2006 Region 4 Champions.
Moses Lake placed nine of thier ten wrestlers to win the team championship at the region 4 wrestling tournament in Walla Walla.
Roberto Cruz (103) and Brett Fredrickson (215) were crowned individual champions. Cody Hoiness (135) and Stevie Vasquez (189) were second place. Third placers were Matt Palmer (119) and John Fackrell (189). Sean Hoiness (130) and Jordan Hill (140) placed fourth with Thomas Courtright (152) finishing fifth. Gabriel Guaman (125) also wrestled for the Chiefs.
Moses Lake Takes Double Dual December 6, 2007 --
West Valley High School.
Moses Lake Wrestling started off the 2007-08 varsity season with impressive wins over CBL 3A foes Sunnyside and West Valley.
The Chiefs started the night beating Sunnyside 48-20. Josh Nielsen got the night started with a pin and the team followed the lead by getting 4 pins in a row. But as the Chiefs entered the lower weights, Sunnyside won 4 matches in a row before Moses Lake took over again to pull away from the Grizzlies.
After a short break, the boys took on host West Valley. The chiefs won 12 of 14 matches on their way to a 62-12 victory. The match enjoyed most by your writer was at 152 lbs. Thomas Pheiffer wrestled up from 145 to take on West Valley standout Nick Gautreaux. Thomas came out on fire to take and early 6-0 lead and ended with a 9-3 win. It was worth the trip.
Chiefs are 4th at Inland Empire December 8, 2007 --
At Central Valley Hign School. The Moses Lake wrestleres travelled to Spokane to wrestle at the Inland Empire Classic. The team took 4th behind Hermiston, University and Mead. While there were no Chiefs making the finals, four took 3rd place: David Perales, Gabe Guzman, Thomas Pheiffer and Spencer Fackrell. John Silva was 4th, Josh Nielsen and Tad Harmon were 5th and Alvin Suarez took 6th.
Chiefs Sweep Duals Tuesday December 11, 2007 --
The Chiefs travelled to Kennewick leaving several varsity wrestlers home. They still swept the competition with 5 JV wrestlers beating Kennewick 54-24 and Kamiakin 44-24.
Freshman Brian Chamberlain got his first varsity wins by pinning both of his opponents. Tyler Vela also came away with two pins on the night. Mitch Hill broke into varsity action by wrestling up to 152 pounds and getting his first varsity win with an overtime win against his Kamiakin opponent.
Wrestlers Compete at Tri-State December 15, 2007 --
The Chiefs made the annual trip to North Idaho College this weekend.
285 pounder Tad Harmon placed 8th. Several of the other wrestlers were within one more victory of placing. TRI-STATE BRACKETS TEAM STANDINGS
MOSES LAKE WRESTLERS:
119: David Perales: 2-2
125: Tyler Vela: 4-2
125: Ricco Moreno: 0-2
130: Gabe Guzman: 3-2
135: Seth Stones: 3-2
135: Cameron Chlarson: 0-2
140: John Silva: 4-2
145: Thomas Pfeiffer: 3-2
145: Parker Byington: 0-2
171: Josh Nielsen: 2-2
171: Brian Chamberlain: 1-2
189: Alvin Suarez: 0-2
215: Spencer Fackrell: 2-2
285: Tad Harmon: 3-3 (8th Place)
Chiefs 2nd at Pacific Northwest Classic January 5, 2008 --
The Moses Lake wrestlers made the annual trip to University High school for the Pacific Northwest Classic. The host team held off the Chiefs in the race for first place and kept Moses Lake from defending last years championship.
The tournament was marked with outstanding individual efforts as there were five Chiefs in the finals. Two came away champions, Cody Hoiness (140) and Tad Harmon (285). The three finalists who garnered 2nd place honors were David Peralez (119), Gabe Guzman, (130) and Josh Nielsen (160).
Chiefs win CBL 4A Dual 42-12 Over Pasco. January 8, 2008 --
The Moses Lake Chiefs continued CBL 4A duals by whipping Pasco 42-12. Pasco won only 2 matches by decision and recieved a forfiet at 112 for their 12 points.
Tad Harmon came away with the nights only pin. Cody Hoiness won by Technical Fall and Gabe Guzman won by major decision. Seven other Chiefs won by decision in a workmanlike manner and two lost by decision. Moses Lake gave up one forfeit because of illness and eligibility issues and Pasco gave one forfeit to Moses Lake.
