BC lifters have six qualify for state

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BC lifters have six qualify for state

Van Wade

The Orange Leader

Bridge City had six lifters qualify for the Class 3A State Powerlifting Meet while West Orange-Stark has three, one as an alternate, while Deweyville had a tandem that fared well at the Class 2A regionals, good enough to make it to the Class 2A State Powerlifting Meet.

The Cardinals came away with another major conquest at the Region III Meet held at Kirbyville High School as they won the Region III crown. The Cardinals duked it out with Palacios, which had won two of the previous four regional meets, but the Cardinals came out on top due to one first-place finish and five second-place spots.

Justin Norman was the biggest winner for the Cardinals, taking the 198-pound division with 1,370 pounds, setting a new regional bench press mark record as well.

WO-S’ Mario Rose dominated the 181-pound division and picked up the outstanding dead-lifter award after totaling 1,355 pounds at the 3A Region III Meet in Kirbyville on Saturday.

Norman’s teammate Kris Wedekind, also in the 198-pound class, also qualified for state with 1,355 pounds. Three other Cardinals punched in state tickets as Clinton DeRouen was second in the 275-plus division with 1,600 pounds, including a magnificent lift of 725 pounds in the squat. Kurt Moerbe (1,250 pounds) claimed second in the 181-pound class. Garrett McNeil (1,225 pounds) nabbed second in the 156-pound division and Tim Sharp (1,035 pounds) claimed second in the 132-pound division.

Mustang Cedric Dantzler claimed second place in the 114-pound class with 745 pounds and teammate Leatrice Robinson earned an alternate spot at state with a third-place finish in the 1,000-pound division with 1,000 pounds. Bridge City’s Wally Khan is a state alternate after placing third in the 220-pound class with 1,220 pounds and Devon Oceagura was fifth in the 114-pound division with 655 pounds.

Deweyville Lady Pirate Rachel Suire, who had already qualified for state in the 148-pound class, finished fourth at regionals at Houston Westside High School with 750 pounds.

In the boys division, Pirate Jarod Martin competed at the regional meet in Kirbyville last week, finishing fourth in the 148-pound division with 1,065 pounds.