Small schools wrestling tourney starts today in Nikiski

NIKISKI — Six Houston Hawks will compete in the ASAA/First National Bank 123A State Wrestling Championships, which starts today at Nikiski High School.

Luke Wagner, Drew Drake, Jake Davis, Cody Barber, Cesar Davila and Calen Wilbur are all slated to compete in the two-day championships. Wagner, who won a Denali/Kachemak Conference Championship last week, is the top-ranked wrestler at 220 pounds. Wrestling starts today at 10 a.m., and the championship semifinals are scheduled for 6 p.m. Action continues on Saturday, with consolation rounds starting at 9 a.m. and the championship finals slated for 5:15 p.m.

Valley teams to compete in duals championships

ANCHORAGE — Wasilla, Colony and Palmer are among 16 teams slated to compete in the 2011 Alaska State Duals Championships, which start today at 10 a.m. at South Anchorage High School.

The first round is split into four pools. Colony is in Pool A, along with South, West Valley and Dimond. Wasilla is in Pool B, with Chugiak, Soldotna and Bartlett. Palmer is in Pool C, with North Pole, Service and Kenai.

Valley wrestlers ranked

WASILLA — More than two dozen Mat-Su wrestlers are listed among the latest akmat.org prep wrestling rankings.

The defending state champion Wasilla Warriors have 12 grapplers on the list, including a pair — seniors Abe Fox and Tyler Adams — who are ranked first in their weight classes. Fox is first at 126 and Adams is No. 1 at 145.

Wasilla is also listed first in the team standings.

The Colony Knights have seven on the latest list, including top-ranked Simon Root at 170. There are five Palmer Moose on the rankings. Rankings are compiled and released by the Alaska wrestling website, akmat.org.

Akmat.org 4A Rankings

106 pounds — 1. Andrew Caballa, Kodiak; 2. Hope Steffensen, Kenai; 3. Brennan Girard, East; 4. Gavin Alvardo, South; 5. Mason Cochran, Palmer; 6. JD Wood, North Pole.

113 — 1. Alex Nanez, South; 2. Nick Ottum, South; 3. Zach Ritchie, South; 4. Wade Booth, Colony; 5. Levi Fried, Kodiak; 6. Andrew Shannon, Wasilla.

120 — 1. Andrew Hendrix, Lathrop; 2. Kraig Hammond, South; 3. Francis Llorente, Kodiak; 4. Shannon Carpenter, Wasilla; 5. Aaron Molesky, Palmer; 6. Chris Brenner, North Pole.

126 — 1. Abe Fox, Wasilla; 2. Daide Agnew, West Valley; 3. Eddie Burris, Kodiak; 4. Nathan Pempek, Palmer; 5. Ryker Steiner, Wasilla; 6. Chase Jury, Chugiak.

132 — 1. Ellery Steffensen, Kenai; 2. Dillon Achman, Lathrop; 3. Cameron White, Kodiak; 4. John Pounds, Service; 5. Cody Decker, North Pole; 6. Jacob Wenzl, Chugiak.

138 — 1. Johnny Hogenson, South; 2. Nate McKimson, Wasilla; 3. Talon Sturgill, Bartlett; 4. Bryce Serna, Wasilla; 5. Jacob Lunsford, Service; 6. Devon Carter, Kenai.

145 — 1. Tyler, Adams, Wasilla; 2. Austin Tennis, Soldotna; 3. Matt Downing, East; 4. Luke Heun, Palmer; 5. Jeremy Warzewick, Colony; 6. Cesar Guzman, East.

152 — 1. Dominic Taus, Eagle River; 2. Pedro Pena, West; 3. Rilen Skieens, Service; 4. Ken Hamilton, Ketchikan; 5. Sawyer Root, Colony; 6. Kevin Lepola, Kodiak.

160 — 1. Daniel Murakami, Service; 2. Caleb Pempek, Wasilla; 3. Jacob Shangin, South; 4. Brandon Canete, Kodiak; 5. Moo Rogers, North Pole; 6. Jacob Wharton, Lathrop.

170 — 1. Simon Root, Colony; 2. Eilliot, West; 3. Frankie Dunbar, Service; 4. Drake Burton, Colony; 5. Kerry Powers, Kodiak; 6. Logan Sheets, Eagle River.

182 — 1. Troy Streiff, Soldotna; 2. Charlie Johnson, Kodiak; 3. Jacob Granado, Chugiak; 4. Robert Lopez, South; 5. Alex Fuller, Wasilla; 6. Josh Meno, Colony.

195 — 1. Stephen Ellis, Service; 2. Garrett Morrison, Chugiak; 3. Jesse Hamilton, East; 4. Austine Gonzales, Wasilla; 5. Jacob Crews, West; 6. Alex Medeiros, Chugiak.

