Local girls wrestlers advance to State Sectionals

Anna Dudley of Adairsville and Anetra Witherspoon of Cartersville have both advanced to the GHSA State wrestling tournament by placing third in their respective weight classes at the Girls Area 7 tournament Friday at Alexander High School.

Dudley lost her first round bout in the 155-pound division to North Murray’s Erica Bautista in a 2-1 decision, but battled back through the consolation bracket with four straight wins to finish third.

Adairsville teammate Reese Leighly (130) was 0-2 in her bouts Friday falling to her opponent from Ringgold in the third place match.

Cartersville’s Witherspoon won her quarterfinal bout 6-2 but lost to Taylor Schiesser of Gilmer County in the semifinals. From there, Witherspoon had back-to-back wins in the consolation bracket to finish third.

Each of the local competitors advance to the GHSA State Sectionals Friday at Upson Lee High School.