Wetumpka hungry to hunt down state championship

With some of the state’s top wrestlers back on the roster, Wetumpka is ready to get things started to see if it can live up to the hype and capture that elusive state championship trophy. The Indians sent 11 wrestlers to the AHSAA Class 6A championships last season and they had their highest-ever finish but fell just short of the ultimate goal so they are hungry to make a return and claim the team title.

“There is a lot more excitement right now,” first-year Wetumpka coach Anthony Byrd said. “They have been really getting after it for about three weeks now so they are ready to wrestle against somebody else. We are focused on our goal as a team.”