Area wrestlers place highly at recent tournaments

Published 1:10 pm Monday, February 8, 2016

Todd Beamer High School boys wrestlers Adrian Avena, Sean Van Earwage, Mitchell Owens and Federal Way’s Andrzej Hughes-Murray were winners in their weight classes at Curtis High School’s annual Berserker tournament held Jan. 30.

Van Earwage won the 145-pound weight class with a 7-5 victory over Hazen High’s Leo Palaganas. Avena won the 152-pound weight class with a pinfall victory against Puyallup’s Spencer Hanson.

Owens defeated Curtis’ Jon Bridgman by pinfall to win the 182-pound weight class.

Hughes-Murray also won the 220-pound bracket with a pinfall win over Spanaway Lake’s Jeyani Aguon.

Federal Way’s Oles Solomko finished tied for third in the 160-pound weight class.

Thomas Jefferson and Federal Way’s girls wrestlers had strong showings at the Lady Wolfpack Invitational at Henry M. Jackson High School, also on Jan. 30.

Jefferson’s Jasmine Pleasants was victorious in the 135-pound weight class when she defeated Othello’s Nikki Velazquez 13-1 in the finals.

Her sister, Raisa Pleasants, finished second in the 100-pound weight class. An injury cost her in the finals against Sedro-Wooley’s Leah Olsen.

Federal Way had six girls place in the top five of their weight classes.

Amanda Henderson, Ana Sanchez and Edith Garcia finished fifth in the 100, 110 and 135-pound weight classes.

Anabella Garcia and Anjilia Sumandig finished third in the 100 and 115-pound weight classes.

Mariah Stewart was the highest-placing Eagle as she finished second in the 235-pound weight class. Stewart was pinned by Stanwood’s Jailee Mercedes in the finals.