Wahluke’s Gonzalez heads to state tournament
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Mariangela Gonzalez poses with then-teammates in February of 2022 when she qualified for state competition. Pictured with Gonzalez are Megan Tapia, Josie Salazar and Angela Santiago.
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MATTAWA — Wahluke senior Mariangela Gonzalez is heading to the 2024 Mat Classic after placing third in the 145-pound class of Saturday’s 2A/1A/B Region 4 tournament in Quincy.
Gonzalez, who has amassed a 22-8 record this year according to TrackWrestling, opened the tournament with a second-round pin over Tonasket’s Milana Pilkinton before falling to Ephrata senior Kadie McMullen in the 145-pound semifinals.
The senior then defeated Mansfield’s Lily Reed with a first-round pin, setting up a third/fourth-place match against Omak’s Leandra Agee with a chance to advance to the state tournament on the line; Gonzalez defeated Agee with a first-round pin to take third in the tournament.
Wahluke will send senior Angela Santiago as an alternate in the 2A/1A/B 140-pound class; Santiago took fourth in her bracket at Saturday’s regional in Quincy.
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