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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. This Rhinos Club product has attracted the attention of a few D2 programs nationwide. Baker, Lepper was a head coach or assistant coach for softball, baseball, and even basketball this past year. MH - Edmonds-Woodway coach Brian Alfi. Kennedy Catholic isn't known for its wrestling tradition, but De La Pena has certainly helped raise the program's profile. As long as we keep improving, we can have a good postseason in February, Williams said. He spent five years as an assistant at Jackson HS in Everett, three years as an assistant at Vashon Island HS and a year as head coach at Cascade JHS in Auburn. Lepper has been the head football coach since 1996, has recorded over 150 wins, and was named league Coach of the Year seven times. If you try and lock up with him, he will toss you." First as an assistant with this brother Don at University HS, then two stints at Central Valley and West Valley in Spokane. Central Valley, ranked No. He has spent 30 years as a member and past-president of the Chehalis Activators, a group that raises money exclusively for Chehalis Middle School athletics. RI They had four regional qualifiers last season including senior Brayden Phillips, who was sixth in regionals and a state alternate at 220. - Orting coach Jody Coleman. He hung in there as a wrestling official because it gave him purpose. 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. Known as the set-the-example, hard-working leader of this young 2A favorite group, he can pile up points in a hurry on his feet. Senior Andrew Boniecki (145) and sophomore Riley Hemminger (170) were regional participants. Curtis High SchoolClover Park High School. He wrestled for Eastern Washington University and the University of Montana. There were 22 individual state champions for Othello as well as 14 runner-ups. His attack rate has gone through the roof." It didn't take long for this out-of-town transplant to become accepted in the Deer Park wrestling room. A. In 1985 Voss returned to Warden where he has primarily taught high school math. Breckenridge was an assistant coach at five different schools over his first 8 years. AK High School. In 1992 Cowan and Reasons independently moved to Curtis HS where he continued to coach wrestling and football. He has garnered the respect of students, athletes, opposing coaches and officials as a true gentleman of the sport who held his athletes to high standards. Central Valley High SchoolWest Valley High SchoolUniversity High School. After polling coaches and media outlets around the state, here are the headlining 14 boys wrestlers to watch, regardless of classification (ranked in order): He's back! The Zillah teams won three state championships, one with Robillard as the head coach and two as an assistant coach. Quotable: "CJ is probably one of the best wrestlers in the state on his feet." 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. Ridgeline (1-7, 10th): The Falcons took their lumps in their inaugural season, but the benefit is second-year coach Brice Gretch has everyone back this season. Chewelah: Third-year coach Austin Burgess has eight letter winners returning, including state placer senior Clay Jeanneret (170) and state qualifier junior Jared Hayden (160). John and his wife Janet have four children; Jennifer, Nicole, Tommy and Brian. After a two-year stint in the Army, and graduating from Central Washington in 1972, Owen coached at South Umpqua HS (OR) for three years where his team had a dual record of 72-11-2 and his teams placed 2nd and 4th, had three champions and eight place winners. Mike Carr:2005 Member of the Washington State Wrestling Coaches Hall of Fame42 years of Service to Wrestling: Coached 38 years. 10 in 132. 185 Vikingshave placed at the state tournament. Hall of Fame Eligibility: A nominee is eligible upon retiring from active coaching for two consecutive state tournaments. Try it and let me know what you think on the message board. Voss JV (white) squad scored enough points at state to place second to the varsity (blue) on two separate occasions. As a team, Decatur finished second in state twice and became a consistent top ten team. Keep the requests going so we can all see whats happening! It gives the Greyhounds more depth in multiple weight classes. Theyre led by three juniors: Ivan Acosta (second at state, 138), Aydin Peltier (second, 120) and Gavin McCloy (sixth, 113). 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). Over a four year span starting in 1998 Comptons teams had a dual record of 63-6 and won four league titles. 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. Photo by Steven Ryan. 1A Caribou Trail 1A Emerald City 1A Evergreen 1A Nisqually 1A Northeast 1A SCAC - East 1A SCAC - West 1A Trico 1A/2A Cascade 1A/2A Olympic 1A/2A/3A Northwest 1B Central Washington 1B Coastal 1B Columbia Valley 1B Greater Columbia . Quotable: "He is ready to go - and stronger than ever" - Chiawana coach Jack Anderson. The two-time WIAA state champion - and Oregon State University signee - has returned from a serious shoulder injury to not only wrestle his senior season for father, Jack - but pursue a third 4A title. Spokane (6-2, third): The Wildcats, after back-to-back titles, placed fourth at state. Is presented to a wrestler or former wrestler who has overcome what appear to be insurmountable challenges. Others to watch: Lakesides Tomio Yamada (113), Derek Dunlop (120), Parker Stinebaugh (145), Rylin Pavlin (170) and Kimball Rippy (220); Freemans Hunter Hawk (126) and Owen Orndorff (220); Medical Lakes Aden Carl (132); Colvilles Logan Hydorn (138), Robby Collier (170) and Tanner Goff (195); and Riversides Aaron DeRoches (160). That includes 15 letter winners and three state qualifiers, including junior Logan Utecht (126) who finished third last season. His NIC teams compiled a dual record of 304-23-2, and placed in the top-3 at nationals 18 of 20 years, including eight NJCAA national championships. Over his career, Compton coached 48 league champions, 27 region champions, 49 state placers including nine state champions who won twelve individual titles. 