By Joe Hathaway on Tuesday, March 26th, 2024 in More Top Stories Northeastern Oregon News
LA GRANDE — Two members of La Grande’s state championship girls wrestling team will represent Oregon at the wrestling national championships this summer.
Carleigh Radke and Kierstyn Azure are two of the 22 athletes that earned spots on Team Oregon to compete at the 2024 U.S Marine Corps Junior and 16U National Championships.
Both Radke and Azure were part of the Tigers squad that won this year’s 4A/3A/2A/1A state championship in wrestling.
Radke will wrestle at 106 lbs in the 16U division, while Azure will wrestle at 105 lbs in the Juniors division.
The National Championships will be held July 13-14 in Fargo, North Dakota.