Local wrestlers compete at tournaments across the state

Jeremiah Schmunk Invitational

At the Jeremiah Schmunk Invitational, three local teams finished in the top three spots of the tournament, with Othello placing first with 173 points and Moses Lake and Warden tied in second with 160.5 points. Wahluke finished in eighth place with 52 points.

Local top three placings

Othello placings: junior Troy Mendez (120), first place; sophomore Ismael Torres (138), third place; sophomore Parker Freeman (152), second place; sophomore Jaxon Gomez (195), third place; sophomore Anthony Solorio (220), first place; senior Giovanni Love (285), first place.

Moses Lake placings: freshman Ian Garza (106), second place; sophomore Drayden Gaither (120), third place; freshman Ian Anderson (132), first place; senior Joshua Grubb (145), second place; senior Brock Clark (160), first place; senior Cody Byers (170), first place;

Wahluke placings: sophomore Leandro Bucio (113), third place; senior Josue Mendoza (126), third place; senior Jacob Valdovinos (285), third place.

Warden placings: freshman Erik Camacho (106), first place; sophomore Michael Gonzalez (120), second place; sophomore Junior Santiago (126), second place; senior Angel Cruz (132), second place; senior Israel Hernandez (138), second place; junior Anthony Contreras (285), second place.

Gut Check

Boys

The Othello Huskies had another strong showing at the boys Gut Check tournament in Kent, placing fourth out of 56 participating teams with 110 points.

Othello placings

Junior Isaac Campos (113), fifth place; freshman Daniel Gonzalez (113), seventh place; junior Anthony Abundiz (126), sixth place; senior Forrest Roylance (138), fourth place; senior Terrill Freeman (195), fourth place.

Girls

In the girls Gut Check tournament, both Othello and Quincy found themselves inside the top five by the end of the two-day tournament, with Othello (182 points) placing second and the Jacks (86 points) in fifth.

Girls Gut Check top four placings

Othello: sophomore Grace Rocha (110), third place; junior Lucy Giles (135), third place; sophomore Diamond Van Cleve (140), fourth place; senior Thalia Gallegos (170), fourth place; junior Elia Velazquez (190), third place; freshman Alejandria Espindola (235), third place.

Quincy: sophomore Alondra Cordova (115), first place; junior Michelle Acevedo (130), fourth place.

Kelso Girls Tournament

Four local teams traveled to Tri-Cities for the Kelso Girls Tournament last weekend, with Moses Lake placing third (140 points), Royal placing eighth (125 points) and Ephrata and Warden placing 51st and 52nd respectively out of 94 teams.

Kelso Girls placings

Ephrata: Leslie Sanchez (135), eighth place.

Moses Lake: Jhaile De Guzman (100), eighth place; Ashley Dayana Naranjo (115), first place; Reese Prescott (120), first place; Kathryn Pugh (145), eighth place; Katelyn Rodriguez (170), eighth place.

Royal: Alondra Morales (145), first place; Emma Villa (170), first place; Lauren Jenks (130), fifth place.

Warden: Jada Hernandez (115), fourth place.