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Photo Courtesy of Christy Easter Watonga Republican (Above) Watonga High School boys’ varsity powerlifting junior Kerby Easter (left) and senior Brandon Wiggins (right) pose with their medals on Friday, March 6 after placing in the 2020 Northwest Regional small school powerlifting tournament held at Bridge Creek High School. Easter placed fourth in the 242-pound class and Wiggins placed fifth in the 168-pound class, which qualified the Eagles pair for this Saturday’s upcoming state tourney at El Reno High School.
The Watonga High School boys’ varsity powerlifting team had two Eagles rise to the occasion on Friday, March 6 at the 2020 Northwest Regional boys’ small school powerlifting tournament in Bridge Creek as junior Kerby Easter and senior Brandon Wiggins both qualified for the upcoming state tournament.
In the 242-pound weight class, Easter placed fourth on the podium out of 19 regional qualifiers when he posted a total of 1,145 pounds lifted with 440 on squats, 235 on the bench press, and 470 on the deadlift.
Wiggins, who represented Watonga in the small school 168-pound class, also put together a very impressive performance of his own when he placed fifth on the podium after the senior lifted 990 total pounds: 375 on squats, 210 on the bench press, and 405 on the deadlift.
Both Easter and Wiggins will be the two Watonga boys’ powerlifters competing from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, March 14 at the 2020 OFBCA SS state powerlifting tournament at El Reno High School that hosts Class 2A, A (Watonga’s Class), B, and C.
Be sure to check out next week’s sports section of the Watonga Republican for updates on how Easter and Wiggins do as well as other Eagles’ varsity athletics news on the horizon.
Andrew Salmi can be reached at Sports@WatongaRepublican.com or by phone at (580) 623-4922.