Prep Wrestling Roundup: Aberdeen claims Mascara Madness championship

Also: Elma hosts 1A Evergreen League Duels

By Ryan Sparks • February 4, 2025 5:15 am
PHOTO COURTESY OF ABERDEEN BOBCAT BOOSTER CLUB The Aberdeen Bobcats post for a photo after winning the team title at the Mascara Madness tournament on Saturday in Belfair.
PHOTO COURTESY OF ABERDEEN BOBCAT BOOSTER CLUB The Aberdeen Bobcats post for a photo after winning the team title at the Mascara Madness tournament on Saturday in Belfair.

The Aberdeen girls wrestling program won in Belfair while local boys 1A Evergreen League teams squared off in a league duel meet as we review recent prep wrestling action on the Harbor.

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GIRLS PREP WRESTLING

Aberdeen wins Mascera Madness

Led by weight-class victories by Valerie Rico and Cadence Braaten, the Aberdeen Bobcats won the Mascera Madness girls wrestling meet on Saturday at North Mason High School in Belfair.

Rico won all three of her matches via pinfall, including a victory over teammate Laura Calzolari via fall at 2:37 to win the 135-pound class.

Braaten had a similar outcome, winning all three of her matches via fall and defeating teammate Kayleen Rouska at 2:49 to win the 140-pound championship.

The Bobcats had a total of 16 wrestlers place on the podium of their respective weight classes to finish with 159.5 points.

Local results are as follows:

Team results

1, Aberdeen, 159.5. 2, Forks, 132. 3, North Mason, 1 25. 4, Central Kitsap, 110. 5, Yelm, 75.5. 6, River Ridge, 75. 7, Port Angeles, 41. 8, Bremerton, 30. 9, Ferndale, 29.5. 10, Ballard, 26. 11, East Jefferson, 25. 12, Seattle Academy, 19.5. 13, Kingston, 13.

Aberdeen podium placements

100 pounds: 2, Micah Turpin. 3, Alondra Santibanez. 4, Dahly Vessey. 105: 3, Daisy Vessey. 110: 4, Audree Gaddis. 120: 3, Paisley Floch. 125: 4, Ava Benn. 135: 1, Valerie Rico. 2, Laura Calzolari. 140: 1, Cadence Braaten. 2, Kayleen Rouska. 145: 2, Trinity Stone. 155: 4, Halo Wilson. 170: 2, Mycah Good. 190: 2, Abigail Warmoth. 3, Natalie Wharton.

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Willapa Harbor, Ocosta compete at Ilwaco Beach Brawl

Willapa Harbor and Ocosta wrestlers competed at the Ilwaco Beach Brawl on Saturday at Ilwaco High School.

Willapa Harbor placed sixth overall with 22 points while Ocosta took eighth with 13 points.

Local podium placers are as follows:

Local podium placements

100-105 pounds: 2, Kaitlyn Ganzel, Willapa Harbor. 4, Aspen Cooper, Willapa Harbor. 125: 2, Joselynne Leon Orozco, Willapa Harbor. 3, Kennedi Aldrich, Ocosta. 155: 2, Adamaris Leon, Willapa Harbor. 3, Sophia Torres-Merino, Willapa Harbor.

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BOYS PREP WRESTLING

Elma, Hoquiam, Montesano square off at 1A Evergreen Duels

Elma, Hoquiam and Montesano competed at the 1A Evergreen Duels on Saturday at Elma High School.

Local results are as follows:

Elma 52, Hoquiam 22

150 pounds: Kingston Case (Hoquiam) via forfeit. 157: Rusty Johnson (Elma) via 16-0 technical fall over Winston Kaikaka (H), 4:47. 165: Lucky Douvier (E) via forfeit. 175: Levi Russell (E) via fall over Cody Sauer (H), 1:08. 190: Oliver Bryson (H) via forfeit. 215: Alex Dryden (E) via forfeit. 106: Jordan Meadows (E) via forfeit. 113: Luis Torres (E) via forfeit. 120: Junior Soto (H) via 13-1 major decision Colin Chandler (E). 126: Aidyn Johnson (E) via 17-1 technical fall over Lincoln Troseth (H), 2:57. 132: Burton Chavis (H) via fall over Brent McClanahan (E), 1:50. 138: Troy Rupe (E) via fall over Ben Paluck (H), 1:47. 144: Blaize Salazar (E) via fall over Brandon Lugo Flores (H), 1:18.

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Elma 44, Montesano 29

132: Aidyn Johnson (Elma) via forfeit. 138: Troy Rupe (E) via 18-0 technical fall over Alex Salstrom (M), 3:52. 144: Blaize Salazar (E) via fall over Kole Kjesbu (M), 0:46. 150: Ben Howard (M) via fall over Jackson Bucy (E), 0:39. 157: Rusty Johnson (E) via fall over Matthew Causey (M), 3:12. 165: Gage Stutesman (M) via 18-1 technical fall over Lucky Douvier (E), 3:58. 175: Gabe Pyhala (M) via 3-1 decision over Levi Russell (E). 190: Donavyn Kalakosky (E) via fall over Kyle Caton (M), 1:09. 215: Felix Romero (M) via fall over Alex Dryden (E), 0:22. 285: Logan Roberts (M) via forfeit. 106: Finley Ekerson (M) via 11-7 decision over Jordan Meadows (E). 113: Luis Torres (E) via 15-8 decision over Adam Schmitz (M). 120: Xavier Espinoza (E) via forfeit. 126: Colin Chandler (E) via forfeit.