Chiefs Win Tough Match at Richland January 10, 2008 --
The Moses Lake Chiefs travelled to Richland and held on to win a tough dual meet against the Richland Bombers. Due to sickness and other factors, the Chiefs did not wrestle at full strength, wrestling some 2nd stringers and giving up 2 forfeits.
The final score was 39-34. Moses Lake jumped out to a 35-0 lead before the Bombers won 4 of the last 5 matches and picking up 12 point of the forfeits. The results follow.
125: Tyler Vela dec. Dustin Utecht 15-8.
130: Gabe Guzman tech. fall Daniel Dawson.
135: Seth Stones (ML) dec. Cody Wyrick 8-4.
140: John Silva pin Korwin Nelson 2nd.
145: Cody Hoiness pin Marco Nicacio 1st.
152: Parker Byington pinned Joey White 2nd.
160: Josh Nielsen win by Forfeit.
171: Jeremy Knighten (R) pinned Brian Chamberlain 3rd.
189: Spencer Fackrell (ML) major dec. Nicholas Lee 12-2.
215: Aaron Sevigny (R) pinned Levi Walpole 1st.
285: Daniel Montgomery (R) pinned DJ Henderson 1st.
103: Kyler Mars (R) major dec. Derek Johnson 18-4.
112: ML Forfeit
119: ML Forfeit
ML Second at Marysville Premier! January 12, 2008 --
The Chief wrestlers took 2nd place behind Snohomish at eh Marysville Premier Tournament. Cody Hoiness won the Outstanding Wrestler award. He had 4 pins to dominate the field for the #1 spot. He was joined as champion by David Peralez (119) and Gabe Guzman (130).
Chiefs Garner 2 More League Wins January 17, 2008 --
The Chiefs participated in a double dual at Eisenhower High School and came away with two more wins. They are now 6-0 in league, 10-1 overall. The last league dual is next Thursday against Wenatchee. JV at 6:00 and Varsity at 7:00. Be there if you can.
Thursday, Moses Lake showed their dominance with a 45-18 victory against Davis and winning 67-11 versus Eisenhower.
Chiefs 2nd at Dream Duals January 19, 2008 --
Moses Lake Travelled to East Valley High School in Spokane to take on the best dual teams in the state. After victory in 2007, they came up just short in 2008.
The Chiefs defeated Rogers of Puyallup 35-26 to open the day. Then handled CBL rival Pasco 49-16. That put them in the match for 1st and 2nd agains Lake Stevens where it came down to the last match trailing 27-25. The Chiefs came up short, 30-25.
Chiefs Secure CBL Championship! January 24, 2008 --
The Chief Wrestling team secured the Columbia Basin League regular season champion by defeating rival Wenatche 43-18. The Chiefs improved to a 6-0 league record for the win. The highlight was senior Cody Hoiness pinning Zach Koinzan in 11 seconds at 145 pounds. Cody finishes the season and entered the District tournament undefeated and ranked #1 in the State by washingtonwrestlingreport.com at 140 pounds.
Another highlight of the night was the openning varsity match. Sunnee Ferguson, a freshman reserve, was pressed into varsity action at 125 and pulled out a 7-6 victory in his first varsity action.
Chiefs Dominate District February 2, 2008 --
The Moses Lake Chief Wrestlers dominated the District Championship scoring 469 points--211.5 more than second place Pasco. The Chiefs had 13 wrestlers in the finals with 10 champions. There were 22 wrestlers who placed in the top 6 and 16 qualified for regionals next week at Eisenhower High School in Yakima.
The champions were David Peralez (119), Tyler Vela (125), Gabe Guzman (130), Seth Stones (135), Cody Hoiness (140), Thomas Pfeiffer (145), Josh Nielsen (160), Brian Chamberlain (171), Spencer Fackrell (189) and Tad Harmon (285). Cody and Thomas both pinned every opponent they faced on their way to the championship.
The Moses Lake Chiefs capped a great season by placing 3rd at the State Tournament. John Fackrell (189) and Brett Fredericksen (215) brought home individual titles. Gabe Guzman (119), Matt Palmer (125), Jordan Hill (135) and Cody Hoiness (140) each placed fourth. Ty Sainsbury (171) and Tad Harmon (285) each scored team points with victories before finishing their tournament. Each of the eight wrestlers at state scored to help the team to a third place finish.
