Warriors win Valdez wrestling tourney

WASILLA — The Wasilla Warriors sent only 11 wrestlers to Valdez, but it was enough to bring a team title back to Wasilla High.

Wasilla used five individual titles and 171.5 points in the team standings to finish as the top squad in the Throwdown in Snow Town prep wrestling tournament Saturday in Valdez.

“The kids wrestled super tough,” Wasilla head coach Shawn Hayes said by phone earlier this week. “Every kid we brought was in the semifinals. That was pretty cool.”

Wesley Fraker (120 pounds), Hunter Hayes (132), Sterling Uhlenhake (138), Ethan Kraus (145) and Colton Lindquist (152) each won their weight class for Wasilla.

Wasilla, which finished second in the 4A state tournament last season, was one of three Valley programs in the top 5 of the team standings. Houston used 157.5 points to finish as the runner-up.

Heavyweight Dylan Jackson won his weight class for the second straight weekend. Justin Gericke also placed first at 195 pounds.

Redington placed fifth with 123.5 total points. James Paris placed first at 106 to lead the Huskies.

Moose 3rd at Lathrop

Palmer finished third in the Battle of the Interior duals meet Saturday at Lathrop High School in Fairbanks

Palmer edged North Pole 36-33 in the third-place dual. The Moose were 4-1 overall in the bracket, also scoring victories over Hutchison (66-6), Bethel (35-34) and Eagle River (60-14).

Knights win duals

Colony scored a pair of victories over Anchorage teams. The Knights bounced Service 71-9 and blanked Bartlett 90-0.

Su Valley competes in Homer Rumble

Aiden Jolley led Susitna Valley with a runner-up finish at the Homer Rumble Saturday in Homer.

Jolley, one of three Rams to place in the top 6, finished second at 182 pounds. Dalton Pinard placed fourth for Su Valley at 152, and David Johnston Jr was sixth at 220.

The Rams finished with 21 points in the team standings.

Contact Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman sports editor Jeremiah Bartz at sports@frontiersman.com.

Throwdown in Snow Town

Friday-Saturday, Valdez

Team scores:

1. Wasilla 171.5; 2. Houston 157.5 3. Grace Christian 124; 4. Barrow 123.5; 5. Redington 123.5; 6. Glennallen 118.5; 7. Seward 88; 8. Delta 81; 9. Palmer 72; 10. Galena 49.5; 11. Holy Rosary 28; 12. Valdez 26.

Championship finals:

98 pounds — J. Paris, Red m.d. C. Peterson, Sew 13-0; 113 — A. Librado, Bar p. B. McKell, Pal 1:07; 120 — W. Fraker, Was p. C. Norcross, Sew 1:45; 126 — J. Monts, Del p. C. Mullaly, Sew 1:59; 132 — H. Hayes, Was p. J. Dyer, Was 1:53; 138 — S. Uhlenhake, Was . S. Dorsey, Glen 1:40; 145 — E. Kraus, Was d. B. Brower, Bar 6-4 SV; 152 — C. Lindquist, Was d. M. Kuentzel, Gra 7-3; 160 — M. Lucas, HRA m.d. G. Martin, Gra 11-0; 182 — E. Brockman, Gra t.f. R. Ritter, Hou 22-4;

Third-place:

98 — J. Meriner, Gra d. C. Jasper, Was 11-7; 113 — O. Ford, Gra p. G. Mahoney, Hou 1:47; 120 — K. Charlie, Gal p. J. Kirby, Red 3:53; 126 — S. Logsdon, as d. J. Morganflash, Red 12-5; 132 — W. McGann, Pal p. J. Dorsey, Glen 0:39; 138 — L. Thacker, Was t.f. J. VanDyke, Sew 21-4; 145 — A. Bancroft, Glen m.d. D. Bolduc, Hou 11-0; 152 — R. Waska, Gal p. M. House, Hou 5:17; 160 — K. Gerlach, Gle p. C. Roehl, Was 3:48; 182 — O. Powers, Del p. O. Severance, Red 1:35

Round robin:

170 — 1. C. Gerlach, Gle; 2. T. Keene, Red; 3. D. O’Connor, Hou; 4. D. Woods, Val; 195 — 1. J. Gericks, Hou; 2. J. Tackey, Bar; J. Tanner, Gra; 4. E. Edwards, Hou; 220 — 1. S. Tuifua, Bar; 2. K. Rumfelt, Red; 3. B. Heather, Bar; 4. I. Larson, Gal; 285 — 1. D. Jackson, Hou; 2. V. Tuifua, Bar; 3. K. Graves, Del; 4. C. Ogle, Sew.

Battle of the Interior

Friday-Saturday, Lathrop

Team standings:

1. Lathrop; 2. South Anchorage; 3. Palmer; 4. Bethel; 5. North Pole; 6. Eagle River; 7. Lathrop JV; 8. West Valley; 9. Hutchison.