Active coaches may be nominated if they have coached for twenty years. Spokane defends No. Gonzaga Prep (1-7, ninth): The Bullpups had a great turnout this season with more than 40 wrestlers, but its a young, inexperienced group according to veteran coach Danny Pearson. TX Many of the athletes that he helped coach became successful in their own right, including WSWCA Hall of Fame members Wayne Schutte (Othello), Mark Kondo, (Othello), Ruben Martinez (Othello), and Scott Bliss (Auburn and Mead). The league will be deep with a lot of returners., Freeman: Eight letter winners return for second-year coach Matt Smith, including senior Hunter Hawk (132), who placed fourth at state. Quotable: "His positioning is tough to beat. High School. John and his wife Nancy live in Chehalis. Wheeler has coached 75 of the 77 FHS state placers, which include six state champions. UT In 1989, he was a coach for one of the Centennial Games regional wrestling teams. Following an injury, Cowan transferred to the University of Puget Sound in 1971, participating in football and track, earning All-American honors in football. NM Meyerhoff and his wife Dawn (an elementary teacher in the Puyallup School District) have two grown children, Angela and Tyler, and a six-year old grandson, Cormac. Then in 1989 he moved to University High School in Spokane, taking over as head coach in 1994 where Owen would remain until his retirement from coaching in 2019. He was named league Coach of the Year 11 times, Regional Coach of the Year 8 times, and in 1998 Lepper was named Sate Coach of the Year for the 1A classification. OUTSTANING AMERICANRear Admiral Robert O. Passmore: Retired 3/12/2008:High School wrestler at Oak Harbor High School, competing two years in the State Tournament. Meyerhoff was chosen as the SPSL South Coach of the Year in 2005, 2006 and 2011 along with Region 2 Coach of the Year in 2011. 2022-2023 High School Tournament Dates: Grafton Duals, December 30 Camps updated Good luck to all the participants at the big show and I hope everyone has an enjoyable time. First as an assistant with this brother Don at University HS, then two stints at Central Valley and West Valley in Spokane. PW He has served as a LaConner School Board Member, was the Grand Marshall of the Anacortes Women of Today Parade, and served as a US Peace Corps Volunteer in Upper Volta West Africa in the early 1970s. With the 2022 Mat Classic tournament in the Tacoma Dome just one month away, SBLive is taking a closer look at the must-see wrestlers in the state of Washington. In the fall of 1995, Martinez became the head wrestling coach at Othello, and he would lead the Huskies for the next 20 years. Stillwater, OK 74075 In their first season together, the Warriors won the first of two state championships among five top-ten finishes. Spokane had two winners Hudson Buth (ranked No. NE Owen was ranked third in the nation his senior year finishing with a 34-2 record and won 154 matches over his college career. He also serves as the announcer for the W.F. Clarkston (2-2, fourth): Second-year coach Corey Thivierge has eight letter winners returning and he feels the program is ready for a breakout. (Patrick Hagerty/For The Spokesman-Review). The Wrestling Tournaments site is dedicated to becoming a primary source for information about open and sanctioned events. Oregon State University signee was on track to join the elite WIAA four-timer club - but COVID-19 killed that quest (Mat Classic was canceled last winter). - Edmonds-Woodway coach Brian Alfi. 4) duking it out. North Central (2-6, seventh): The Wolfpack returns six letter winners for second-year coach Steven Taylor, including a pair of state qualifiers: junior Tristan Zaragoza (120) and junior Tommy Elliott (152). His wrestlers have captured 96 state medals, including 41 state finalists and 21 state champions. He was the head wrestling coach at Emerald Ridge for fifteen years, starting the program at the new school in 2000. East Valley High SchoolLakeside High SchoolWapato High School. 