{"id":178718,"date":"2026-03-05T02:42:22","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T02:42:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/178718\/"},"modified":"2026-03-05T02:42:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T02:42:22","slug":"florida-high-wrestling-makes-history-with-first-ever-region-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/178718\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida High wrestling makes history with first ever Region Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) &#8211; For the first time in school history, Florida High wrestling won a region title, and that finish? Building off the program\u2019s first ever district title two weeks ago.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Six Seminoles qualified for the state tournament this weekend, and four of them are heading in as region champions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Head coach Clay Allen saying this group is focused, they know their ultimate goal , and the history they\u2019ve already made won\u2019t deter them from that.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cSaturday night we were riding high, and then Sunday morning you wake up and it\u2019s like cool,\u201d he said of their focus. \u201cNow it\u2019s a how high can we finish as a team, but really more how can we prepare each individual athlete to do their best because that\u2019s the way we end up getting to where we want to get to and seeing how high we can end up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The FHSAA state championships start Thursday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">To keep up with the latest news as it develops, follow WCTV on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WCTV.tv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/wctvnews\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@WCTVEyewitnessNews\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nextdoor<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" target=\"_blank\"> <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WCTV\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">X<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WCTV\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Have a news tip or see an error? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2026\/03\/03\/florida-high-wrestling-makes-history-with-first-ever-region-championship\/mailto:news@wctv.tv?subject=Correction%20Needed\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Write to us here<\/a>. 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