Warriors 2nd at North Pole wrestling tourney

NORTH POLE — Wasilla crowned three individual champions en route to a runner-up finish in the John Tobin Invitational at North Pole High School Saturday night.

Micah Mathis (98 pounds), Dillon Simpson (106) and DJ Morrow (170) each won their weight classes for Wasilla. Berit Sturgeon (120) and Andrew Shannon (160) also advanced to the finals for the Warriors, and placed second. Wyatt McGann led Palmer with a second-place finish at 138.

John Tobin Invitational

Saturday, North Pole

Team scores – 1) South, 205.5; 2) Wasilla, 149; 3) North Pole, 142; 4) Lathrop, 107; 5) Service, 100.5; 6) Chugiak, 92.5; 7) Kodiak, 88; 8) West Valley, 66; 9) East, 62; 10) Palmer, 50; 11) Bartlett, 37.

Finals

98 pounds – Micah Mathis, Wasilla def. Micah Ee, Lathrop, 8-3; 106 – Dillon Simpson, Wasilla def. Jacob Spencer, Lathrop, 4-2; 113 – Scott Harris, South p. Tyriq Jones, Lathrop 3:59; 120 – Joel Valdez, Kodiak, p. Berit Sturgeon, Wasilla, 1:25; 126 – Greg Shack, South p. Jay-Ar Small, Kodiak, 5:54; 132 – Levi Fried, Kodiak def. Joshua Fetko, Service, 5-2; 138 – Dew Rogers, North Pole def. Wyatt McGann, Palmer, 8-3; 145 – Rami Pellumbi, South def. Alex Kennedy, East, 9-3; 152 – Joey Fricilone, West Valley def. Zach Ritchie, 6-3 (TB-1); 160 – Brandon Lowe, Chugiak def. Andrew Shannon, Wasilla, 8-6; 170 – DJ Morrow, Wasilla p. Mario Herrera, Service, 5:16; 182 – Abraham Correa-Medina, South def. Jack Dickinson, Lathrop, 5-1; 195 – Jesse Nelson, Chugiak maj. dec. Heath Jackson, North Pole, 11-1; 220 – Nolan Wandersee, Kodiak def. Keahi Queja, East, 5-4; 285 – Nicholas Stevens, Service, def. Wyatt Bruso, Bartlett, 5-2