UPDATED Jan. 7
Here are results from Wednesday’s Cultural Exchange All-Star Wrestling meet, provided by Mountlake Terrace High wrestling coach Kanoe Vieraa.
125 pounds: Takahiro Abe defeated Brandon Leach (Shorewood)
141 pounds: Lex Duncan (Cascade) defeated Rikiya Matsuzawa
141 pounds: Kamei Hayato defeated Mac Hutchison (Edmonds-Woodway)
150 pounds: Kenji Yamamoto defeated Cody Paxson (Cedarcrest)
150 pounds: Hiroya Takemoto defeated Brandon Straton (Oak Harbor)
170 pounds: Ryo Shiraisi defeated Phil Frazier (Mercer Island)
171 pounds: Daisuke Shimada defeated Taylor Call (Mountlake Terrace)
172 pounds: Hideaki Kouda defeated Logan McCallum (Juanita)
177 pounds: Kenta Yamahara Won by Fall 1:09 Nick Ulke (Lynnwood)
184 pounds: Maito Shizukuda defeated Colton Knebel (Mercer Island)
197 pounds: Seira Terayama defeated TJ Blackburn (Mercer Island)
230 pounds: Sho Yasuda vs Ian Bolstad – did not wrestle because Yasuda is injured
125 pounds: Takahiro Abe defeated Andrew Vulliet (Edmonds-Woodway)
150 pounds: Hamilton Noel (Liberty) defeated Kenji Yamamoto
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ORIGINAL POST Jan. 5
According to Mountlake Terrace High School wrestling coach Kanoe Vierra, Mountlake Terrace is hosting the Japanese National Team tonight. The Japanese grapplers will take on a collection of standouts from a variety of high schools in the Puget Sound region, including many local athletes.
The international wrestling meet is set to begin at 7:30 p.m. at Mountlake Terrace High, Vierra said.
Vierra sent me a list of local all-stars who will wrestle Japanese competitors. Here it is, with local athletes bolded.
Cultural Exchange All-Star Wrestling Team Roster
121 pounds: Andrew Vulliet – Edmonds-Woodway High School (2x State Placer, 6th, 6th)
121 pounds: Brandon Leach – Shorewood High School (State Placer, 8th)
141 pounds: Mac Hutchison – Edmonds-Woodway High School(State Placer, 8th)
141 pounds: Lex Duncan – Cascade High School (State Alternate)
141 pounds: Nathan Shortt – Arlington High School (2x State Placer, 6th, 6th)
152 pounds: Brandon Straton – Oak Harbor High School (Regional Qualifier)
152 pounds: Hamilton Noel – Liberty High School (State Finalist, 2nd)
152 pounds: Cody Paxman – Cedercrest High School (State Placer, 8th)
152 pounds: Adam Nijem – Jackson High School
160 pounds: Alex Coffman – Mariner High School (State Participant, Regional Champ)
171 pounds: Taylor Call – Mountlake Terrace High School (Regional Qualifier)
172 pounds: Phil Frazier – Mercer Island High School (State Participant)
189 pounds: Colton Knebel – Mercer Island High School (State Placer, 3rd)
189 pounds: TJ Blackburn – Mercer Island High School (State Placer, 8th)
220 pounds: Ian Bolstad – Shorecrest High School (State Alternate, Greco Cadet All-American)
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