Second-ranked Chelan holds off Tonasket wrestlers

CHELAN – Tonasket’s wrestling team had its chances during a Saturday Jan. 19 dual at Chelan to upset the second-ranked Goats.

The Tigers went nose to nose with the Caribou Trail League favorites for most of the night before Chelan won four of the final five matches to erase a 24-22 Tonasket lead and defeat the Tigers 43-30.

Tonasket was missing starters John Stedtfeld, Derek Rimestad and Chad Edwards. But four straight wins in the light weights, including a forfeit victory by Trevor Peterson (113 pounds), decisions by Collin Aitcheson (120) and Dyllan Walton (132) and a pin by Jorge Juarez (126) erased an early 22-6 deficit.

With the loss, the Tigers (3-1 in CTL duals) fall a game behind league-leading Chelan (4-0) and Quincy (4-0).

Chelan 43, Tonasket 30

182 lbs. – Frank Holfeltz (T) pinned Pedro Venegas (C), 1:47 – (Tonasket 6, Chelan 0)

195 – Alex Cortez (C) def. John Rawley (T) by major decision, 12-2 – (Tonasket 6, Chelan 4)

220 – Asa Schwartz (C) forfeit win – (Chelan 10, Tonasket 6)

285 – Luke Garcia (C) pinned Tanner Good (T), 0:58 – (Chelan 16, Tonasket 6)

106 – Angel Hernandez (C) pinned Rade Pilkinton (T), 3:01 –  (Chelan 22, Tonasket 6)

113 – Trevor Peterson (T) forfeit win – (Chelan 22, Tonasket 12)

120 – Collin Aitcheson (T) def. Ivan Reyes (C), 6-2 –  (Chelan 22, Tonasket 15)

126 – Jorge Juarez (T) pinned Justin Buyas, 3:43 – (Chelan 22, Tonasket 21)

132 – Dyllan Walton (T) def. Julian Budias, 4-2 – (Tonasket 24, Chelan 22)

138 – Erick Garcia (C) pinned Zach Lofthus (T), 2:29 – (Chelan 28, Tonasket 24)

145 – Chris Turinni (C) pinned Dalton Wahl (T), 5:17 – (Chelan 34, Tonasket 24)

152 – Juan Garcia (C) pinned Quinn Mirick (T), 3:16 – (Chelan 40, Tonasket 24)

160 – Austin Booker (T) pinned Jose Ruiz, 1:54 – (Chelan 40, Tonasket 30)

172 – Bobby Anderson def. Austin Knowlton, 6-2 – (Chelan 43, Tonasket 30)