BASIN WRESTLING REPORT: Ephrata wins Warden tourney, Othello takes 15th at Tri-State

MOSES LAKE – Basin wrestlers stayed busy this weekend, traveling to tournaments from Cashmere to Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. Several teams finished in the top three of their respective tournaments, including the Ephrata girls wrestling team that won the Warden Women’s Wrestling Invite. 

Brice Williams Invite – Spangle 

Boys wrestling teams from Almira/Coulee-Hartline, Lind-Ritzville/Sprague and Warden all took the mats at Saturday’s Brice Williams Invite in Spangle, with the Cougars leading local finishes by taking fifth with 101.5 points. ACH finished 10th with 76 points and LRS took 15th with 45 points. 

Okanogan won the tournament with 193.5 points, followed by Liberty (Spangle) in second place and Kettle Falls in third. 

Placers 

Warden – 5th place 

Sophomore Samuel Aquilar (106 pounds, first), sophomore Raylen Heredia (113, fourth), junior Erik Camacho (120, first), and junior Gabriel Serna (215, third). 

Almira/Coulee-Hartline – 10th place 

Sophomore Noah Butler (190, first). 

Lind-Ritzville/Sprague – 15th place 

The Broncos brought seven wrestlers to the tournament, scoring 45 points to finish in 15th place of the Brice Williams Invite. 

Senior Wyatt Rosman (144, fourth) and senior Brock Tracy (285, third) 

Cashmere Invitational – Cashmere 

Three local teams traveled to Chelan County for the Cashmere Invitational on Saturday, with Royal Knights leading the way for Basin teams with a fourth-place finish, scoring 107.5 points. Joining the Knights were the Quincy Jackrabbits, who finished sixth with 100.5 points, and the Wahluke Warriors, who finished in 12th place with one point. 

Mount Baker won the tournament with 183 points, followed by Cashmere in second and Eastmont in third. 

Placers 

Royal boys – 4th place 

Freshman Steven Lopez (106, second), freshman Johan Alcaraz (113, fourth), junior Dennis Hernandez (120, first), junior Angel Carrasco (120, fourth), freshman Preston Andersen (126, fourth), junior Thomas Antonio (132, second), junior Shea Stevenson (165, second), sophomore Cael Orth (165, third) and sophomore Easton Eilers (165, fourth). 

Quincy boys – 6th place 

Freshman Noe Sanabria (106, fourth), junior Izyk Vasquez (132, fourth), junior Jace Reyes (144, second), senior Fernando Bautista (144, fourth), junior Luis Perez (165, sixth), senior DJ Frerks (215, first) and junior Israel Ramirez (215, second). 

Connell Invitational — Connell 

Following tournament winner Pasco, boys wrestling teams from Ephrata and Othello rounded out the top three at Saturday’s Connell Invitational, with the Tigers scoring 213 points to take second and the Huskies taking third with 184.5 points. 

Placers 

Ephrata – 2nd place 

Sophomore Mike Ramirez (120, third), sophomore Nathan Sandoval (126, second), senior Dominic Furman (132, first), junior Kylan Lus (138, fifth), senior CJ Schultz (144, third), junior Jacob Reyes (150, second), junior Tavone Mantese (157, third), junior Carter Garcia (165, first), junior Andy Addink (190, third), junior Payton Woode (215, second) and junior Jacob Bartlett (285, second). 

Othello – 3rd place 

Freshman Elias Cluff (106, fifth), sophomore Conner Gilbert (113, fourth), sophomore Jeremiah Vargas (120, fourth), senior Nathaniel Montemayor (138, first), sophomore Abel Cantu (144, fifth), senior Abrehin Veliz (150, fourth), senior Jonathan Rios (175, third), senior Parker Freeman (175, fourth), senior Jaxon Gomez (190, sixth), junior Miguel Zuniga (215, third) and freshman Elliott Mitchell (285, first). 