Gabriel Guzman-119- 4th Place
Guzman p. Wood(Kentlake) 2:14
Ottow(Monroe) d. Guzman 2-1
Guzman d. Anderson(Lake Stevens) 5-0
Guzman p. Morgan(Ferris) 2:16
Guzman md. Bitney(Rogers Puyallup) 16-6
Smith(Mead) d Guzman 9-5
Matthew Palmer-125- 4th Place
Palmer d. Pelligrini(Lake Stevens) 9-4
Palmer d. Quin(Kentwood) 4-3
Owen(University) md. Palmer 12-3
Palmer d. Loos(Heritage) 3-2
Quin(Kentwood) 4-3
Jordan Hill-135- 4th Place
Link(Mariner) d. Hill 6-3
Hill p. Yeaple(T.Jefferson) 2:32
Hill p. Litovkin(Juanita) 2:18
Hill p. Terrill(Tahoma) 3:56
Hill p. Cruz(Central Kitsap) 4:22
Walker(Snohomish) d. Hill 5-2
Cody Hoiness-140- 4th Place
Hoiness tf. McAlister(Rogers Puyallup) 3:40
Hoiness p. Patterson(Kentwood) :21
Varnell(Lewis & Clark) d Hoiness 7-2
Hoiness d. Garcia(Davis) 9-7
Nay(University) d. Hoiness 4-2
Ty Sainsbury-171- 1-2
Sainsbury d. Bixenman(Todd Beamer) 4-2
Conner(Mt. View) d. Sainsbury 3-2
Johnson(Kentlake) p. Sainsbury 4:59
John Fackrell-189- 1st Place
Fackrell p. St. Martin(Juanita) 3:21
Fackrell d. Halsey(Emerald Ridge) 8-2
Fackrell p. Walsh(Kentlake) 2:17
Fackrell md. Hester(Shorewood) 9-1
Brett Fredericksen-215- 1st Place
Fredericksen p. O'Conner(Curtis) :29
Fredericksen p. Hagdahl(Decater) :32
Fredericksen d. Rydzak(Mariner) 5-4
Fredericksen d. Richardson(Heritage) 6-5
Tad Harman-285- 1-2
Terukina(Curtis) p. Harman 2:42
Harman p. Shewey(Kentwood) 2:45
Lynch(Gonzaga Prep) p. Harman 3:30
16 Chiefs Advance to Regionals-2 Alternates.
Moses Lake wrestled February 2nd and 3rd in Walla Walla at the first CBL 4A District Tournament. The Chiefs had 16 wrestlers advance and will take 2 more alternates to University High School in Spokane for the Region 4 Tournament Friday and Saturday. The top 4 finishers will earn a trip to the State Tournament.
The Chiefs scored 394.5 team points but that was not nearly enough as they finished second to Pasco, 446.5.
The Chiefs had 4 individual champions and 5 runners up as only 3 of the 14 weight classes were taken by anyone other than Moses Lake and Pasco.
The highlights of the tournament were when Brett Fredericksen handed D'Mitri Miles of Pasco his first loss this year and when John Fackerell wrestled his brother Spencer on Friday, John's birthday (Spencer let John win as a birthday present).
District Champions:
119-Gabe Guman
125-Matt Palmer
189-John Fackerell
215-Brett Fredericksen
1,000 DUAL MATCH VICTORIES!
Thursday-1/25/07.
Wenatchee-
In the final dual match effort of the 2006-07 season, the Chief wrestlers finished off rival Wenatchee with a 69-6 victory. But it was not a regular win. It was the 1,000th win in school history. That is nothing short of incredible.
2007 Dream Duals Champions
1/20/07
Spokane
The Moses Lake Chiefs continued their great season by winning the Dream Duals Championships on Saturday. The Chiefs wrestled to 3 wins over the day. They began by beating Central Valley, then had a big win over the favorites, Lake Stevens, and then won over University to come home with the plaque.
Chiefs 1st at Marysville Premier
1/13/07
Marysville
Moses Lake travelled over the Cascades to wrestle for the first time at the Marysville Premier tournament. In 16 man brackets, the Chiefs came out on top in dominating fashion by crowning 4 individual champions and a Chief recieving the outstanding wrestler award.
