The Omak Pioneers competed in the regional wrestling tournaments on February 12th. The boys were in Royal City, and the Girls wrestled in Ephrata. Omak sent ten boys and one girl to regionals; 7 boys and one girl are moving to the state tournament. We also have an alternate at 285, Noah Bigboy. The state tournament, Mat Classic XXXIII, is in the Tacoma Dome on February 18th and 19th.
Kiona Michel is moving to state at 235 pounds, where she will wrestle in a 20 woman bracket. It is Kiona’s first year of wrestling, and the coaches are very proud of her progress.
Kiona Michel - (4-2) placed 5th and scored 15.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Kiona Michel (Omak (Girls)) 4-2 won by decision over Jaylen Linch (Kennewick (Girls)) 6-8 (Dec 6-1)
Quarterfinal - Eseta Sepeni (Hermiston (Girls)) 17-9 won by fall over Kiona Michel (Omak (Girls)) 4-2 (Fall 3:05)
Cons. Round 2 - Kiona Michel (Omak (Girls)) 4-2 won by fall over Ariana Rivas (Toppenish (Girls)) 0-2 (Fall 1:32)
Cons. Round 3 - Kiona Michel (Omak (Girls)) 4-2 won by fall over Tutaitaga Sepeni (Hermiston (Girls)) 10-11 (Fall 2:26)
Cons. Semi - Makayla Torres (Toppenish (Girls)) 3-1 won by fall over Kiona Michel (Omak (Girls)) 4-2 (Fall 1:35)
5th Place Match - Kiona Michel (Omak (Girls)) 4-2 won by fall over Mollie Pillers (Newport) (Girls)) 1-3 (Fall 1:37)
The boys wrestled a great tournament and fought hard to stay in the top five for team scores. Region 2 is a combination of districts 5, 6, and 7. The top six wrestlers advanced to the state tournament, where they will wrestle in a 12-man bracket. We had two wrestlers who competed but did not advance, Derrick Gomis at 170 and Bryan Juarez Lopez at 220. The rest of the team's results are below.
Tameron Hall finished 3rd at 106
Jessie Garcia finished 5th at 126
Kayden Cate finished 4th at 132
Darryl Nanpuya finished 5th at 132
Caden Johnson finished 3rd at 138
Xavier Cardona finished 6th at 195
Leighton Jensen finished 3rd at 285
Noah Bigboy-Gribble finished 7th at 285 (alternate to state)
Team Scores (Top Ten)
1 Toppenish 390.5
2 Lakeside (Nine Mile Falls) 122.0
3 Deer Park 111.5
4 Wapato 107.0
5 Omak 99.0
6 Colville 86.0
7 Zillah 85.0
8 Riverside 64.0
9 Royal 54.0
10 Cashmere 53.0
106
Tameron Hall (23-7) placed 3rd and scored 19.0 team points.
Quarterfinal - Saidt Alvarez (Quincy) 3-2 won in overtime over Tameron Hall (Omak) 23-7 (OT 6-0)
Cons. Round 1 - Tameron Hall (Omak) 23-7 won by fall over Keagan Baugh (Newport) 16-15 (Fall 0:40)
Cons. Round 2 - Tameron Hall (Omak) 23-7 won by fall over Angel Sandoval (Cascade (Leavenworth)) 3-3 (Fall 1:44)
Cons. Semi - Tameron Hall (Omak) 23-7 won by fall over Wyatt Priddy (Deer Park) 32-10 (Fall 4:39)
3rd Place Match - Tameron Hall (Omak) 23-7 won by fall over Konnor Spradling (Lakeside (Nine Mile Falls)) 29-12 (Fall 1:51)
126
Jessie Garcia (16-18) placed 5th and scored 12.0 team points.
Quarterfinal - Hunter Hawk (Freeman) 24-12 won by fall over Jessie Garcia (Omak) 16-18 (Fall 1:35)
Cons. Round 1 - Jessie Garcia (Omak) 16-18 won by fall over Isaac Kane (Medical Lake) 10-9 (Fall 4:03)
Cons. Round 2 - Jessie Garcia (Omak) 16-18 won by fall over Drew Bergstrom (Freeman) 17-10 (Fall 4:09)
Cons. Semi - Isai ACEVEDO (Toppenish) 9-12 won by decision over Jessie Garcia (Omak) 16-18 (Dec 10-7)
5th Place Match - Jessie Garcia (Omak) 16-18 won by forfeit over Jesse Guizar (Wapato) 25-11 (For.)
132
Kayden Cate (32-11) placed 4th and scored 14.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Kayden Cate (Omak) 32-11 won by fall over Christian Macias (Wapato) 12-10 (Fall 1:02)
Quarterfinal - Kayden Cate (Omak) 32-11 won by decision over Aden Carl (Medical Lake) 32-2 (Dec 8-3)
Semifinal - Julio Brizuela (Wapato) 24-6 won by fall over Kayden Cate (Omak) 32-11 (Fall 1:24)
Cons. Semi - Kayden Cate (Omak) 32-11 won by fall over Trenton Mason (Cashmere) 9-5 (Fall 1:35)
3rd Place Match - Aden Carl (Medical Lake) 32-2 won by decision over Kayden Cate (Omak) 32-11 (Dec 2-1)
132
Darrell Nanpuya (4-2) placed 5th and scored 9.0 team points.
