GALLERY: 2024 Mat Classic and Boys Swim and Dive Championships
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Quincy senior Kaleb Klempel, in green, wins a match at the Mat Classic against Wapato’s Alexis Paredes.
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Moses Lake sophomore Ian Garza, right, wrestles at the 4A Mat Classic in Tacoma.
Moses Lake junior Dylan Moore leads off Moses Lake’s 200-yard medley team at the 4A Boys State Swimming and Diving Championships in Federal Way.
Wahluke senior Mariangela Gonzalez, right, wrestles against Othello sophomore Kiara Haertling, left, at the 2A/1A/B Girls Mat Classic in Tacoma.
Almira/Coulee-Hartline junior Jack Molitor, top, pins Kalama’s Alex Chao at the 1B/2B Mat Classic.
Moses Lake sophomore Sam Molitor competes in the 200-yard freestyle at the 4A Boys State Swimming and Diving Championships in Federal Way.
FEDERAL WAY — Basin teams traveled across the Cascades for state championship events over the weekend, competing in the Mat Classic and the Boys Swimming and Diving Championships. Check out Tuesday’s edition of the Columbia Basin Herald for full coverage of both events.
Moses Lake sophomore Ian Garza, right, wrestles at the 4A Mat Classic in Tacoma.
Moses Lake junior Dylan Moore leads off Moses Lake’s 200-yard medley team at the 4A Boys State Swimming and Diving Championships in Federal Way.
Wahluke senior Mariangela Gonzalez, right, wrestles against Othello sophomore Kiara Haertling, left, at the 2A/1A/B Girls Mat Classic in Tacoma.
Almira/Coulee-Hartline junior Jack Molitor, top, pins Kalama’s Alex Chao at the 1B/2B Mat Classic.
Moses Lake sophomore Sam Molitor competes in the 200-yard freestyle at the 4A Boys State Swimming and Diving Championships in Federal Way.ARTICLES BY HERALD SPORTS STAFF
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