NWWC

The 2011-2012 Season in Review
During the 2011-2012 Youth Folkstyle, Freestyle, Greco Roman & High School wrestling seasons, NWWC wrestlers (ages four through eighteen) amassed 70 State Championship Medals (1st through 8th place), 12 Individual State Titles (1st place) and 4 USAW All-American Honors (1st through 8th place at Nationals). As a team, NWWC placed 1st at the WSWA Folkstyle State Championships (6-8 year olds), 1st at the WSWA Kids Freestyle State Championships and 9th at the Washington Cadet/Junior Freestyle State Championships (high school division).

See individual results below.
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Results:
2012 USAW ASICS/Vaughan Cadet & Junior Nationals
NWWC high school wrestlers Brian Burchett (Klahowya), Adam Burchett (Klahowya), and Jake Velarde (North Kitsap) traveled to Fargo, ND to compete at the 2012 USAW ASICS/Vaughan Cadet & Junior National Championships over the week of July 14th, each returning with All-American honors. Brian Burchett defeated six wrestlers including the California, Colorado and Iowa State Champion on his way to place 6th in the 120 lb Cadet Greco-Roman division. Adam Burchett defeated five wrestlers including the Georgia, Michigan, Utah and Virgina State Champion to place 6th in the 113 lb Junior Freestyle division. Jake Velarde bested six opponents including the Illinois and Michigan State Champion to place 8th in the 138 lb Junior Greco-Roman division (video below). The USAW ASICS/Vaughan Cadet & Junior National Championships is a precursor tournament to the World and Olympic team trials, a preeminent scouting venue for college wrestling coaches and host to over 2,000 of America's top high school wrestlers from all 50 states.

Congratulations to NWWC's 2012 Cadet & Junior Nationals Team:

Freestyle:
Brian Burchett, Seabeck, Cadet, 120 lbs
Adam Burchett, Seabeck, Junior, 113 lbs, Placed 6th (All-American)
Jake Velarde, Hansville, Junior, 138 lbs

Greco Roman:
Brian Burchett, Seabeck, Cadet, 120 lbs, Placed 6th (All-American)
Adam Burchett, Seabeck, Junior, 113 lbs
Jake Velarde, Hansville, Junior, 138 lbs, Placed 8th (All-American)



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Results:
2012 USAW West Kids/Cadet Regional Championships
NWWC sent twelve local youth wrestlers to Pocatello, ID over the week of June 17th to compete for Team Washington at the 2012 USAW West Kids/Cadet Regional Championships. The annual tournament pits the top youth wrestlers from WA, OR, ID, CA, MT, WY, UT, NV, AZ, AK and HI for a seat at the 2012 ASICS Kids Freestyle & Greco Roman National Championships in Orem, UT on June 26th.

Three NWWC wrestlers brought home five medals for Team Washington including one individual title - Cole Edwards of Silverdale, age 6, earned a 1st place finish in the Freestyle Bantam 40 lb division. Edwards also earned a 2nd place finish in the Folkstyle Bantam 40 lb division. Thor Michaelson of Bremerton, age 8, earned a 2nd place finish in the Freestyle Bantam 60 lb division and a 3rd place finish in the Folkstyle Bantam 60 lb division. Michaelson defeated six opponents, including the California, Montana and Wyoming State Champion. Diego Clemen of Bremerton, age 8, defeated the Oregon and Wyoming State Champion to earn a 4th place finish in the Freestyle Bantam 65 lb division.

Congratulations to all twelve NWWC Regional wrestlers:

Freestyle:
Cole Edwards, Poulsbo, Bantam, 40 lbs, West Regional Champion
Savannah Sinclair, Bremerton, Bantam, 45 lbs
Lars Michaelson, Bremerton, Bantam, 50 lbs
Quinn Lawrence, Poulsbo, Bantam, 50 lbs
Roiel Sorensen, Seabeck, Bantam, 55 lbs
Logan Wallis, Seabeck, Bantam, 55 lbs
Thor Michaelson, Bremerton, Bantam, 60 lbs, Placed 2nd
Diego Clemen, Bremerton, Bantam, 65 lbs, Placed 4th
Taylor Hernandez, Port Orchard, Intermediate, 55 lbs
Ashton McDonald, Port Orchard, Novice, 70 lbs

