brackets for all weight classes can be found online at ihsaa.org.
Austin Hough can be reached at austin.hough@goshennews.com or at 574-538-2360. Follow him on Twitter at @AustinHoughTGN.
