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Washington State
High School
All-Division Rankings for 2003-04
By
Dave Gilbertson
with assistance from "MacTruck" and "Bikerman" anonymous contributors
1/1/2004
edition
Here are my All-division rankings for Washington state
as of January 1, 2003. The weights are still settling in and there
will be some drops once the 2 pound allowance comes in early January.
These rankings are based on observations and head to head scores.
When that is not possible then I go to my gut feeling and the feedback I get
from a number of very knowledgeable people around the state, including
MacTruck. I have several other contributors but they have told me they
would rather contribute anonymously so I have not mentioned their names but
I certainly appreciate their help and input.
Some rankings have a wrestler ranked higher than the
head-to-head result would dictate. In those few occasions I listened
to the input of others that those results would most likely not be
duplicated in a rematch.
I hope these rankings are enjoyed by the readers and
remember, they are just for fun. No one should feel slighted if the
are not mentioned, or if they are ranked differently than you think they
should be. It starts to get REAL interesting in February!
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103: Cory fish, the number one ranked wrestler in the
pre-season rankings remains in that position by virtue of winning the very
tough Tri-State Tournament in Northern Idaho in December 2003. In that
tournament he defeated Kelly Kubec 3-1 and pinned Neal Ward in the finals.
Fish also has USAW All-American credentials over the past 3-4 years to back
up his number one ranking. Kelly Kubec is in the rankings after placing 3rd
at Tri-State and and 7th at the Powerade in PA. He lost at Tri-State to Cory
Fish 1-3. Anthony Hayes was the favorite at Pacific Coast Championships but
lost to a fired up Ward in the semis by a score of 6-4. Freshman Chase Smith
took a large leap up the rankings based on taking 1st place at the Pacific
Coast Championships in Vancouver, WA on December 29, 2003. In the tournament
he defeated Kelsey, Crouter and Ward on the way to the title. The final
match was won in double OT when Smith rode Ward out for 30 seconds. Neal
Ward is also right there after placing 2nd at Tri-State and the Pacific
Coast. Tyler Bowles has lost this year to Neal Ward and to Kelly Kubec and
slips a bit from his number two ranking down to 6th place. Tyler is never
one to be counted out and will be a definite factor come state. Waiting in
the wings are other talented wrestlers that only need to beat a ranked
wrestler to move into the top six. Kenny Kubec is still undefeated and Karlson Miller has a 10-4 win over Chase Smith although he has lost to the
two Kubecs and Walt of Cascade. |
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103 |
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Division: 4A, 3A, etc. |
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1 |
Cory |
Fish |
University |
Junior |
4 |
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2 |
Kelly |
Kubec |
Lake Stevens |
Frosh |
4 |
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3 |
Anthony |
Hayes |
Heritage |
Soph |
4 |
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4 |
Chase |
Smith |
Enumclaw |
Frosh |
4 |
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5 |
Neal |
Ward |
Kelso |
Soph |
3 |
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6 |
Tyler |
Bowles |
Auburn |
Junior |
4 |
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Wrestlers to watch (no specific order) |
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Kenny |
Kubec |
Marysville-Pilchuck |
Soph |
4 |
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Karlson |
Miller |
Oak Harbor |
Junior |
4 |
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Jeremey |
Kelsey |
Heritage |
Senior |
4 |
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Frankie |
Torres |
Warden |
Senior |
1 |
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Joe |
Vela |
Moses Lake |
Soph |
4 |
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Tony |
Farrington |
Orting |
Frosh |
2 |
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Joel |
Robins |
Eastmont |
? |
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Randall |
Walt |
Cascade |
Soph |
4 |
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Marty |
Kincade |
Pullman |
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2 |
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Brandon |
Ashley |
Kiona-Benton |
Soph |
2 |
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Chase |
Fish |
University |
Soph |
4 |
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Penn |
Brownlee |
Freeman |
Senior |
1 |
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Kraig |
Wilson |
Rogers |
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4 |
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Derek |
Crouter |
Sedro Woolley |
Frosh |
3 |
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Brandon |
Freed |
Everegreen (Vancouver) |
Junior |
4 |
