The Juanita and Lake Washington wrestling teams traveled to Skyline High School on Saturday, Feb. 11 for the regional wrestling tournament.
Lake Washington finished in 13th place with 44 points, while Juanita was 18th overall with four points.
The top four wrestlers in each weight class earned spots in this weekend’s state tournament at the Tacoma Dome.
Individually, Juanita’s Thanh Troung did not place in the 106 weight class. He lost his first match to Luis Cardona from Marysville Getchel, and lost his sound match to Trung Bahn in the double elimination tournament.
In the 120 weight class, Lake Washington’s Austin Flegel finished in sixth place. He started the meet with a loss to Jahleel Vester from Oak Harbor, but beat Danny Knowlton in the consolation bracket, before falling to Lynnwood’s Alex Basabe.
Austin Wells, wrestling for Juanita in the 126 weight class, started off with a loss to John Kim Glacier Peak and lost to Lynnwood’s Matthew Calkins in the consolation bracket by fall in 35 seconds to end his season.
In the 132 group, Lake Washington’s Benson Hull lost his first round match to Jake Farrell from Sedro Woolley, before losing his second match, by fall, to Zane Crook of Everett.
Saul Del Rio, wrestling for Lake Washington in the 145 group, lost to Jacob Elledge from Glacier Peak in the first round, and lost by decision 7-4 in the consolation bracket to another Glacier Peak wrestler, Michael Matwichuk.
Lake Washington’s Yaroslav Petrechko qualified for the state tournament in the 170 class, after finished second overall. He beat wrestlers from Marysville Getchell and Mount Vernon before taking on Connor Boyce, from Everett, in the title match. Boyce outlasted Petrechko, winning by decision 9-8.
In the same weight class, Juanita’s Chase Miller finished in sixth place. He faced Cody Patrick of Mount Vernon in the first round, losing by 11-2 decision, before winning the first match in the consolation bracket. Chase faced Mercer Island’s Nick Chandler in the next round, which Chandler won by 8-2 decision. Miller then took on Anthony Hawkins from Everett, losing 17-13.
Lake Washington’s Jack Michels earned a second place finish in the 220 weight class. He won the first match over Lynnwood’s Ahmed Ahmed by fall in 2:24, followed by another win over Ferndale’s Kam Williams. In the title match he faced familiar foe, Jimmy Trull from Bellevue. Trull won the title over Michels by injury defeat.
In the 285 weight class, Andrey Ilnitskiy, wrestling for the Kangs, lost his first match to Kevin Rabenstein from Sedro Woolley. He lost his consolation match to Jackson Constant from Oak Harbor by fall in 49 seconds.
The state tournament begins on Friday, Feb. 17 with the first session from 10 a.m. to noon, followed by the second session from 4 to 9:30 p.m. On Saturday, the third session, which includes all placing matches for eighth through third place, begins at 10 a.m. and run until 2:15 p.m. The championships will begin at 5 p.m. with team awards scheduled to start at 9:15 p.m.
