From the Sidelines
Observations on Vashon Island sports, mostly the Pirates, from the sidelines.
On to the Tacoma Dome
February 13th, 2010 at Sat, 13th, 2010 at 9:14 pm by Rik ForschmiedtBoth Pirate girl wrestlers and five boys are going to the Tacoma Dome next weekend.
Madeline Wolczko took third place at 119 pounds and Iris Spring fourth at 125 at the girls all-division Regional Tournament at Emerald Ridge earlier today. The top six girls in each weight class qualified for state.
Word from the boys 1A Regional at Bellevue Christian is that Sam Chapman, Dom Stemer, Elliot Ellingsen, Geran Webb and Vince Jovanovich qualified for state. The top three boys advanced to state.
Both Spring and Wolczko earned byes in the first round by virtue of their first-place finishes at last week’s sub-regional.
Wolczko assured her place at state with a pin of Kentridge’s Taylor in her first match. Wolczko lost in overtime to Cassidy Meyers of Kentwood, dropping her into the consolation round. A 6-4 overtime decision over Federal Way’s Maria Manzueta put Wolczko into the final for third and fourth place, once again to meet Lee.
But Lee, having a first-round match and dropping to the consolation round earlier, had already wrestled her maximum allowed five bouts for the day and Wolczko was declared the third-place winner by default.
Madeline Wolczko, right, has Taylor Lee all tied up in their quarter-final match.
Spring Took a 14-2 major decision Marissa O’Neil of Rogers in her quarterfinal to qualify for state then lost 10-5 to Jennifer Anderson of host school Emerald Ridge in the semi-final.
Spring’s consolation semi-final was a rematch with the girl she beat for the sub-regional title last Saturday, Patricia Costello, North Mason. The result was the same, with Spring winning a 11-1 major decision.
The third-fourth-place final saw Spring and O’Neil matched up again. Spring was ahead 11-0 with less than a minute to go when O’Neil turned her on her back for a pin.
Iris Spring works over Jennifer Meyers in the semi-final match.
The wrestlers are scheduled to practice at the Tacoma Dome on Thursday, then begin State competition Friday, with finals Saturday afternoon.
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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