Redmond Wrestlers Have Mixed Showing At State Tournament

sent three wrestlers to the Mat Classic this weekend at the Tacoma Dome and has one top-8 finish to show for it.

Catherine Kelly turned in the Mustangs' strongest performance. She finished sixth in the girls all-division 119-pound weight class, following an up-and-down tournament showing that featured as many wins as losses.

Kelly won her opening match via pin before falling to eventual second-place finisher Madline Wolczko of Vashon in the quarterfinals. She then won two straight matches in the consolation bracket before losing her final two matches to settle for sixth.

Joe Glass qualified for the Mat Classic in the 189-pound division, but did not make it through the first-day. He lost his first-round match before rebounding with a 2-1 win in the second round against Nathan Proffit of Snohomish. Glass was eliminated in his next match by eventual fifth-place finisher Luke Barzie of Kent-Meridian.

Simeon Simov represented Redmond in the 171-pound division, but did not record a win in his only two matches. Simov was pinned in the first round by Jeff Seid of Kentridge before being eliminated from competition by Kyle Bennett of Stanwood.

Lake Stevens created some breathing room for itself in the 4A team title race in the first half of the day and held on to take the championship at the second day of the Mat Classic.

The Vikings led the 4A division for most of the tournament, but Moses Lake was on their heels much of the way. Lake Stevens began the day with a narrow lead and relied on a big victory from Steven Walkley in the 140-pound final to ensure that it controlled its own fate.

“Moses Lake was knocking on the door,” Lake Stevens head coach Brent Barnes said after the match. “We needed to close it a little bit.”

Mead finished third in the 4A division with a score of 108.5, followed by Central Valley with 91.5 pointsand Graham-Kapowsin with 91 points.

Edmonds-Woodway turned out its first state champion in more than two decades when Ryan DeWeese dominated in the 130-pound division, winning 19-6 to complete his title run. DeWeese is the first Edmonds champ since Marcus Requa in 1989, who was in attendance to see the school's second champion in the last 22 years.

“It’s amazing, I’m so proud of Ryan," coach Joe Trieu said of DeWeese. "He did it.”