TACOMA – The Sedro-Woolley Cubs girls wrestling team claim their fourth state team title with 77 team points over second place Fife (70) and one individual state title from 3A defending state champion Jessie Kaech at 130. Kaech earned her second state title with two pins on Day One and two pins to finish out her season on Day Two. Haylee Rabenstein finished up with a second place showing at 155 as Jordyn Adams placed fourth at 118 for the Cubs and Emily Iverson took sixth at 106 to help Sedro-Woolley to the 3A girls team title.
On the boys’ side, Brady Mast collected a pin in the semifinals and a 10-2 decision to win the only boys individual championship for the Cubs at 145. Kevin Rabenstein made the podium with a fourth place finish at 285 while freshman Jacob Farrell (132) and Kyle Morgan (138) both took sixth place, helping the Cubs take sixth place in the team standings.
Enumclaw won the state team title with 120 points, followed by Yelm (98), Bonney Lake (81), Shadle Park (69) and Kelso (66.5) were the top five schools in the Boys 3A standings.
2/17/12
TACOMA – Day One at this year’s Mat Classic saw four Cub boys grapple into the semifinals and two Cub girls reach the same level. Sedro-Woolley’s freshman phenom Jacob Farrell tore through his first two opponent’s, first with a pin, then a 6-4 decision over last year’s runner-up at 132, Izaec Quintanilla of North Central. Farrell joins Kyle Morgan (138), Brady Mast (145) and Kevin Rabenstein (285) into the semifinals on the boys’ side. Cub girls have Jessie Kaech (130) and Haylee Rabenstein (155) in the semifinals as well. Kaech is ranked #1 at 130.
Teams points show the Sedro-Woolley girls in the lead with 77 points with Stanwood next at 61.5 points followed by Kelso (53), Fife (52) and Centralia ( 50). The Cub boys are holding steady in fifth place with 64 points as Enumclaw is leading with 108, followed by Yelm (96), Bonney Lake (75) and Shadle Park (67). The Cubs have a shot at overtaking Shadle Park with success from the four Cubs in their semifinal matches Saturday. Here’s how each Cub wrestler faired in Day One:
(113) Buck Johnson: W pin/L fall/L tech. fall – out. (132) Jacob Farrell: W pin/W 6-4/L 11-5/L 6-4. (132) Boyce Johnson: W pin/L 9-2/l 9-2 – out. (138) Kyle Morgan: W pin/W 8-4/L fall/L 4-0/ 9-4. (145) Brady Mast: W pin/W 2-1/W pin/W 10-2. (152) Josh Farrell: W 8-6 ot/L fall/L fall – out. (195) Gabe Torgeson: L 3-1/L fall – out. (285) Kevin Rabenstein: W 4-2/W pin/L fall/W 6-2/L fall.
(106) Emily Iverson: W pin/L fall/W pin/L 10-6/L fall. (106) Megan McMurrin: L fall/W pin/L fall – out. (118) Jordyn Adams: L 6-4/W pin/W pin/W pin/W pin/L 9-2. (130) Jessie Kaech: W pin/W pin/W pin/W pin. (145) Kendall Stafford: L fall/L fall – out. (155) Haylee Rabenstein: W 5-2/W pin/W 8-5/L fall.
2/11/12
The Sedro-Woolley Cubs’ boys wrestling team won the 3A Regional Tournament last Saturday at Skyline High School east of Bellevue and will be sending eight Cub wrestlers to the State Meet at the Tacoma Dome February 17-18. The Cub girls will be represented by ten wrestlers after their successful showing at the Girls’ Regional Tournament at Bellingham High School over the weekend. Places and tournament records of those heading to state are below:
113: Buck Johnson (3rd, 3-1); 132: BOYCE JOHNSON (1st, 3-0); 132: Jacob Farrell (2nd, 2-1); 138: KYLE MORGAN (1st, 3-0); 145: BRADY MAST (3-0); 152: Josh Farrell (4th, 2-2); 195: Gabe Torgeson (3rd, 3-1); 285: Kevin Rabenstein (3rd, 3-1).
106: Emily Iverson (2nd, 2-1); 106: Megan McMurrin (4th, 2-2); 112: Cassidy Mast (6th, 0-3); 118: Jordyn Adams (3rd, 3-1); 118: Tinerra Adams (5th, 3-1); 124: Cherish Mauck (6th, 1-2); 130: JESSIE KAECH (1st, 3-0); 137: Taylor Dawson (5th, 1-2); 145: Kendall Stafford (2nd, 2-1); 155: HAYLEE RABENSTEIN (1st, 3-0); 170: Logan Riggles (5th, 0-2).
2/4/12
OAK HARBOR – The Sedro-Woolley Cubs’ boys team grappled its way into getting a dozen wrestlers onto the podium at Districts at Oak Harbor High School Saturday and pulled off the team title with the following wrestlers’ performances:
113: BUCK JOHNSON 1st; 145: BRADY MAST 1st (4 pins); 132: Boyce Johnson 2nd; 152: Josh Farrell 2nd; 285: Kevin Rabenstein 2nd; 126: Jacob Farrell 3rd; 138: Kyle Morgan 3rd; 195: Gabe Torgeson 3rd; 220: Nolan Swartz 4th; 182: Bobby South 5th; 220: Jay Moore 5th; 106: Johnny Bute 6th.
The Cub girls won their Sub-Regional Tournament as well with four title winners:
130: JESSIE KAECH 1st; 145: KENDALL STAFFORD 1st; 155: HAYLEE RABENSTEIN 1st; 170: LOGAN RIGGLES 1st; 106: Emily Iverson 2nd; 118: Jordyn Adams 2nd; 124: Cherish Mauck 2nd; 112: Cassidy Mast 3rd; 118: Tinerra Adams 3rd; 137: Taylor Dawson 3rd; 106: Megan McMurrin 4th; 112: Hailey Parker 4th.
Next week, boys’ regional tournament will be at home at Skyline High School in Sammamish Saturday, February 11 all day, while the girls’ regional tournament will be held at Bellingham High School, February 11 all day.