Wrestling roundup: Chiawana rolls to 4A district title
The Chiawana Riverhawks ran away with the Mid-Columbia Conference 4A district wrestling team title Saturday in Walla Walla, rolling up 374 points to easily pull away from second-place Pasco (247.5).
The Riverhawks crowned seven champions: Levi McBride (220), Kameron Silvers (195), Cory Johnson (160), Bryce Buckley (152), Nathan Bengen (126), Josh Miranda (120) and Morgan McFee (106).
“We did great,” Chiawana coach Jack Anderson said. “All of our guys (contributed) — even the guys who didn’t qualify were on the back side scoring points. Everything was firing on all cylinders.”
Pasco was second in the team standings with 247.5 points, followed by Walla Walla (235) and Richland (186).
The top two in each weight class advance to the regional tournament next week at University High School in Spokane, where they will compete against wrestlers from the Greater Spokane League and the CBBN.
The Bulldogs had two champions — Victor Ramirez (113) and Jake Covington (138) — while Richland got top finishes from Patrick Workman (145), Nic Workman (285), Noah Reyes (132) and Isaac Lovato (182). The host Blue Devils picked up a win from top-seeded Andrew Granchukoff at 170.
Anderson was especially pleased with freshman Morgan McFee.
“He beat two guys he lost to during the season, then pinned the kid (Richland’s Xavier Zavala) in the final,” Anderson said.
Team scores: Chiawana 374, Pasco 247.5, Walla Walla 235, Richland 186.
WB—If championship loser had not defeated third-place finisher, they wrestled for No. 2 seed to state.
106: Morgan McFee (C) p. Xavier Zavala (R), 3:34. 3-4: McKinley Hudiburg (W) p. Ismael Castanada (P), 4:46. 113: Victor Ramirez (P) d. Kobe Santoyo (C), 8-2. 3-4: Joshua Camacho (W) md. Robert Gonzalez (W), 17-7. WB: Santoyo p. Camacho, 1:22. 120: Josh Miranda (C) p. Joshua Pettyjohn (W), 3:44. 3-4: Michael Howe (C) p. Chase Hoover (R), 1:27. 126: Nathan Bengen (C) d. Patrick Torres (P) 3-2. 3-4: Israel Romero (C) d. Jesus Diaz, 10-8. 132: Noah Reyes (R) p. Noah Reyes (R), 3:45. 3-4: Jonathan Miranda (C) p. Eduardo Castro (P), 1:51. WB: Miranda d. Reyes, 6-2. 138: Jake Covington (P) d. Bobby Kasma (C), 4-2. 3-4: Edwin Romero (W) d. Erick Luccero (C), 4-3. 145: Patrick Workman (R) d. Emmanuel Wajaras (P), 2-1. 3-4: Salvador Gutierrez (W) p. Macario Yniguez (P), 1:45. 152: Bryce Buckley (C) d. Luis Velazco (P), 7-1. 3-4: Ammon Juhasz (W) p. Quentin Mattson (C), 5:45. WB: Velazco p. Juhasz, 4:10. 160: Cory Johnson (C) d. Kyle Tucker (R), 6-3. 3-4: Anthony Lovato (R) d. Mark Pearson (P), 8-3. WB: Lovato d. Tucker, 1-0. 170: Andrew Granchukoff (W) p. Clayton Silvers (C), :49. 3-4: Sam McFee (C) p. Mason Mills (R), 2:42. WB: Silvers p. McFee, 1:36. 182: Isaac Lovato (R) md. Ely Kimball (W), 14-6. 3-4: Misael Estrada (P) d. Mason Partlow (C), 7-3. 195: Kameron Silvers (C) p. Anthony Cortez (P), 2:48. 3-4: Ryan Rogel (W) p. J Correa (P), :29. 220: Levi McBride (C) won by inj. default over Alex Campos (C). Third: Garrett Banister (W). 285: Nic Workman (R) d. Kurt Blackman (W), 5-3. 3-4: Davion Pruitt (P) d. Antonio Cruz (C), 1-0. WB: Blackman d. Pruitt, 1-0.
2A CWAC DISTRICT: Toppenish crowned five champions in rolling to the team title at the CWAC district tournament in Ellensburg with 390 points.
Othello was second with 271.5 points and will send 13 to regionals next week at West Valley (Spokane).
The Huskies got first-place finishes from Alejandro Cardenas (126), Abel Gomez (170) and Anthony Ruiz (195).
Team scores: Toppenish 390, Othello 271.5, Wapato 224, Ellensburg 206, Quincy 124, Selah 123.5, Ephrata 123, Grandview 60, East Valley (Yakima) 52.5, Prosser 32.
Championship matches and Mid-Columbia placers advancing to regionals.