3) and University (No. Now, he will vie to become the third wrestler in program history to win three WIAA champions, joining the Quintanilla brothers. 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. Our team is fearless and wants to compete every chance they get, 17-year coach Shawm Howard said. Quotable: "His positioning is tough to beat. 4 in the classification, won the Region 2 4A championship last weekend and had 11 wrestlers qualify for state. Long High School, Grandview High SchoolUniversity High School, Marysville Pilchuck HIgh SchoolWestern Washington College, Edmonds Woodway High SchoolEdmonds High School, Newport High SchoolUniversity of Washington, Oak Harbor High SchoolSnohomish High School, Columbia River High SchoolWalla Walla High School, East Valley High SchoolWest Valley High School, Clover Park High SchoolPacific Lutheran UniversityDecatur High School, Connell High SchoolOak Harbor High SchoolWashington State University, Castle Rock High SchoolRepublic High SchoolPomeroy High School, Bremerton High School Clover Park High SchoolCurtis High School, Medical Lake High SchoolBlaine High School, Spanaway Lake High SchoolBethel High SchoolPeninsula High School, Port Angeles High SchoolDecatur High SchoolSouth Kitsap High School, Central Valley High SchoolThomas Jefferson High School, Warden High SchoolZilliah High SchoolClover Park High School, Mount Vernon High SchoolBurlington High SChool, Sumner High SchoolHighline Community College, Lakeside Nine Mile FallsMarysville High SchoolSnohomish High School, Wenatchee High SchoolEastern Washington University, Snohomish High SchoolEast Valley High School, Enumclaw High SchoolKentwood High SchoolKent Meridian High School, Burlington Edison High SchoolEphrata High School, Whitworth CollegeFerris High SchoolOthello High School, Inglemoor High SchoolEverett High SchoolBlanchet High SchoolMedodale High School, Port Townsend High SchoolWalla Walla High SchoolThomas Jefferson High SChoolSouth Kitsap High School, Woodway High SchoolFerndale High SchoolLynnwood High SchoolSnohomish HIgh School, Bellarmine PrepNathan Lee High SChoolLake Washington High SchoolArlington High School, Steilacoom High SchoolPacific Lutheran University, Sedro Wooley High SchoolBurlington Edison High SchoolConcrete High SchoolAnacortes High SchoolMount Vernon High SchoolCheney High SchoolLiberty High School. Pullman (6-0, first): The Greyhounds placed fifth at state last season and want more, with 11 letter winners back for third-year coach Marcus Crossler. We have a very young, inexperienced group, but they are willing to work hard and accept any challenge we put forth in a practice, Tamura said. He spent four years as the WSWCA Secretary and coached the Cultural Exchange team to Poland in 1991.Barnes has coached on the Washington team to Fargo multiple times, and spent the past five years as the USA World Team Coach at the cadet and junior levels. Coaches School; CoachUp! (Patrick Hagerty/For The Spokesman-Review). Once a teammate of Gage Cook at Granger, Nava is now one of the leaders for a Toppenish group that many consider the best this state has seen in years. HALL OF FAME. 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. Casebeer is currently officiating and provides wrestling clinics to assist coaches in the vicinity. 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. Contributors Award nominees must be nominated by a Hall of Fame or WSWCA Executive Board Member. Robillard has been a head or assistant coach in volleyball and football, and served as president of the Zillah Coaches Association for 17 years. Quotable: "What stands out is his relentless pressure. Lepper helped spearhead the rise of girls wrestling in the northwest section of our state. The Cougars will field a girls team of eight this season. The Board of Governors of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum established the State Chapter program in 1993. University had 12 qualify for state, including regional champ Qveli Quintanilla (145), a state champ for G-Prep at 126 in 2020. Tanner Halling, Boonsboro 37-1 (.974) Camden Hull, Williamsport 28-10 (.737) 1), Mt. He was recognized as the Regional Middle School Coach of the Year four times and his 1990 team earned the WIAA Academic Middle School state championship. He is methodical. OR Spokane defends No. 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. East Valley High SchoolLakeside High SchoolWapato High School. Jeffrey and Max are coaching in the Chehalis program. In 1977 Joe Reasons asked him to assist with wrestling at Clover Park HS. A gentleman off the mat, he is tough as nails once the whistle blows. 10 in 285. The Lancers Jeshua Cwik (182) was second at regionals. 