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112: Defending 112 pound state Champ Rick Yeager leads the
list in this group and surprised me by returning to 112 as a senior. He will
definitely be the guy for everyone else to gauge themselves by. This weight
group already had a wealth of talent in it before he joined the fray and
there are now 4 defending state champs listed in the group, and a ton of
placers listed that that can challenge for the title. Vela took 1st at the
Tri-State defeating Yonago in the finals. In 3rd place is Martin Salinas of
Pasco who I believe is still undefeated and I was told looked very strong at
the Best in the West Duals. Scott Thompson is the defending 2A champ and
took first in the Yakima Dome Classic tournament. In 5th place I have Vinh
Tran who has a win over Koontz by pin this year. There is lots of talk out
there that Vinh Tran will win a 3A title this year but he will be challenged
by some underclassman. Taylor Yonago placed 2nd at Tri-State in 2003 losing
to Vela and has wins over Jones (6-5) and Bennett (Oin). The list of challengers is long in this group and there are
a number of undefeated wrestlers just waiting to get a shot at a ranked
wrestler to see where they're at. Still undefeated are Trevor Hall, a
freshman out of Battle Ground that just won the Sierra Classic in Reno,
Jonny Gilbertson with 2 tournament titles under his belt this year and Jared
Hudson of Bethell who moved back to Washington this year after being in
Michigan for a while and placing at state. Kai Bruno of Meadowdale has been
crushing people in the 3A division and his only loss this year is to
Gilbertson in overtime. I haven't heard much from Fairley but he did take
4th in the Las Vegas 100 and looked very tough at state last year. This will
be a very interesting group in Tacoma this year. |
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Division: 4A, 3A, etc. |
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1 |
Ricky |
Yeager |
Heritage |
Senior |
4 |
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2 |
Anthony |
Vela |
Moses Lake |
Junior |
4 |
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3 |
Martin |
Salinas |
Pasco |
Senior |
4 |
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4 |
Scott |
Thompson |
East Valley |
Junior |
2 |
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5 |
Vinh |
Tran |
Highline |
Senior |
3 |
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6 |
Taylor |
Yonago |
Ferris |
Soph |
4 |
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Wrestlers to watch (no specific order) |
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Trevor |
Hall |
Battle Ground |
Frosh |
4 |
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Jonny |
Gilbertson |
Cascade(Evt) |
Soph |
4 |
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Kai |
Bruno |
Meadowdale |
Frosh |
3 |
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Andy |
Austreng |
Kelso |
Junior? |
3 |
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Zach |
Olson |
Sedro Woolley |
Senior |
3 |
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Jared |
Hudson |
Bethell |
Senior |
4 |
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Jason |
Fairley |
Clarkston |
Soph |
3 |
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Dayvin |
Knemeyer |
Aberdeen |
Soph |
3 |
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JD |
Goodrich |
Stevenson |
Soph |
2 |
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Chris |
Koontz |
Enumclaw |
Senior |
4 |
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Phil |
Schorr |
South Whidbey |
Senior |
2 |
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AJ |
DeLeon |
Othello |
Senior |
2 |
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Conrad |
Garza |
Othello |
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2 |
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John |
Shrader |
Foss |
Soph |
4 |
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Tyson |
Metz |
Anacortes |
Senior |
3 |
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Jason |
Costello |
Squalicum |
Junior |
3 |
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Levi |
Jones |
Lakeside |
Soph |
2 |
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Tallon |
Cerna |
Connell |
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2 |
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Brandon |
Monteith |
Mt. Baker |
Soph |
2 |
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Andrew |
Hanson |
WF West |
Soph |
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Ricky |
Jequinto |
Rogers (Puyallup) |
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119: Mike Rodriquez is the number one choice at this weight
but the question is, will he stay here or go to 125? He won Tri-State at 119
but entered the Pacific Coast Championships at 125 where he lost in the
final to always tough Cory Vomnbaur in an OT match. In second is Gonzales
but he also wrestled up at 125 in the Pacific Coast Championships and also
lost in OT to Vombaur. Where will these two be at state is a good question.
They are a title threat at either weight and both have been in the USAW
national finals for Greco Roman.