106: Jesus Rodriguez (Wap) p. Chris Melo (O), 5:06. 5th, Adrian Benitez (GV). 113: Alex Vaca (Wap) d. Sergy Salas (Wap), 2-0. 3rd, Ben Garza (O). 5th, Jeremy Mendez (O). 120: Diego Nunez (Top) p. Matthew Harris (S), 1:43. 126: Alejandro Cardenas (O) d. Andres Aguilera (Top), 2-1. 132: Josue Rodriguez (Top) won by forfeit over Javier Hart (Top). 138: Carlos Lopez (S) d. Andrew Saavedra (Top), 3-1. 145: Garrett Cheney (El) d. Felipe Arriaga (Top), 5-4 (OT). 4th, Maurice Prieto (GV). 152: Carson Northwind (Top) won by forfeit over Saul Godina (Top). 3rd, Collin Freeman (O). 160: Aaron Pimentel (S) d. Reese Jones (O), 2-1. 6th, Tyler Wagner (O). 170: Abel Gomez (O) p. Fernando Villegas (Top), 3:14. 3rd, Allen Rosales (O). 182: Tait Stevenson (El) d. Iche Ramirez, 6-2. 5th, TJ Martinez (O). 195: Anthony Ruiz (O) d. Andrew Carney (El), 4-0. 4th, DJ Guzman (O). 6th, Eduardo Macias (GV). 220: Isaic Anaya (Top) p. Rolo Reyes (Eph), 5:20. 285: Jonathan Cuevas (Top) d. Rey Rubio (Q), 9-3. 3rd, Chemi Cantu (O).
GIRLS DISTRICT 5-6 SUBREGIONALS: Sunnyside ruled the day, crowning three champions as they rolled to the team title with 316 points.
The top four in each weight class will advance to regionals next weekend at Othello High School, where they will be joined by teams from Districts 5-9.
Grandview had three champs — Viannei Perez (105), Jasel Perez (120) and Desiree Zavala (145) — as the Greyhounds picked up second place with 133 points.
Hailey Hall (140) and Jesse Lobos (155) won titles for Pasco, which was third with 113 points.
Team scores: Sunnyside 316, Grandview 133, Pasco 113, Connell 87, Columbia-Burbank 82, Eisenhower 57, Toppenish 55, Ellensburg 53.5, Granger 53, Wapato 51.5, Davis 50.5, Prosser 44, Hanford 41, River View 38, Zillah 37, White Swan 26, Naches Valley 20, Highland 12, Goldendale 10, Kennewick 4, Mabton 3, Richland 0, East Valley (Yakima) 0. 100: Esmeralda Roman (Gra) md. Maria Reyes (GV), 10-2. 3-4: Dominique Garcia (Top) p. Brittnee Alaniz (Sun), 1:05. 105: Viannei Perez (GV) p. Leilani Chichenfoff (Dav), 5:00. 3-4: Stephanie Blankenship (Sun) p. Makayla Larios (Eis), :33. 110: Cameron Guerin (Dav) tf. Makayla Grimm (CB), 17-2. 3-4: Victoria Prather (Top) won by inj. default over Alyson Carrillo (Sun). 115: Clarissa Calderon (Sun) p. Ariana Solorzano (Eis), 5:10. 3-4: Mireya Sanchez (Sun) p. Elizabeth Fraga (Con), 4:26. 120: Jasel Perez (GV) d. Kaylee Moore (NV), 3-1. 3-4: Olyvia Smith (Z) d. Mayu Cervantes Molina (GV), 9-2. 125: Daisy Chavez (Sun) p. Josely Rivera (Sun), :31. 3-4: Janet Orozco (Pro) p. Beatriz Gomez (Con), 4:13. 130: Dempsi Talkington (RV) p. Libby Graham (Han), 1:58. 3-4: Samantha Zambrano (Sun) p. Estephany Gonzalez (Sun), 4:38. 135: Gladdys Palma (WS) p. Danielle Gibson (Pas), 1:32. 3-4: Stephania Fernandez (Sun) d. Lliana Tamez (El), 9-2. 140: Hailey Hall (P) p. Victoria Mendoza (GV), 1:59. 3-4: Kayse Magana (RV) won by inj. default over Soyda Gonzalez (Wap). 145: Desiree Zavala (GV) p. Natalie Hall (P), 3:01. 3-4: Guadalupe Navarro (Sun) d. Aylin Gonzalez (Sun), 6-4. 155: Jesse Lobos (P) won by inj. default over Aylin Bautista (Sun). 3-4: Haylee Flowers (CB) p. Karina Flores (Wap), 3:06. 170: Lakota Barnett (El) p. Caily Mendez (Con), 3:38. 3-4: Anahi Sevilla (Sun) d. Mikayla Homer (CB), 13-11. 190: Cassidy Ochoa (Sun). 235: Kelly Benson (Z) p. Margarita Torres (Sun).
This story was originally published February 6, 2016 at 10:52 PM with the headline "Wrestling roundup: Chiawana rolls to 4A district title."