Wrangell’s wrestlers took third at Region V in Ketchikan over the weekend, and will be sending all seven of its students to state-level competition in Anchorage this weekend.
The team brought six boys and one girl for the tournament, and between them took third place overall. Four wrestlers took championship titles for the region and the other three were runners-up.
“Extremely good tournament for all our wrestlers,” Wrangell coach Jeff Rooney said afterward. “They were all standouts. They wrestled hard, and they wrestled smart.”
JD Barratt scored 18 points with his first-place win in the 106 weight bracket, bringing his record to 27-4. In the final he faced Dayton Hoblet from Mount Edgecumbe, winning the match by fall in 4:46.
In the 182 weight bracket, Dillon Rooney took the title and scored 20 points for his team. The semifinal round saw him win by 10-4 decision over Craig student Maverick Ballard. Rooney faced Petersburg’s Dillon Ware in the final round, winning with a pin in three minutes. His record presently stands at 26-10.
Without competitors, Jonah Comstock automatically placed first for the 98-pound weight bracket, earning his team 14 points and bringing his
season record to 13-10. Still mending from injuries from
earlier this season, he is waiting for medical clearance but will likely be able to participate at State.
Hannah Brown took first place in the 1234A girls’ 145 weight bracket, earning 20 points. After a quarterfinal bye she faced Haley Lynch from Metlakatla, winning by pin in 3:38. Brown then faced Mount Edgecumbe’s Anya Pingayak, winning by 1-0 decision. Headed to State, she bears a 15-13 record.
Chase Kincaid placed second in the 113 bracket, earning 13 points for the Wolves. In the semifinal round he won by major decision over Matthew Colbert of Craig, 9-1. Fighting for first, he was bested by Mount Edgecumbe’s Ethan Cook in a tiebreaker, who won 11-8. Kincaid’s record stands at 13-15 heading into State.
In the 145, Ian Jenson finished second overall and earned 18 points. In the quarterfinal round he pinned Sitka’s Wayne Young in 1:11, then won over Craig wrestler Drew Marker by fall in 4:39 during the semifinal. In the last, he was bested by Klawock’s Jonas Heppe by 9-2 decision. Jenson still stands on a strong record heading into State, at 31-9.
For the 152 bracket Hunter Wiederspohn finished in second place and earned 22 points for his team. One of the
more crowded fields, in the opening round he won by fall over Harry Comack from
Metlakatla in 1:01. Heading to the quarterfinal, Wiederspohn finished with a pin in 1:44 over Isaiah Kine from Mount
Edgecumbe, then won by fall over Sitka’s Sid Fleming in 4:25 in the next round.
Competing for first, Klawock’s James Heppe was able to win the round by technical fall, in 5:36. Wiederspohn’s record stands at 31-10 so far for the season.
The Alaska School Activities Association Championships take place in the Alaska Airlines Center tomorrow and Saturday.
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