Royal takes third at Connell Invite
Bob Kirkpatrick Sun Tribune | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 8 years AGO
Bob Kirkpatrick/The Sun Tribune - The Knights Dominic Martinez takes the 120-pound match after pinning Wahluke’s Brian Rodriguez during the meet at Royal High School Dec. 7.
CONNELL — Dominic Martinez (120) and Daniel Bonilla (160) pinned their opponents and Royal finished with 120 points to place third at the Connell Invite Saturday. Warden crowned four champions and had four Cougars finish runner up to take top honors with 191 team points. The Eagles were a close second with 171.5. Connell had five wrestlers take first in their weight class, and three runner-up finishes.
Team standings
1. Warden 191
2. Connell 171.5
3. Royal 120
4. Lake Roosevelt 110.5
5. Southridge 84
Championship matches
106: Johnathan Magana (Connell) p. Rudy Flores (Royal)
113: Gaspar Garcia Barragan (Connell) p. Tony Martinez (Warden)
120: Dominic Martinez (Royal) d. Maeson Holst (Connell), 8-6
126: Rafael Gomez (Connell) d. Yahir Morales (Royal), 16-6
132: Anthony Martinez (Warden) p. Edgar Hernandez (Warden)
138: Kaleb Horn (Lake Roosevelt) p. Rodrigo Ozuna (Warden)
145: Bryce Martinez (Warden) p. Ryan Moon (Lake Roosevelt)
152: Tony Nichols (Lake Roosevelt) d. Holden Haworth (Warden), 5-0
160: Daniel Bonilla (Royal) p. Byson Pratt (Cashmere)
170: Brian Sims (Southridge) d. Andres Flores (River View), 5-3
182: Branden Chavez (Connell) p. Jekoby Tuttle (Connell)
195: Tyrone Mendez (Warden) p. Conner Neil (Connell)
220: Martinez Dominguez (Warden) p. Devin Roberts (River View)
285: Zane Andrewjeski (Connell) p. Tony Ibarra (Cashmere)
Royal was at Wahluke Tuesday for a dual match with the Warriors and the Highland Scotties, but the results of the match were not available at press time.
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