Sequim High will hold the first All Olympic League girls wrestling dual Thursday.
Junior varsity matches start at 6 p.m. with varsity scheduled to start at 7 p.m.
Sequim athletic director Dave Ditlefsen said all league schools are sending their female wrestlers to participate in the match, giving them the experience of a varsity-style dual.
“This will become an annual event that will rotate schools in the future,” Ditlefsen said.
Here is a link to the various brackets on the WIAA website.
For West Sound, there are 24 wrestlers who made it through to the placing matches Saturday, but just four that made it through to the semifinals.
Here are a couple stories from Friday. West Sound wrestlers endured a rough first day at the Tacoma Dome. South Kitsap’s Brandon Forster talked about his loss to Lake Stevens’ Jake Douglas in a match that seemed more fitting for a semifinal or championship bout. But that’s not the way the bracket turned out.
Central Kitsap’s Calvin Fischer and Bremerton’s Cameron Dubos were two of four West Sound wrestlers to make it through to the semifinals.
Here is a link to the various brackets on the WIAA website.
Use the hashtag #matclassic on Twitter to keep up with the tournament.
Here’s how our West Sound wrestlers did on the first day. In total, there are 24 wrestlers who made it through to the placing matches Saturday, but just four that made it through to the semifinals.
Mat Classic Schedule
Where: Tacoma Dome
Friday: Doors open to public (8:45 a.m.); First session (10 a.m.-2 p.m.); Second session (3:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m.)
Saturday: Doors open to public (8:45 a.m.); Third session, including placing matches (10 a.m.-2:15 p.m.); Championship matches (5 p.m.)
Brackets: Link to WIAA site.
West Sound qualifiers
Class 4A
South Kitsap
106—Clayton Brooks (27-12).
113—Deion Anderson (33-6); Devin Gentz (23-6).
120—Ashton Schessler (29-10).
132—Sebastian Robles (33-4).
138—Brandon Forster (34-1).
152—Angelo Trujillo (31-9); Devonn Keyes (23-10).
160—Cole Craner (13-9). 170—JJ
Leota (23-14). 195—Kenny Close (26-9).
Here is a link to check out the brackets for Mat Classic, which begins Friday at the Tacoma Dome.
On Tuesday, I’ll take a look at some of the more interesting matchups on Day 1.
Olympic League wrestlers won’t have to venture far to compete in the postseason this weekend.
On Saturday, Bremerton is hosting the Class 2A Region I tournament, while Klahowya is hosting the 1A Region I tournament. Both events begin at 10 a.m.
From the Narrows League, South Kitsap is at the 4A Region II tournament at Bellarmine Prep (Saturday, 10 a.m.) and Central Kitsap is at the 3A Region III tournament at North Thurston (Saturday, 9:30 a.m.).
Bainbridge joins the rest of the Metro League teams at the 3A Region II tournament at Chief Sealth (Saturday, 10 a.m.)
The top-four wrestlers in each weight class at the boys’ tournaments advance to Mat Classic next week.
Girl wrestlers from West Sound teams are competing at the Region II tournament at Yelm on Friday (5 p.m.) and Saturday (9 a.m.). The top-five placers advance to Mat Classic.
South Kitsap’s wrestling team might have ended up winning the Narrows League 4A tournament title after all.
Following Saturday’s tournament at Foss High School in Tacoma, Yelm was awarded first place with 372 points, a half point ahead of runner-up South Kitsap (371.5).
South Kitsap athletic director Ed Santos said Wednesday that tournament officials discovered a scoring error made in a match that South Kitsap senior Brandon Forster won by major decision 12-4 instead of 10-4 as was scored on the bout sheet. Instead of earning four points, Forster was only awarded three points. The additional point gives the Wolves their first league tournament title since 2012.
South Kitsap coach Chad Nass said the tournament manager will have to rescore the whole tournament to see if other mistakes were made.
“I don’t know if they’ll announce anything,” Nass said. “… but, yeah, we won.”
Nass wasn’t exactly sure what official steps could be taken. Since the bout sheet was signed, it could be official.
“In 20 years of wrestling, never seen a tournament decided by half point,” Nass said.
Postseason wrestling is just around the corner with league and sub-regional tournaments kicking off Friday and Saturday.
Here’s where West Sound’s wrestling teams will be competing.
South Kitsap and Central Kitsap are competing in the Narrows League 4A and 3A tournaments at Foss High School. Wrestling begins at 5 p.m. on Friday and 9:30 a.m. on Saturday. The top four wrestlers in each weight class advance to regionals.
Bainbridge will be at the Metro League (3A) tournament Friday (5 p.m.) and Saturday (10 a.m.) at Eastside Catholic High School. The top eight wrestlers advance to regionals.
The Olympic League 2A teams (Bremerton, Olympic, North Kitsap, Kingston, North Mason, Sequim and Port Angeles are at the sub-regional tournament at Olympic High School on Saturday. Wrestling begins at 10 a.m. The top four wrestlers advance to regionals.
Klahowya, Port Townsend and Chimacum are at the 1A sub-regional tournament at Vashon High School on Saturday. Wrestling begins at 10 a.m. The top four wrestlers advance to regionals.
For girls, Olympic League wrestlers compete at Decatur High School (Friday 5 p.m./Saturday 10:30 a.m.) and Narrows League wrestlers compete at Auburn Riverside High School (Friday 5 p.m./Saturday 10:30 a.m.). The top five wrestlers in each weight class advance to regionals.
Here are latest rankings from the Washington Wresting Report, which is the best place to find results, tournament information and various other information on high school wrestling in Washington.
There are two local wrestlers ranked No. 1 in their respective weight classes. In Class 4A, South Kitsap’s Deion Anderson is ranked first at 120 pounds. In Class 3A, Central Kitsap’s Calvin Fischer is ranked first at 170 pounds.
There are several wrestlers ranked in the top 3 in Class 2A, including Bremerton’s Cameron Dubos and Olympic’s Logan Madison and Geordyn Shinard.
The 34th annual Island Invitational wrestling tournament is set
for Saturday at Bainbridge High.
The 12-team competition begins at 9:30 a.m. Local teams include
Kingston, Klahowya, North Kitsap, North Mason and Sequim.
North Mason is the defending champions. Klahowya was second last
year.
