The Corner Canyon High girls wrestling team won the Division B meet Jan. 29 at Corner Canyon High School with 235.5 points – to Davis High’s 219.5 – behind four first-place showings. 

Defending state champion Clarion Fager, wrestling at 170 pounds, Olivia Byington (130 pounds), Meleana Fager (140) and Makayla Walden (190) each won their respective division. The boys were second in the Division B tournament Jan. 29 at CCHS, to Westlake, with Leimana Fager (at 215 pounds) and Kaydon Williams (at 285) – both who are seeking three-peats at state – winning their divisions along with Kacen Jones (106) and Tanner Telford (120).

Other placers at Divisionals for the girls squad were Piper Eller (second, 100-pound division), Maia’ana Fiaui (second, 155), Emerson Purser (second, 110), Gweneth Smart (second, 125), London McEntire (fourth, 135), Sophia Apodaca (fifth, 120), Vanessa Garcia (fifth, 145), Emerson Purser (fifth, 110), Kamryn Williams (sixth, 155) and Rozlyn Robertson (eighth, 100).

“They all wrestled awesome with every girl wrestling to her seed or better,” said girls coach John Fager. “We qualified 14 girls for state and have one alternate out of our 15 girls. We had eight in the finals and four champions.”

“I thought the boys wrestled tough at Divisionals,” said boys coach Jeff Eure. “We are looking forward to the state tournament [after press deadline].”

Also placing for the boys at Divisionals were Gage Brady (second, 190-pound division), Parker Garcia (second, 132), Karl Ledbetter (second, 157), Payden Woolsey (second, 150), Hudson York (second, 113), Liam Ellen (third, 150), Lincoln Eure (third, 165), Logan Garner (third, 175), Nathan Holladay (fourth, 285), Deken Knowles (fourth, 165), Blake Mauch (fourth, 106) and Matt Wells (fourth, 175). λ