GALLERY: District wrestling
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Othello junior Anthono Solorio, left, takes down Ellensburg’s Deklin Graham, right, in the 215-pound finals of Friday’s Central Washington Athletic Conference tournament.
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Warden senior Jada Hernandez, top right, works for a pin in Friday’s 2A/1A/B District 5 Sub-Regional at the Yakima Valley SunDome.
Royal junior David Romero, right, wrestles during Friday’s South Central Athletic Conference (East) district tournament in Yakima.
Quincy freshman Emiko Kondo, top, took second at Saturday’s 2A/1A/B District 6 Sub-Regional at Ephrata.
Royal senior Zander Boyd, right, placed third in the 113-pound bracket of Friday’s Central Washington Athletic Conference district tournament.
Warden junior Junior Santiago, in blue, takes down his opponent in the 138-pound finals of Friday’s Eastern Washington Athletic Conference district tournament in Yakima.
Othello junior Grace Rocha, top, pins her opponent at Friday’s 2A/1A/B District 5 Sub-Regional at the Yakima Valley SunDome.
Quincy junior Harlie Torgeson, left, wrestles against Ephrata senior Maribel Tejeda, right, at Saturday’s 2A/1A/B District 6 Sub-Regional at Ephrata.
Ephrata opens the Central Washington Athletic Conference boys basketball district tournament on the road against East Valley (Yakima) on Wednesday.
Ian Bivona serves as the Columbia Basin Herald’s sports reporter and is a graduate of Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama. He enjoys the behind-the-scenes stories that lead up to the wins and losses of the various sports teams in the Basin. Football is his favorite sport, though he likes them all, and his favorite team is the Jets. He lives in Soap Lake with his cat, Honey. | February 6, 2024 5:39 PM
COLUMBIA BASIN — Basin wrestlers from Ephrata, Othello, Quincy, Royal and Wahluke competed at Friday’s District 5 tournaments in Yakima and Saturday’s 2A/1A/B District 6 Sub-Regional at Ephrata this weekend, with many wrestlers moving on to next week’s regional tournaments.
Correction: Zander Boyd's school affiliation is Ephrata High School. The caption has been corrected to indicate such.
Warden senior Jada Hernandez, top right, works for a pin in Friday’s 2A/1A/B District 5 Sub-Regional at the Yakima Valley SunDome.
Royal junior David Romero, right, wrestles during Friday’s South Central Athletic Conference (East) district tournament in Yakima.
Quincy freshman Emiko Kondo, top, took second at Saturday’s 2A/1A/B District 6 Sub-Regional at Ephrata.
Ephrata senior Zander Boyd, right, placed third in the 113-pound bracket of Friday’s Central Washington Athletic Conference district tournament.
Warden junior Junior Santiago, in blue, takes down his opponent in the 138-pound finals of Friday’s Eastern Washington Athletic Conference district tournament in Yakima.
Othello junior Grace Rocha, top, pins her opponent at Friday’s 2A/1A/B District 5 Sub-Regional at the Yakima Valley SunDome.
Quincy junior Harlie Torgeson, left, wrestles against Ephrata senior Maribel Tejeda, right, at Saturday’s 2A/1A/B District 6 Sub-Regional at Ephrata.
Ephrata opens the Central Washington Athletic Conference boys basketball district tournament on the road against East Valley (Yakima) on Wednesday.
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