Elmore County to wrestle in Alabama State Games

Dalton Middleton / TPI Elmore County’s Tyler Payton hugs coach Mason Thornton after winning the state championship.

The Elmore County wrestling team will get quite the test next week.

The Panthers have signed up to participate in the Alabama State Games inaugural Duals Tournament held at Hewitt-Trussville on Saturday. It is a 16-team duals tournament that will feature many of the top programs across the state such as Tallassee, Thompson, Bob Jones, Mountain Brook, McAdory among others.