3, 160), Joshua Niewert (No. AZ Over the past 12 years, he has assisted with the womens program for USA Wrestling. If it wasn't for three-time 2A champion Kyler Romero's "Superman" takedown move in the 138 state finals two years ago, Michaelson would be the reigning mat king. Class 2B. For the past 25 years he organized and run summer wrestling camps. Contributors Award nominees must be nominated by a Hall of Fame or WSWCA Executive Board Member. Curtis High SchoolClover Park High School. And after finishing as the 4A runner-up at 145 to Tahoma's Steele Starren in 2020, all the teenager has to do is finish the deal as a senior, and win his first Mat Classic championship. Coach Abraham Rocha enters his fourth season. Alderwood High SchoolMountlake Terrace High School. The team is young, but we return seven regional wrestlers., West Valley (4-2, third): Seventh-year coach Geoff Hensley said 51 wrestlers came out this season, Our biggest turnout in years, he said. Senior Andrew Boniecki (145) and sophomore Riley Hemminger (170) were regional participants. The GSL is home to three of the top four programs in the state, with Mead (No. 1 at 120) and Elijah Reems (No. State Specific Sites: IL The first 20 years as K&K Wrestling Camp and the past five years as Ilwaco Summer Duals. The other WIAA champion in the 4A favorite's stable (and Chiawana's first state winner ever), Johnson's bid for another title in 2020 was halted by Curtis' Ryan Wheeler in one of the night's marquee matchups. He taught and coached in the Edmonds School District from 1968-1998. Owen would continue his athletic career at North Idaho College where he won two region championships, placed third in the nation, and was a two-year letter winner in baseball. Recipients of the Tomaras Award or Contributors Award who are not coaches can be nominated to the Hall of Fame as an Honorary Member. And he just doesn't stop." 1 in 106, sophomore Blaine is No. Sports > High school sports 2022-23 Winter High School Sports Preview: Wrestling capsules for the Greater Spokane League and Eastern Washington. - North Central coach Steven Taylor. The most complete coverage of High School Wrestling. 42 individual state champions have wrestled for Barnes, including two 4-time champs (Burke Barnes and MichaelSoler), and two wrestlers that won three titles. 1, Chehalis; 2, Deer Park; 3, Mount Baker; 4, Riverside (Chattaroy); 5, Black Hills; 6, Elma; 7, Bellingham; 8, Tumwater; 9, Toppenish; 10, Burlington-Edison. 1), Mt. Records of wins and losses were not kept, though over a span of 18 years at the middle school level, his teams lost only two matches. Needless to say, he is ready for the next level. He hung in there as a wrestling official because it gave him purpose. Lepper helped spearhead the rise of girls wrestling in the northwest section of our state. Over a four year span starting in 1998 Comptons teams had a dual record of 63-6 and won four league titles. Doug Cowan is a 1967 graduate of Curtis HS and charter member of the CHS Athletic Hall of fame, where he was a four-sport letterman in football, wrestling, baseball and track, and awarded CHS Outstanding Senior Athlete. After stints as a high school assistant and head coach in Montana, he returned to Othello HS as an assistant for Wayne Schutte from 1992-95. And following amputation of one leg below the knee and lengthy rehabilitation he started officiating on the mat again in 2018 and officiated at the Washington State Wrestling Championships in February of 2020. Feeling chilled to the bone while fishing in January is an endurable compromise for doing something you love. Emerald Ridge High SchoolHM Jackson High SchoolVashon High School. Logan Utecht (No. WY During his tenure at OHS, his teams won two state titles along with 2nd, 3rd and 4th place finishes. They have two sons, Jeffrey (Stacey) and Max (Tami) and five Grandchildren. He turns opponents like crazy," Toppenish co-coach Austin Kintner. As always, feel free to comment on the rankings on the message board as the rankers do read those and use the information in addition to what they are able to review from the data on the WWR web site. In the last five years, he's been taken down 10 times in well over 100 matches a year." Over the past 30 years he has coached and taught at Ilwaco, Sequim, White River and is now in his tenth year back at Ilwaco. Breckenridge was an assistant coach at five different schools over his first 8 years. Si1991 