High School Boys Wrestling: Small schools get out of the shadows at The Dome

Picture This – Photo galleries from opening round State action for 2A, 1A, 2B and 1B schools at Mat Classic XXXVII

Shadows and wrestlers grapple for the upper hand during Mat Classic XXXVII, Thursday, Feb. 18, at the Tacoma Dome. / Photo by Joshua Hart for Blast Zone Media

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Prep Boys Wrestling / Photo Galleries

TACOMA DOME — The opening rounds of the 2A, 1A, and 2B/1B boys brackets at the Mat Classic XXXVII state wrestling championships got underway on Friday at the Tacoma Dome and local teams were represented on nearly every corner of the quilted mats

While the 3A and 4A tournaments opened up on Thursday and handed out medals on Friday, the smaller schools had to wait their turn to hit the ground grappling.

Top Left: R.A. Long’s Richard Ramirez, 144 pounds, throws Aberdeen’s Adonis Hammonds in a 2A first-round match on Friday, Feb. 20, at Mat Classic XXXVII at the Tacoma Dome. / Top Right: Mark Morris’ Kayden Leggett, 132 pounds, shoots for a takedown against Clarkston’s Clayton Ockwell in a 2A first-round match. / Bottom Left: Woodland’s Marcellus Arevalo, 157 pounds, competes against Ephrata’s Adrian Negrete in a 2A first-round match. / Bottom Right: Castle Rock’s Aerian Benes, 144 pounds, competes against Medical Lake’s Mason Pierce in a 1A second-round match. / Photos by Joshua Hart for Blast Zone Media

State title contenders can be found in orange and black for Kalama, and white and red for Castle Rock, and the Rockets should be able to land high in the standings for total team points.

Be sure to check back soon at BlastZoneMedia.com for mat-side reports and additional photos from the opening day of the 2A, 1A and 2B/1B boys state wrestling championships.

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