103 - Zabreznik improved to 27-1 in beating Jon Limbeck 7-1 for the title and looks poised to
defend his state title. Limbeck and Avila will be serious threats to him at state. Freshman Daryl Stephens of Quincy takes a big step forward with his trip to state.

On to Mat Classic XII		CWAC Rank	98-99 State Place
1st	Brad Zabreznik, Tonasket	2	1st
2nd	Jon Limbeck, Cashmere	3	3rd
3rd	Sergio Avila, Ki-Be	4	7th
4th	Melchor Imperial, Wapato	5	-
5th	Daryl Stephens, Quincy	NR	-
Alternate	Jose Mendez, Connell	9	-

112 - Ortiz and Schutte put on another good match with the same results, Ortiz in a close one
10-8. Dillon avenged his district loss to Sandoval by taking the third place match.

On to Mat Classic XII		CWAC Rank	98-99 State Place
1st	Ramon Ortiz, Connell	1	3rd
2nd	Mark Schutte, Othello	2	5th
3rd	Matt Dillon, Ephrata	8	Participant
4th	Jesus Sandoval, Cascade	7	Participant
5th	Jason Giles, Othello	5	8th
Alternate	John Wilson, East Valley	NR	-

119 - Bryan Caraway improved one spot from district with a second place finish. Unfortunately for him Martin Mitchell was standing in his way of the title. Caraway gave Mitchell a good fight but succumbed to a pin with 17 seconds left in the match. Caraway spoiled South champion Rudy Garza's tournament with a pin in the semi's. Garza didn't seem to recover from the defeat and finished 6th.

On to Mat Classic XII		CWAC Rank	98-99 State Place
1st	Martin Mitchell, Tonasket	1	1st
2nd	Bryan Caraway, Goldendale	6	-
3rd	Raul Zambrano, Wapato	5	-
4th	Jeremy Hauck, Cashmere	3	Participant
5th	Chris Branch, Omak	8	-
Alternate	Rudy Garza	2	8th

125 - DeLaPena vs Cerna V. Only this time Cerna was spelled S-T-E-P-H-E-N-S. The match between Ale and Troy evoked memories of the Ale's matches with John Cerna of Toppenish. Stephens was not intimidated by the two time state champion and did not back down to the challenge. However the result was the same as it has been 101 of the last 102 times Ale has stepped on the mat. All the takedowns went to Ale as he won a 6-3 decision. Could be a preview of the state finals. Casey McCourtie came out of nowhere this postseason to make it to state.

On to Mat Classic XII		CWAC Rank	98-99 State Place
1st	Ale DeLaPena, Ki-Be	1	1st
2nd	Troy Stephens, Quincy	2	5th
3rd	Casey McCourtie, Othello	10	-
4th	Matt Owens, Ephrata	9	Participant
5th	Julien Mendez, Connell	5	Participant
Alternate	Patrick Mitchell, Tonasket	8	-

130 - Antonio Avalo proved that districts was not a fluke. An 11-5 victory over Mendez showed that Avalos must be taken serious at state this year. Mendez, Hafer, Hargrove and Rodriguez should all place at the state tournament.

On to Mat Classic XII		CWAC Rank	98-99 State Place
1st	Antonio Avalos, Grandview	6	-
2nd	Camilo Mendez, Connell	2	4th
3rd	Jermai Hafer, Othello	5	7th
4th	Ben Hargrove, Cashmere	1	3rd
5th	Juan Rodriguez, Quincy	4	8th
Alternate	Teddy Herrera, Wapato	7	-

135 - Another overtime match between Thompson and Villarreal ended in the same result. A takedown for the championship by Thompson. Josh Corke did indeed provide an upset as he defeated Guadalupe Montes of Connell 10-6 in the consolation semis. Guadalupe then took 5th by pinning #1 North seed Ben Dronen. The interesting thing about the pin was that Dronen was on top at the time. Dronen had a legride in, but Montes grabbed Dronen's head and pulled his head down so that Dronen's shoulders where touching the mat. Dronen did not realize that he had been pinned until the ref told him to stop wrestling because he had been pinned.

On to Mat Classic XII		CWAC Rank	98-99 State Place
1st	Josh Thompson, East Valley	1	Participant
2nd	Danny Villarreal, Othello	2	-
3rd	Russ Chipman, Cashmere	4(125)	Participant
4th	Josh Corke, Ki-Be	5	-
5th	Guadalupe Montes, Connell	4	-
Alternate	Ben Dronen, Cashmere	NR	-

140 - Eli Super was able to even the series between himself and Escobedo with a 6-3 win for the regional title. Hutchinson and Jensen had a rematch of their district title in the 3rd place match.