Dr. Warren Howe, Oak Harbor1992 Cecil West, Longview1993 Gene Ramos, Selah1994 Gary Knutzen, Burlington1995 Robert Mason, Moses Lake1996 Stan Omdal, Burlington1997 Bill Hamilton, Wenatchee1998 Mel Olson, Moses Lake1998 Carl Wenham, Federal Way1999 Peter Hulswit, Oak Harbor1999 Jim Smith, Edmonds2000 Tom Tipton, Puyallup2001 Don Weisel, Oak Harbor2002 Jim Northcutt, Hoquiam2002 Nick Simchuck, Spokane2003 Martin E. Fortin, Randle2004 Jack Reynolds, Bellevue2005 Dave Balkwill, Marysville2005 Diane Beauchamp, Camano Island2005 Venne Beauchamp, Camano Island2006 Ron Snow, Mt. In 1977 Joe Reasons asked him to assist with wrestling at Clover Park HS. Chronology. The Greyhounds had five advance to Mat Classic, including Gabriel Smith (152), a state runner-up in 2020, and regional winners Aydin Peltier (120) and Ivan Acosta (138). A two-time Tri-State champ, his undefeated senior year was cut short by a knee injury. WIAA Past High School Champs List; State champs/brackets 1957-95; Washington State 3X & 4X State HS Champs; 4X High School State Placers; WIAA Past Brackets; Washington College All-Americans; Legends of the WSWA; Hall of Champions; Top Rated. on demand Feb 18, 2023 | 10:00 AM PST. Presented in honor of Dr. William Tomaras, the Father of Washington Wrestling, 1988 Pat Alexander, Tumwater1988 Eric Beardsley, Ellensburg1989 Jim H. Meyerhoff, Franklin Pierce1990 Ed Aliverti, Edmonds1992 Mike Hess, Edmonds1993 Cliff Gilles, Issaquah1994 Phyllis Meyerhoff, Puyallup1995 Lee Anderson, Ferndale1996 Joe Babbit, Pullman1997 Dolly Tomaras, Port Orchard2000 Mark Perry, Snohomish2001 Shirley Aliverti, Edmonds2003 Shelly Thiel, Enumclaw2008 Jack Reynolds, Bellevue2009 Gary Frey, Elma2012 Norman Freihauf, Vancouver2017 Dr. Warren Howe, Bellingham, 1985 Joe Babbitt, Pullman1986 Ed Aliverti, Edmonds1987 Jim Adamson, Moses Lake1989 Ron Bessemer, Everett1990 Dr. Dick Sutherland, Mt. Lepper moved to Mt. Give directly to The Spokesman-Review's Northwest Passages community forums series -- which helps to offset the costs of several reporter and editor positions at the newspaper -- by using the easy options below. by WIAA. John Casebeer provided the wrestling foundation for high school wrestling in the Edmonds School District for 30 years. He is currently an organizer of the WSWCA Coaches Clinic, is involved in the Japanese Cultural Exchange Program, has served as WSWA Coaches Director and the NWCA Board of Directors - Scholastic, along with coaching club wrestlers of all ages throughout his career. To see national tournaments held out side of Washington visit the National Site. During their time together, Reasons and Cowan accumulated a dual meet record of 227 wins and 88 losses. KS Over the course of his career at MBHS, Lepper coached exactly 100 state placers, 14 state champions including his daughter, Rainey Lepper. In 1979 he signed a one year position to teach English at the Forks Jr. - Sr. High School and is now working on his 37th year of teaching in Forks. - Orting coach Jody Coleman. Owen then moved to North Idaho College where he would set a standard for the NJCAA over the next two decades. After a time away from the sport, Compton coached at Burlington-Edison High School for six years where the Tigers had a dual record of 64-8-1, won three league and region titles, and won the 1993 AA State championship. CLASSIC the State Wrestling Championships. We nearly doubled our participation numbers from Year 1 to Year 2, Gretch said. The difference between commitment and interest: Commitment is making the time to do what is necessary. San Nishi:29 years of Service to Wrestling: Officiated 29 years and Coached 22 years.NFHS National Rules Committee 2014-2017; Officiated 24 State championships.State Official of the year, 2007; Officiated Football for 30 years and officiatesCollege Baseball.Rick Rakevich:2008 Member of the Washington State Wrestling Coaches Hall of Fame34 years of Service to Wrestling: Coached 30 years. His role as an assistant coach was valuable to the athletes and coaches that he worked with. Mead claimed the Region 4 3A title with five individual winners and 13 making state. Who does the rankings? Copyright 2023, The Spokesman-Review | Community Guidelines | Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Copyright Policy, Pullman senior Jaedyn Brown savoring every moment on Greyhounds journey to top seed at State, Boys state capsules: No. They had four regional qualifiers last season including senior Brayden Phillips, who was sixth in regionals and a state alternate at 220. Copyright 2023, The Spokesman-Review | Community Guidelines | Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Copyright Policy, two-time state champ and top ranked Nathan Gregory, State basketball: Spokane-area teams pairings, times for round-of-12, quarterfinals set at state venues, Boys state: Maverick Sanders scores 24 points, Mt. Brent Barnes has set the standard for high school wrestling programs as his teams have captured eleven state team championships during his time at Lake Stevens HS. 35 Cardinals won NJCAA titles and Owen coached a total of 118 All-Americans. Following his time at Seattle Christian, Mike Bressler moved to the Federal Way School District in 1997 and quickly established himself as an extraordinary coach and teacher. He would continue his career at Oklahoma State University before heading back to North Idaho for a year where he coached the Cardinals to the NJCAA National Championship. A Cadet national champion, Mobley also has a pair of 3A titles to his name - 106 in 2019, and 126 in 2020. Vernon2007 Virgil Burger, Long Beach2008 Randy S. Audette, Mt. Keep the requests going so we can all see whats happening! Mount Baker High SchoolFerndale High School. He has served as Director of the WSWCA Hall of Fame for 21 years, and as a WSWCA Executive Board Member, Meyerhoff has been involved in the running the annual coaches clinic and was part of the group that helped get the match count raised to 45 matches. He was a Captain, and Outstanding Wrestler who placed second in the PAC 10 two times, twice earning a spot as a national qualifier. Emerald Ridge ran the first tournament solely for girls after the WIAA started the girls state tournament in 2007. Compton moved to LaConner High School as the athletic director, where he also started the LaConner wrestling program. With the 2022 Mat Classic tournament in the Tacoma Dome just one month away, SBLive is taking a closer look at the must-see wrestlers in the state of Washington. Central Valley High SchoolWest Valley High SchoolUniversity High School. SD There were three years from 2002 2004 that Coach Wheeler did not coach wrestling while his wife, Lyn, was battling cancer. First as an assistant to Hall of Fame coach Les Hogan, and then as head coach. Click HereTo send relevant results directly to the Editor: Click here. - Bremerton coach Ty Michaelson. There were 22 individual state champions for Othello as well as 14 runner-ups. Spokane in the GSL 3A again this year, Montang said. Quotable: "Over these last two years, he's grown a ton. From 1983-1989 Owen was the head coach at Couer dAlene High School where he coached five individual state champions. Spokane (No. Rogers boys (0-4, sixth): Senior state qualifier Blaise Cross (160) leads 10 letter winners back for 10th-year coach Rod Tamura. He was the WSWA Deputy Director from 2002-2007. Remember to have tournament directors email the completed brackets of their tournaments to be posted on the site and to be reviewed for ranking changes. Wrestled 4 years at Connell HS, Coached at the middle or high school levels for 13 years and the kids club level for 15 years. Eastern Washington athletes figure prominently in each classification and in many weight groups. Casebeers junior high and middle school teams were always in top condition as well as excellent technicians. Voss never missed a practice or event, and his JV squad had a sepa ate schedule which he would drive anywhere in the state to get his team the level of competition they needed. Find schedules and scores, rankings, stat leaderboards, and thorough team information. In his 37 years coaching wrestling at Chehalis Middle School, his teams have had a string of 30 consecutive winning seasons, and have 15 undefeated seasons and 11 league titles. Feb. 17, 2022 He is the fireworks show of the Michaelson trifecta, wrestling for his father, Ty, and with older brother, Thor. 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