Inglemoor Viking Wrestling

In a premier tournament featuring the top teams in the state–in ANY classification, Inglemoor 171 pounder Jake Lowe defeated top-seeded Jacob Fry from University High School for a tournament Championship.

Also placing were Rob Zsigmondovics (135- 7th), Cody Peterson (152- 8th), Yuji Pearce (189- 8th), and Tim Koukal (215- 7th).

In the Championship final Jake Lowe controlled every facet of the match and while the match was won in overtime. Jake scored each takedown and gave his U-Hi opponent the escape points.

The Vikings will take 2 days off, practicing Saturday (10-noon) and Monday (3-5pm) in preparation for getting deep into the KingCo 4A league schedule, at the start of the 2010.

It starts with a double dual Tuesday, January 5th when Inglemoor & Woodinville take-on Issaquah & Redmond, at home in the Inglemoor gym.

Team Scores:
University- 213
Lk.Stevens- 205
Tahoma- 198.5
Yelm- 171
Orting- 147
Kelso- 142
Blaine- 116.5
Ed-Woodway- 107.5
Arlington- 63
Inglemoor- 41
Vashon Is- 36

The Vikings wrestled three matches at the Lake Steven’s Duals on Tuesday and, based on matches wrestled only, won all three!

The Vikings wrestled Arlington, Kelso, and Blaine High Schools.

Wrestling great and going undefeated on the day were: Shane Merrill (112), Jake Lowe (171 – 3 pins), & Yuji Pearce (189 – 3 pins)

This was not a dual meet or placing tournament and only served to pair-up schools for matches as a precursor to the tournament on Wednesday.

The team saw some fantastic individual and team performances, including: Hermiston (Oregon) defeating Lake Stevens High School and a great dual meet between University HS (Spokane) and Lake Stevens that ended in a 29-29 tie and was decided by the 6th criteria!  Tahoma & Yelm High Schools also looked dominant in their performances.

To all the Vikings and wrestling enthusiasts: Merry Christmas.
Enjoy the day and back to work on Saturday to get ready for the Lake Stevens Duals and Invitational Tournaments: Tues-12/29 & Wed-12/30, to be held at Cavelero Mid-High.

Yuji Pearce won the 189 pound Monroe BearCat Invitational, with Travis Bogard (285) losing in overtime to place 2nd, and Tim Koukal (215) winning by pin to capture 3rd place.  The 3-Senior Viking contingent earned enough points to earn 10th place over all.

For his efforts Yuji earned a beautiful Championship belt commemorating the first tournament of its kind in Monroe.

The Vikings rowed their skiff into the Lake Washington tournament and gained valuable experience in their five matches against: Lake Stevens, Edmonds-Woodway, Skyline, Woodinville, and “the Joey’s” (an amalgam from Bethel, Kamiak, Rogers, Arlington, & Monroe).  Senior Co-captain Tim Koukal had an outstanding day, winning most of his matches.

SNOHOMISH JV TOURNAMENT Results:
Champions: Dain Byquist (3 pins), Runner up: Weston Cox (2 pins), 3rd Placers: Erik Williams (1 pin), Devin Gnoit (2 pins), Tyler Patrick (1 pin), Andrew Veith (2 pins), 4th Placers: Brandon Khuu, Larry Arnold (1 pin), 7th placers: Jimmy Brejda (1 pin), Kenny Sanderlin (1 pin).