Two of the best wrestlers in the area went toe-to-toe once again on Saturday at the Hammerhead Invite and just like last week, Centralia’s Eva Reinitz got the better of W.F. West’s Lucy Hornby in the 120-pound finals.
Reinitz won by major decision at the Centralia Tiger Classic, but had to piece together a rally after trailing 7-0 after one period. Thanks to two reversals, six back points and one takedown, the junior led 13-12 and a reversal with 29 seconds left in the third sealed the win.
Hornby reached the finals with a couple of pins while Reinitz had two pins and a tech fall. W.F. West tied for 10th in the team race with 73.5 points, one point clear of Centralia.
The Tigers’ Jayden Krogness (140) rebounded from a second round loss to take third behind six straight wins and five of them via fall. For the Bearcats, Sierra Wood (130) and Eden Hornby (125) both made the semis, but Wood won her medal match with a second period pin.
Black Hills gets a pair of seconds, top-five team finish in Spanaway
Fueled by runner-up performances by Lizzy Grunenfelder at 140-pounds and Madeline Payne at 170, the Wolves piled up 122 points to place fourth in a loaded Buckles and Bruises tournament hosted at Bethel High School.
Grunenfelder notched two pins to reach the finals while Payne staved off South Kitsap’s Syia Strohauer 12-9 in the semifinals. Both lost via bonus points in their last match of the day.
A trio of Black Hills grapplers in Nancy Nguyen (125), Averie Reynolds (130) and Wren Neklason (135) all lost early in the tournament, but rebounded to all place in the top-five. Reynolds and Neklason both lost in the first round. Isabella Chenard (190) placed sixth for the Wolves.
Tenino’s top wrestler Maleah Chacon (120) snared third place after losing in the quarterfinals. She had three pins and an injury default win to leave with a medal.
Winlock’s Thayer dominates bracket as lone champ
Two first period pins and a tech fall in under two minutes was all Maquinzee Thayer needed on Saturday to end her day on top of the 115/120 bracket at the Down River Challenge in Cathlamet.
Thayer spent a grand total of 2:01 on the mat in her first two matches, then in the last round versus R.A. Long’s Quin Kochis, she was up 8-0 within the firsN t minute and converted another takedown and eight back points to finish off the 19-2 tech fall.
Elsewhere for the Cardinals – who placed second in the team race with 48.5 points – Hailey Goodrich (125) and Katrina Hamilton (155) both placed second. Goodrich won three matches on the day.
In the 100/110 bracket, Esperanza Gullickson pinned teammate Abigale Goodrich to place third.
