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Bulldogs
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the pace.
Coppinger said he has
heard some say Thursday's
match could be considered a
potential preview of this year's
state championship at the
125-pound divisiom
"You always hope for that
but when you get to the clas-
sic, anything can happen,"
Coppinger said. "It'll be a lot of
fun to watch."
But Coppinger said a lot of
things would have to fall into
place, including more develop-
ment from Pedro Joaquin.
"There's a little bit of a gap
to close and he [Pedro Joaquin]
knows what to do to close it,"
he said.
In the 130-pound champion-
'sip, Rene Gaspar earned a sec-
ond round pinfall victory over
Sultan High School's Steven
Leverett with nine seconds left
in the period.
Brian McCarty (135 pounds)
and Sam Newman (152
pounds) earned decision victo-
ries for the Bulldogs in their
respective weight classes.
Codi Duckworth, a 2008
state wrestler who missed all
of last season due to his foot
being run over in a parking lot,
lost in the 103-pound champi-
onship to Port Angeles' Josh
Basden, 10-8.
Within the final 30 seconds
of the third round, a takedown
attempt by Duckworth was
ruled out of bounds, while he
was a second late to win the
match on another opportunity.
"Codi knows he let one get
away," Coppinger said. " He's
got a ways to go and he realiz-
es now that he's got some work
to do."
Coppinger said a North Ma-
son wrestler that impressed
him was Matt Zink, who fin-
ished co-third in the 103-pound
weight class.
As a freshman, Zink
weighed in at' 80 pounds and
earned a 14-6 win over Roches-
ter's Taran Hoskin and a first
round pinfall against Royhon
Agostine from Sequim.
"He's giving up about 25
pounds and he has such a huge
heart," Coppinger said.
Jacob Cofelt (140) took a
co-third honor while Morgan
Grewell (145) finished with a
co-fifth place finish.
December 30 at North Ma-
son High School in Belfair
2010 North Mason Classic
1) North Mason 192.5; 2)
Port Angeles 174; 3) Kingston
152; 4) Shelton 129; 5) Sequim
118; 6)Sultan 92; 7) North
Kitsap 82.5; 8) Cascade Chris-
tian80.5; 9) Gig Harbor 71; 10)
Shorecrest 67; 11) Hoquiam
66; 12) Cascade (Everett); 13)
Kalama 64; 14) Rochester 39.5;
15) Central Kitsap 11
North Mason individual re-
sults
Championships:
103 - Josh Basden (PA) def.
Codi Duckworth (NM), 10-8;
119 - Zac Joaquin (NM) def. Je-
sus Escalona (Shore), 10-3; 125
- Jake Velarde (NK) def. Pedro
Joaquin (NM), 6-2; 130 - Rene
Gaspar (NM) p. Steven Lever-
ett (Sultan), 3:51; 135 - Brian
McCarty (NM) def. Kyle Weav-
er (Sultan), 5-1; 152 Sam
Newman (NM) def. Ben Small
(GH), 9-8; 171 - Jonathen Den-
nis (Shel) def. Andrew Hicks
(NM), 7-2
NM third place finishers -
Matt Zink (103) and Jacob Cof-
felt (140).
NM fifth place finishers -
Morgan Grewell (145).
Journal photo by Dean Siemon
North Mason High School's Pedro Joaquin grapples
with North Kitsap High School's Jake Velarde in the
125-pound championship match during Thursday's
North Mason Classic wrestling tournament at NMHS
in Belfair.
Climbers
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him in position to get the
pin," Lacy said.
Lacy said Barber has
gone undefeated since his
first round loss in Shel-
ton's Holiday Tournament
on December 18 after
some "refocusing."
"It's good to see him
really get locked in and
confident and aggressive,"
Lacy said. "He sometimes
forgets how good he is."
