CWAC
North District Preview
(Last years state place is
highlighted in black)
103 - Top 5 AJ Cummings - Eph |
Cummings has
the most talent in the North, but it may not be a
cakewalk for him. AJ Cummings has pinned both Aguirre and Ruff in dual meets this year. He has been roughed up by the South 103'ers though. Aguirre and Ruff have defeated each other with Aguirre winning the latest match. It will be a tough task for any of these wrestlers to make it past the South wrestlers and on to state. |
112 - Top 5 Lorenzo Longoria - Qui (4th) |
Lorenzo
Longoria could make quite a statement at the state
tourney this year. At the Grizzly Den Classic, Lorenzo placed 2nd behind state champ John Bennett, losing 10-6. Ricky Brown of Ephrata has stepped it up a notch this year. Jason Escobedo gave Longoria a good match in their dual, losing 18-13. Hargrove and Silva have been here before and could unsettle things a little. |
119 - Top 5 Steve Turner - Cash |
Steev Turner
of Cashmere has worked hard to become the top guy in the
North. He is going to have to work hard to keep that spot. Turner was 6-1 against CWAC competition this year. His only loss coming to 112lber Kameron Hopkins of EV. Race and Hearst were a combined1-4 at state last season, and will be hungry to et back and do better. Chris Smith lost by only 1 point to Hearst in a dual. The strength of the 119 division is in the south, so there may only be one state qualifying spot available for these wrestlers. |
125 - Top 5 Huber LaGrou - Omak |
This is a
strong weightclass, with as many as 8 wrestlers capable
of gaining one of the 4 state births. LaGrou could possibly be the best in the class, but he has not wrestled many of the south contenders. LaGrou, Koons, Ramirez all have a good chance to be district champions. Ramirez has been batteling injury this season, Quincy fans are hoping he is ready for post-season action. LaGrou garnered a CWAC wrestler of the week honor this season and for now is the top dog. Doug Nunn has had an impressive season. |
130 - Top 5 Jeff Smith - Chel |
This
weightclass seems to be up for grabs. Jeff Smith has
grabbed the early advantage with good dual meet showings. Not sure just how good he is. This tournament should give a better indication of his talent. Ouradnik has been very good at times. Brody Young was beaten by Ouradnik 9-6. Stuart Campbell has come on lately and could be a wrestler to reckon with in the tournament. |
135 - Top 5 Tommie Lindquist - Qui (5th) |
Tommie
Lindquist is another Quincy wrestler who could do awfully
good at state this year. Lindquist pinned Dart in their dual meet. Colby Reilly gave Lindquist a run for his money in their dual, losing just 8-6. Lindquist has also split two matches with south contender Junior Gonzalez. Lindquist should prevail, but Dart and Reilly won't go willingly. |
140 - Top 5 Scott Ouradnik - Eph (5th) |
Scott
Ouradnik is looking to be in the finals at state this
year. He probably won't be challenged too much by the north wrestlers, but his matches with Justin Corke in the south have been legendary. Sims is about the only wrestler in this weightclass who could give Ouradnik a challenge. |
145 - Top 5 Willy Ives - Omak |
The only
thing that kept Willy Ives from going to state last year
was a broken leg! Look for Ives to place high at state this year. Steven Smith has been tearing through the competition as well. Smith placed second behind Josh Corke at the Grizzly Den Classic. Santana Echavarria could give Ephrata a good showing here. Freshman Levi Parkins of Cashmere is an up and comer. |
152 - Top 5 Mason Massey - Chel (3rd) |
On his way to
third place at the state tournament last season, Mason
Massey recorded a stunning pin of Juventino Orozco. This served notice to the rest of the CWAC that Mason Massey had arrived. Massey should'nt receive to much of a challenge from the of the field. The main competition for Massey will come from south wrestlers Torres and Magana at regionals. |
160 - Top 5 Zach Harris - Eph (part) |
Zach Harris
went 1-2 at state last year. Josh Hargrove and Jacob
Sypher will be strong competition for Harris. It would be interesting to see an all Chelan final, but it probably won't happen. Dean Agee was pinned by Harris in their dual meet. Sypher could be the top dog in the near future. None of these wrestlers will probably be able to keep up with Juventino Orozco in the south. |
171 - Top 5 Ben Niccum - Cash |
Ben Niccum
and Kelly Davis will battle for the number one spot.
Davis qualified for state last year at 145. Niccum is only a sophomore and looks to be the class of this weightclass next year as both Davis and Corriell of Ki-Be are seniors this year. This title however, is most likely up for grabs between Davis and Niccum. |
189 - Top 5 Clint Webley - Qui |
Clint Webley
looks to be the top wrestler in an otherwise very weak
CWAC at this weightclass. Hoefner and Burkhart have improved this year and could give Webley a stiff challenge. Hoefner defeated Burkhart 10-8 in their dual meet. Webley pinned Hoefner. Add 4 wrestlers from the south and regionals could be a toss up, though Webley looks like he is the real thing. Webley did defeat highly ranked south Andy DeLeon 10-5. He also lost a close 5-4 match to Joe Rosenkranz of Naches. |
215 - Top 5 Cesar Williams - Qui (8th) |
Cesar
Williams has been ranked as high as 3rd in the state in
2A. Rumor has it that Womack has graduated from Omak and has joined the Coast Gaurd. If so than that could open up things for Anderson to make it to state. Don't know much about Steffler or Espinoza. |
275 - Top 5 Jake Healy - Eph (7th) |
There could
be a battle of mammoth proportions between Healy and Byl.
Healy won the dual match 3-2. These two will probably meet at the regional final as well. The top three wrestlers in the south would haveto wrestle better than they ever have to stop this from happening. Clinton Meacham could play the spoiler roll, but would need a perfect match and a lot of breaks to do so. |
Teams - Top 5 Ephrata |
Ephrata is
just too deep for the rest of the North teams. Quincy has
4 wrestlers ranked at #1 in the CWAC, while Ephrata has just 1. But Ephrata has 10 wrestlers ranked in the top 5. Chelan, Omak and Cashmere will have a few wrestlers competing for the top spots, but will not be able to compete for the team title. Cascade is making progress but they have too many holes in their lineup. |