Wrestling roundup: ML's Riley Burgess 3rd at Inland Empire Invite

by CONNOR VANDERWEYST
Staff Writer | December 10, 2018 12:00 AM

SPOKANE VALLEY — Riley Burgess shook off a loss in the second round to finish third at the Inland Empire Invitational.

Burgess was pinned by Ryan Clark of Mead before rattling off six wins in a row to podium. Burgess culminated his run with a 4-1 win against Nathaniel Tovar of Pasco.

Moses Lake had five placers in all and finished eighth as a team with 123.5 points. Chiawana totaled 201 points to take the team title handily over Tonasket (173) and Mead (164.5).

Hunter White (126) and Levi Carlos (170) both finished fourth.

Carlos had a similar run to Burgess as he was pinned by Jose Elijah Tover of Pasco in his first match. After receiving a bye, Carlos strung together five straight wins to reach the third/fourth-place match where he was pinned by Colville’s Trevor Morrison.

Maximus Zamora (132) and Cruz Vasquez (160) both were fifth.

Team scores: 1. Chiawana 201, 2. Tonasket 173, 3. Mead 164.5. Local teams: 8. Moses Lake 123.5

113 third-place match: Riley Burgess (Moses Lake) d. Nathaniel Tovar (Pasco), 4-1

126 third-place match: Sam Edelblute (Lakeland) md. Hunter White (Moses Lake), 12-0

132 fifth-place match: Maximus Zamora (Moses Lake) p. Riley Siegford (Lakeland), 2:24)

160 fifth-place match: Cruz Vasquez (Moses Lake) inj. Riley Cissne (Chiawana)

170 third-place match: Trevor Morrison (Colville) p. Levi Carlos (Moses Lake), 1:14

Warden 3rd at Connell Invite

CONNELL — Warden had one champion and four wrestlers place second at the Connell Invitational, taking third overall with 112 points.

Lake Roosevelt ran away with first, amassing 205 points, and Chelan was a distant second at 137.

Roly Martinez defeated teammate Cael Cox in the 113-pound finals, 12-5. Cason Cox (106), Cael Cox, Rodrigo Ozuna (145) and Elijah Gonsalez (182) took second place.

Ozuna was pinned by Kaleb Horn of Lake Roosevelt in his finals match and Gonsalez was pinned by Skyler Gordon of Chelan in the 182-pound championship bout.

Team scores: 1. Lake Roosevelt 205, 2. Chelan 137, 3. Warden 112

Warden placers: 106, Cason Cox, second; 113, Roly Martinez, first; 113, Cael Cox, second; 120, Conneach West, third; 132, Brenton Cole, fourth; 145, Rodrigo Ozuna, second; 182, Elijah Gonsalez, second; 285, Tommy Pruneda, fourth.

West Valley Wrestle-Rama dual results

Ephrata 57, West Valley (Spokane) 30

Cheney 40, Ephrata 36

Ephrata 54, Lakeside 28

Ephrata 54, Freeman 24

Quincy 28, Shadle Park 22

Quincy 60, Renegades 20

Quincy 55, East Valley (Spokane) 12

Quincy 50, Freeman 27

Lake Cirt 30, Quincy 27

Girls wrestling

Othello captures Warden Invite crown

Team scores: 1. Othello 193, 2. Hanford 175, 3. Toppenish 166. Local teams: 7. Warden 64, 9. Quincy 59, 11. Wahluke 49, 13. Ephrata 45, 15. Royal 44, 21. Moses Lake 31.

100 championship: Taylor Wilson (Hanford) p. Aaliyah Escamilla (Warden), 4:43.

100 local placers: Bernice Mendoza, Othello, fourth.

105 local placers: Melanie Flores, Moses Lake, fourth; Xochitl Tafoya, Quincy, fifth; Rosary Rodriguez, Moses Lake, sixth.

110 championship: Emily Mendez (Othello) inj. Alexis Monday (Othello).

110 local placers: Alondra Rodriguez, Warden, fourth.

115 championship: Marissa Riojas (Toppenish) p. Iyazely Barraza (Othello), 5:13.

120 championship: Cynthia Diaz (Quincy) p. Carmelita Garcia (Othelo), 3:23.

120 local placers: Alexia Hernandez, Warden, third; Haley Felker, Wahluke, fifth.

125 local placers: Katherine Sanchez, Royal, sixth.

130 championship: Jackie Peguero (Othello) p. Cassandra Hernandez (Wapato), 5:46.

130 local placers: Kimberly Avila, Moses Lake, fourth.

140 local placers: Michelle Aranda, Othello, fourth; Rashann Olsen, Ephrata, fifth.

145 championship: Mya Spencer (Ephrata) d. Nadia Vergara (Toppenish), 18-2.

155 championship: Maloree Calzadillas (Kiona-Benton) p. Laly Gonzalez-Nunez (Wahluke), 1:08.

155 local placers: Leslie Rodriguez, Othello, fifth.

170 championship: Sierra Mason (Newport) p. Kaitlyn Goodman (Othello), 1:12.

170 local placers: Brenda Salgado, Quincy, fifith; Diana Avalos, Royal, fifth.

235 local placers: Estephania Vargas, Othello, third; Marissa De La Rosa, Royal, fifth.