Chiawana and Pasco dominate MCC wrestling team
Pasco’s Isaiah Gonzalez and Chiawana’s Tyson Stover were named the top wrestlers in the Mid-Columbia Conference, while Pasco coach Jay Covington was named Coach of the Year.
A sophomore, Gonzalez had just two losses on the season, and placed first at districts, and third at regionals and at the 4A state tournament last week at 132 pounds.
Stover, also a sophomore, won a district title, was second at regionals and fifth at the 4A state tournament at 160 pounds.
Also from Pasco on the first team were Nate Tovar (106), David Tobias (138), Anthony Cortez (220) and Davion Pruitt (285).
From Chiawana, Robby Vaughn (120), Kobe Santoyo (126), Riley Cissne (145) and Trent Black (195) were named to the first team.
Also on the first team were Hunter Murphey of Hanford (113), Xavier Zavala (113), Sione Halo (152) and Jacob Olson (170) of Kamiakin, and Gio Penaloza (126) and Jevon Johnson (182) of Southridge.
For the girls, Hanford had five wrestlers named to the first team — Taylor Wilson (100), Taylor Robbins (120), Hailey Say (135), Michaela Kane (155) and Grace Nelson (190).
2018 All-MCC Boys Wrestling Team
First team
106: Nate Tovar, so., Pasco. 113: Hunter Murphey, sr., Hanford; Xavier Zavala, jr., Kamiakin. 120: Robby Vaughn, so., Chiawana. 126: Gio Penaloza, sr., Southridge; Kobe Santoyo, jr., Chiawana. 132: Isaiah Gonzalez, so., Pasco. 138: David Tobias, jr., Pasco. 145: Riley Cissne, so., Chiawana. 152: Sione Halo, jr., Kamiakin. 160: Tyson Stover, so., Chiawana. 170: Jacob Olson, jr., Kamiakin. 182: Jevon Johnson, jr, Southridge. 195: Trent Black, sr., Chiawana. 220: Anthony Cortez, sr., Pasco. 285: Davion Pruitt, jr., Pasco.
Second team
106: McKinley Hudiburg, sr., Walla Walla. 120: Daniel Jimenez, so., Pasco. 132: Austin Almaguer, jr., Kamiakin. 138: Israel Romero, jr., Chiawana. 145: Joey Chavez, so., Kamiakin. 152: Patrick Workman, jr., Richland. 160: Emilio Ramos, sr., Kennewick. 170: Avery Burrows, jr., Pasco; Mark Meier, sr., Southridge. 182: Hayden Henry, jr., Hanford. 195: Dominick Almaguer, sr., Pasco; Eric Stayrook, sr., Southridge. 220: Jonathan Burt, jr., Hanford; Luke Eskelsen, sr., Kamiakin. 285: Josh Alvarez, sr., Chiawana.
Honorable mention
106: Eric Correa, fr., Pasco; Steven Meier, fr., Southridge. 120: Austin Hayward, so., Kamiakin. 126: Jordan Renteria, sr., Pasco. 132: Morgan McFee, jr., Chiawana. 138: Rece Quintana, sr., Kamiakin; Cley Green, jr., Hanford. 145: Ryan Nett, sr., Southridge. 152: Edwin Romero, sr., Walla Walla; Steven Saltz, sr., Southridge. 160: Mikael Failor, jr., Southridge. 170: Victor Silva, jr., Chiawana. 182: Jose Tovar, jr., Pasco. 195: Jake Hanson, sr., Hanford. 220: Atsamaz Pliev, jr., Southridge. 285: Yuriy Slutskiy, sr., Southridge.
2018 All-MCC Girls Wrestling Team
2018 All-MCC Girls Wrestling Team
First team
Taylor Wilson, fr., Hanford; Taylor Robbins, jr., Hanford; Hailey Say, so., Hanford; Michaela Kane, so., Hanford; Grace Nelson, so., Hanford; Adriana Bonner, jr., Richland; Reggan Grade, jr., Richland; Annelise Whitaker, so., Walla Walla; Brenda Rios, so., Kamiakin; Saran Sidibe, sr., Kamiakin; Dayana Gonzalez, sr., Kennewick; Morgan Shines, sr., Chiawana.
Honorable mention
Samantha Dufault, jr., Richland; Taylor Bookwalter, fr., Richland; Sarah Hamilton, so., Kamiakin; Alexia Asselin, fr., Kennewick; Cheyenne Parks, jr., Pasco, Margaret McDuff, Pasco; Sydney Coleman, sr., Kamiakin; Nasiele Hernandez, so., Richland.
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This story was originally published February 21, 2018 at 5:29 PM with the headline "Chiawana and Pasco dominate MCC wrestling team."