COEUR D’ ALENE, Idaho — Zach Zweifel won the 112-pound weight class at the Tri-State Tournament Saturday, leading the Lake Stevens Vikings to a second-place overall finish with 120 points.
The Vikings also got third-place finishes from Josh Heinzer (103), Josh Eacrett (140), and George King (145) and fourth-place finishes from Josh Villani (119) and Zach Teuber (285). Alex Pelligrini placed fifth at 130 pounds and Sean Anderson was eighth at 125 pounds.
“It’s an indication that we’re on the right track to make a run at a state title,” Lake Stevens coach Brent Barnes said. “It’s nice to see our guys come in the back door — that’s where you win these tournaments.”
The Vikings were without the services of Josh Monson, a Tri-State finalist last year who placed fifth at 135 pounds in the 2007 4A state tournament. Monson was battling a knee injury, Barnes said.
“Without him in there and the way the team stepped up, it was a good team effort,” Barnes added.
At North Idaho College
Top three team scores—1. Flathead, 208; 2. Lake Stevens 155; 3. Lakeside (Nine Mile Falls), 154.5.
Lynnwood Classic At Lynnwood, seven local wrestlers won their respective weight classes at the Lynnwood Classic. Lynnwood’s Rodson Ubungen defeated Nick Olander of Granite Falls by fall in one minute, 52 seconds to win the 112-pound match. Fellow Royals Stephen Takashima (135) and Tanner Detschman (160) also won their weight classes. Meadowdale’s Andrew Parada (130) and Nick Montanari (189) garnered wins in their weight classes, as did Granite Falls’ Travis Scheiene (145) and Andrew McKibben (285). Meadowdale placed third, Lynnwood was fourth, and Granite Falls was sixth in the team results. Mercer Island won the team competition.
At Lynnwood H.S.
Team scores—1, Mercer Island 181, 2. Redmond 175, 3. Meadowdale 163.5, 4. Lynnwood 123.5, 5. Blanchet 115, 6. Granite Falls 92, 7. Bremerton 83, 8. Meridian 77.5, 9. Mountlake Terrace 57.
103—Shanafelt (MI) fall Wilkonson (Mead.), 1:44; 112— Ubungen (L) fall Olander (GF), 1:52; 119— Beliveua (Brem.) dec. Myhre (Blan.), 12-11; 125—Faith (MI) def. Larson (Mer.), 11-6; 130—Parada (Mead.) fall Oliphant (Mer.), 2:50; 135—Takashim (L) dec. Thomas (R), 17-1; 140—Long (R) tech. fall Bowman (MI), 17-2; 145—Scheiene (GF) dec. Gats (Blan.), 6-4 (OT); 152—McNaghten (Blan.) dec. A. Frazier (MI), 5-4; 160—Detschman (L) fall Long (R), 3:42; 171—Hooper (R) fall J. Frazier (MI), 0:46; 189—Montanari (Mead.) dec. Risenmay (R), 3-2; 215—Pothoven (MI) dec. Herrera (R), 12-7; 285—McKibben (GF) fall Wabey (Blan.), 3:33.
SunDome Tournament: At Yakima, Mariner placed seventh out of 26 schools. Mariner’s Daniel Link was voted the tournament’s Outstanding Wrestler after defeating two-time state champion Yuder Pech in a 4-3 decision in the 152-pound weight class to take first place. Three other wrestlers placed fifth or higher for Mariner.
At the Yakima Sundome
112—Winn (M) 7th; 130—Boyd (M) 4th; 140—Bush (M) 5th; 152—Link (M) 1st; 160—Doe (M) 6th; 171—Coufman (M) 5th; 215—Ferguson 7th.
Mt. Vernon Tournament: At Mt. Vernon, Kamiak wrestlers Collin Munoz (171 pounds) and Anthony Jacobson (135) pinned their way to championships. Colton Kusilik (125) also placed first for the Knight. Kamiak brought home the second-place team trophy with help from second-place finishes by Scott Wanner (103) and Bryton Reim (140). Overall, the Knights had nine wrestlers place in the top three. The top four teams in the eight-team tournament were; Blaine with 258.5 points, Kamiak with 232, Mt. Vernon with 182 and Burlington-Edison with 154.
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