Area Distributors Area Player of the Week: Palmyra wrestler Elly Lorenson
WENTZVILLE, Mo. — Elly Lorenson pinned her way to the state tournament.
The Palmyra freshman wrestler won five consecutive matches last weekend in the Class 2 district tournament at North Point High School and will head to Mizzou Arena in Columbia next weekend for the state tournament as one of the top seeds.
Wrestling at 141 pounds, Lorenson opened the district tournament by pinning Brookfield sophomore Saasha Weaver in 2:27. She followed it with a pin in 1:17 of Columbia Battle freshman Ava Bryan. In the quarterfinals, Lorenson pinned Centralia junior Gretchen Marriott in 2:21. Lorenson stuck Rock Bridge sophomore Socorro Rodriguez in 2:43 in the semifinals.
The championship match against Wentzville Holt junior Lainey Ferrell began with Lorenson scoring a takedown 12 seconds into the match and getting a two-point nearfall. It led to a pin and the district championship at the 1:25 mark.
Lorenson owns a 22-2 record and her district championship earned her the Area Distributors Area Athlete of the Week.
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