CHERRYVALE — A trio of Cherryvale High School wrestlers will be representing the school at the class 3A-1A state tournament, which begins on Friday, Feb. 27 in Hays, Kan.

Among the three state-bound wrestlers are a pair of Charger grapplers who got a taste of the state tournament last year. Robert Lane, a 171-pound senior, returns to the state tournament with a 24-10 record. Lane won third place at last weekend’s class 3A-1A regional tournament in Burlington after posting a 3-1 record.

Lane, who competed at last year’s state tournament at the 160-pound division, has a 24-10 record going into this weekend’s state meet.

Also at last weekend’s regional meet, Nick Hockett, a 135-pound junior, won second place in the 135-pound division — the same weight bracket that propelled the CHS grappler to the state meet in the 2007-08 season. Hockett’s lone loss came to Devin Bingham of Burlingame in the championship bout.

The CHS state qualifier has a 29-4 record thus far in the 2008-09 season.

Joining Lane and Hockett at the state meet will be Dillon Linnebur, a 145-pound senior. Linnebur claimed third place at the regional meet with a 4-1 record.

Linnebur will have a 25-10 record under his belt when he enters the Gross Memorial Coliseum in Hays, Kan., this weekend.

Two other CHS wrestlers competed at the class 3A-1A regional meet but were unable to qualify for the state tournament. They included Mike Bolinger, 140 pounds, and Dalton Fosnight, 189 pounds.

With only five local wrestlers at the regional meet, Cherryvale had an impressive finish, claiming 10th place overall out of 21 schools.

CLASS 3A-1A REGIONAL TOURNAMENT SCORES: Silver Lake 147.5, Burlington 132, Rossville 126, Atchison County 124.5, Wellsville 118, Pleasant Ridge 87, Fredonia 69, Horton 65.5, Doniphan West 64, Cherryvale 63, Burlingame 60, Mission Valley 52, Council Grove 51, Saint Marys 51, Jayhawk Linn 32, Immaculata 22, St. Paul 22, Erie 21, Oskaloosa 18, Central Heights 17.5, Troy 6. Neodesha 0.