Only 2 Class 1A wrestlers survive first day
Mount Baker and Nooksack Valley don’t have a whole lot to show after day one of the Mat Classic on Friday, Feb. 19, at the Tacoma Dome.
But Mountaineers 152-pounder Jeremiah Cronk and Pioneers 285-pounder Tyson Mergel gave the two Class 1A schools a reason to hang around for Saturday’s medal rounds.
Cronk battled back after losing his first match, pinning back-to-back opponents, and Mergel got through with a 12-7 decision, a loss by way of pin and an injury default.
Between Nooksack Valley, Mount Baker and Meridian, the schools sent 12 wrestlers to Mat Classic XXVIII.
Nooksack Valley’s Valentin Villalobos (120), Jared Parson (160) and Luke Winter (220) won at least one match, while Mount Baker’s Braxton Shannon (220) and Ethan Valum (285) won one match.
Meridian’s only state wrestler, Jake Cheney (126) went two-and-out.
Class 1A
113 POUNDS | School | Round | Opponent (School) | Results |
Brenan Blankers | Nooksack Valley | First Cons. | Ethan Erickson (Castle Rock) Trey Matarazzo (Kiona-Benton) | L 9-0 L pin (2:52) |
120 POUNDS | School | Round | Opponent (School) | Results |
Skyler Isaacson | Mount Baker | First Cons. | Seth Hoog (Deer Park) Eli Bell (White Salmon) | L pin (0:44) L 6-2 |
Valentin Villalobos | Nooksack Valley | First Cons. Cons. | Andrew Smith (Lakeside) Loren McGhan (Kiona-Benton) Dallin Stafford (Klahowya) | L 16-0 W pin (3:41) L pin (3:47) |
126 POUNDS | School | Round | Opponent (School) | Results |
Jake Cheney | Meridian | First Cons. | Abraham Medina (Royal) Lane Young (Lakeside) | L pin (3:00) L 9-7 |
132 POUNDS | School | Round | Opponent (School) | Results |
Jesus Torrero | Mount Baker | First Cons. | Cody Miller (Stenson) Kaden Mackowiak (Jenkins) | L pin (1:20) L pin (4:42) |
145 POUNDS | School | Round | Opponent (School) | Results |
Joseph Jefferson | Nooksack Valley | First Cons. | Jeremiah Leonard (Elma) Niko Garza (Granger) | L pin (3:58) L 8-2 |
152 POUNDS | School | Round | Opponent (School) | Results |
Jeremiah Cronk | Mount Baker | First Cons. Cons. | Ty Schwartz (Chelan) Joseph Mariner (Forks) Isaac Vargas (Zillah) | L 10-1 W pin (2:33) W pin (4:51) |
160 POUNDS | School | Round | Opponent (School) | Results |
Jared Parson | Nooksack Valley | First Cons. Cons. | Mark Briggs (Goldendale) Matthew Haynes (Kalama) Joel Mohn (Forks) | L 9-7, OT W 6-2 L 10-0 |
220 POUNDS | School | Round | Opponent (School) | Results |
Braxton Shannon | Mount Baker | First Cons. Cons. | Noel Orozco (Connell) Zach Trujillo (Eatonville) Reyes Ramirez (Wahluke) | L pin (1:41) W pin (3:52) L pin (1:59) |
Luke Winter | Nooksack Valley | First Cons. Cons. | Reyes Ramirez (Wahluke) Tre Smith (Cascade) Tim Jarrad (Lakeside) | L pin (1:36) W pin (2:13) L pin (2:15) |
285 POUNDS | School | Round | Opponent (School) | Results |
Tyson Mergel | Nooksack Valley | First Quarter. Cons. | Oscar Ibarra (Granger) Tristan Tumaua (Forks) Alex Solis (Newport) | W 12-7 L pin (3:53) W Inj. def. |
Ethan Valum | Mount Baker | First Quarter. Cons. | David Lopez (Royal) Jon Eslick (Castle Rock) Gabe Sanchez (Deer Park) | W pin (2:38) L pin (1:12) L 9-0 |
This story was originally published February 19, 2016 at 10:50 PM with the headline "Only 2 Class 1A wrestlers survive first day."