Prep Wrestling Roundup: Reports and results from The Blast Zone

Close to Home — Locals shine at Jack ‘n Jill Classic; and the rest of the action

Wrestling fans take in the action from the sky bridge at The Lumberdome, Saturday, Feb. 1, during the Lumberjack and Jill Classic. — Courtesy of R.A. Long Wrestling

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High School Boys Wrestling

R.A. Long hosts, rattles off bronze finish at Lumberjack Classic

The R.A. Long boys wrestling team poses for a photo after placing third at its own Lumberjack Classic, Saturday, Feb. 1, at The Lumberdome. – Courtesy of R.A. Long Wrestling

The R.A. Long boys wrestling team wrapped up its regular season by hosting their traditional Lumberjack Classic tournament, Saturday, within the comfortable confines of The Lumberdome. The host Jacks placed third as a team with 118 points earned between a dozen participants in red and black. Cascade Christian won the team title with 26 grapplers picking up 175 points, while Mark Morris was second with 152.5 points earned between their 14 wrestlers who made the trip across Lake Sacajawea.

Other teams from the Blast Zone in attendance included Toledo, Wahkiakum and Winlock. BZM did not receive reports for those teams.

R.A. Long saw three of its own notch third place finishes in their respective brackets, with Presley Havens, Adam Silvia, Richard Ramirez and Kyle DeDeaux all winning their final match of a long day on the mats.