Tony Cantu is very tough and has wins over
John Bennett (twice) and Nathan Decker. I see him as the favorite for the 2A
title. Nathan Decker of SW and Juan Ortiz of neighboring Burlington hold the
4th and 6th placers. Decker has lost to Gonzales (3-8) and Cantu (1-2) but
has beaten Raybell and Foy in winning the Pacific Coast Championships. Ortiz
is a senior who placed 3rd in 3A last year. Bennett has loses to Cantu and
Yanago (pinned at 112). Mendez, Raybell and Mather are all talented
wrestlers who will have a say in the final state standings in February. |
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Division: 4A, 3A, etc. |
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1 |
Mike |
Rodriguez |
Kamiakin |
Senior |
4 |
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2 |
Jake |
Gonzales |
Enumclaw |
Senior |
4 |
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3 |
Tony |
Cantu |
Othello |
Senior |
2 |
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4 |
Nathan |
Decker |
Sedro Woolley |
Junior |
3 |
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5 |
John |
Bennett |
Newport |
Senior |
2 |
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6 |
Juan |
Ortiz |
Burlington Edison |
Senior |
3 |
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Wrestlers to watch (no specific order) |
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Edgar |
Mendez |
Connell |
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2 |
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Tyler |
Hill |
Everett |
Senior |
4 |
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Van |
Brasher |
Sequim |
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Jason |
Kelsey |
Heritage |
Senior |
4 |
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DeSean |
Willis |
Lakes |
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3 |
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Noland |
Raybell |
Rogers |
Senior |
4 |
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Chris |
Mather |
Stanwood |
Soph |
4 |
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Nolan |
Atchley |
Southridge |
Senior |
4 |
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Joe |
Savage |
Ellensburg |
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Devin |
Palmer |
Fife |
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Robert |
Foy |
WF West |
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125: Cory Vombaur has shot to the top of the list with wins
over two top ranked wrestlers from Oregon and then with wins over Gonzales
and Rodriquez at the Pacific Coast Championships. From what I understand,
wrestling this kid is like wrestling an octopus, you just can't get away. He
is the younger brother of a 3X state champ that never lost a high school
match and was an NCAA AA. Vombaur might be beatable but it will take a
flawless effort on someone's part to do it. Make a mistake with this kid,
get behind in the score and it is over!
Challenging in this weight are
Lester Brown and David Howard. Brown has continued with the talent he
displayed last year while David Howard is having a breakthrough year as a
Sophomore. He already has wins over Lomsdalen, Muri, Barnes and Medrano and
is undefeated. I see big things for him this year. Muri and Klein are two
returning state champs that I'm sure will be there at the end battling for
titles although you never know for sure. Muri lost to Howard and Klein lost
to O'Neil of Sedro Woolley although he was wrestling up a weight group.
Manual Plata in 6th place has won a medal all three years at state and is a
title threat again this year. Last year he lost to Sitch in the semis by a
score of 4-3.
Brandon Shetlin has been out injured but I have been assured
that he is training and will be back mid-season to try and improve on last
years 2nd place finish to Sitch were he lost 3-4. Kelly Austrang is right
there banging on the door to be ranked with the other guys. Among the other
contenders are Hurtado, Wood, English and Barnes. |
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Division: 4A, 3A, etc. |
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1 |
Cory |
Vombaur |
Evergreen |
Junior |
4 |
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2 |
Lester |
Brown |
Lake Stevens |
Junior |
4 |
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3 |
David |
Howard |
Cedarcrest |
Soph |
3 |
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4 |
Bradley |
Muri |
Steilacoom |
Junior |
2 |
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5 |
Paul |
Klein |
White River |
Senior |
3 |
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6 |
Manuel |
Plata |
Prosser |
Senior |
3 |
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Wrestlers to watch (no specific order) |
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Kelly |
Austreng |
Kelso |
Senior |
3 |
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Brandon |
Shetlin |
North Thurston |
Senior |
3 |
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Jon |
Hurtado |
Prosser |
Junior |
3 |
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Allen |
Wood |
Tahoma |
Senior |
4 |
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Dustin |
English |
Decator |
Senior |
4 |
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Daniel |
Curulla |
Elma |
Junior |
2 |
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Peter |
Barnes |
Heritage |
Soph |
4 |
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Ross |
Villegas |
Oroville |
Junior |
3 |
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Jonathan |
Cats |
Richland |
? |
4 |
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Michael |
Lomsdalen |
Sedro Woolley |
Frosh |
3 |
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Stelter |
West Valley (Y) |
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Levi |
Sommers |
Rochester |
Senior |
2 |
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130: Davidson retains the top spot here after defeating #2
ranked Nakashima at the Pacific Coast Championships by a score of 4-3 and is
a 2x state placer. Nakashima has wins over Cristelli and English and went
right down to the wire with Davidson. Matt Roll is also having a good year.
