Nearly 300 compete in Tri-Valley tourney

Frontiersman staff

WASILLA — Colony High School played host to the Tri-Valley Wrestling Club’s freestyle/Greco Roman tournament Friday and Saturday. More than a dozen teams representing the Mat-Su Valley, Fairbanks, Anchorage, the Kenai Peninsula and Valdez competed in the tournament, which featured nearly 300 competitors.

Mat-Su wrestlers fared quite well, taking home 28 individual titles in the two-day event, which included age groups ranging from pre-bantam (5-6-year-olds) to juniors (high-schoolers, 17 and over).

The host Tri-Valley Wrestling Club earned a meet-high 20 individual titles, getting wins from pre-bantams Jared Hopkins (40 pounds), Vincent Cramer (45) and Lane Booth (50); bantams Austin Edwards (45), Levi Hopkins (55B) and Eric Christy (60A); novices Daniel Dahms (65) and Matthew Vandemartin (75); midget B Chace Booth (103); novice B’s Joey Bernowski (85) and Chance Boatman (95); schoolboy/girls Gabe Loggins (112), Luke Faulkner (128) and Quace Wright (210); Cadets Charles Coisman (119), Sam Loggins (140), Ryan Knutson (152), Joseph Fujimoto (160) and Renn Wright (285); and junior Dan Gregory (145).

The Mid-Valley Wrestling Club got seven individual winners, including victories by pre-bantam Bryce Thompson (60); bantam Micah Mathis (50); midget Jarod Ruffing (80); novice B’s Jedediah Diederich (90) and Mitchell Daigle (140+); cadet Jeremy White (189) and open class 189-pounder Daniel Graham.

The Mat-Su Matmen got one individual titleist, picking up a win by novice B Hunter Molesky at 105 pounds.

The meet was the second of four freestyle/Greco Roman meets scheduled in the Valley this year. Next weekend, Houston’s North Star Wrestling Club will host a meet at Houston High School. On May 9 and 10, the Wasilla Multi-Use Sports Complex will host the state meet, which this year will feature the first-ever girls’ freestyle/Greco Roman state championships.

For more information on freestyle and Greco Roman wrestling, visit Alaska USA Wrestling at www.ausaw.org.

Contact the Frontiersman sports department at sports@frontiersman.com

Tri-Valley Wrestling

Freestyle/Greco Roman Meet

April 10-11

Colony High School

Pre-Bantam

35 — 1. Jeremy Bockert, Interior Youth; 2. Avery Hart, Soldotna Whalers

40 — 1. Jared Hopkins, Tri-Valley; 2. Caleb Wolfe, Mid-Valley; 3. T.J. Clapp, Mid-Valley

45 — 1. Vincent Cramer, Tri-Valley; 2. Zachary Burnett, Nikiski

50 — 1. Lane Booth, Tri-Valley; 2. Dylan Edwards, Arctic Warriors

60 — 1. Bryce Thompson, Mid-Valley; 2. Jonathan Knoll, Alaska Battle Cats; 3. Tamara Frates, Soldotna Whalers

BANTAM

45 — 1. Austin Edwards, Tri-Valley; 2. Dia Martishev, Popeye Wrestling Club; 3. Julia Foster, Anchorage Freestyle

50 — 1. Micah Mathis, Mid-Valley; 2. Gideon Hutchison, Soldotna Whalers; 3. Bessie Twitchell, Mid-Valley

55A — 1. Jason Jenn, Valdez; 2. Jeremy Devries, Alaska Avalanche; 3. Makenna Wiggins, Cook Inlet

55B — 1. Levi Hopkins, Tri-Valley; 2. Joey Lerch, Chugach; 3. Taylor Mcalpin, Tri-Valley

60A — 1. Eric Christy, Tri-Valley; 2. Jacob Shack, Anchorage Freestyle; 3. Jayden Reynolds, Anchorage Freestyle

60B — 1. Noah Johnson, Anchorage Freestyle; 2. Isaak Bell, Mid-Valley; 3. Brennan Easley, Tri-Valley

65 — 1. Derrick Knoblock, Anchorage Freestyle; 2. Skyler Hale, Anchorage Freestyle; 3. Chris Schneider, Anchorage Freestyle

70 — 1. Evan Bockman, Alaska Avalanche; 2. Brock Stanley, Alaska Avalanche

75 — 1. Zac Nelson, Alaska Avalanche; 2. Michael Evans, Tri-Valley

75++ — 1. Daniel Bradbury, Anchorage Freestyle

MIDGET

55 — 1. Weston Martin, Anchorage Freestyle; 2. Abigail Foster, Anchorage Freestyle; 3. Marquez Ruiz, Arctic Warriors

60 — 1. Westely Bockert, Interior Youth; 2. Andy Bernowski, Tri-Valley; 3. Cody Pickworth, Mid-Valley

65 — 1. Gregory Shack, Anchorage Freestyle; 2. Dawson Nash, Tri-Valley; 3. Marc Fletcher, Alaska Avalanche

70 — 1. Joshua Malnoske, Cook Inlet; 2. Caleb Hopkins, Tri-Valley; 3. Tyler Knoblock, Anchorage Freestyle

75 — 1. Noah Ottum, Anchorage Freestyle; 2. Tanner Streicher, Mid-Valley; 3. Cade Morgan, Alaska Avalanche

80 — 1. Jarod Ruffing, Mid-Valley; 2. Hunter Fanning, Anchorage Freestyle; 3. Jordan Nero, Mid-Valley

NOVICE

65 — 1. Daniel Dahms, Tri-Valley; 2. Logan Albrecht, Mid-Valley; 3. Travis Newland, Arctic Warriors