220 — 1. Drew Yeager, Bartlett; 2. Derek Zorea, Service; 3. Alexander Gudzchinsky, Lathrop; 4. Adam Akelkok, Wasilla; 5. Tucker Bigley, Kodiak; 6. Cole Frohling, Palmer.

285 — 1. Caleb Green, Bartlett; 2. Erich Pili, Service; 3. Kody Trombey, Chugiak; 4. Ryan Pomrenke, Wasilla; 5. Ty Farber, Colony; 6. Cole Foster, Lathrop.

Team — 1. Wasilla; 2. Service; 3. South; 4. Kodiak; 5. Colony.

Akmat.org 123A Rankings

106 pounds — 1. Brett Reich, Kotzebue; 2. Darrin Davis, Sitka; 3. Wesley Gilroy, ACS; 4. Evan Dyment, Bethel; 5. Hannah Hutchison, Skyview; 6. Austin Craig, Skyview.

113 — 1. Raner Thain, Craig; 2. Kieffer Groenveld, Valdez; 3. Shawn Gardiner, Dillingham; 4. Josh Mendenhall, Bethel; 5. Dakota Neely, Nikiski; 6. Tyler Handly, Nikiski.

120 — 1. Gabe Cabrera, Nome; 2. Emery Booshu, Nome; 3. Anthony Walsh, Grace; 4. Nate Ezell, Eielson; 5. David Towne, Valdez; 6. Joe Kohler, New Stuyahok.

126 — 1. Jared Miller, Dillingham; 2. Dion Williams, Nome; 3. Jed Wilde, Seward; 4. Nolan Christopher, New Stuyahok; 5. Caj Rohrer, Valdez; 6. Jaren Sumaunang, Sitka.

132 — 1. Will Patrick, Sitka; 2. Scott Hansen, Kotzebue; 3. Austin Rake, Valdez; 4. Sam Janorschke, Skyview; 5. Aaron Ulroan, Chevak; 6. Junyor Erikson, Nome.

138 — 1. Cade Schlagel, Dillingham; 2. Dennis Wilson, Dillingham; 3. Isaac Deaton, Valdez; 4. Doug O’Hara, Kotzebue; 5. Kurt Dingwall, Wrangell; 6. Anthony Friese, Grace.

145 — 1. Mario Kugo, Bethel; 2. Tyler Anelon, New Halen; 3. Josh Brown, Nikiski; 4. Landon Eck, Kotzebue; 5. Mike Ace, Valdez; 6. Tanner Thomassen, Wrangell.

152 — 1. Kaden Spurgeon, Nikiski; 2. Brayton Lieb, Bethel; 3. Corbin LePore, Bethel; 4. Devon Phillips, Kotzebue; 5. Cody Williams, Skyview; 6. Brandon Hursh, Valdez.

160 — 1. Trevor Chavez, Bethel; 2. Corey Green, Nikiski; 3. Mark McGregor, Homer; 4. Mason Kimber, Cordova; 5. Anthony Minillo, Thorne Bay; 6. Sonny Flensburg, Dillingham.

170 — 1. Justin Allen, Valdez; 2. Matt Adams, Cordova; 3. Jake Davis, Houston; 4. Martin Outtron, Bethel; 5. Michael Mathew, Mt. Edgecumbe; 6. Tyrone Anderson, Seward.

182 — 1. Lincoln Johnson, Nikiski; 2. Shyler Johnson, Mt. Edgecumbe; 3. Jay Balcom, Craig; 4. Alex Rodriguez, Skyview; 5. Luke Rietveld, Glennallen; 6. Mick Wells, Homer.

195 — 1. Demetrius Milne, Metlakatla; 2. Sam Rininger, Seward; 3. Travis Tunguing, Snew Stuyahok; 4. Thomas Hoseth, Dillingham; 5. Gusty Akelkok, Mt. Edgecubme; 6. Joe Stesetaritis, Homer.

220 — 1. Luke Wagner, Houston; 2. Paul Johnson, Mt. Edgecumbe; 3. Keanu King, Bethel; 4. Justin Braswell, Dillingham; 5. Solomone Finau, Glennallen; 6. Connor McConnell, Unalaska.

285 — 1. Jaylin Prince, Mt. Edgecumbe; 2. Timothy Robb, Bethel; 3. Henry Eide, Nikiski; 4. Dakota Ekis, Yakutat; 5. Johnathon Alexander, Skyview; 6. John Wilson, Aniak.

Team — 1. Bethel; 2. Nikiski; 3. Valdez; 4. Dillingham; 5. Kotzebue.