Barber's other two
matches were also pin-
fall victories. He defeat-
ed North Kitsap High
School's Augie Piehl in a
21 second pinfall and then
Cascade (Everett) High
School's Masood Ahmad
with a fall at 5:27.
Ty McCullough was
2-1 with a co-third place
finish in the 103-pound
bracket. His loss came
m the semifinals against
Kalama High Schools Mi-
chael Clizbe, 5-4.
"I think Ty would
have wanted to win that
match," Lacy said.
McCullough's wins
were both by one point
each - 7-6 over Port An-
geles' Ozzy Swagerty and
3-2 over North Kitsap's
Andrew Posten.
"He [McCullough]
didn't have his best day
but he was grinding it
out," Lacy said. "That
speaks a lot about how
hard he works."
Shelton's Jakeob Gar-
rick was a co-third place
wrestler in the 125-pound
division with his only loss
to the eventual champion
North Kitsap's Jake Ve-
larde, 14-3.
After the loss, Garrick
earned a pinfall over Ka-
lama's Marcus Simpson,
follwed by a 15-0 decision
over Cascade's Shakail
Crabb and a 9-2 deci-
sion over Rochester High
School's Jacob Franco.
"[Garrick] has been
really solid the entire
month," Lacy said. "His
learning curve and teach-
abilityare helping him
to compete and a higher
level."
Highclimbers who
earned co-fifth place fin-
ishes were Bobby Niel
(119), Skyler Core (130),
Shelby Salisbury (140)
and Ben Anderson (215).
"All of them would tell
you they would expect
third or better," Lacy said.
But the Shelton coach
said the tournament gave
match experience for the
Highclimbers and com-
plimented North Mason's
Tony Coppinger and the
rest of the coaching staff.
"Our kids get lots of
matches," Lacy said.
"They [Highclimbers] ge, t
to wrestle somewhat close
to home."
December 30 at North
Mason High School in
Belfair
Shelton individual re-
sults
Championships:
160 Colby Barber
(Shel) p. Trevor Lee (PA),
1:42; 171 - Jonathen Den-
nis (Shel) def. Andrew
Hicks (NM), 7-2
SHS third place finish-
ers - Ty McCullough (112)
and Jakeob Garrick (125).
SHS fifth place finish-
ers - Bobby Niel (119),
Skyler Core (130), Shelby
Salisbury (140) and Ben
Anderson (215).
Before the North Mason
Classic at North Mason
High School, high school
wrestlers competed in the
Hawkins Classic on De-
cember 29 at Hawkins Mid-
dle School in Belfair.
Shelton High School and
North Mason High School
entered a mix of junior var-
sity and a few varsity level
wrestlers.
Shelton's Harrison Cook
finished second in the
171-pound bracket after a
loss in the championship
to Kingston High School's
Zach Gormanson.
Cook was the only Mason
County wrestler to compete
in a championship match.
Shelon's Kala Shivers
was a co-third finisher in
the 125-pound division,
while Dakota Adams (171)
and Devyn Graden (130)
also earned co-third place
finishes.
North Mason's Codi
Duckworth (112), Cameron
Niesen (112) and Morgan
Grewell (145) earned co-
thirds, while Matt Zink fin-
shed co-fifth at 103 pounds.
For more info contact:
Greg Dineen 360-533-6575
or
Dan West 360-432-0306
The I-5 Quarter Midget
Club
presents
Try A Quarter
Midget Day
Sunday, Jan. 9th
10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Indoors Rain or Shine in the Pavilion
at the
Grays Harbor County Fairgrounds
in Elma, WA
For those of you who have wondered what it's like to drive a
Quarter Midget Race Car, now is your chance to take one for
a test drive on a closed course oval. The I-5 Quarter Midget
Club members will have their cars and all the necessary safety
equipment (helmets, gloves, race coats, etc.) available to any
young person ages 5 to 16 who would like to try out a car.
No experience necessary. There is a fee of $10.O0 to cover
insurance requirements.
See You There!
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