Freestyle wrestlers compete at state meet
Published 10:34 am Thursday, May 17, 2012
CENTRALIA – Four Tonasket freestyle wrestlers hit the road again Saturday, May 12, competing in Centralia at the state freestyle finals.
Two earned top-eight finishes.
Collin Aitcheson earned a fifth-place finish at 113 pounds in the age 17-19 division, while Dyllan Walton took eighth at 126 in the age 15-16 class.
Also competing were Dallin Good (152) at age 15-16 and Tanner Good (285) in age 17-19.
In the senior division, former Tonasket wrestler Martin Mitchell took top honors at 145 pounds.
“These guys have had a long season,” said coach Dave Mitchell. “They made some great improvement in their wrestling abilities. They also were a lot of fun to coach.”
About Brent Baker
Brent, is a former reporter/photographer for the Gazette-Tribune and sometimes works as a freelance sports reporter for the G-T. Prior to working at the G-T, he was the sports editor for Sunrise Publishing from 2000-2005 in Michigan. He subsequently owned and operated Buckland Media, a high school sports website, in Michigan until 2010. He and his wife Kim, who have an adult son, moved to Tonasket in 2010. Brent worked as a full time reporter/photographer at the G-T from 2011 - 2014).
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