Matt Palmer, Cody Hoiness, John Fackrell and Tad Harmon all took 1st place while Gabe Guzman and Brett Fredericksen joined them in the finals but finished 2nd. John Fackrell was voted outstanding wrestler by the coaches.
On Friday morning apparently Warden called to tell us a team backed out of their tournament. So the Chiefs were happy to fill those spots on Saturday. All of the Chiefs who went placed highlighted by Jacob Hittinger making the finals and taking 2nd. David Perales and Spencer Fackrell both placed 3rd and Andrew Nielsen was 4th.
Team standings 1. Warden 2. Lake Roosevelt 3. Cashmere 4. Newport 5. Colfax 6. Moses Lake JV 7. Brewster
112
1. Swain - Newp Pin 1st
2. Halverson - LR
3. Peralez - MLJV 7-6
4. Guerra - Warden
5. Rangel - Warden Pin 1st
6. Montes - Connel
119
1. Van Hoven - Cash Pin 2nd
2. Flores - War
3. Green - LR Pin 2nd
4. J. Nichols - Colf
5. Bishop - MLJV 1804
6. Eggers - Colf
125
1. Ellison - Newp 14-10
2. Sickling - LR
3. Pena - Brew Pin 2nd
4. Pruneda - War
5. Reys - War 13-0
6. Thomas - LR
130
1. Kalous - War Pin 3rd
2. Garcia - Con
3. McCord - Cash Pin 2nd
4. Johnson - Brew
5. L. Nichols - Colf 11-5
6. Hill - MLJV
135
1. Evans - Cash 706
2. Jrnks - Con
3. Stigall - New Pin 3rd
4. Rehn - LR
5. AJ Martinez - War 15-0
6. Byinbton - MLJV
140
1. Jordan - Colf Pin 1st
2. Wood - Cash
3. Stanger - LR Pin
4. Valasquez - Con
5. Barajas - MLJV 13-0
6. Landeros - War
145
1. Kuehne - LR 10-3
2. Hittinger - MLJV
3. Wickstom - Cash Pin 1st
4. Adriel Martinez - War
5. W. Beckman - Colf bye
6. Bye
152
1. A. Martinez - War 16-2
2. Shahan - Colf
3. Causton LR 7-2
4. Thibault - Cash
5. Messer MLJV Pin 2nd
6. Robinson - ?
160
1. Orozco - Con 18-2
2. Phillips - War
3. Morton - Colf 11-0
4. Clark - Cash
5. Stanger - LR Pin 2ne
6. Torres - MLJV
171
1. Bowman - LR 12-8
2. J. Martinez - War
3. Clark - New 11-10
4. Bennett - Colf
5. Scott - War Pin 3rd
6. Santos - MLJV
189
1. Brown - LR Pin 1st
2. Geuroro - War
3. Fackrell MLJV Pin 3rd
4. R. Orozco
5. Cueavos War Pin 1st
6. Thew - Newp
215
1. Rollins - War 2-0
2. Rise - LR
3. Jesse - War Pin 2nd
4. Nielson - MLJV
5. Goehner - Cash Pin 2nd
6. Salter - Brew
285
1. Thew - Newp Pin 1st
2. Maltone - Colf
3. T. Martinez - War 5-4
4. Adams - LR
5. Church - Cash 9-2
6. Horm - War
Chiefs are Champs at Pacific Northwest Classic
1/6/07--Spokane
The Moses Lake Chiefs had five wrestlers in the finals and came away with three individual champions as they held onto a slim lead over Lakeside to win the Pacific Northwest Classic.
Gabe Guzman, Jordan Hill and Brett Fredrickson each won 1st place as Cody Hoiness and John Fackrell took 2nd place. Five other wrestlers placed to make it 10 metals in 14 weight classes. All but one wrestler scored team points. It was truly a team victory.
Besides our finals victories, some of the tournament highlights I enjoyed were: 1, Matt Palmer working over defending state champ Nick Cambron (yes the one that beat our Roberto Cruz in the state finals); 2, Blaine Zucker scoring a pin at the tourney, his first varsity appearance; 3, John Fackrell gutting out a close win against former Chief Jacob Newman; 4, Cody Hoiness back in action; 5, Gabe Guzman dominating Cowin in the finals; 6, J-Hill getting that tourney win; and 7, seeing the Chiefs hoist that championship trophy.
See Photo Album for more Pics.
Next up is a dual Tuesday in Pasco. See ya there.