Folkstyle:
Cole Edwards, Poulsbo, Bantam, 40 lbs, Placed 2nd
Savannah Sinclair, Bremerton, Bantam, 45 lbs
Lars Michaelson, Bremerton, Bantam, 50 lbs
Quinn Lawrence, Poulsbo, Bantam, 50 lbs
Roiel Sorensen, Seabeck, Bantam, 55 lbs
Logan Wallis, Seabeck, Bantam, 55 lbs
Thor Michaelson, Bremerton, Bantam, 60 lbs, Placed 3rd
Alex Sinclair, Bremerton, Intermediate, 60 lbs
Josiah Sorenson, Seabeck, Intermediate, 60 lbs
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Results:
2012 WSWA Cadet/Junior Freestyle State Championships
Northwest Washington Wrestling Club (NWWC) sent ten Kitsap County high school wrestlers to Centralia High School, Centralia, WA on Saturday, May 12th to compete at the 2012 WSWA Cadet & Junior Freestyle State Championships. Seven NWWC wrestlers finished the day placing in the top-6 (All-State honors), while four NWWC wrestlers earned top-3 place finishes and qualified to wrestle for Team Washington at the USAW Asics/Vaughan Cadet & Junior National Championships in Fargo, ND on July 14th, 2012.

Congratulations to the following NWWC wrestlers:

Brian Burchett, Seabeck, Cadet, 120 lbs, Placed 2nd
Devin Steele, Seabeck, Cadet, 126 lbs
Eli Everson, Seabeck, Cadet, 145 lbs, Placed 6th
Eric Ledesma, Silverdale, Cadet, 195 lbs, Placed 5th
Adam Burchett, Seabeck, Junior, 113 lbs, Placed 2nd
Brandon Melencio, Bremerton, Junior, 138 lbs
Brian Mccarty, Belfair, Junior, 152 lbs, Placed 2nd
David Dommermuth, Bremerton, Junior, 170 lbs
Zeke Gaeta, Bremerton, Junior, 182 lbs, Placed 6th
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Results:
2012 WSWA Kids Freestyle State Championships
Congratulations to NWWC State Champions Ignacio Salazar, Cole Edwards, Lars Michaelson, Thor Michaelson and Arik Lundberg, and the fourty-six Kitsap County youth wrestlers who brought home a first place team finish in the Bantam Division (6-8yrs old) and the overall team title from the 2012 WSWA Kids Freestyle State Championships in Sedro Woolley, WA on Saturday, May 5th. Of the fourty-six NWWC wrestlers who made the trip to Sedro Woolley to compete in the 67-team tournament, thirty-two of them earned top-8 finishes (All-State honors) and the right to compete for Team Washington at the 2012 USAW Kids/Cadet Western Regional Championships in Pocatello, ID over the week of June 17th.

Congratulations to the fourteen NWWC Bronze-Certified Championship Coaches (Jason Allinson, Tim Clemen, Clint Hernandez, Bill Lawrence, Dennis Malcom, Beth Michaelson, Ty Michaelson, Mike Neiner, Trever Parrish, Johnny Rodriguez, Jesse Sorensen, Paul Stricker, Jake Velarde and Brandon Wallis) and the fourty-six NWWC wrestlers who helped make NWWC the 2012 Washington State Kids Freestyle Team Champions:

