Warriors crown 4 champs

ANCHORAGE — The Wasilla Warriors were perfect in the final round, but couldn’t catch the South Anchorage Wolverines.

Wasilla and South each crowned four individual champions, but the Wolverines held on to win the team title of the Glenn Vandergaw Dimond Classic at Dimond High School Saturday.

Andrew Shannon (120 pounds), Ryker Steiner (132), Nate McKimson (145) and Bryce Serna (152) all won their respective weight classes for the Warriors.

All four Warriors knocked off a top-ranked wrestler in the state in the Vandergaw finals. Shannon edged the state’s top 120-pound wrestler, Mason Cochran of Palmer, 5-3 in the finals. Serna edged North Pole’s Moo Rogers 3-1 in the 152-pound final. McKimson beat top-ranked Sam Zimmerman of Lathrop 4-2 in the 145-pound final. Ryker Steiner scored a win by injury default at 132 over Service’s John Pounds, who is also ranked No. 1 in the state in his weight class.

Logan Albrecht also advanced to the finals and finished second at 98 pounds.

The Palmer Moose, powered by a trio of finalists, finished fourth in the team standings.

Cochran finished second at 120 pounds. Luke Heun (160) and Caleb Nielsen (182) also finished as runners-up. Colony finished seventh in the team standings.

Glenn Vandergaw Dimond Classic

Saturday, Dimond High

Team scores:

1. South Anchorage 148; 2. Wasilla 139; 3. Service 136; 4. Palmer 111; 4. (tie) Kodiak 111; 6. East Anchorage 82.5; 7. Colony 72; 8. North Pole 66; 9. Lathrop 61; 9. Lathrop 61; 10. West Valley 60; 11. Kenai 42; 12. Chugiak 39; 13. West Anchorage 37; 14. Dimond 26; 15. Eagle River 25.5.

Championship final:

98 pounds — G. Schack, Sou p. L. Albrecht, Was 1:15; 106 — N. Ottum, Sou d. H. Steffensen, Ken 5-3; 113 — G. Alvardo, Sou p. A. Caballa, Kod 5:26; 120 — A. Shannon, Was d. M. Cochran, Pal 5-3; 126 — D. Agnew, WV d. A. Nanez, Ser 3-1; 132 — R. Steiner, Was won by inj. def J. Pounds, Ser; 138 — E. Steffensen, Ken p. K. Hammond, Sou 0:57; 145 — N. McKimson, Was d. S. Zimmerman, Lat 4-2; 152 — B. Serna, Was p. M. Rogers, NP 3-1; 160 — R. Skieens, Ser p. L. Heun, Pal 3:44; 170 — J. Wiggins, East p. F. Dunbar, Ser 9-0; 182 — H. Story, WV d. C. Nielsen, Pal 11-7; 195 — D. Sauder, Sou m.d. K. Powers, Kod 13-2; 220 — D. Zorea, Ser p. R. Burroughs, Chu 2:55; 285 — S. Sega, Kod p. J. Augafa, Sou 2:38.

Third-place matches:

98 — B. McKimson, Was d. S. Hoffman, Ser 11-6; 106 — K. Willard, East p. C. Frazier, NP 1:41; 113 — B. Abbott, Was p. J. Nero, Col 2:18; 120 — J. Small, Kod d. R. Pellumbi, Sou 5-3 OT; 126 —E. Burris, Kod d. N. Ottum, Sou 8-2; 132 — S. Adams, Col d. C. Jury, Chu 12-6; 138 — K. Lucas, Col d. C. Bendixen, Pal 9-4; 145 — T. Thammavongsa, Ser t.f. N. Fitzgerald, West 18-3; 152 — H. Molesky, Pal bye victory; 160 — L. Conway, Col by victory; 182 — B. Bennett, Lat d. M. Dobbs, Was 10-7; 195 — J. Ryno, Pal m.d. T. Bigley, Kod 12-0; 220 — I. MacKenzie, Col d. B. Button, Pal 5-1; 285 — K. King, East p. N. Stevens, Ser 2:46.