Individual results:
103: Andrew Valdez-
Norstadt(Lakeside) p. Valdez 1:51
Trevino(Sha. Park) md Valdez 15-1
112: Tyler Vela-
Lopez(Othello) d Vela 13-10
Vela p. Tarr(Sha. Park) 1:10
Vela p Lester(UHi) 2:14
Manthie(Richland) md Vela 9-0
Vela p Hunter(E. Valley) 4:02
119: Gabe Guzman-
Guzman p. Hughes(Mt. Spokane) :40
Guzman md Ferrozzo(C. Valley) 14-5
Guzman d Morgan(ferris) 9-6
Guzman md Cowin(S-Ridge) 12-3
125: Matt Palmer-
Palmer p Labelle(Lakeside) 2:43
Palmer d Cambron(C. Valley) 8-4
Owen(UHi) md Palmer 8-0
Rettinghouse(Ferris) d Palmer 9-2
Palmer d Scott(Mt. Spokane) 5-3
130: Seth Stones-
Gates(Wenatchee) d Stones 11-4
Stones d Rodriguez(E. Valley) 7-1
Riehle(Ferris) d Stones 6-0
135: Jordan Hill-
Bye
Hill p Maier(Richland) :28
Hill tf Rabe(Mt. Spokane) 16-1
Hill d Croskrey(C. Valley) 6-1
140: Cody Hoiness-
Hoiness p Landes(UHi-ex) 1:05
Hoiness md Nicacio(Richland) 18-6
Hoiness p Cartwright(Lakeside) :32
Nay (UHi) p Hoiness 4:45
145: John Silva-
Hartzell(Stanwood) d Silva 11-6
Silva d Halley(LC) 8-1
Bickley(UHi) md Silva 13-0
152: Blaine Zucker-
Cleveland(UHi) p Zucker 1:52
Zucker p McCracken(Sha. Park) 2:58
Lamb(Wenatchee) d Zucker 5-1
160: Josh Nielsen-
Nielsen p Grahm(Lakeside) :53
Jordan(UHi) d Nielsen 5-0
Nielsen d Castek(G-Prep) 6-4
Nielsen p Richardson(Mt. Spokane) 1:07
Nielsen d Rivera(Ferris) 7-3
Jordan(UHi) tf Nielsen 16-1
171: Ty Sainsbury-
Sainsbury p Kirby(Ferris) 2:30
Mitchell(UHi) d Sainsbury 5-0
Sainsbury tf Schuerzle(Sha. Park) 17-0
Sainsbury p Fernau(Mt. Spokane) 2:15
Robles(S-Ridge) d Sainsbury 5-0
Sainsbury md Knighten(Richland) 11-2
189: John Fackrell-
Fackrell p Olson(Othello) :18
Fackrell p Nichols(UHi-ex) 1:38
Fackrell d Neumann(C. Valley) 3-2
Walch(Kentlake) p Fackrell 1:53
215: Brett Fredricksen-
Bye
Fredricksen p Morales(Stanwood) :52
Fredricksen md Firman(Kentlake) 10-2
Fredricksen p Cochran(C. Valley) 4:46
275: Tad Harmon-
Harmon p Nygard(Wenatchee) :50
Harmon d Lindsey(Mt. Spokane) 9-6
Lynch(G-Prep) p Harmon 1:39
Weyrauch(E. Valley) p Harmon :30
Peterson(UHi) d Harmon 5-2
JV @ Royal Christmas Tourney
Royal Christmas Tournament was a tough day as it always is. This is a Premier Varsity 1A Tournament that our JV wrestles. The JV team had some good successes. Cody Hoiness wrestled here to get back into it after illness has kept him from wrestling this season. Cody finished 2nd place.