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Elma 72, Rochester 9

126: Maddox Olson (E) via forfeit. 132: Ben Totten (E) via fall over Rylan Calica (Rochester), 4:43. 138: Troy Rupe (E) via fall over Maddox King (R), 3:23. 144: Blaize Salazar (E) via fall over Buell Benner (R), 0:55. 150: Jackson Bucy (E) via fall over Dylan Mathews (R), 0:54. 157: Rusty Johnson (E) via fall over Maddox Rodgers (R), 0:49. 165: Lucky Douvier (E) via fall over Cody Galpin (R), 3:11. 175: Christopher Tartios (R) via 11-7 decision over Levi Russell (E). 190: Johnathan Henderson (E) via fall over Kyle Jones (R), 0:25. 215: Alex Dryden (E) via forfeit. 285: Lucas McIntire (R) via forfeit. 106: Jordan Meadows (E) via fall over Bear Dixon (R), 1:09. 113: Luis Torres (E) via forfeit. 120: Alexander Brown (E) via forfeit.

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Elma 60, Tenino 24

138: Rob Osbun (Elma) via fall over Matthew Carlson (Tenino), 2:30. 144: Blaize Salazar (E) via fall over Zachariah Ash (T), 0:45. 150: Jackson Bucy (E) via fall over Benjamin Prokop (T), 1:04. 157: Gavin Maurer (T) via fall over Liam McManus (E), 3:37. 165: Liam Boling (E) via forfeit. 175: Koy Knox (T) via forfeit. 190: Donavyn Kalakosky (E) via fall over Jaxon Johnson (T), 0:41. 215: Guy Lowery (T) via fall over Alex Dryden (E), 0:58. 285: Rowdie Tafoya (T) via forfeit. 106: Jordan Meadows (E) via fall over Gavin Derrick (T), 1:22. 113: Luis Torres (E) via forfeit. 120: Alexander Brown (E) via fall over Seth Gideon (T), 0:54. 126: Maddox Olson (E) via forfeit. 132: Brent McClanahan (E) via forfeit.

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Montesano 42, Hoquiam 41

144: Brandon Lugo Flores (Hoquiam) via forfeit. 150: Kingston Case (H) via 19-4 technical fall over Zakary Dick (Montesano), 4:00. 157: Winston Kaikaka (H) via fall over Matthew Causey (M), 2:57. 165: Ryan Iversen (M) via forfeit. 175: Gabe Pyhala (M) via fall over Cody Sauer (H), 0:44. 190: Oliver Bryson (H) via fall over Kyle Caton (M), 4:00. 215: Felix Romero (M) via forfeit. 285: Logan Roberts (M) via forfeit. 106: Finley Ekerson (M) via forfeit. 113: Cruz Vargas (M) via forfeit. 120: Hank Cleverly (M) via fall over Cruz Ortiz-Cruz (H), 3:17. 126: Lincoln Troseth (H) via forfeit. 132: Burton Chavis (H) via fall over Alex Salstrom (M), 3:12. 138: Ben Paluck (H) via fall over Ezra Gadwa (M), 3:16.

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Hoquiam 38, Rochester 33

138: Maddox King (Rochester) via 17-6 major decision over Ben Paluck (Hoquiam). 144: Brandon Lugo Flores (H) via 16-5 major decision over Buell Benner (R). 150: Kingston Case (H) via 22-2 technical fall over Dylan Mathews (R), 3:12. 157: Maddox Rodgers (R) via fall over Winston Kaikaka (H), 2:17. 165: Cody Galpin (R) via forfeit. 175: Christopher Tartios (R) via 18-2 technical fall over Cody Sauer (H), 4:49. 190: Landon Franks (H) via fall over Kyle Jones (R), 1:10. 215: Oliver Bryson (H) via forfeit. 285: Lucas McIntire (R) via forfeit. 106: Bear Dixon (R) via forfeit. 120: Cruz Ortiz-Cruz (H) via forfeit. 126: Zeke James (H) via forfeit. 132: Burton Chavis (H) via fall over Rylan Calica (R), 4:47.

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Hoquiam 48, Tenino 30

132: Burton Chavis (Hoquiam) via forfeit. 138: Brandon Lugo Flores (H) via fall over Matthew Carlson (Tenino), 1:53. 144: Zachariah Ash (T) via fall over Ben Paluck (H), 2:00. 150: Kingston Case (H) via forfeit. 157: Winston Kaikaka (H) via fall over Gavin Maurer (T), 2:28. 165: Koy Knox (T) via forfeit. 175: Cody Sauer (H) via forfeit. 190: Jaxon Johnson (T) via fall over Landon Franks (H), 1:02. 215: Oliver Bryson (H) via fall over Guy Lowery (T), 1:37. 285: Rowdie Tafoya (T) via forfeit. 106: Gavin Derrick (T) via forfeit. 120: Cruz Ortiz-Cruz (H) via fall over Seth Gideon (T), 0:34. 126: Lincoln Troseth (H) via forfeit.

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Montesano 73, Tenino 0

132: Alex Salstrom (M) via forfeit. 138: Ezra Gadwa (M) via fall over Matthew Carlson (T), 1:37. 144: Kole Kjesbu (M) via fall over Zachariah Ash (T), 1:42. 150: Zakary Dick (M) via forfeit. 157: Matthew Causey (M) via 20-5 technical fall over Gavin Maurer (T), 4:38. 165: Gage Stutesman (M) via 21-5 technical fall over Koy Knox (T), 5:21. 175: Gabe Pyhala (M) via forfeit. 190: Kyle Caton (M) via fall over Jaxon Johnson (T), 1:10. 215: Felix Romero (M) via 13-10 decision over Guy Lowery (T). 285: Logan Roberts (M) via fall over Rowdie Tafoya (T), 3:21. 106: Finley Ekerson (M) via fall over Gavin Derrick (T), 1:01. 113: Cruz Vargas (M) via forfeit. 120: Hank Cleverly (M) via fall over Seth Gideon (T), 0:35.