Four Mercer Island wrestlers qualify for regionals

Four Mercer Island wrestlers qualified for the regional wrestling tournament on Feb. 15 at Kelso High School.

The Islanders competed at the 3A KingCo/Wesco South Sub-Regionals on Feb. 7-8 at Juanita High School. As a team, the Islanders finished seventh, the third highest finish amongst KingCo teams. The top five finishers in each weight class at sub-regionals qualified for the regional tournament.

Chris Neal (132, third), Connor Pettigrew (132, fourth), Colin Farrell (182, first) and Owen Baebler (195, first) all qualified for Mercer Island.