>KingCo 3A wrestling current standings

Issaquah wrestlers send 5 to State, place 5th at Regionals

103 – Ty Morton, 2nd
103 – Brandon Pearson, 3rd
112 – Dalton Baunsgard, 2nd
119 - Jordan Tanner, 3rd
145 – Lyle Ratcliff, 4th
 
Alternates:
125 – Ben Tickman, 5th
171 – Nick Marzahl, 5th

Class 3A Region I tournament
At Liberty H.S.
Team scores — 1, Sedro-Woolley 189.5; 2, Everett 169.5; 3, Arlington 129; 4, Mount Vernon 111.5; 5, Issaquah 107.5; 6, Ferndale 78.5; 7, Squalicum 78; 8, Mercer Island 63; 9, West Seattle 60; 10, Skyline 56; 11, Bellevue 54; 12, Interlake 50; 13, Mount Si 46; 14, Lynnwood 43; 15, Newport (Bellevue) 37; 16, Liberty (Issaquah) 28; 17, Shorecrest 26; 18, Sammamish 2; 19, Meadowdale 0.
CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES
103 — Chris Morson, West Seattle, pinned Ty Morton, Issaquah, 1:33. 112 — Aki Chinen, Bellevue, pinned Dalton Baunsgard, Issaquah, 1:45. 119 — Levi Koetje, Mount Vernon, dec. Trent Morgan, Sedro-Woolley, 10-4. 125 — Alex Faith, Mercer Island, dec. George Hausauer, Mount Vernon, 5-0. 130 — Shane Hunt, Sedro-Woolley, maj. dec. J.J. Riser, Ferndale, 11-1. 135 — Kevin O'Neil, Sedro-Woolley, pinned Nathan Shortt, Arlington, 1:00. 140 — Derek Garcia, Sedro-Woolley, pinned Jason Marks, Interlake, 0:51. 145 — Sammy Bisbey, Sedro-Woolley, dec. Kevin McCanta, Newport, 7-3. 152 — Cary Irwin, Everett, dec. Jesse Roark, West Seattle, 11-4. 160 — Chris Myers, Arlington, dec. Taylor Boyce, Everett, 3-2 (4OT). 171 — Cody Pohren, Sedro-Woolley, pinned Alec Bird, Everett, 0:53. 189 — James Lawrence, Squalicum, dec. Kramer Burns, Everett, 9-3. 215 — Bradley Rabenstein, Mount Vernon, maj. dec. Chris Pothoven, Mercer Island, 17-7. 285 — Jake Anstett, Everett, inj. def. over Danial Osburn, Mount Vernon.

* to see pictures go to >Issaquah High School Sports photos

Issaquah Wrestlers Win KingCo, send 11 to Regionals!

The Eagles swooped in and grabbed the trophy. Top 4 finishers in each weight class (in bold) go to Regionals next Saturday at Liberty High School. See you there!
 
103 – Branson Pearson, 1st
103 – Ty Morton, 2nd
112 – Dalton Baunsgard, 2nd
119 – Jordan Tanner, 2nd
119 – David White – 6th
125 – Ben Tickman – 4th
130 – Drew Mermel, 1st
140 – Jacob Borin, 3rd
145 – Lyle Ratcliffe – 3rd
152 – Jon White – 3rd
160 – Tyler Volk – 5th
171 – Nick Marzahl – 1st
171 – Chris Widener – 4th
285 – Dan Bressler – 5th

* to see pictures go to >Issaquah High School Sports photos

Seven JV wrestlers qualify for KingCo championships

Congratulations to the guys who will be competing at KingCo next weekend:
 
Brandon Pearson
David White
Cameron Courage
Kyle Bichich
Tyler Volk
Chris Widener
Alec Jacobs

* to see pictures go to >Issaquah High School Sports photos

Issaquah Wrestlers take it to Skyline, 49-24

What a way to end the regular season! Issaquah ties for first place in KingCo with Mercer Island, but wants the KingCo tournament title all to itself.
KingCo 3A
Issaquah 49, Skyline 24
103 — Ty Morton, I, pinned Chris Johnson, time unavailable. 112 — Dalton Baunsgard, I, won by forfeit. 119 — Tannor Steciw, S, pinned Jordan Tanner, time unavailable. 125 — Ben Tickman, I, maj. dec. Collin Ehret, 8-0. 130 — Drew Memel, I, tech fall Ben Reh, 19-4. 135 — Jordan McCaslin, S, pinned Cody Duke, time unavailable. 140 — Larson Caldwell, S, won by forfeit. 145 — Lyle Radcliffe, I, maj. dec. Danny Christianson, 12-4. 152 — Jon White, I, pinned Will Zajac, time unavailable. 160 — Joey Christianson, S, pinned Andrew Pearson, time unavailable. 171 — Nick Marzahl, I, dec. Anthony DeMatteo, 14-7. 189 — Kuris Krumins, I, won by forfeit. 215 — Cameron Alavi, dec. Ryan Adamson, 6-0. 285 — Dan Bressler, I, pinned Brian Harrison, time unavailable

