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Prep Wrestling: Mat Classic XXXVI Photo Gallery (Day 2) / UPDATED

State Tournament: Friday's early grappling action at the Tacoma Dome

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Feb 22, 2025
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Kalama’s Ivan Bailey throws Seton Catholic’s Nick Torquato in a 1A boys 138-pound division match at Mat Classic XXXVI on Friday, Feb. 21, at the Tacoma Dome. — Joshua Hart for Blast Zone Media

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HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING

Woodland’s Viridianna Hernandez pins Black Hills’ Wren Neklason in a 2A Girls 130-pound match at Mat Classic XXXVI on Friday, Feb. 21, at the Tacoma Dome. / Joshua Hart for Blast Zone Media

TACOMA — The revamped WIAA high school state wrestling championships, otherwise known as Mat Classic XXXVI, continued on Friday at the Tacoma Dome with the small school classifications joining in the action.

The morning and early afternoon mat time reserved for the 2A, 1A, 2B and 1B ranks and there were dozens of athletes from the Blast Zone represented in both the boys and girls brackets.

In the evening the 3A and 4A classifications took back over The Dome for the final rounds of their tournament. Look for full details, and additional photos, from Mat Classic XXXVI at blastzonemedia.com.

Keep scrolling to view our full photo gallery from Friday’s early state wrestling tournament matches at the Tacoma Dome.

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