Feb 27, 2021

🤼‍♀️Ellis’ Haag 2nd; Cranwell 6th at state tournament

Posted Feb 27, 2021 5:01 AM

SALINA – The Ellis girls had a pair of wrestlers earn medals Friday at the girls division II state championship tournament Friday in Salina.

At 143 pounds freshman Kaydawn Haag earned a second-place finish in her first ever trip to the state tournament.

Haag opened the tournament with a first period fall over Isabelle Masters of Burlingame.

In the championship semifinals Haag earned a 7-1 win over Trego’s Sydney Boyle.

In the finals Livia Swift of Pratt defeated Haag  4-2 to claim the title.

Haag earned a second-place finished.

Trego's Boyle finished 3rd.

Junior Haley Cranwell finished fifth at 126 pounds.

Cranwell opened the tournament with a second period fall over Gabby Rusk of Fort Scott.

In the second round Cranwell lost by a first period fall to the eventual champion Jordyn Knecht of Paola.

Cranwell went 1-1 on the consolation side of the bracket, wrapping up the tournament with a 9-7 win over Rusk of Fort Scott in the fifth-place match.