* to see pictures go to >Issaquah High School Sports photos

IHS wrestlers celebrate Senior Night, take double header from Newport, Sammamish

Issaquah 57, Newport 24
103 — Ty Morton, I, pinned Alex Lodge, :46. 112 — Dalton Baunsgard, I, dec. Winston Chen, 12-10. 119 — Jordan Tanner, I, won by forfeit. 125 — Ben Tickman, I, pinned Bryton Tateishi, :36. 130 — Drew Mermel, I, pinned Carl Sangolang, 1:27. 135 — Johnathan Chen, N, pinned Cameron Marzahl, 3:09. 140 — Shawn Weisenburg, N, pinned Jacob Zanbuskirk, 1:28. 145 — Kevin McCanta, N, pinned Lyle Ratcliffe, 4:40. 152 — Jon White, I, pinned Elliot Ye, 1:57. 160 — Ian Case, N, Andrew Pearson, :56. 171 — Nick Marzahl, I, pinned Timothy Park, 3:39. 189 — Kuris Krumins, I, pinned Sy Nguyen, 1:47. 215 — Cameron Alavi, I, won by forfeit. 285 — Dan Bressler, I, pinned Drew Abay-Abay, 2:52.
Issaquah 81, Sammamish 0
103 — Ty Morton, I, won by forfeit. 112 — Dalton Baunsgard, I, won by forfeit. 119 — Jordan Tanner, I, won by forfeit. 125 — Ben Tickman, I, pinned Sam Bloomsburg, :52. 130 — Drew Mermel, I, pinned John Matson, 2:30. 135 — Cameron Marzahl, I, Chris Torves, 1:12. 140 — Jacob Zanbuskirk, I, won by forfeit. 145 — Lyle Ratcliffe, I, pinned Jacob Nelson, 5:17. 152 — Jon White, I, pinned Alex Leaf, :31. 160 — Andrew Pearson, I, won by forfeit. 171 — Nick Marzahl, I, won by forfeit. 189 — Chris Widener, I, won by forfeit. 215 — Kuris Krumins, I, dec. Cameron Akana, 13-9. 285 — Dan Bressler, I, won by forfeit.

* to see pictures go to >Issaquah High School Sports photos

Issaquah Wrestlers bring home the gold, take 1st place in Renton Invitational

Issaquah beat state powers Kelso and Auburn Riverside to capture to 1st place. They showed not only strength but depth as well:
 
103 – Brandon Pearson – 1st, Tyler Morton – 3rd
112 – Dalton Baunsgard – 1st
119 – Jordan Tanner – 3rd,, David White – 4th
125 – Ben Tickman – 3rd
145 – Jacob Borin – 2nd
152 – Jon White – 2nd
160 – Andrew Pearson – 3rd, Tyler Volk – 4th
171 – Nick Marzahl – 4th
189 – Kuris Krumins – 2nd
215 – Cameron Alavi – 4th

* to see pictures go to >Issaquah High School Sports photos

Bonney Lake JV Wrestling

This was a great opportunity to get some mat time and bring home some medals!
 
119 - David White – 3rd
145 - Kyle Bichich – 3rd
152 – Ray Garcia – 3rd
160 – Tyler Volk – 1st
171 - Nick Marzahl – 1st

* to see pictures go to >Issaquah High School Sports photos

Was it worth the wait? Who knows, but after losing to them by 1 point two years ago and by 2 points last year, this feels a lot better!

Cameron Alavi set the tone by pinning his opponent, and the rest followed in short order, as the Eagles won 9 out of the 14 contests, 7 of those by pins:
 
215 – Cameron Alavi – pin
102 – Ty Morton – pin
112 – Dalton Baunsgard – win
119 – Jordan Tanner – pin
125 – Ben Tickman – win
130 – Drew Mermel – pin
145 – Lyle Ratcliffe – pin
160 – Andrew Pearson – pin
171 – Nick Marzahl – pin

Varsity pictures are in the top album, JV beneath. By the way, the JV is looking AWESOME!, winning 6 out of 8 matches, 4 of them by pins:
 
Pins: David White, Cody Duke, Tyler Volk, Josh Borin
Wins: Josh Pankinin, Kyle Bichich * to see pictures go to >Issaquah High School Sports photos

IHS Wrestlers take 2nd Place at Bonney Lake Tournament

The guys bounced back from Thursday’s loss to Mercer Island to show that where there’s heart, there’s a way. Those who were there know that they can do even better!
 
103 - Ty Morton – 2nd
112 - Dalton Baunsgard – 2nd
119 - Ben Tickman – 4th
130 - Drew Mermel – 3rd
140 - Jacob Borin – 2nd
145 - Lyle Ratcliffe – 2nd
150 - Jon White – 3rd
 
Congratulations to the other participants, who fought hard, and to the coaches, managers, and others who showed up to help. * pictures go to Issaquah High School Sports photos

KingCo 3A wrestling current standings

	Issaquah	Mt. Si	Mercer Is	Interlake	Newport	Bellevue	Liberty	Skyline	Sammamish	W-L	Place
Issaquah		50-24	30-40	46-30	15-Jan	57-9	42-28	24-Jan	22-Jan	4-1	1
Mt. Si	24-50		17-Jan	40-27	Won	24-Jan	39-35	55-15	64-9	5-1	1
Mercer Island	40-30	17-Jan		29-36	23-Jan	57-15	42-27	41-27	78-3	5-1	1
Interlake	30-46	27-40	36-29		58-22	56-21	39-30	17-Jan	15-Jan	4-2	4
Newport	15-Jan	Lost	23-Jan	22-58		34-37	17-Jan	36-26	66-16	2-3	5
Bellevue	9-57	24-Jan	15-57	21-56	37-34		16-Jan	10-Jan	60-18	2-3	5
Liberty	28-42	35-39	27-42	30-39	17-Jan	16-Jan		63-15	24-Jan	1-4	7
Skyline	24-Jan	15-55	27-41	17-Jan	26-36	10-Jan	15-63		66-21	1-4	7
Sammamish	22-Jan	9-64	3-78	15-Jan	16-66	18-60	24-Jan	21-66		0-5	9