Two weeks ago at Kelso, Gilbert Mendoza edged twin brother Robert 2-1 in a tournament final.
On Saturday at Hanford, the Pasco seniors both brought home titles from the Radiation Invitational, an impromptu tournament put together to make up for matches lost to bad weather and icy roads the previous weekend.
Gilbert won at 138 pounds, and Robert -- wrestling unattached for the "Bulldogs" team -- topped fellow Pasco wrestler Jackson Fromm 1-0 in the 145 final.
Decatur made the trip from Federal Way and claimed the team title with three champions. Southridge matched the Gators with three individual champions --Kevin Del-Angel, Randy Harris and Julio Aleman won consecutive titles from 182 to 220 -- and finished third.
Hanford was second despite nabbing just one title -- Joe Traverso pinned Decatur's Cody Vanderlin at 170 in a matchup of top-10 wrestlers in the 3A.
Chiawana, which placed fourth, got its one title from Eli Sikes at 106. He topped Hanford's Blake Llarenas 4-2 in the final. Pasco was fifth and technically won just three titles -- Gilbert Mendoza, Timmy Martinez at 120 and Anthony McKittrick at 152. Kamiakin, which finished 11/2 points back of Pasco, got titles at 132 from Harley Kolp (12-1 win over Kennewick's Ty Smith) and 160 from Sisto Santana Pina.
Pina, ranked fourth in the 3A, pinned state vet and eighth-ranked Nick Karis of Decatur in his final. That after Karis edged Southridge's Connor Rosane 11-9 in their semifinal.
While Del-Angel pinned his way through the 182 bracket, Hanford had three wrestlers place. Casey Enderlin wrestled for the Falcons and was pinned by Del-Angel in the final. Fellow Hanford wrestlers Ben Tynan and Drew Hansen, wrestling for the "Honey Badgers" and unattached, finished third and fourth, with Tynan topping Hansen 6-0.
The Suns' title at 195 also came against Hanford, with Harris edging Will Bishop 4-1. Pasco's Martinez and Kamiakin's Junior Pina also put on a good show in the final at 120, a 2-0 win for Martinez.
At Hanford
Team scores--Decatur 184.5, Hanford 162.5, Southridge 156, Chiawana 138, Pasco 116.5, Kamiakin 115, Kennewick 88, Riverhawks 55, Honey Badgers don't care, Bulldogs 23, Irrigon 17, Suns 9, Braves 0, Knights 0.
Championship and third-fourth
106--Eli Sikes (Chi) d. Blake Llarenas (Han) 4-2; Tyler Almaguer (Kam) p. Shane Breitenfeldt (HB) 1:49. 113--Trysten Dawson (Dec) d. Jacob Garcia (Chi) 11-7; Dalton McDonald (Pas) d. Cesar Castillo (Kam) 6-2. 120--Timmy Martinez (Pas) d. Junior Pina (Kam) 2-0; Damien Gooldy (SR) p. Josiah Cazier (Riv) 3:15. 126--Nick Lindholm (Dec) m.d. Laiten Schroder (Chi) 16-2; Xavier Tobias (Pas) d. Ben Hoffner (Han) 2-0. 132--Harley Kolp (Kam) m.d. Ty Smith (Ken) 12-1; AJ Sarno (Dec) d. Michael Parkman (Han) 2-1. 138--Gilbert Mendoza (Pas) d. Dennis Good (Dec) 6-4; Adrian Barajas (Kam) d. Kamron Lativov (Riv) 8-3. 145--Robert Mendoza (Bldg) d. Jackson Fromm (Pas) 1-0; Brennan Rains (Han) m.d. Mason Brown (Chi) 11-3. 152--Anthony McKittrick (Pas) p. Brandon Zimmerman (Dec) 3:30; Nathan Ottley (Ken) d. Seth Gifford (Han) 4-1. 160--Sisto Santana Pina (Kam) p. Nick Karis (Dec) 4:04; Jeff Anheier (Han) inj. def. Connor Rosane (SR). 170--Joe Traverso (Han) p. Cody Vanderlin (Dec) 4:49; Michael Etherton (Ken) p. Nathan Murillo (Chi) :54. 182--Kevin Del-Angel (SR) p. Casey Enderlin (Han) :23; Ben Tynan (HnyBdg) d. Drew Hansen (HnyBdg-NS). 195--Randy Harris (SR) d. Will Bishop (Han) 4-1; Jordan Vaughn (Chi) p. Todd Pink (Ken) 1:25. 220--Julio Aleman (SR) d. Gerardo Rodriguez (Ken) 6-3; Abzael Loeza (Chi) d. James Bagley (Dec) 4-0. 285--Kyle Gleed (Dec) p. Matt Gibson (SR) :44; Martin Villanueva (Chi) d. Jeff Weyand (Han) 14-10.
Friday
Othello 45, Grandview 20
106--Fidel Medina (G) m.d. Isaiah Barrera 10-0. 113--Manny Martinez (O) d. Juan Tzib 8-5. 120--Stevie Rodriguez (G) d. Adriel Garza 5-3. 126--Lucas Garza (O) d. David Castaneda 8-5. 132--Jaron Raymond (G) m.d. Brandon Medina 12-2. 138--Noe Dominguez (O) d. Alex Soberanes 14-13. 145--Eduardo Alcantar (G) p. Victor Negrete 5:39. 152--Calleb Villarreal (O) win by forf. 160--Eric Garza (O) win by forf. 170--Mathew Melo (O) p. A.J. Valanzuela :39. 182--Stephen Villarreal (O) p. Chet Bardwell 3:09. 195--Juan Gutierrez (O) win by forf. 220--Joey Gomez (O) win by forf. *285--Martin Torres (G) d. Bubba Ruiz 5-3.
Ephrata 54, Prosser 15
106--Alex Romero (P) p. Miguel Rodriguez 3:53. 113--Eli Perez (E) d. Miguel Rodriguez 3:53. 120--Nick Wall (E) d. Peyton Sperl 13-8. 126--Derek Dimas (P) win by forf. 132--Dalton Johnsons (E) win by forf. 138--Benny Carter (E) win by forf. 145--Kyle Pohle (E) win by forf. 152--Bryce Unruh (E) p. Nick Meza 5:39. 160--Dalton Balentine (E) p. Bobby Wilson 1:42. 170--Lane Culver (P) d. Tevin Hiott 18-11. 182--Erik Guzman (E) m.d. Wyatt Oswalt 14-4. 195--Tyrus Kemp (E) t.f. Joel Ayala 17-1. 220--Antonio (E) d. PJ Chong 9-4. *285--Isaac Garcia (E) d. Tyler Renollet 8-6.
Thursday
Grandview 43, Wapato 36
106--Fidel Medina (G) m.d. Eduardo Rodriguez 17-4. 113--Juan Tzib (G) p. Lorenzo Guerrero 2nd. 120--Stevie Rodriguez (G) d. Daniel Espinoza 5-4. 126--David Castaneda (G) p. Blake Deleon 2:25. 132--Jaron Raymond (G) p. Ezequiel Correa 2:55. *138--Alex Soberanes (G) win by forf. 145--Eduardo Alcantar (G) win by forf. 152--Juan Cortez (W) win by forf. 160--Aldo Guerrero (W) win by forf. 170--Ricardo Rodriguez (W) p. A.J. Valanzuela 1:38. 182--Jacob Contreras (W) p. Chet Bardwell :52. 195--Noe Guerrero (W) win by forf. 220--Victor Garcia (W) win by forf. 285--Martin Torres (G) p. Alex Cazfy 5:20.
