PREP GIRLS' WRESTLING: Mount Baker dominates at regional

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The Mount Baker girls� wrestling team won two individual titles and nearly doubled up its closest competitor in winning the regional tournament title Saturday at Arlington High School.

Katie Newgard won the 130-pound title, pinning Lakewood�s Keely Caldwell in 1 minute, 48 seconds in the championship match.

�She was really wrestling good,� Mount Baker coach Clyde Blockley said in a phone interview. �It�s the best she�s wrestled all year. She didn�t think she had a chance to win, but we told her she could and she went out and did it.�

Defending state champ Ashlee Phy won the Mountaineers� other individual title, pinning Skylin�s Alex Willcher in 1:30.

So does the rest of the team, which scored 155.5 points, bettering second-place Burlington-Edison (86) and third-place Sedro-Woolley (64).

Like Newgard and Phy, Cloe Graffwallner advanced to the championship final at 285, but she was pinned by Burlington-Edison�s Anne Barnett in 1:04.

In all, seven Mount Baker wrestlers placed in the top five in their respective weight classes to earn a trip to Mat Classic, which will be held Friday and Saturday at the Tacoma Dome.

Samantha Mount placed fifth at 112 pounds, Kristen Fogg was third at 119, Alex Lepper finished fourth at 135 and Shanli Dillard was fourth at 130.

Ferndale�s Jade Mustappa also qualified for state, finishing fourth at 103 pounds.