Quarterfinal - Darrell Nanpuya (Omak) 4-2 won by fall over Trenton Mason (Cashmere) 9-5 (Fall 3:07)
Semifinal - Marcos Torrez (Toppenish) 23-4 won by major decision over Darrell Nanpuya (Omak) 4-2 (MD 11-2)
Cons. Semi - Aden Carl (Medical Lake) 32-2 won by decision over Darrell Nanpuya (Omak) 4-2 (Dec 5-2)
5th Place Match - Darrell Nanpuya (Omak) 4-2 won by decision over Trenton Mason (Cashmere) 9-5 (Dec 5-4)
138
Caden Johnson (5-1) placed 3rd and scored 15.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Caden Johnson (Omak) 5-1 won by fall over Harrison Ehland (Freeman) 0-2 (Fall 2:37)
Quarterfinal - Logan Hydorn (Colville) 30-9 won by fall over Caden Johnson (Omak) 5-1 (Fall 1:57)
Cons. Round 1 - Caden Johnson (Omak) 5-1 won by fall over Anthony Rueda (Zillah) 10-12 (Fall 2:43)
Cons. Round 2 - Caden Johnson (Omak) 5-1 won by decision over Chase Smith (Freeman) 28-15 (Dec 9-5)
Cons. Semi - Caden Johnson (Omak) 5-1 won by decision over Hugh Wheeler (Cashmere) 25-6 (Dec 9-6)
3rd Place Match - Caden Johnson (Omak) 5-1 won by decision over Israel Perez (Quincy) 4-2 (Dec 10-4)
170
Derik Gomis's (1-3) place is unknown, and they scored 0.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Onyx Sanchez (Toppenish) 8-11 won by fall over Derik Gomis (Omak) 1-3 (Fall 2:50)
Cons. Round 1 - Andrew Roberts (Medical Lake) 12-9 won by fall over Derik Gomis (Omak) 1-3 (Fall 1:40)
195
Xavier Cardona (4-3) placed 6th and scored 8.0 team points.
Quarterfinal - Brock Martin (Riverside) 18-12 won by decision over Xavier Cardona (Omak) 4-3 (Dec 4-0)
Cons. Round 1 - Xavier Cardona (Omak) 4-3 won by fall over Luke Bennett (Riverside) 7-8 (Fall 3:54)
Cons. Round 2 - Xavier Cardona (Omak) 4-3 won by fall over True Cole (Medical Lake) 12-16 (Fall 3:33)
Cons. Semi - Tanner Goff (Colville) 31-6 won by fall over Xavier Cardona (Omak) 4-3 (Fall 0:42)
5th Place Match - Christian Avila (Quincy) 24-12 won by decision over Xavier Cardona (Omak) 4-3 (Dec 9-4)
220
Bryan Juarez-Lopez (1-3) place is unknown, and scored 0.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Anthony Zebrano (Wahluke) 17-11 won by fall over Bryan Juarez-Lopez (Omak) 1-3 (Fall 4:57)
Cons. Round 1 - Hunter Depriest (Riverside) 14-9 won by fall over Bryan Juarez-Lopez (Omak) 1-3 (Fall 0:36)
285
Noah Bigboy-Gribble (3-3) placed 7th and scored 4.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Jacob Valdovinos (Wahluke) 12-12 won by fall over Noah Bigboy-Gribble (Omak) 3-3 (Fall 1:20)
Cons. Round 1 - Noah Bigboy-Gribble (Omak) 3-3 won by fall over William Price (Naches Valley) 22-18 (Fall 2:49)
Cons. Round 2 - Everardo Lopez (Cashmere) 10-4 won in sudden victory - 1 over Noah Bigboy-Gribble (Omak) 3-3 (SV-1 2-0)
7th Place Match - Noah Bigboy-Gribble (Omak) 3-3 won by decision over Jacob Valdovinos (Wahluke) 12-12 (Dec 5-2)
285
Leighton Jensen (5-1) placed 3rd and scored 18.0 team points.
Quarterfinal - Leighton Jensen (Omak) 5-1 won by fall over Everardo Lopez (Cashmere) 10-4 (Fall 3:10)
Semifinal - Rocco Clark III (Toppenish) 24-4 won by fall over Leighton Jensen (Omak) 5-1 (Fall 4:49)
Cons. Semi - Leighton Jensen (Omak) 5-1 won by fall over Angel Leyva (Wapato) 28-12 (Fall 1:25)
3rd Place Match - Leighton Jensen (Omak) 5-1 won by fall over Everardo Lopez (Cashmere) 10-4 (Fall 2:09)
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