Junior Adylene Sanchez won her championship match. She said she was already emotional from one of her teammates being injured earlier in the day and so when she won, she said she needed a good cry.
February 26, 2025
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Four pins and a championship win
Ephrata’s Adylene Sanchez crowned state champ in 155-pound bracket
EPHRATA – In the bustling atmosphere of the Washington State Wrestling Championship, Adylene Sanchez, a 155-pound junior from Ephrata achieved what many thought was impossible: she ascended from three years of competition—without a placement—to becoming a state champion. “It was very emotional,” Sanchez said on her win. “I was already crying earlier that day because my friend got injured, so I was really on edge during the match.”