Tigers’ Littleton reaches podium at State wrestling tournament

Hopkinsville had one wrestler reach the podium over the weekend at the KHSAA State Wrestling Tournament in Lexington.

The Tigers’ Jaylin Littleton finished eighth in the 165-pound division and completed his season with a 28-5 record.

Littleton went 3-3 in the tournament, including 1-2 on Saturday. Littleton lost to Central Hardin’s Samuelu Hazelwood 4-1 in the consolation semifinals and then dropped the seventh-place match by fall at 3:31 to Taylor County’s Kennan Shively.

The only other Tiger to compete at the state tournament was Juan Cannon, who went 1-2 in the 120-pound division.

Union County won the state title with 305.5 points, followed by Johnson Central (192.5) and Paducah Tilghman (170).

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