(Note: Siuslaw has two athletes in the field, senior Hayden Muller at 135 and freshman Macali Lade at 110.)

By John Tawa, OSAAtoday

What: OSAA Girls Wrestling State Championships (NFHS Network)

When: 9 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 24 (semifinals 1 p.m., finals 7 p.m.)

Where: Culver High School, Culver

2021 state champion: Thurston

2022 state favorite: Thurston

Most qualified wrestlers: St. Helens 6, North Medford 6, Hillsboro 5

Returning state champions:

• 105: Kaylee Annis, 11, Thurston (2-time champion)
• 120: Haley Vann, 11, Cleveland
• 125: Ayana Medina, 12, Hillsboro (2-time champion)
• 135: Makaila Takahashi, 12, Forest Grove
• 140: Bella Amaro, 12, Oregon City
• 155: Destiny Rodriguez, 11, West Linn (2-time champion)

Storylines to follow:

Nationally regarded Anna McDougall won state for Elmira in 2020 wrestling at 155 pounds. Now wrestling at Central Linn, the senior will be unseeded at 170 pounds after being pinned by Tillamook's Jennifer Delatorre in the district final. McDougall is wrestling up to avoid two-time defending champion Destiny Rodriguez of West Linn at 155. Rodriguez is one of the top 20 girls wrestlers, regardless of weight division, in the country.

Newberg senior Sophia Redwine is a two-time state champ. She probably would be looking for the quad herself, but she opted to wrestle in the boys' 6A tournament as a sophomore. To win a third title, Redwine will have to go through two-time champion Ayana Medina of Hillsboro at 125 pound. When Redwine won state at 100 pounds her freshman year, she became the first official girls' state champion to be recognized by the OSAA.

Two-time defending champion Thurston has only four wrestlers in the field, but two are top-seeded: Annis and senior Averie Stockwell.