103: Andrew Valdez
Davis(Zillah) md Valdez 14-3
Smith(Othello)md Valdez 13-2
112: David Perales
Adams(Castle Rock) d Perales 6-4
Perales d Lopez(Royal) 7-4
Lopez(Othello) md Perales 12-3
125: Mitch Hill
Jones(Riverside) TF Hill 16-1
Reyes(Warden) md Hill 18-9
130: Seth Stones
Stones d Martin(Castle Rock) 13-7
Stones p Garcia(Connell) 1:40
Stones d Bender(Riverside) 10-4
135: Parker Byington
Byington d Martinez(Warden) 8-6
St. John(Castle Rock) md Byington 15-1
Melo(Othello) p Byington 1:25
140: Thomas Pfieffer
Pfieffer p Alvarez(Othello) 1:42
Villegas(Royal) md Pfieffer 10-0
Pfieffer d Dumolt(Goldendale) 2-0
Pfieffer p Terrill(Tonasket) 1:50
145: Cody Hoiness
Hoiness p Clark(Chelan) :14
Hoiness p Cruz(Tonasket) 2:28
Hoiness d Sanchez(Goldendale) 13-11 OT
Clavert(Othello) p Hoiness 1:52
152: Blaine Zucker
Otis(Okanogan) p Zucker 3:27
Zucker P Tynan(Zillah) 2:10
Christensen(Royal) md Zucker 12-2
171: Ty Sainsbury
Sainsbury tf Montano(Tonasket) 16-0
Martinez(Warden) md Sainsbury 10-2
Sainsbury d Davis(Cashmere) 6-2
Allen(Chelan) d Sainsbury 6-2
189: Spencer Fackrell
Fackrell d Cuevas(Warden) 18-12
Collins(Chelan) TF Fackrell 17-2
Orozco(Connell) d Fackrell 4-2
215: Andrew Nielsen
Brazil(Tonasket) d Nielsen 10-3
Conklin(Riverside) md Nielsen 11-2
Hall of Fame Duals
12/22/06
Moses Lake hosted the first Hall of Fame Duals wrestling matches on Friday. The Chiefs started by wrestling CBL rival Walla Walla. This match served as the regular league dual match with the Blue Devils this year. The Chiefs came out on top, 66-13.
Moses Lake 66, Walla Walla 13
112: Tyler Vela p. Justin Guzman(WW) 1:03
119: Ryan Harmon(WW) md. Jordan Bishop 10-1
125: Matt Palmer p. Dustin Taylor(WW) 1:49
130: Seth Stones p. Noel Perez(WW) 1:03
135: J-Hill forf. WW
140: Thomas Pfeiffer p. Joseph Butenhoff(WW) 1:14
145: David Marques(WW) d. John Silva 13-9
152: Ian Smith(WW) p. Travis Cannon
160: Josh Nielsen p. Caleb Rude(WW) 5:04
171: Ty Sainsbury md. Holden Wade(WW) 10-0
189: John Fackrell p. Jose Ramirez(WW) 3:09
215: Brett Fredrickson p. Nathan McClure(WW) 1:31
285: Tad Harmon p. Bryan Keith(WW)
103: Andrew Valdez forf. WW
The Chiefs also beat Skyview High School of Billings Montana. Skyview gave up two forfeits and the wrestling on the mat was much closer than the score indicated. Skymiew was ready to go home as they had spent the previous two days wrestling at the Best of the West Tournament in Pasco where they finished with a record of 3-2. The Chiefs prevailed in the end, 43-18.
Moses Lake 43, Skyview(Billings, MT) 18
119: Kooper Bond(S) p. Jordan Bishop
125: Matt Palmer md. Seth Goodell(S) 11-2
130: Tyler Elm(S) d. Seth Stones 7-2
135: Jeff Jones(S) d J-Hill 8-7
140: Thomas Pfeiffer p. Cory Champhy(S) 5:16
145: John Silva p. Garrett Bergum(S) 5:27
152: Casey Malia(S) p. Travis Cannon
160: Josh Nielsen p. Joe Mancuse(S) 1:23
171: Ty Sainsbury md. Preston Banderob(S) 4-3
189: John Fackrell p. Chris Molen 3:15
215: Brett Fredrickson forf S
285: Tad Harmon forf S
103: Brian Getch(S) p. Andrew Valdez
112: Brennan Barta(S) d. Tyler Vela 8-4
12/20/06--JV Wrestles great at Othello.
12/20/06--Othello
Moses Lake took 21 wrestlers to Othello on Wednesday to take part in a JV Tournament. There were several teams there and the Chiefs made us proud. Some of the highlights I enjoyed were: Ty Sainsbury recovering from injury to dominate his bracket; Cameron Chlarson pinning his opponent in the final in :51 seconds; Mitch Hill wrestling very smart in winning his bracket making it a sweep of the 130 lbs brackets--Seth Stones easily won the A bracket; an all Chief final at 119 with Jordan Bishop and Ricco Moreno; and I really enjoyed David Demchuck in his first year wrestling, gutting out an overtime victory to earn a spot in the finals and finishing second.