70 — 1. Seth Hutchison, Soldotna Whalers; 2. Nicholas Ottum, Anchorage Freestyle; 3. Michael Brown, Nikiski

75 — 1. Matthew Vandemartin, Tri-Valley; 2. Adam Hanohano, Mid-Valley; 3. Aaron Molesky, Mat-Su Matmen

80 — 1. Andrew Shannon, Arctic Warriors; 2. Laine Archuledta, Soldotna Whalers; 3. Ryan Radmer, Mat-Su Matmen

MIDGET B

87 — 1. Derryk Snell, Chugach; 2. Talon Stanley, Alaska Avalanche; 3. Christian Kurka, Tri-Valley

103 — 1. Chace Booth, Tri-Valley; 2. Nolan Martin, Tri-Valley; 3. Gary Hoppenworth, Alaska Avalanche

120+ — 1. Aumanu Manu, Alaska Avalanche

120++ — 1. Anthony Manu, Alaska Avalanche

NOVICE B

85 — 1. Joey Bernowski, Tri-Valley; 2. D.J. Morrow, Mid-Valley

90 — 1. Jedediah Diederich, Mid-Valley; 2. Wade Booth, Tri-Valley; 3. Kody Nash, Tri-Valley

95 — 1. Chance Boatman, Tri-Valley; 2. Zachariah Doan, Tri-Valley; 3. Boaz Sessom, Tri-Valley

105 — 1. Hunter Molesky, Mat-Su Matmen; 2. Bryce Foster, Anchorage Freestyle; 3. Zac Schneider, Anchorage Freestyle

120 — 1. Tyler Frates, Soldotna Whalers; 2. Alek Schultz, Anchorage Freestyle; 3. Tyler Thammavongsa, Anchorage Freestyle

130 — 1. Brendan Thomspon, Alaska Avalanche; 2. Peyton Whaley-Hickerson, Arctic Warriors

140+ — 1. Mitchell Daigle, Mid-Valley

140++ — 1. Falaniko Manu, Alaska Avalanche; 2. Aaron Kirby, Mid-Valley

SCHOOL BOY/GIRL

84 — 1. Hope Steffensen, Kenai Kavemen; 2. Nathaniel Pempek, Chugach; 3. Hannah Hutchison, Soldotna Whalers

91 — 1. Austin Cunningham, Soldotna Whalers; 2. Nake McKimson, Arctic Warriors; 3. Luke Foster, Anchorage Freestyle

105 — 1. Tyler Adams, Arctic Warriors; 2. Bryce Nunally, Arctic Warriors; 3. Morgan Saugve, Nikiski

112 — 1. Gabe Loggins, Tri-Valley; 2. Joshua Brown, Nikiski; 3. Jentry Diederich, Mid-Valley

120 — 1. Dusty Poole, Kenai Kavemen; 2. Wade Snell, Chugach; 3. Micheal Williams, Independent

128 — 1. Luke Faulkner, Tri-Valley; 2. Arik Smith, Tri-Valley; 3. Jacob Player, Mat-Su Matmen

136 — 1. Rilen Skieens, Alaska Battle Cats; 2. Hayden Lloyd, Arctic Warriors; 3. Jacob Finney, Mat-Su Matmen

160 — 1. Sharif Taha, Alaska Avalanche

210 — 1. Quace Wright, Tri-Valley; 2. Anthony Love, Alaska Avalanche; 3. Jacob Evans, Mid-Valley

CADET

112 — 1. Brent Amos, Alaska Avalanche; 2. Cody Paniptchuk, Alaska Battle Cats; 3. Sawyer Skiba, Nikiski

119 — 1. Charles Cosiman, Tri-Valley; 2. Matthew Malnoske, Cook Inlet; 3. Matthew Vikich, Tri-Valley

130 — 1. Chris Frazier, Interior Youth; 2. Chase Montgomery, Tri-Valley; 3. Richard Edwards, Arctic Warriors

135 — 1. Joe Martishev, Popeye WC; 2. Rachel Shannon, Arctic Warriors; 3. Steven Ellis, Alaska Avalanche

140 — 1. Sam Loggins, Tri-Valley; 2. Kaden Spurgeon, Nikiski; 3. Nathan Such, Tri-Valley

145 — 1. Caleb Pempek, Chugach; 2. Skye Rench, Tri-Valley; 3. Brandon Bannke, Cook Inlet

152 — 1. Ryan Knutson, Tri-Valley; 2. Briggham Perez, Mid-Valley

160 — 1. Joseph Fujimoto, Tri-Valley; 2. Zenon Martishev, Popeye WC; 3. Joseph Kizer, Mid-Valley

189 — 1. Jeremy White, Mid-Valley; 2. Nathan Syvertson, Mid-Valley

285 — 1. Renn Wright, Tri-Valley; 2. Thomas Class, Tri-Valley

JUNIOR

130 — 1. Joe Hughes, Interior Youth; 2. Cameron Lingnau, Alaska Battle Cats

145 — 1. Dan Gregory, Tri-Valley; 2. Dan Simmons, Interior Youth

171 — 1. Luke Deboard, Interior Youth; 2. Elliot Clausen, Interior Youth; 3. Kenny Boykin, Tri-Valley

189 — 1. Jessy Amos, Alaska Avalanche; 2. Hunter Hicks, Interior Youth; 3. Jacob Marshall, Arctic Warriors

OPEN

189 — 1. Daniel Graham, Mid-Valley; 2. Jeris Lewis, Interior Youth; 3. Zachary Gonzales, Interior Youth

211.5 — 1. Steve Wolfe, Popeye WC; 2. Jordan Lewis, Interior Youth