Coaches round up Mat Classic results, praise wrestlers
Moses Lake junior Ashley Naranjo, left, won her second-straight state title at the 2023 Mat Classic in Tacoma on Feb. 18.
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Ephrata senior Hudson Sager, left, placed second in the 2A boys 160-pound bracket at the Mat Classic in Tacoma.
Quincy junior Michelle Acevedo placed sixth in the 2A/1A/2B/1B girls 130-pound bracket at the 2023 Mat Classic.
Royal junior Emma Villa, top, took third in the 2A/1A/2B/1B girls 170-pound bracket.
Almira/Coulee-Hartline brothers Tristen Wood, top on the left, and Everett Wood, top on the right, wrestle on side-by-side mats at the 2023 Mat Classic in Tacoma.
Warden junior Jada Hernandez, left, took fourth in the 2A/1A/2B/1B girls 115-pound bracket at the 2023 Mat Classic.
Quincy senior David Medina, left, and Wahluke senior Anthony Zebrano, right, wrestle against each other at the Mat Classic. Medina placed in the 1A 220-pound bracket, and Zebrano placed third.
Lind-Ritzville/Sprague junior Gabe Smith, right, has his arm raised in victory at the Mat Classic. Smith took third place in the 2B/1B boys 195-pound bracket.
Othello senior Terrill Freeman throws up his arms after winning a state title in the 2A boys 195-pound bracket.
Ian Bivona serves as the Columbia Basin Herald’s sports reporter and is a graduate of Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama. He enjoys the behind-the-scenes stories that lead up to the wins and losses of the various sports teams in the Basin. Football is his favorite sport, though he likes them all, and his favorite team is the Jets. He lives in Soap Lake with his cat, Honey. | February 28, 2023 1:30 AM
COLUMBIA BASIN – Of the 64 wrestlers from the Columbia Basin who qualified to wrestle at the 2023 Mat Classic, 33 ended up placing under the bright lights of the Tacoma Dome.
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