Five Issaquah-Sammamish preps took regional wrestling titles to lead a sizable contingent to the Tacoma Dome for this weekend’s wrestling state championships.
Issaquah’s Jonathan Norris had little trouble with any of his three opponents, pinning each in under two minutes to win the title at 285.
Eric Harper was one of only two to make it through regionals for Eastlake, winning his first two matches by pin before securing a 4-3 win in the finals to take a top seed at 196 pounds. Sabrina Handlon pinned a pair of opponents inside of two minutes and won the title match 16-0 to take the regional title at 100 pounds and move into the girls state tournament as a top seed.
Eastside Catholic’s Matt Iwicki took the title at the Marysville-Pilchuck regional in 3A for the Crusaders at 120 with two pins and a 3-0 decision in the finals.
Sean McAlhaney and Matt Solusod faced off in the finals at 220, with McAlhaney winning by pin for Skyline and giving Solusod the second seed to state for the Eagles.
Nate Swanson won his first two matches by pine before falling in the finals to take a second seed to the 4A state meet at 106 pounds for Skyline. Teammate Justin Manipis made the finals at 113 before losing a decision to finish second and Issaquah’s Torre Eaton won the third place match to earn his state berth.
Jordan Hamilton made the regional title match for the Eagles at 120 before losing a decision and Skyline’s Joseph DeMatteo did the same at 126.
Louden Ivey of Issaquah was third after a 3-1 day for coach Kirk Hyatt.
Tristan Steciw took the third place match for Skyline at 132 and Joey Gurke was the runner-up at 138 after a pair of dominating decision wins. Bo Longmore took the final state spot at 145 for Skyline and Michael Mecham finished second at 160 with two pins.
Dallas Starren earned the final spot at 182 for Issaquah.