Moses Lake seniors Bianca Johnson (left) and Ashley Naranjo (right) stand atop the podium at last year’s state tournament. Both Johnson and Naranjo placed first in their weight classes.
November 18, 2022
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MLHS girls wrestling creates a legacy
MOSES LAKE — When David Peralez, a 2010 graduate of Moses Lake High School, signed on to coach the Maverick girls wrestling team last season, he had the idea in mind to create a program similar to what boys wrestling is in Moses Lake. After a sixth-place finish at state last year, the Moses Lake girls wrestling team is off to a strong start in building its legacy. “It’s always been a dream of mine to have the girls have a program similar to the guys,” Peralez said. “Where it has a great degree of wrestlers coming back, I was more drawn to the idea of building this historic program much similar to the guys, and I think that wrestling is now starting to move towards having more girls participate, which I love seeing.”