Johnny Rodriguez, Bremerton, PeeWee, 34 lbs, Placed 4th
Nathan Stephens, Bremerton, PeeWee, 38 lbs, Placed 3rd
Ignacio Salazar, Silverdale, PeeWee, 38 lbs, State Champion
Ethan Malcom, Bremerton, PeeWee, 41 lbs, Placed 3rd
Deijah Diego, Silverdale, PeeWee, 41 lbs, Placed 4th
Peter Pauly, Bremerton, PeeWee, 42 lbs, Placed 3rd
Stone Hartford, Port Orchard, PeeWee, 42 lbs, Placed 2nd
Logan Allinson, Port Orchard, PeeWee, 43 lbs, Placed 4th
Benjamin Kahler, Port Orchard, PeeWee, 51 lbs, Placed 2nd
Michael Williams, Bremerton, PeeWee, 51 lbs, Placed 4th
Savannah Sinclair, Bremerton, Bantam, 40 lbs, Placed 2nd
Cole Edwards, Poulsbo, Bantam, 40 lbs, State Champion
Lars Michaelson, Bremerton, Bantam, 45 lbs, 2X State Champion
Joseph Stewart, Port Orchard, Bantam, 50 lbs
Mitchell Neiner, Port Orchard, Bantam, 50 lbs, Placed 8th
Quinn Lawrence, Poulsbo, Bantam, 50 lbs
Patrick Stricker, Bremerton, Bantam, 50 lbs
Robert Stewart, Port Orchard, Bantam, 55 lbs
Roiel Sorensen, Seabeck, Bantam, 55 lbs, Placed 4th
Logan Wallis, Seabeck, Bantam, 55 lbs, Placed 7th
Thor Michaelson, Bremerton, Bantam, 60 lbs, 3X State Champion
Diego Clemen, Bremerton, Bantam, 65 lbs, Placed 2nd
Brandon Gunion, Bremerton, Bantam, 70 lbs, Placed 3rd
Jonah Griffin, Bremerton, Bantam, 70 lbs, Placed 4th
Mano Diego, Silverdale, Intermediate, 50 lbs, Placed 3rd
Derrick LeValley, Port Orchard, Intermediate, 50 lbs, Placed 5th
Taylor Hernandez, Port Orchard, Intermediate, 55 lbs, Placed 2nd
Josiah Sorenson, Seabeck, Intermediate, 60 lbs
Bob Houpt, Bremerton, Intermediate, 60 lbs
Alex Sinclair, Bremerton, Intermediate, 60 lbs
Reis Ecklund, Port Orchard, Intermediate, 65 lbs
Hunter Wallis, Seabeck, Intermediate, 75 lbs
Arik Lundberg, Bremerton, Intermediate, 120+ lbs, State Champion
Anya Melencio, Bremerton, Novice, 60 lbs, Placed 6th
Payton Hlebechuk, Seabeck, Novice, 65 lbs, Placed 6th
Sage Hlebechuk, Seabeck, Novice, 70 lbs
Ashton McDonald, Port Orchard, Novice, 70 lbs, Placed 8th
Isaiah Stricker, Bremerton, Novice, 70 lbs, Placed 6th
Rhys Hamblet, Bremerton, Novice, 75 lbs
Teagan Hartford, Port Orchard, Novice, 80 lbs
Luis Guerrero-Amaral, Bremerton, Novice, 80 lbs, Placed 5th
Christian Arcangel-Diego, Silverdale, Novice, 100 lbs
Elishah McDonald, Port Orchard, Novice, 112 lbs, Placed 8th
Carson West, Port Orchard, Novice, 120 lbs, Placed 4th
Kaylomb Parrish, Bremerton, Schoolboy, 77 lbs, Placed 4th
Aiden Hamblet, Bremerton, Schoolboy, 91 lbs
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Results:
2012 WSWA Greco-Roman State Championships
All six NWWC wrestlers who traveled to Pasco, WA on Saturday, April 28th to compete at the 2012 WSWA Greco-Roman State Championships, earned All-State honors by placing in the top-eight in their respective age & weight divisions. Cadet division wrestlers Brian Burchett and Eric Ladesma each qualified to wrestle for Team Washington at the Greco Roman Kids/Cadet Western Regional Tournament in Pocatello, ID on June 17th. Junior wrestlers Adam Burchett, Jake Velarde and Brian McCarty each qualified to compete for Team Washington at the 2012 USAW Asics/Vaughan Cadet & Junior Greco Roman National Championships in Fargo, ND on July 13th. Adam Burchett & Jake Velarde both finished the day with individual State Titles.

Congratulations to the following NWWC wrestlers:

Brian Burchett, Seabeck, Cadet, 120 lbs, Placed 3rd
Eric Ledesma, Silverdale, Cadet, 195 lbs, Placed 6th
Adam Burchett, Seabeck, Junior, 113 lbs, State Champion
Brian McCarty, Belfair, Junior, 152 lbs, Placed 2nd
Jake Velarde, Hansville, Junior, 152 lbs, State Champion
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Results:
2012 ASICS/USAW Kids Folkstyle Nationals
Two NWWC youth wrestlers traveled to Cedar Falls, Iowa over the weekend of March 30th to compete at the 2012 ASICS/USAW Kids Folkstyle National Championships. Thor Michaelson earned All-American honors with a top-eight place finish. Congratulations to both wrestlers.

Lars Michaelson, Bremerton, Bantam, 45 lbs
Thor Michaelson, Bremerton, Bantam, 60 lbs, Placed 3rd (All-American)
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Results:
WIAA Mat Classic XXIV
Twelve NWWC wrestlers earned the right to compete for their respective high schools at Mat Classic XXIV, the annual high school State Championship wrestling tournament held at the Tacoma Dome over the weekend of Feb 17th, 2012. Eight of the twelve NWWC wrestlers earned All-State honors, placing in the top eight. Five of those eight NWWC wrestlers made it to the finals, and Three of those five NWWC wrestlers won individual State Titles.

