With five first-place finishes, Aberdeen claims first place at Grays Harbor Championships

Bobcats place first above 14 other teams, including 3A Lincoln and North Thurston

By Ryan Sparks • December 18, 2023 5:00 am
RYAN SPARKS / THE DAILY WORLD The Aberdeen Bobcats took first place in the team standings of the Grays Harbor Championship meet on Saturday at Aberdeen High School.
RYAN SPARKS / THE DAILY WORLD The Aberdeen Bobcats took first place in the team standings of the Grays Harbor Championship meet on Saturday at Aberdeen High School.

With five first-place finishes, the Aberdeen Bobcats took the team title at the Grays Harbor Championship boys prep wrestling meet on Saturday in Aberdeen.

Competing in a marathon tournament that featured wrestlers from 15 different prep teams, Aberdeen sent six grapplers to their respective weight-class final matches, with Roman Tadique, Talatheon Warness, Mikey Hatton, Michael Leontyev and Aidan Watkins each placing first in their divisions.

RYAN SPARKS / THE DAILY WORLD Aberdeen’s Talatheon Warness, top, gains control over Lincoln’s Joshua Larkins at the Grays Harbor Championship meet on Saturday at Aberdeen High School.

RYAN SPARKS / THE DAILY WORLD Aberdeen’s Talatheon Warness, top, gains control over Lincoln’s Joshua Larkins at the Grays Harbor Championship meet on Saturday at Aberdeen High School.

Aberdeen finalist Paul Baltazar placed second at 285 as the Bobcats finished with 243 points to take the team title ahead of 3A schools Lincoln (Tacoma) and North Thurston.

Led by a first-place finish by Gage Stutesman at 165 pounds, Montesano placed fourth overall with 106 points.

RYAN SPARKS / THE DAILY WORLD Montesano’s Gage Stutesman, left, wrestles with Aberdeen’s Erick Silveira during a 165-pound match at the Grays Harbor Championship meet on Saturday at Aberdeen High School.

RYAN SPARKS / THE DAILY WORLD Montesano’s Gage Stutesman, left, wrestles with Aberdeen’s Erick Silveira during a 165-pound match at the Grays Harbor Championship meet on Saturday at Aberdeen High School.

Hoquiam placed fifth with 87 points led by Oliver Bryson’s first-place victory in the 190-pound weight class and second-place finishes by Junior Soto at 120 pounds and Jacob Baudot at 150.

RYAN SPARKS / THE DAILY WORLD Hoquiam’s Oliver Bryson, top, controls Montesano’s Joel McCullough at the Grays Harbor Championship meet on Saturday at Aberdeen High School.

RYAN SPARKS / THE DAILY WORLD Hoquiam’s Oliver Bryson, top, controls Montesano’s Joel McCullough at the Grays Harbor Championship meet on Saturday at Aberdeen High School.

Ocosta’s Aiden Davis defeated Monte’s Matthew Causey via fall in the 144-pound final.

Other local wrestlers placing second in their respective weight class were Montesano’s Zane Dillard (106), North Beach’s Wyeland Lomedico (132), Elma’s Caiden Rademacher (138) and Willapa Harbor’s Lucas Swogger (165).

Full results are available at trackwrestling.com.

Results

Team standings

1, Aberdeen 243 points. 2, Lincoln (Tacoma) 230.5. 3, North Thurston 127. 4, Montesano 106.5. 5, Hoquiam 87. 6, Willapa Harbor 84.5. 7, Elma 81. 8, Rochester 79.5. 9, Napavine 75.5. 10, Ocosta 67.5. 11 (tie), Adna 61. 11 (tie), Castle Rock 61, 13, North Beach 38. 14 (tie), Friday Harbor 8. 14 (tie), Taholah 8.

Individual weight classes (top three)

106 pounds: 1, Roman Tadique, Aberdeen. 2, Zane Dillard, Montesano. 3, Alex Richards, Adna.

113: 1, Talatheon Warness, Aberdeen. 2, Joshua Larkins, Lincoln. 3, Torrence Bonina, Ocosta.

120: 1, Andrew Flores, Lincoln. 2, Junior Soto, Hoquiam. 3, Giovanni Araica, Lincoln.

126: 1, William Ross, Lincoln. 2, Peyton Hernandez, Napavine. 3, Jaidon Williams, Aberdeen.

132: 1, Tavarre Lee, Lincoln. 2, Wyeland Lomedico, North Beach. 3, Ben Totten, Elma.

138: 1, Michael Leontyev, Aberdeen. 2, Caiden Rademacher, Elma. 3, Corbin Patino, Lincoln.

144: 1, Aiden Davis, Ocosta. 2, Matthew Causey, Montesano. 3, Glenny Black, Aberdeen.

150: 1, Michael Hatton, Aberdeen. 2, Jacob Baudot, Hoquiam. 3, Maddox Rodgers, Rochester.

157: 1, Aidan Watkins, Aberdeen. 2, Braden Swihart, Castle Rock. 3, Gabe Dickinson, Napavine.

165: 1, Gage Stutesman, Montesano. 2, Lucas Swogger, Willapa Harbor. 3, Erick Silveira, Aberdeen.

175: 1, Evan Kunkel, Napavine. 2, Jacob Price, Adna. 3, Henry Hovde, North Thurston.

190: 1, Oliver Bryson, Hoquiam. 2, David Bligh, North Thurston. 3, Cody Strozyk, Willapa Harbor.

215: 1, Dre Tarrant Sio-Fetaui, Lincoln. 2, Jack Dane, Rochester. 3, Brian Gatewood, Lincoln.

285: 1, Bradley Amsden, Lincoln. 2, Paul Baltazar, Aberdeen. 3, Vincent Saldana, Lincoln.

RYAN SPARKS / THE DAILY WORLD Willapa Harbor’s Kason Clements, top, controls Lincoln’s Corbin Patino during the 138-pound third-place match at the Grays Harbor Championship meet on Saturday at Aberdeen High School.

RYAN SPARKS / THE DAILY WORLD Willapa Harbor’s Kason Clements, top, controls Lincoln’s Corbin Patino during the 138-pound third-place match at the Grays Harbor Championship meet on Saturday at Aberdeen High School.