38 Year Career in the US Navy. Robillard has coached 22 state champions and 125 state place winners. Barnes is the son of Hall of Fame coach Ray Barnes (Puyallup HS), and they are the first father/son coaches to be inducted in the WSWCA Hall of Fame. Gifts processed in this system are not tax deductible, but are predominately used to help meet the local financial requirements needed to receive national matching-grant funds. He continues to teach at Mt. 1, Lakeside (Nine Mile Falls); 2, Orting; 3, Royal; 4, Castle Rock; 5, Cascade (Leavenworth); 6, Vashon Island; 7, Tonasket; 8, Newport; 9, Kalama; 10, Chelan. Given in recognition of years of dedication to the development of leadership and citizenship in the youth through the sport of wrestling. 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. - Bremerton coach Ty Michaelson. CLASSIC the State Wrestling Championships. Rankings by the Washington State Wrestling Coaches Association: 1, Lake Stevens; 2, Pasco; 3, Rogers (Puyallup); 4, Kentwood; 5, Moses Lake; 6, Battle Ground; 7, University; 8, Heritage; 9, Kentlake; 10, Tahoma. Coach Abraham Rocha enters his fourth season. Quotable: "Over these last two years, he's grown a ton. WA Wrestling Districts. To add a tournament to this site (for now) send an email. His service to our sport includes fifteen years as a member of the WSWCA Executive Board, where he served as Rep-at-Large, Vice-President and President. After winning the 1980 AAA state championship for Rogers HS in Puyallup, Barnes was a 2-time All-American at North Idaho, winning a national championship. Robillard also had a storied career in other sports while at Zillah. In 1979 Coach Wheeler served as an assistant coach at Forks High School before becoming the head coach in 1983. He has also served as the Tournament Director for the NJCAA National Championships, the Spokane Open and Washington Dream Duals. Eklund has been named league Middle School Coach of the Year multiple times. Quotable: "He is comfortable in any position. IN Friday, April 15, 2022 Updated team page from Shady Spring. It happens every year and every wrestler, except the top ranked one, should be looking to finish above their ranking. The WIAA State Tournament History contains individual game results for the team sport tournaments, first and second place finishing schools for all tournaments (team sports and individual sports), and event champions for individual sports (as well as second place finishers in tennis and wrestling). During their time together, Reasons and Cowan accumulated a dual meet record of 227 wins and 88 losses. Rankings provided by washingtonwrestlingreport.net. Elite athlete is making way back from knee injury. Some of his primary duties included injury evaluation and rehab, stats, showing technique, particularly leg rides and counters. In the fall of 1995, Martinez became the head wrestling coach at Othello, and he would lead the Huskies for the next 20 years. Foss High School 2112 S Tyler St Tacoma, WA 98405 Fri, 03/17 to Sun, 03/19 4, 113), Luke Zwiesler (No. Vernon2009 Phill Celver, Auburn2010 Al Rasmussen, Seattle2012 David Jedlicka, Mill Creek2014 Bruce Osborne, Puyallup2017 Dr. Timothy Manson, Spokane2018 David Wilson, Federal Way. Hanson has also served as WSWA Junior Team Director, National Team Coach, Coaching Director and a Cultural Exchange Coach. The last time anybody saw Cook in the Tacoma Dome, he was winning the 220 title at 1A two years ago. Back in Washington, he spent a year as an assistant at Bethel HS as the Braves placed 2nd in state, before teaching and coaching job became available at Lake Stevens in 1987. Moses Lake High SchoolGrays Harbor Community College, Franklin Pierce High SchoolPacific Lutheran University, Sumner High SchoolBellevue High SchoolSammamish High School, Kennedy High SchoolR. Owen began his coaching career as an assistant at the University of Montana in 1981, and moved back to North Idaho as an assistant in 1982 where the Cardinals placed first and second in the nation during his two years. Many think this homegrown product is the best combatant in Toppenish's deep wrestling room. Quotable: Darion's mat awareness, wrestling intelligence and ability to scramble is what makes him an elite-level wrestler." Both Voss and Hall of Fame head coach Rick Bowers completed their Masters Degree through Eastern Washington University and won a state title in the same year. Interest is doing what is necessary if you have the time. Compton moved to LaConner High School as the athletic director, where he also started the LaConner wrestling program. PA 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. John Casebeer was a state champion for Edmonds High School in 1963 and was an All-American (3rd place) for Central Washington University in 1968. ID 1, 126) and Isaac Muniz (No. LC will have a dedicated girls team for the first time with nine wrestlers. After polling coaches and media outlets around the state, here are the headlining 14 boys wrestlers to watch, regardless of classification (ranked in order): He also serves as the announcer for the W.F. Northwest Christian: The Crusaders have their biggest squad in 10 years and received an influx of athletes as a pair of football players came out for the first time. Updated Thu., Dec. 8, 2022 at 1:54 p.m. Nominees should have completed a minimum of ten years as an Interscholastic Wrestling Coach in the state of Washington. 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