Congratulations to the following NWWC wrestlers:

Maevis Lawson, Senior, Bremerton High School, 106 lbs, Placed 3rd
Brian Burchett, Sophomore, Klahowya Secondary, 113 lbs, Placed 2nd
Adam Burchett, Junior, Klahowya Secondary, 120 lbs, Placed 2nd
Warren Sprecher, Junior, CK High School, 120 lbs
Connor Veach, Junior, Klahowya Secondary, 132 lbs
Cody Yeik, Senior, Olympic High School, 132 lbs, 2X State Champion
Jake Velarde, Junior, North Kitsap High School, 138 lbs, 3X State Champion
Josh Henden, Sophomore, Kingston High School, 152 lbs
Bobby Reece, Sophomore, Kingston High School, 152 lbs, 2X State Champion
Zeke Gaeta, Junior, Olympic High School, 160 lbs
Caleb O'Halek, Senior, Olympic High School, 195 lbs, Placed 6th
Darius Taylor-Jones, Junior, Bremerton High School, 220 lbs, Placed 8th
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Results:
2012 WSWA Folkstyle State Championships
Cameron Dubos and sixteen other NWWC wrestlers earned top-8 medals and All-State honors at the 2012 WSWA Folkstyle State Championships over the weekend of January 28th. Dubos won the Cadet 100 lb division and NWWC won its third consecutive Team Title in the Bantam division (6-8 yr olds). The 2012 WSWA Folkstyle State Championship tournament drew over 900 wrestlers and 97 teams from across the state. Read about it in the Kitsap Sun.

Congratulations to all thirty-one NWWC athletes who made the trip to Spokane to compete among Washington’s top youth wrestlers.

Deijah Diego, Silverdale, PeeWee, 38 lbs, Placed 4th
Savannah Sinclair, Bremerton, Bantam, 40 lbs, Placed 2nd
Cole Edwards, Poulsbo, Bantam, 40 lbs, Placed 7th
Lars Michaelson, Bremerton, Bantam, 45 lbs, Placed 3rd
Patrick Stricker, Bremerton, Bantam, 45 lbs
Mitchell Neiner, Port Orchard, Bantam, 50 lbs
Logan Wallis, Seabeck, Bantam, 50 lbs, Placed 5th
Roiel Sorensen, Seabeck, Bantam, 55 lbs, Placed 5th
Thor Michaelson, Bremerton, Bantam, 60 lbs, Placed 2nd
Diego Clemen, Bremerton, Bantam, 65 lbs, Placed 5th
Mano Diego, Silverdale, Intermediate, 50 lbs
Alex Sinclair, Bremerton, Intermediate, 55 lbs
Wyatt Horne, Bremerton, Intermediate, 55 lbs
Taylor Hernandez, Port Orchard, Intermediate, 55 lbs
Ayden McGathey, Poulsbo, Intermediate, 60 lbs
Josiah Sorenson, Seabeck, Intermediate, 60 lbs, Placed 6th
Hunter Wallis, Seabeck, Intermediate, 70 lbs, Placed 6th
Arik Lundberg, Bremerton, Intermediate, 120+ lbs, Placed 4th
Isaiah Stricker, Bremerton, Novice, 70 lbs
Payton Hlebechuk, Seabeck, Novice, 75 lbs
Sage Hlebechuk, Seabeck, Novice, 75 lbs
Rhys Hamblet, Bremerton, Novice, 75 lbs
Luis Guerrero-Amaral, Bremerton, Novice, 75 lbs
Christian Arcangel-Diego, Silverdale, Novice, 100 lbs, Placed 8th
Kaylomb Parrish, Bremerton, Schoolboy, 70 lbs, Placed 3rd
Aiden Hamblet, Bremerton, Schoolboy, 84 lbs
Gabriel Wallis, Seabeck, Schoolboy, 120 lbs
Jack Miller, Bainbridge Island, Schoolboy, 128 lbs, Placed 6th
Gavin Hamblet, Bremerton, Schoolboy, 136 lbs, Placed 7th
Cameron Dubos, Bremerton, Cadet, 100 lbs, State Champion
Brandon Forster, Port Orchard, Cadet, 106 lbs, Placed 2nd

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Results:
2012 Oregon Classic
Six NWWC wrestlers traveled to Redmond, OR over the weekend of Jan 14th, to compete at the 2012 Oregon Classic. Two NWWC wrestlers earned top-3 place finishes. The Oregon Classic drew 174 teams and nearly 1000 of the top youth wrestlers from six northwest states.

Congratulations to the following wrestlers:

Lars Michaelson, Bremerton, Bantam, 45 lbs
Logan Wallis, Seabeck, Bantam, 50 lbs, Placed 3rd
Thor Michaelson, Bremerton, Bantam, 60 lbs, Placed 2nd
Taylor Hernandez, Port Orchard, Intermediate, 55 lbs
Hunter Wallis, Seabeck, Intermediate, 70 lbs
Gabriel Wallis, Seabeck, Schoolboy/Girl, 112 lbs