He lost to an Oregon wrestler but came back strong to place 3rd at the
Pacific Coast Championships. He also has wins over English , Kelly and
Simmons. Ryan Conley is the defending 2A champ but I haven't heard of any
big match-ups for him yet this year.
Ricky Valdes moves up to 5th with an
undefeated season so far with a title at the Sun Dome Championships. He was a
state champ two years ago but took last year off. Like Knight at 135, it
doesn't look like the layoff hurt him! Tim Whitley is in 6th with a Sun Dome
title and a win over Plata. Others to watch for are Eastman with a win over Onufer, Kelly with a win over Onufer, and let's not forget, Shane Onufer.
O'Neil has beaten Klien and Shattock and lost to Davidson, Chellson and
English. |
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Division: 4A, 3A, etc. |
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1 |
Justin |
Davidson |
Bothell |
Senior |
4 |
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2 |
Grant |
Nakashima |
Kentwood |
Senior |
4 |
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3 |
Matt |
Roll |
Clover Park |
Senior |
3 |
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4 |
Ryan |
Conley |
Sultan |
Senior |
2 |
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5 |
Rickey |
Valdez |
Ike (Yakima) |
Senior |
4 |
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6 |
Tim |
Whitley |
Wenatchee |
Soph |
4 |
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Wrestlers to watch (no specific order) |
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Josh |
Cristelli |
Elma |
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2 |
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Jeff |
Hatton |
Aberdeen |
Senior |
2 |
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Justin |
Eastman |
Rochester |
Frosh |
2 |
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Patrick |
O'Neil |
Sedro Woolley |
Soph |
3 |
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Shane |
Onufer |
Auburn |
Frosh |
4 |
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Tony |
Underwood |
Peninsula |
Junior |
3 |
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Jace |
Cutrer |
Squalicum |
Senior |
3 |
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Matt |
Haas |
Mt Si |
Soph |
3 |
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Brandon |
Kelly |
South Kitsap |
Junior |
4 |
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Dustin |
Chellson |
Mt. Baker |
Senior |
2 |
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Montage |
University |
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4 |
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Joel |
Anderson |
Enumclaw |
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4 |
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Tom |
Simmons |
Rogers (Puyallup) |
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135: Kubec won the Tri-State this year beating Sitch in the
final by a score of 8-2. He also placed 5th at the Powerade tournament in PA
in December 2003. Sitch is a sophomore who took state last year (3A) and I
believe his only loss is to Kubec. He has beaten Ford (6-4), Swartz (6-4)
and Leenhouts (3-2) and is a solid choice to repeat his state title at 135.
In 3rd place is Devin Knight of Sedro Woolley who is back after taking his
junior year off. He was state runner-up in both his freshman and sophomore
years and it looks like the rust is shaking off properly. I saw him win the
Skagit Invite over Kipperberg.
Charles Campbell has a victory over Leenhouts
(5-2) under his belt to give him the 4th rank, right above Leenhouts. Jake
Leenhouts is a defending state 1A champion. Tyler Roshau is in 6th place
right now and rising. He is having a breakout year, just like David Howard at
125. Roshau beat Kipperberg 13-0, Holcumb 5-4, lost to Kubec 2-3 at
Tri-State and is just really shaking things up in that group. Keep your eye
on this raising star! In the wrestlers to watch we have Kipperberg who
seemed to start out the season a little rocky but looks like he is now
hitting stride with high placing at Skagit and Pacific Coast Championships.
Lots of rough guys here. |
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Division: 4A, 3A, etc. |
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1 |
Tony |
Kubec |
Lake Stevens |
Senior |
4 |
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