Prep Wrestling Roundup: Results and reports from The Blast Zone

Singlet Stories — Kelso hosts Dave Holter Invite; area grapplers keep fine-tuning technique

A set of head gear rests on the floor of a local gymnasium during a competition earlier this season. Teams from the Blast Zone are now making final adjustments prior to the start of the postseason. — Skyler Smith for Blast Zone Media

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High School Boys Wrestling

Kelso’s Newton, Andrews win titles at Holter Invitational

The Kelso boys wrestling team was busy last week with regular 3A Greater St. Helens League action along with the responsibilities that come along with hosting a tournament. And a couple Hilanders even managed to make their way to the top of the podium.

On Saturday the Kelso High School campus was once again taken over by wrestlers from near and far who were competing for a tournament championship. But instead of the girls’ Braided 64, it was the Dave Holter Invitational that brought grapplers to K-Town.

And while the Hilanders placed fourth as a team with 159.5 team points, they were also able to celebrate the individual accomplishments of athletes like Ryder Newton (126) and Balian Andrews (150), who both managed to win their bracket.