A total of four Twin Harbors wrestlers won individual championships at their respective regional championships on Saturday.

Montesano, Elma wrestlers claim regional championships

Three Twin Harbors wrestlers walked away with regional championships at the conclusion of the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association’s 1A Region 1 Championships on Saturday in Hoquiam.

Montesano wrestlers Cole Ekerson and Mateo Sanchez and Elma grappler Austin Salazar each took first place in their respective weight classes to earn regional titles.

PHOTO BY SUE MICHALAK BUDSBERG Montesano’s Mateo Sanchez, right, gains the advantage against Eatonvilles Hunter Sonnenberg in the 182 pound championship match at the WIAA 1A Region 1 Championships on Saturday in Hoquiam.

Ekerson defeated Eatonville’s Ty Whitney with a thrilling 6-4 victory in overtime of the 132 pound final match, avenging last week’s defeat to Whitney in overtime of the finals at the sub-regional meet.

Sanchez defeated Eatvonville’s Hunter Sonnenberg 9-7 to earn the title in the 182 pound class and help Montesano to a fifth-place team finish with 158 points.

Other top placers for Montesano were Jacob Salstrom (120, 2nd), Jared Whisenhunt (152, 4th), Jesse Cervantes (220, 4th) and Alex Delgado (285, 5th).

Elma was led by Salazar, who pinned La Center’s Lane Roberts at the 2:56 mark to claim the 220 pound championship.

Eagles wrestlers Aiden McCain (195, 5th) and Donovan Bishop (285, 3rd) also placed in the top five of their weight classes to help Elma to a No. 9 finish with 75 points.

Hoquiam placed 14th as a team with 47 points. The Grizzlies were led by Anthony Burtenshaw (170 pounds) and Siosi Villareal (220), each of whom placed fifth in their respective weight classes.

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PHOTO BY SUE MICHALAK BUDSBERG Elma’s Austin Salazar, top, pins La Center’s Lane Roberts to win the 220 pound championship at the WIAA 1A Region 1 Championships on Saturday at Hoquiam High School.

Team Results

1, Blaine 187. 2, Eatonville 186.5. 3, Mount Baker 185.5. 4, Castle Rock 184. 5, Montesano 158. La Center 146. 7, Vashon Island 122.5. 8, Klahowya 84. 9, Elma 75. 10, Seattle Academy 84.5. 14, Hoquiam 47.

Individual Results

106 pounds — 1, Skylar Ammons, Castle Rock. 2, Deacon Wintch, Klahowya. 3, Landon Fulton, Castle Rock. 4, Jackson David, Seattle Academy. 5, Jonah Hendon, Vashon Island. 6, Nathan Phillips, Granite Falls. 7, Jordan Meadows, Elma. 8, Denali Deming, Blaine.

113 — 1, Jorey Johnson, Mount Baker. 2, Aidan Watson, La Center. 3, Kasey Whitney, Eatonville. 4, Thurston Lewis, La Center. 5, Tim Pomeroy, Blaine. 6, Ravi Neumeyer, South Whidbey. 7, Devin Marker, Granite Falls.

120 — 1, Austin Frink, Eatonville. 2, Jacob Salstrom, Montesano. 3, Malachi Wallway, La Center. 4, Reece Decourval, Klahowya. 5, Ethan Carter, Eatonville. 6, Travis Molden, Castle Rock. 7, Levi Wamsley, Columbia (White Salmon). 8, Daniel Johner, Blaine.

126 — 1, Cael Button, Blaine. 2, Landon Ramos, Castle Rock. 3, Amann Au, Seton Catholic. 4, George Murphy, Vashon Island. 5, Riley McFadden, Eatonville. 6, Ben Godwin, Vashon Island. 7, Evan Welever, South Whidbey. 8, Raven Kinnison, Montesano.

132 — 1, Cole Ekerson, Montesano. 2, Ty Whitney, Eatonville. 3, Colin McIntyre, Vashon Island. 4, Colby Ducatt, Cascade Christian. 5, Nahum Vazquez, Blaine. 6, Riley Hoople, Granite Falls. 7, Wyatt Orth, Castle Rock. 8, Ashton Baker, King’s Way Christian.

145 — 1, Daniel Washburn, Mount Baker. 2, Stephen Ibsen, Castle Rock. 3, Sean Ryland, Vashon Island. 4, Logan Weaver, Klahowya. 5, Cole Thorsen, South Whidbey. 6, Oliver Bryson, Hoquiam. 7, Eli Shulke, Castle Rock. 8, Joshtyn Elmer, Meridian.

152 — 1, Logan Wallis, Klahowya. 2, Jack Cheatham, Blaine. 3, Chase Bradrick, Vashon Island. 4, Jared Whisenhunt, Montesano. 5, Michael Richey, La Center. 6, Wyatt Freeman, Mount Baker. 7, Paul Pyhala, Montesano. 8, Jonah Rudin, Seattle Academy.

