Tahoma finishes ninth at Mat Classic | Wrestling

The Tahoma boys wrestling team placed four in the top eight at the Mat Classic 4A wrestling tournament Saturday, the Kentwood boys team finished 23rd, three Kentwood girls finished in the top eight

The Tahoma boys wrestling team placed four in the top eight at the Mat Classic 4A wrestling tournament Saturday.

Tahoma finished ninth as a team with 66 points with a second, third and a pair of fifth place finishers.

Senior Adam Hokenson took the silver medal in the 195-pound weight class.

Hokenson pinned his first three opponents, but lost by a pin to Cody Vigoren from Lake Stevens at 1 minute, 48 seconds in the championship round.

Hokenson opened the tournament pinning Ryan Cook from Yelm in 3:27. In the next round Hokenson pinned Donovin McElliott from Ferris in 1:10.

In the semifinal round Hokenson pinned Aaron Ibanez from Bothel in 2:51 to move into the championship match against Vigoren.

Individual results

Sophomore Justin Sipila took third at 126.

Nick Whitehead, a sophomore,  took fifth at 120.

Ryden Fu finished fifth at the Mat Classic in the 138 class.

Kentwood

The Kentwood boys team finished 23rd at the Mat Classic scoring 30 points on four wrestlers in the top eight.

Individual results

Kyle Capperauld took sixth in the 220 pound class.

Andy Sandhu at 113 finished seventh.

Walker Meyers took seventh at 132.

Trenton Harris finished eighth at 195.

Girls Wrestling

Three Kentwood girls finished in the top eight in the Mat Classic wrestling tournament.

At 135 junior Sara Mozeleski took seventh.

Anna Watson was seventh at 140.

Sabrina Perez was sixth at 170.