SPOKANE - The Lady Cougars are making believers out of their competition as Warden wrestlers turned in another strong performance on the mats.

The Cougars won the 1A SCAC league championship and proved to be the team to beat in the postseason as they dominated the district tournament at East Valley High School in Spokane over the weekend finishing with 311.5 team points. Othello from the 2A Central Washington Athletic Conference was seventh with 196 points, and Quincy, 1A Caribou Trail League, eighth with 154.

"I am extremely proud of these girls," coach Valerie Hernandez said. "They have worked hard the whole season and continue to show their hard work and determination."

Warden had the upper hand for the entire tournament, placing 11 wrestlers in the final round. Five girls were crowned district champion and six finished runner-up. The Cougars had three wrestlers place third, and one place fourth.

"We competed with all divisions at district's and that is why this win is so significant," Hernandez said. "We have not lost a dual or tournament in the last two years."

The top four wrestlers in each weight class move on to the next level, which means Warden is sending 15 girls and one alternate to the Regional Tournament at Connell High School Saturday. Weigh in is at 8 a.m. The competition gets underway at 10.

Results

Warden

100 Girls - Warden's Deianeira Caudle (25-0) placed first and scored 26.00 team points. Caudle won by pin over teammate Levi Guerra.

Guerra scored 18.00 team points.

106 Girls - Alyssa Edson (17-9) placed third and scored 17.00 team points. Edson won by pin over Tori Zambrano from Othello.

Melisa Vasquez (15-4) placed second and scored 20.00 team points. Vasquez lost by pin to Cyntha Ramirez Quincy.

112 Girls - Vanessa Morales (13-6) placed second and scored 21.00 team points.

Morales lot by pin to Julissa Valenciano from Othello. Tania Dominguez (15-9) placed sixth and scored 6.00 team points.

118 Girls - Brenda DeLeon (19-2) placed first and scored 26.00 team points.

Brenda DeLeon won by pin over Rachael Coleck from East Valley.

124 Girls - Jennifer Mendoza (12-7) placed fourth and scored 13.50 team points.

130 Girls - Miexy Gonzales (25-2) placed first and scored 24.00 team points. Gonzales won by a 7-0 decision over Phelicia Perez from Othello. Brenda Pruneda (10-5) placed third and scored 17.00 team points. Pruneda won by pin over Karen Vazquez from Quincy.

137 Girls -Alexys Jolley (17-8) placed second and scored 20.00 team points. Jollye was pinned by Othello's Allesha Reyes

Noreily Torres (4-10) placed sixth and scored 3.00 team points. Torres lost out on her bid for fifth place to Quincy's Victoria Rubio.   

145 Girls -Bianca Hernandez (17-1) placed first and scored 25.00 team points.

 Hernandez won by tech fall (15-0) over teammate Ashley Martinez.

155 Girls - Aneissa Gonzales (17-5) placed third and scored 18.00 team points. Gonzales won by pin over Senita Lovulovu from Mary Walker. MiKyla Jolley (16-11) placed sixth and scored 3.00 team points. Jolley lost her match by a 9-4 decision to Lesli Carrillo from Brewster.

190 Girls - Domineke Seal (15-5) placed second and scored 14.00 team points. Seal was pinned by Nykia Mariscal from Brewster

235 Girls - Andrea Contreras (15-3) placed first and scored 20.00 team points.

Contreras won by pin over Maribel Rodriguez from Othello.

Othello

100 Girls - Lexy Garza won by pin over Dazarae Westra from Quincy to earn a fifth-place finish.

106 Girls - Tori Zambrano (17-9) placed 4th and scored 12.00 team points. 

112 Girls - Julissa Valenciano (28-2) placed first and scored 26.00 team points.

Valenciano won by pin over Vanessa Morales from Warden. Elisa Garza (17-12) placed third and scored 18.00 team points. Garza won by pin over Lindsey Olivera from Kettle Falls.

124 Girls - Tatum Sparks (28-1) placed first and scored 26.00 team points. Sparks won by pin over Victoria Carrizales from Quincy.

130 Girls - Heather Fitting (11-17) placed fifth and scored 9.00 team points. Fitting won by pin over Alena Heath from Selkirk.

Phelicia Perez (21-7) placed second and scored 20.00 team points. Perez lost Miexy Gonzales by a 7-0 decision.

137 Girls - Allesha Reyes (26-0) placed first and scored 26.00 team points. Reyes pinned Warden's Alexys Jolley. Aylin Garcia (11-10) placed fourth and scored 13.00 team points.

155 Girls - Amanda Kinder (25-11) placed second and scored 20.00 team points.

 Kinder was pinned by Quincy's Vivian Bazan.

 235 Girls - Maribel Rodriguez (11-7) placed second and scored 14.00 team points. Rodriguez lost by pin to Warden's Andrea Contreras.

Quincy

100 Girls - Mireya Camacho (19-10) placed 3rd and scored 18.00 team points. Dazarae Westra (5-12) placed sixth and scored 4.00 team points.

106 Girls -Cyntha Ramirez (13-4) placed first and scored 24.00 team points. Ramirez pinned Warden's Melisa Vasquez . Kateri Rowell (5-7) placed sixth and scored 4.00 team points.

112 Girls - Estefanny Chavarin (9-10) placed sixth and scored 10.00 team points.

118 Girls - Alejandra Diaz (6-2) placed third and scored 18.00 team points.

124 Girls - Victoria Carrizales (15-11) placed second and scored 20.00 team points. Carrizales lost by pin to Othello's Tatum Sparks. Julissa Garcia (4-11) placed sixth and scored 6.00 team points.

130 Girls - Karen Vazquez (6-8) placed fourth and scored 11.00 team points.

137 Girls - Victoria Rubio (6-16) placed fifth and scored 11.00 team points.

155 Girls - Vivian Bazan (23-0) placed first and scored 26.00 team points.

Bazan pinned Othello's Amanda Kinder.