Kennewick Lioness Invitational – Kennewick 

Three local girls wrestling teams finished in the top 10 at Saturday’s Kennewick Lioness Invitational; Othello finished in second place with 187 points, Royal placed fourth as a team with 153 points and Moses Lake took seventh with 130.5 points. Rounding out the local finishes was Quincy, who placed 12th with 59.5 points at the tournament. 

Toppenish won the tournament with 223.5 points. 

Placers 

Othello – 2nd place 

Junior Janissa Barrera (100, second), senior Bella Garza (105, first), Freshman Mili Flores (110, fifth), freshman Maya Rivera (115, sixth), senior Grace Rocha (120, fifth), freshman Ezmee Perez (120, sixth), junior Briseida Galvez (125, fourth), senior Diamond Van Cleve (135, second), junior Victoria DeLeon (140, fourth), sophomore Karla Guzman (155, fifth). 

Royal – 4th place 

Junior Sharon Arroyo (100, first), sophomore Isabelle Barajas (115, fifth), junior Briannah Quintero (130, fourth), freshman Hali Christensen (140, second), senior Jade Flores (155, third) and junior Analy Castillo (235, first). 

Moses Lake – 7th place 

Freshman Kayla Gonzalez (100, sixth), freshman Trinity Town (105, fourth), junior Elyssa Armendariz (110, third), senior Grace Martinez (110, fourth), freshman Anahi Garcia (145, fifth), sophomore Emma Thompson (170, third) and senior Katelyn Rodriguez (235, second). 

Quincy – 12th place 

Sophomore Emiko Kondo (100, fourth), sophomore Crystal Perez (115, second) and junior Jourdan Ferguson (140, third). 

Tri-State – Coeur d’Alene, Idaho 

Wrestling at North Idaho College, the Othello Huskies took 15th place in a talented field of more than 50 teams from across the Pacific Northwest, scoring 107.5 points at the two-day tournament. Moses Lake took 18th at the tournament with 88 points, and two Quincy wrestlers scored 10 points at Tri-State. 

Placers 

Othello – 15th place 

Junior Camilo Mendez III (157, eighth) and senior Mason Perez (285, first). 

Moses Lake – 18th place 

Sophomore Trenton Vasquez (144, eighth) and sophomore Eli Anderson (215, third). 

Warden Women’s Wrestling Invite – Warden 

Ephrata came out on top of Saturday’s Warden Women’s Wrestling Invite, finishing nearly 40 points ahead of second-place Grandview by scoring 182 points at the tournament. Rounding out the top three was Okanogan, while Warden took 8th and ACH placed 13th. 

Placers 

Ephrata – 1st place 

Sophomore Jasmine Hernandez (100, second), junior Alejandra Barajas Guzman (105, fourth), junior Beyonce Hernandez Soltero, junior Natali Abundiz (115, second), sophomore Meraly Carrillo Cazarez (140, second), junior Kallee Rayn Castillo (145, fourth), junior Adylene Sanchez (155, first), junior Yazmin Barrera Barajas (170, fifth), junior Tessa Hausken (190, second), freshman Gabbie Grace Bafus (190, fourth) and junior Carolina Monico (235, third). 

Warden – 8th place 

Freshman Maddox Williams (110, third), freshman Madilyn Borrego (110, fifth), junior Ximena Arriaga (115, fifth), junior Dana Yorgesen (125, fourth), junior Ashley Cruz (135, sixth) and senior Carolina Urias (170, sixth). 

ACH – 13th place 

Eighth-grader Karis Butler (135, fourth) and sophomore Jayden Hubbard (170, third). 

    Warden freshman Madilyn Borrego, left, wrestles against a fellow teammate in freshman Maddox Williams, right, at Saturday’s Warden Women’s Wrestling Invite. Borrego took fifth in the 110-pound class while Williams took third.
  

    Almira/Coulee-Hartline eighth grader Karis Butler, top, takes down her opponent at Saturday’s Warden Women’s Wrestling Invite. Butler placed fourth in the 135-pound class.
  

    Warden junior Ashley Cruz, left, took sixth in the 135-pound class at the Warden Women’s Wrestling Invite on Saturday.