These boys have worked hard and had their chance to show their stuff. There were A and B brackets in some of the weight classes. The chiefs came home with several champions. I hope I am remembering them all.
Champs:
Andrew Valdez
Jordan Bishop
Seth Stones
Mitchell Hill
Cameron Chlarson
Ty Sainsbury
We also had 5 or 6 second placers and about the same third placers. Overall, the Chief JVs pretty much dominated. You can count we had about half our wrestlers in the finals. Way to go boys.
2 Chiefs Place at Tri-State
The Chief wrestlers travelled to North Idaho College and the Tri-State Tournament this weekend. It was one tough tournament.
Tyler Vela and Gabriel Guzman both dropped a weight class from where they have been wrestling and it paid off. Tyler wrestled through to place 4th at 112 going 6-2 with 3 pins. Gabe was 6th at 119 going 5-3 over the weekend. Way to go.
Click on Match Results on the menu for individual results.
The Chiefs prepare next for our own new event--the Hall of Fame duals to be held in Moses Lake on Friday, December 22nd.
See you there!
Chiefs are Big Nine Co-Champs!
After finishing the season with big wins over Walla Walla and Kennewick, the Chiefs are co-champs in the Big Nine. Moses Lake, Eastmont and Pasco each finished the league season 9-1.
See ya' at District.
CHIEFS ARE 4TH AT INLAND EMPIRE CLASSIC!
Dec. 8&9
Spokane
The Chiefs went to Spokane on Friday and Saturday to wrestle in the Inland Empire Classic. They wrestled well and every wrestler scored team points with at least one win.
John Fackrell was Moses Lake's lone individual champion at 189. 215 pounder Brett Fredricksen made the finals but finished 2nd when the coaches decided to err on the safe side. Brett did not wrestle and took 2nd because of injury default.
Jordan Hill (135) and Gabe Guzman (125) both finished 3rd and Matt Palmer brought home 5th place.
For more details, click on Match Results on the menu.
Chiefs Over Kamiakin 67-10 and Kennewick 58-15.
12/12/06
Wenatchee
The Moses Lake Chief Wrestling Team rolled over two more CBL 3A teams on Tuesday. The team won decisive victories over Kennewick and Kamiakin.
Moses Lake 58, Kennewick 15
103--Sithu (K) p. Nikoh Vela, :29
112--David Peralez (ML) m.d. Moreno, 12-4
119--Tyler Vela (ML) p. Morris, 1:19
125--Gabe Guzman (ML) won by forfeit
130--Matt Palmer (ML) won by forfeit
135--Jordan Hill (ML) p. Whitehead, :49
140--Tom Pfeiffer (ML) won by forfeit
145--John Silva (ML) d. Woods, 8-3
152--Johnny Hernandez (ML) d. Loomis, 12-6
160--Josh Nielson (ML) won by forfeit
171--Soto (K) d. Justin West, 15-9
189--Carrillo (K) p. Spencer Fackrell, 1:20
215--Andrew Nielson (ML) p. Fleetwood, :24
285--Tadd Harman (ML) p. Garvin, 1:38.
Moses Lake 67, Kamiakin 10
103--N.Vela (ML) p. Yoke, 5:09
112--Peralez (ML) d. Garcia, 13-11
119--T.Vela (ML) p. Kostman, 3:53
125--Guzman (ML) t.f. McAloon, 15-0
130--Palmer (ML) p. Cooley, 1:01
135--Hill (ML) t.f. Pierson, 19-1
140--Devers (K) m.d. Pfeiffer, 16-8
145--Silva (ML) p. V.Walker, 1:01
152--J.Walker (K) p. Colton Messer, 2:38
160--J.Nielson (ML) p. Perkins, 1:59
171--West (ML) won by forfeit
189--S.Fackrell (ML) p. Dupaquier, :18
215--A.Nielson (ML) p. Arndt, 3:20
285--Harman (ML) p. Strong, 1:03.
HOLY FACKRELL!
12/9/06
What a day for the Fackrell Brothers. While senior John was busy winning the 189 pound class at the Inland Empire Classic (Pinning each opponent), Younger brother Spencer was at the Ephrata Invite taking home the 215 pound championship. He pinned every opponent in the first round. I asked father Duane to buy me a lottery ticket but he wouldn't do it.
