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3A Prep Wrestling: Mat Classic XXXVI Photo Gallery (Day 1)
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3A Prep Wrestling: Mat Classic XXXVI Photo Gallery (Day 1)

Mat Scenes — Images from the first day of Washington's state championships

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Kelso’s Marina Jimenez-Gonzalez hand fights in top position over Southridge’s Makayla Cardona in the 3A Girls 110-pound division at Mat Classic XXXVI on Thursday, Feb. 20, at the Tacoma Dome. / Joshua Hart for Blast Zone Media

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TACOMA — The newfangled Mat Classic format has been working out more or less as planned on the first day of action at the Tacoma Dome. Under the new format teams have been split up by classification so that the event will take place over three days rather than its regular 48-hour timeline.

The 3A and 4A schools got Mat Classic XXXVI started on Thursday, which means only Kelso wrestlers have had an opportunity to step out onto the big stage so far.

Kelso coach Bob Freund intently watches a match at Mat Classic XXXVI on Thursday, Feb. 20, at the Tacoma Dome. The Kelso girls team sent 19 wrestlers, including alternates, to the state championships this year. / Joshua Hart for Blast Zone Media

Blast Zone Media has been keeping an eye on all the happenings, and we’ve got photos from Day 1 ready to go. BZM will provide updates on how things went prior to Friday’s docket.

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