Palmer 52, North Pole 17

113 pounds — J. Sanders, Pal won by fft; 120 — M. Cochran, Pal m.d. A. Cox, NP 19-9; 126 — A. Molesky, Pal m.d. C. Eide, NP 9-1; 132 — W. McGann, Pal p. B. Gifford, NP 3:44; 138 — C. Bendixen, Pal p. G. Wollman, NP 4:55; 145 — G. Powell, Pal d. M. Martinez, NP 8-4; 152 — H. Molesky, Pal d. M. Rogers, NP 8-6; 160 — L. Heun, Pal m.d. D. Best, NP 20-7; 170 — M. Swineheart, Pal p. S. innes, NP 3:18; 182 — C. Nielsen, Pal d. D. Hursh, NP 6-3; 195 — J. Ryno, Pal d. G. Bennett, NP 7-1; 220 — B. Button, Pal m.d. B. Davis, NP 15-4; 285 — D. Walker, NP won by fft; 98 — P. Music, NP p. B. Conrad, Pal 2:57; 106 — C. Fraizier, NP t.f. J. Almedia, Pal 19-3.

Palmer 65, Eagle River 11

106 — J. Almedia, Pal won by fft; 113 — J. Sanders, Pal won by fft; 120 — M. Cochran, Pal d. Z. Luff, ER 8-6; 126 — A. Molesky, Pal p. C. Octeau, ER 1:00; 132 — G. Arnold, ER m.d. W. McGann, Pal 13-5; 138 — C. Bendixen, Pal t.f. H. Riebe, ER 5:04; 145 — C. Florence, ER m.d. G. Powell, Pal 9-0; 152 — X. Horton, ER d. H. Molesky, Pal 15-14; 160 — K. Sparkman, Pal d. J. Stemper, ER 4-2 OT; 170 — E. Cannon-Rogers, Pal won by fft; 182 — M. Swineheart, Pal won by fft; 195 — C. Nielsen, Pal p. T. Leheny, ER 0:43; 220 — J. Ryno, Pal won by fft; 285 — B. Button, Pal won by fft; 98 — B. Conrad, Pal won by fft.

Wasilla 65, Eagle River 9

106 — L. Albrecht, Was won by fft; 113 — B. Abbott, Was won by fft; 120 — Z. Luff, ER d. A. Shannon, Was 6-3; 126 — C. Wolfe, Was p. C. Octeau, ER 2:26; 132 — R. Steiner, Was m.d. G. Arnold, ER 18-7; 138 — H. Riebe, ER p. C. Ozella, Was 4:37; 145 — N. McKimson, was m.d. C. Florence, ER 22-11; 152 — D. Morrow, Was d. Z. Horton, ER 11-6; 160 — C. Minnick, Was p. J. Stemper, ER 2:36; 170 — B. Ingersoll, Was won by fft; 182 — double forfeit; 195 — B. Schultz, Was p. T. Leheny, ER 2:50; 220 — Q. Wright, Was won by fft; 285 — J. Campbell, Was won by fft; 98 — B. McKimson, Was won by fft.

Wasilla 46, North Pole 27

98 — L. Albrecht, Was p. P. Music, NP 3:14; 106 — C. Frazier, NP d. B. McKimson, Was 9-2; 113 — K. Harper, Was won by fft; 120 — A. Shannon, Was p. A. Cox, NP 1:34; 126 — S. Carpenter, Was p. C. Eide, NP 11-4; 132 — R. Steiner, Was p. B. Gifford, NP 3:31; 138 — G. Wollman, NP d. P. Inglet, Was 12-5; 145 — N. McKimson, Was d. M. Martinez, NP 11-4; 152 — B. Serna, Was m.d. M. Rogers, NP 12-3; 160 — D. Best, NP d. C. Minnick, Was 5-2; 170 — S. Innes, NP p. B. Ingersoll, Was 1:39; 182 — S. Hursh, NP won by fft; 195 — A. Fuller, Was p. G. Bennett, NP 3:30; 220 — W. Wright, Was d. B. Davis, NP 7-3; 285 — D. Walker, NP p. J. Campbell, Was 0:39.