On to Mat Classic XII		CWAC Rank	98-99 State Place
1st	Eli Super, Tonasket	1	3rd
2nd	Gilbert Escobedo, Cascade	4	Participant
3rd	Kyle Hutchinson, Grandview	2	Participant
4th	Ben Jensen, Othello	5	-
5th	Kyle Hopkins, East Valley	6	-
Alternate	Tim Valdez, Othello	4(145)	-

145 - Andy Logozzo served notice that he is a serious contender for the state title this year by pinning the returning 1A/B state champ Andy Newton. This was not an accidental pin. It was a pin earned by dominating his opponent. Burns, DeLaPena and Webley are all capable of placing at state.

On to Mat Classic XII		CWAC Rank	98-99 State Place
1st	Andy Logozzo, Grandview	2	Participant
2nd	Andy Newton, Chelan	1	1st
3rd	Johnny Burns, Cashmere	7	Participant
4th	Jesse DeLaPena, Ki-Be	3(140)	Participant
5th	Cole Webley, Quincy	3	Participant
Alternate	Adam Davis, Ephrata	6	-

152 - Tony Call won the title by injury default over Claudio Garza. Brian Freeman picked the perfect time to wrestle his best (or near best) to take third. Brady Gariano contiues his fine season and Chris Garza hung on to take 5th and earn a trip to state.

On to Mat Classic XII		CWAC Rank	98-99 State Place
1st	Tony Call, Tonasket	1	3rd
2nd	Claudio Garza, East Valley	2	4th
3rd	Brian Freeman, Connell	7	-
4th	Brady Gariano, Omak	9	-
5th	Chris Garza, Wapato	5	-
Alternate	Clinton Kooistra, Quincy	3	Participant

160 - Mike Yedinak pulled off the move of the night. Leading 6-2 over Chad Tuck, Yedinak was in danger of being takendown. Tuck had a single leg and looked like he was in control. Yedinak then did a forward somersault, through Tuck's legs and came up behind Tuck for the takedown and an 8-2 win. It was unbelievable!!! Tuck showed that he will be a force at state with an earlier semifinal OT win over 99' state 3rd place finisher Adam Bacon of Chelan.

On to Mat Classic XII		CWAC Rank	98-99 State Place
1st	Mike Yedinak, Ephrata	2	Participant
2nd	Chad Tuck, Connell	1	Participant
3rd	Adam Bacon, Chelan	3	3rd
4th	Jared Wilson, Tonasket	NR	-
5th	Matt Risenmay, Othello	4	-
Alternate	Kanim James, Wapato	5	-

171 - Lance Reichert showed his domination of this weightclass with an early 5 point move that took all the steam out of Josh Brewer. Reichert went on to a 13-3 win.

On to Mat Classic XII		CWAC Rank	98-99 State Place
1st	Lance Reichert, Othello	1	Participant
2nd	Josh Brewer, Ephrata	3	Participant
3rd	Josh Bates, Ephrata	4	6th
4th	Tyler Critchlow, East Valley	5	-
5th	Paul Hargrove, Cascade	NR	-
Alternate	Waylon Blackstad, Tonasket	7	-

On to Mat Classic XII		CWAC Rank	98-99 State Place
1st	Nathan Price, Ephrata	6	-
2nd	Joey Isley, Ki-Be	2	Participant
3rd	James Cain, Cashmere	1	Participant
4th	Greg Curnutt, Quincy	3	-
5th	Johnny Martinez, Othello	4	Participant
Alternate	Jesse Lisenbey, Omk	5	-

215 - Nathan Zuniga made quick work of John Gomez in the finals with a 48 second pin and sent a message that he is ready for another shot at state. Zuniga took 6th in 1998 at 215. Larry Ebel defeated Bobby Canales in the 5th place match in the 30 second tie breaker with an escape.

On to Mat Classic XII		CWAC Rank	98-99 State Place
1st	Nathan Zuniga, Toppenish	1	-
2nd	John Gomez, Cascade	2 (275)	-
3rd	Sam Allen, Ephrata	6	-
4th	Jason Greene, Grandview	2	Participant
5th	Larry Ebel, Cascade	5	-
Alternate	Bobby Canales, Ki-Be	3	-

275 - Russ Teeter wore down Wilde Owens in the finals and recorded a late takedown with the score tied 4-4. Teeter used his quickeness and superior conditioning to beat Owens with time running out in regulation.

On to Mat Classic XII		CWAC Rank	98-99 State Place
1st	Russ Teeter, Quincy	1	5th
2nd	Wilde Owens, Toppenish	5	Participant
3rd	Saul Olascon, Othello	4	-
4th	Mike Guerrero, Ephrata	3	Participant
5th	Justin Allen, Omak	6	-
Alternate	Zach Lefevre, Ki-Be	8	-