Nine Basin wrestlers compete in Mat Classic finals
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Brock Tracy of Lind-Ritzville-Sprague takes down an opponent at the Mat Classic Friday. Tracy's coach said the young wrestler has stepped up as a leader this year.
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Shea Stevenson from Royal City placed 3rd and scored 20.5 team points. During the semifinal round, Stevenson lost against Nolen Nelson from Castle Rock. He won the following two rounds though.
Saidt Alvarez lost his cons. semifinal match against Audon Clark from Toppenish. He returned for his 5th Place Match against Damian Fernandez from Burlington-Edison and beat him in a major decision.
Grayce Mendez, 110, from Othello beats Lucy Hornby during her semi-final match. Mendez was set to continue to the championship round and compete against Adalyne Montiel of Toppenish.
TACOMA – Nine wrestlers, five boys and four girls, from area schools were set to compete in the finals round at the Tacoma Dome. The matches were not complete as of press time. Mat Classic final matches are listed below without outcomes. Results of these matches and full results of the tournament will be published Tuesday.
In the Girls 2A 155 category, Adylene Sanchez from the Ephrata Girls team was set to wrestle against Sadie Evans of North Mason. Sanchez won all of her rounds, receiving a bye in the first heat, then winning straight through the remainder of her pairings on the mat.
In the Boys 1B/2B 215 category,y Noah Butler from Almira Coulee Hartline will be wrestling Damien Spears of Liberty Bell. Butler won his first two matches Friday and another against an
Okanogan wrestler Saturday, giving him a place in the final match for his weight class.
In the Boys 1B/2B 285 category, Brock Tracy of Lind-Ritzville will be wrestling Kaden Hippler of Kettle Falls. Tracy received a bye in the first round, then won three straight competitions with a fall before being paired up to face off against Hippler.
LRS Broncos coach Jason Hilzer said Tracy had stepped up as a leader on the wrestling team this year and he expected him to perform well.
In the Boys 2A 150 category, Camilo Mendez III from Othello will be wrestling Kiyanno Zuniga of Toppenish. Mendez took down his first two opponents in less than two minutes before facing off against a Deer Park wrestler in a nearly five-minute bout in the next round. Another long match against Brock Armstrong of Orting resulted in a final win to push Mendez into the final level of his weight bracket.
In the Boys 2A 215 category, Anthony Solorio of Othello will be wrestling Jimmy Conklin of Lakewood. Solorio won his first two matches by a fall and his third by a technical fall, setting him up to face his Lakewood opponent.
In the Boys 2A 285 category, Mason Perez of Othello will be wrestling Anthony Nava of Toppenish. Perez won his first match with a fall and the next three by decision setting him up to face Nava.
In the Girls 2A 110 category, Grayce Mendez of Othello will be wrestling Adalyne Montiel of Toppenish. Mendez received a bye in her first round, then went on to win two other matches by a fall and another by decision to earn her a place wrestling against Montiel.
In the Girls 2A 235 category, Alejandria Espindola of Othello will be wrestling Hailey Rains of Anacortes. Espindola received a bye in the first round of the tournament, then went on to win in under two minutes in the next two rounds with an 8-2 decision match earning her a chance at the top of the podium.
Finally, in the Girls 1B/2B/1A 135 category, Lauren Jenks of Royal will be wrestling Evelyn Phillips of Republic-Curlew.
Shea Stevenson from Royal City placed 3rd and scored 20.5 team points. During the semifinal round, Stevenson lost against Nolen Nelson from Castle Rock. He won the following two rounds though.
Saidt Alvarez lost his cons. semifinal match against Audon Clark from Toppenish. He returned for his 5th Place Match against Damian Fernandez from Burlington-Edison and beat him in a major decision.
Grayce Mendez, 110, from Othello beats Lucy Hornby during her semi-final match. Mendez was set to continue to the championship round and compete against Adalyne Montiel of Toppenish.ARTICLES BY NANCE BESTON
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