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Regional send-off planned for powerlifter

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By Kathy Thomson

There will be a send-off for Wesley Estridge at 11:00 a.m. Friday, March 13 starting at the high school and going through town towards Abilene, as the local high school junior heads to the Texas High School Powerlifting Association Region 1, Division 3 Championships in Sundown this weekend, and everyone is encouraged to cheer him on.

Estridge is ranked third in the region in the super heavy weight class, with total lifts of 1570, qualifying for the third straight year.

He must place first or second at regionals to advance, or lift a total of 1600 pounds or more to automatically qualify for the state competition in Abilene on March 28.

Estridge’s top lifts in each event this year were 710 in squat and 475 in dead lift at the Greenwood meet, and a 405 bench press in Hawley.

Weigh in for the regional meet in Sundown will be on Friday, and the lifting will start at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday.

Tickets to the event are $5 and programs are $1.

Estridge’s lifts will be posted as they occur on the Albany Booster Club page.