‘It’s the best feeling ever’
Lind-Ritzville/Sprague senior Gabe Smith, left, high-fives Bronco Head Coach Jason Hilzer, left, after winning a state championship in the 1B/2B 215-pound weight class at the Mat Classic in Tacoma.
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Lind-Ritzville/Sprague senior Gabe Smith, bending, earns his first-place medals on the podium at the Tacoma Dome.
Lind-Ritzville/Sprague senior Gabe Smith, top right, earns three points for a near fall in the 1B/2B 215-pound finals.
Lind-Ritzville/Sprague senior Game Smith, right, wrestles against Liberty Bell’s Damien Spears, left, in the semifinals of the 1B/2B 215-pound class. Smith avenged a loss to Spears from earlier in the season with a 5-2 decision to advance to the state finals.
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 21, 2024 5:15 PM
TACOMA — A year after taking third place in the 195-pound weight class in the Mat Classic, Lind-Ritzville/Sprague senior Gabe Smith came into his senior season on a mission; to finish on top of the podium in Tacoma.
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