DARRINGTON — Oliver Rankin, Lane Monteith and Mason McKenzie each won individual titles and three other Loggers qualified for the state tournament as Darrington won the team championship at the 1B/2B Region 1 Tournament.
The Loggers edged second-place Ocosta by 5.5 points for the first regional wrestling title in Darrington school history, according to head coach Andy West.
“I feel the kids wrestled great tonight,” West said. “I expected to have six kids go to state, but we had a few go through the backdoor (qualify as alternates) to win the team title.”
Rankin beat Concrete’s Donnie Olmstead 6-3 at 170 pounds. In the 195-pound weight class, Monteith earned a 18-9 victory against Brayden Olmstead, also from Concrete, and McKenzie recorded a first-round pin of Raymond’s James Hamilton to win at 220 pounds.
Darrington’s Shane Kennamer (126), Colton Anderson (132) and Garrett Green (160) also will be headed to Mat Classic XXVI at the Tacoma Dome.
At Darrington H.S.
Team scores: Darrington 131, Ocosta 125.5, Concrete 115, Raymond 93, Wahkiakum 84.5, Tacoma Baptist 59, La Conner 56, Southbend 56, Napavine 43, North Beach 38, Adna 26.5, Winlock 22, Chief Leschi 13, Quileute 4, Willipa Valley 0, Seattle Lutheran 0.
Top three advance to state
Championship results
106—1. Louie Kecthum (C) pinned 2. Sam Quinby (O), 1:59; 113—1. Matty Carroll (TB) pinned 2. Brandon Johnson (R), 3:09; 120—1. Connor Maben (O) pinned 2. Joseph Lewis (SB), 0:41; 126—1. Luke Stacey (W) pinned 2. Matthew Lewis (SB), 4:45; 132—1. Tony Raupp (W) pinned 2. David Stone (TB), 3:45; 138—1. Alex Johnson (W) pinned 2. Nolan Balzer (A), 4:58; 145—1. Mason Mackey (W) pinned 2. Ben Harper (LC), 1:45; 152—1. Kyle Nushart (C) pinned 2. Riley Morgan (LC), 1:48; 160—1. Brian Hart (O) dec. 2. Garrett Green (D), 6-5; 170—1. Oliver Rankin (D) dec. 2. Donnie Olmstead (C), 6-3; 182—1. Hunter Borden (R) pinned 2. Randall Beacham (C), 5:01; 195—1. Lane Monteith (D) maj. dec. 2. Brayden Olmstead (C), 18-9; 220—1. Mason McKenzie (D) pinned 2. James Hamilton (R), 1:45; 285—1. Daniel Fruh (NB) pinned 2. Danial Helman (O), 1:53.
Other local state qualifiers
126—3. Shane Kennamer; 132—3. Colton Anderson.
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