It was a bitter sweet Sunday for Liberty’s girls’ wrestling team at the Southeast Regional tournament.

The Hurricanes saw Addyson Munro advance to the PIAA tournament, but she’ll be riding solo on that bus to the Giant Center in Hershey two weeks from now.

Munro (235) finished in third place after pinning Council Rock North’s Makenzie O’Donnell in 1:19 during the consolation finals to lock up her second straight trip to Hershey.

Munro reached the semifinals before losing to MacKenna Atkinson of Souderton by fall in 1:01 to drop her into the consolation bracket.

Head coach Brian Burzynski was happy to see Munro battle back and advance to give herself a chance at grabbing her first state medal.

“I’m incredibly proud of Addyson and thrilled to see her advancing to the state tournament for the second consecutive year,” he said. “Her crafty techniques and athleticism have truly set her apart from the field. I’m excited to watch her continue her journey in Hershey and see her climb the podium. I have full confidence she will do well.”

The downside of their trip to Quakertown on Sunday was that Munro was the only girl to advance to Hershey after the Hurricanes had four qualifiers last year.

After winning districts for the second year in a row, Gracie Haflich saw her season come to an end prematurely, finishing in fifth place at 170, one spot short of qualification.

Haflich took seventh at Hershey a year ago and was the defending regional champion. After reaching the semifinals and losing to Isabella Priano of Central Bucks 3-1, Haflich saw her shot at grabbing one of the top four spots fall through with a 4-2 loss to Lane Harrington of Strath Haven in the consolation semifinals. She was one of three Hurricanes that were in the fifth place medal round, as Luisyana Ortiz (136) came out in fifth and Doniya Anwari (130) took sixth, leaving Munro as the only Bethlehem representative in Hershey next month.

“I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t disappointed that only one of our athletes advanced after having the three returning state qualifiers from last year reach the finals at districts last weekend,” said Burzynski. “However, it really highlights the significant increase in competition within our region and the growing intensity of girls’ wrestling after just one year of being a sanctioned sport. Ultimately, some matches came down to very fine margins, and unfortunately, a few minor mistakes proved costly.

“That being said, I was immensely proud of how Lucy, Doniya, and Gracie responded to their initial losses. Their performance in the fifth-place matches, which can be challenging to mentally approach, demonstrated their character as competitors.”