Congrats to the Fackrells.
Chiefs Roll Over West Valley and Sunnyside
If you weren't at the Chief Gym on Thursday, what you missed was pure dominance. The two CBL 4A powers welcomed two CBL 3A powers to life with the big boys. Moses Lake beat West Valley 71-4, and Sunnyside 49-17. Pasco also dominated each of these teams in the Chief Gym. Pasco 60-West Valley 9, and Pasco 49-Sunnyside 22.
Several Chiefs got two pins on the night. The JV seemed to dominate as well. Leave your thoughts on the match in the Forum.
With ML and Pasco looking so good, it looks like the match of the year may be when the Chiefs Travel to Pasco on January 9th to take on the Bulldogs.
For individual breakdowns of Thursdays matches, click on match results on the menu.
12/2/06 JV Tournament
12/2/06
Kennewick
The JV wrestlers attended the Bob Mars Wrestling Tournament in Kennewick on Saturday, December 2nd.
There were two tournaments. The first was a varsity double elimination tournament that the JVs wrestled in, and the other was a true JV tourney that was a round robin format. The only results I have are for the Varsity portion.
Overall, there was some great wrestling. ML was 8th out of 13 teams.
Individual results follow:
103 Nikoh Vela:1-2
Pinned kimsey-RV 2:22
pinned by Sithu-KWK :41
Pinned by Yoke-KAM 5:35
Andrew Valdez:2-2
5th Place
Pinned Winterrose-RIC 5:44
Pinned Roos-KB 5:00
Pinned by Gomez-WAP 1:48
L to Smith-OTH 10-2
112
4th Place Calvin Weech:2-1
L to Garcia-KAM 10-8 OT
Pinned Dittmar-JFK 2:27
Pinned Nicholson-RV 2:32
119 Jordan Bishop: 2-2
Pinned Kostman-KAM 5:54
Pinned by Cunningham-KB :43
WBD Morris-KWK 7-1
LBD Morrison-CB 503
4th Place Alvin Suarez: 3-1
Pinned by Bolen-NC 3:39
Pinned Downs-SR 4:12
Pinned Guzman-Zillah 4:03
Pinned Gronowick-JFK 4:24
215
2nd Place Andrew Nielsen: 3-1
Pinned Silva-WAP 1:16
Pinned Reil-KWK 1:20
Pinned Samsell-KB 3:40
Pinned by Roehm-HAN 1:16
Jamboree a Success
11/30/06-Moses Lake
Moses Lake was the sight of a the first wrestling event of the season. The Chiefs hosted Wenatchee, Royal, and Ephrata in a jamboree. The wrestlers were matched up against other wrestlers of like skill wrestling abbreviated matches of 3 one minute rounds. Then, in the second match, winners then wrestled winners and losers wrestled losers.
It was a fun night to work out the kinks and get back into the swing of the wrestling season. Many of the Chiefs won both mini matches and we saw a lot of Frosh wrestling well.
On the sad side, Moses Lake Freshman Chris LaSalle, wrestling his first high school match suffered an apparent broken leg. He was taken by the ambulance and our thoughts and prayers are with him and his family.
Next up for the Chiefs is a tournament for JV wrestlers on Saturday at Kennewick High School. The next varsity action is in the Chief Gym on Thursday, December 7. This is a double dual and wrestling starts at 6:00.
See Ya' There.
Owings v. Gable
11/21/06
Today I watched on YouTube the classic 1970, 141 pound NCAA championship match where UW wrestler Larry Owings handed the legend Dan Gable his only college loss in his last college match. What a gutsy performance. Check it out here.
2006 DISTRICT RESULTS.
The Chiefs had some great wrestling and some disappointments at the 2005 District Tournament. The team was edged out by Pasco for the team championship. Our congratulations to them. They had several wrestlers come through and do better than expected.
We give big pats on the back to our two champions and two runners-up. Brett Fredrickson at 215 and Roberto Cruz at 103 were 1st in their classes. Matt Palmer (119) and Cody Hoiness (135) finished second.
Six other wrestlers advanced to regionals. They are: Gabriel Guzman (125), Sean Hoiness (130), Jordan Hill (140), Thomas Courtright (152), Stevie Vasques (189)and John Fackrell (189).
Two others were alternates: Seth Stones (125) and Jacob Neuman (171).
