Two local female wrestlers ranked nationally

Las Vegas Review-Journal

6 years ago

Arbor View 106-pounder Peyton Prussin works on top of Spring Valley’s Bryan Hermida in ... — Arbor View 106-pounder Peyton Prussin works on top of Spring Valley’s Bryan Hermida in the opening round of the Sunset Region wrestling tournament at Cimarron-Memorial on Friday. (W.G. Ramirez/Las Vegas Review Journal)

Arbor View 106-pounder Peyton Prussin applies a front half on Faith Lutheran’s Kile Driscoll just before winning by pinfall in the quarterfinals of the Sunset Region wrestling tournament at Cimarron-Memorial on Friday. (W.G. Ramirez/Las Vegas Review Journal)

Referee Mike Guerino raises the arm of Arbor View 106-pounder Peyton Prussin after winning her first match in the opening round of the Sunset Region wrestling tournament at Cimarron-Memorial on Friday. (W.G. Ramirez/Las Vegas Review Journal)

Arbor View 106-pounder Peyton Prussin secures the pinfall over Spring Valley’s Bryan Hermida, as referee Mike Guerino looks in, during the opening round of the Sunset Region wrestling tournament at Cimarron-Memorial on Friday. (W.G. Ramirez/Las Vegas Review Journal)

Tatum Pine, 15, of Palo Verde High School, presses one arm to the floor as she wrestles Tehani Soares//cq//, 14, of Shadow Ridge High School Dec. 21, 2016 at Palo Verde High School. Where girls used to have only one or two other female opponents at local matches, they’re now seeing new converts to the sport. (JAN HOGAN/LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL)

Two local wrestlers were ranked in the top 15 in their weight class in the final 2017-18 national girls high school wrestling rankings.

The National Wrestling Hall of Fame, USA Wrestling and FloWrestling have partnered to create the national rankings to recognize the top high school girl wrestlers in the nation.

Arbor View’s Peyton Prussin was ranked No. 3 at 112 pounds.

Tehani Soares of Shadow Ridge broke into the rankings at No. 15 at 112 pounds. Soares lost in the semifinals at 113 pounds at the Sunset Region tournament last season.

Reed High’s Morgan Norris was the other Nevada wrestler ranked. She was No. 6 at 132.