160 — 1, Elijah Washburn, Mount Baker. 2, Austin Mattson, La Center. 3, Kaden Olsen, Eatonville. 4, Dakota Wilkinson, Granite Falls. 5, Alex Welch, Blaine. 6, Dylan Moa, Mount Baker. 7, Kaleb Ames, Montesano. 8, Reid Pace, Montesano.

170 — 1, Logan Massie, East Jefferson. 2, Holden Kelly, Life Christian Academy. 3, Jose Lopez, Nooksack Valley. 4, Vance Lawrence, Mount Baker. 5, Anthony Burtenshaw, Hoquiam. 6, Sawyer Muehlbauer, Columbia (White Salmon). 7, Spencer Dalry, Blaine. 8, Nathan Ryker, Montesano.

182 — 1, Mateo Sanchez, Montesano. 2, Hunter Sonnenberg, Eatonville. 3, Wyatt Eiesland, La Center. 4, Jasper Armstrong, King’s Way Christian. 5, Hunter Berg, Blaine. 6, Aphelele Mzameko, Cascade Christian. 7, Caleb Wagar, Mount Baker. 8, Shon Visser, Nooksack Valley.

195 — 1, Thayer Brown, Mount Baker. 2, Nicolaas Chandran, Blaine. 3, Randall Marti, Tenino. 4, Gage Cayan, Castle Rock. 5, Aiden McCain, Elma. 6, Ethan Sands, Castle Rock. 7, Donald Bridgewater, Sultan. 8, Devon Bennett-Anderson, East Jefferson.

220 — 1, Austin Salazar, Elma. 2, Lane Roberts, La Center. 3, Trtl Lee, Seattle Academy. 4, Jesse Cervantes, Montesano. 5, Siosi Villareal, Hoquiam. 6, Jaxon Hurlbut, Meridian. 7, Izac Ruther, Sultan. 8, Rex Hoover, Cascade Christian.

285 — 1, Victor Gervol, Blaine. 2, Owen Draper, Seattle Academy. 3, Donovan Bishop, Elma. 4, Carsen Pero, Eatonville. 5, Alex Delgado, Montesano. 6, Lars Wakefield, East Jefferson. 7, Zander Rutschow, Vashon Island. 8, Matthias Posini, Columbia (White Salmon).

Aberdeen places third at regional meet

Aberdeen’s Drew Lock led a contingent of Bobcats wrestlers to a third-place team finish at the WIAA 2A Region 3 Championships on Saturday in Washougal.

Lock pinned Woodland’s Mason Rickard at 5:32 of the 126 pound title match to win the regional championship, Aberdeen’s lone individual title of the meet.

But Lock wasn’t the only Bobcat to hold a spot on the medal stand as multiple Aberdeen grapplers placed in the top five of their respective weight classes.

Talatheon Warness (106), Aiden Watkins (152), Liam Heikkila (195) and Erick Hayter-Ramsey (285) each placed second in their weight classes while Mikey Hatton (113) and Joel Nelson (120) each took fourth.

Aberdeen finished with 130.5 points to place third as a team behind WF West (296) and host Washougal (149.3).

“Congratulations to the whole team on all their accomplishments this year,” Aberdeen head coach Jeff Hatton said. “They should all hold their heads up high. I am proud to have coached them.”

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Team Results (Top 5)

1, WF West 296. 2, Washougal 149. 3, Aberdeen 130.5. 4, Columbia River 120. 5, Tumwater 84.5.

Aberdeen Results

106 pounds — Firsst Place Match: Brody Davis (Washougal) won by fall over Talatheon Warners (Aberdeen), Fall 6:47

113 — Third Place Match: Caleb Davis (Washougal) won by decision over Michael Hatton (Aberdeen), Dec 5-3

120 — Third Place Match: Kayden Ryan (WF West) won by decision over Joel Nelson (Aberdeen), Dec 7-2

126 — First Place Match: Drew Lock (Aberdeen) won by fall over Mason Rickard (Woodland), Fall 5:32

152 — First Place Match: Henry Jordan (WF West) won by fall over Aiden Watkins (Aberdeen), Fall 4:49

195 — First Place Match: Cody Wheeler (Hockinson) won by fall over Liam Hiekkila (Aberdeen), Fall 5:36

285 — First Place Match: Daniel Matagi (WF West) won by fall over Erick Hayter-Ramsey (Aberdeen), Fall 2:00

Willapa Harbor’s Portmann, North Beach’s Fruh win regional titles

Willapa Harbor’s Tyson Portmann and North Beach’s Westin Fruh won their respective weight-class crowns at the WIAA 1B/2B Region 1 Championships on Saturday in Adna.

Portmann quickly pinned Stevenson’s Solomon Mahoney just 39 seconds into the title match of the 132 pound weight class to earn the championship.

Fruh defeated Darrington’s Landen Brown at the 5:23 mark to claim the 195 pound championship.

Other Twin Harbors wrestlers to place in the top three of their respective weight classes were North Beach’s Wyeland Lomedico (120, 2nd) and Johnathan Jerome (220, 3rd); Willapa Harbor’s Carson Borden (126, 3rd) and Lucas Swogger (138, 3rd); and Ocosta’s Dylan Hollingsworth (160, 3rd).

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