From the Sidelines
Observations on Vashon Island sports, mostly the Pirates, from the sidelines.
Lots of wrestling
January 29th, 2010 at Fri, 29th, 2010 at 11:09 am by Rik ForschmiedtOrting 46, Vashon 27
As expected, the number-one-ranked wrestling team in the state defeated Vashon last night. But with five returning state champions, four from the visitors and one from the Pirates, fans were treated to some outstanding wrestling between 13 JV and 13 varsity matches.
The varsity matches took very little time, 10 of them ended in first round pins, nine in less than a minute. Pirate Elliot Elllingsen, 160, needed almost two full rounds to pin Arthur Fretter.
Elliot Ellingsen, in green, works toward a pin of Arthur Fretter.
Cardinal Dylan Styles went the distance to defeat Madeline Wolczko 10-1.
The most exciting match featured 171-pounders Tucker Lazare of Vashon and Orting’s Keegan Norris. Trailing 10-8 as the clock ticked down, Lazare put Norris on his back. The referee signaled a pin as the buzzer sounded, but the timekeeper ruled the clock had expired before the pin. Tucker was awarded a near fall for three points and an 11-10 victory.
Geran Webb’s 20-second pin of Cardinal Josh Teu Teu was only the second fastest pin of the night. Drew Templeman pinned Pirate John Michael Monroe in 11 seconds in the varsity opener at 125 pounds.
Graeme Britz is on the way to a 52-second pin of Jake Owen in the 130-pound match.
Other Pirate winners were Graeme Britz at 130 pounds and Sam Chapman at 112.
Sam Chapman, 112, gives Orting's Austin Dodson a close-up look at the Vashon wrestling mat.
Although team scores are not kept for JV matches, Pirate wrestlers dominated the 13 JV matches.
Varsity: Orting 46, Vashon 27
113: double ff; 112: Chapman (V) p Dodson; 119: Styles (O) d Wolczko 10-1; 125: Templeman (O) p Monroe; 130: Britz (V) p Owen; 135: Mann (O) p Stemer; 140: Maris (O) p Thomas; 145: Shattuck (O) p Steneker; 152: Veltri (O) p Mandl; 160: Elllingsen (V) p Fretter; 171: Lazare (V) d Norris 11-10; 189: Meeks (O) p Easton; 215: Webb (V) p Teu Teu; 275: Barnes (O) p Jovanovich.
Rik Forschmiedt 20-year Island resident. Retired in 2006 after almost 11 years as Beachcomber sports editor. Now a volunteer assistant coach for Vashon High School soccer teams.
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