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Historical Events
1960 First recorded Ki-Be wrestling match. Lost to Kennewick 34-8.
1974 Ki-Be wins Tri-Valley B league title with perfect 6-0 league record.
1974 Bill Morgan, Ken Biehl and Jay Draper become the first state
participants for Ki-Be.
1974 Bill Morgan becomes first state medalist for Ki-Be, places 4th.
1974 Jay Draper (20-7)and Ken Biehl (21-6) have first 20 win season for Ki-Be.
1977 Jay Draper's 4th straight appearance at state, places 4th,
ties highest to date for Ki-Be.
1977 Jeff Bramson wrestles girl from White Swan, pins her in
third round.
1982 First ever Ki-Be Invitational Tournament, Ki-Be is
unofficial team champion.
1982 Record Set: Ki-Be sends 4 wrestlers to state.
1982 Lonnie Renz places 2nd at state, highest to date for Ki-Be.
1987 Bob Mars becomes head coach.
1991 Record Tied: Ki-Be sends 4 wrestlers to state.
1994 Ki-Be wins YVIAA league title.
1995 Record Set: Ki-Be sends 7 wrestlers to state.
1995 Garrett Knutson wins first state championship for Ki-Be.
1996 Brothers Travis and Garrett Knutson win state championships,
only second time this has happened in state of Washington.
1996 Record Set: Garrett Knutson goes 34-0 on the season.
1996 Record Set: Ki-Be finishes 5th in team standings at state.
1997 Garrett Knutson wins third state championship.
1997 Record tied: Ki-Be finishes 5th in team standings at state.
1997 Ki-Be webpage online.
1998 Record tied: Ki-Be sends 7 wrestlers to state.
1998 Ale DeLaPena wins state championship at 115 by beating
John Cerna from Toppenish for third time.
1998 Travis Knutson becomes first four time state medalist for Ki-Be.
1998 Record Set: Ale DeLaPena goes 36-0 on season.
1998 Coach Bob Mars wins 100th Dual Meet.
1999 Ki-Be wins team championship at the renewal of the Ki-Be Invite.
1999 Record Set: 3 wrestlers win regional titles.
1999 Record tied: Ki-Be sends 7 wrestlers to state.
1999 Ale DeLaPena wins second state championship beating John Cerna
of Toppenish again.
1999 Ale DeLaPena goes 35-0 on the season.
1999 Ale DeLaPena extends winning streak to 80 matches before losing
1-0 to 3A two time state champ Tommy Owens of University at
Tri-State Tourney.
2000 Ale DeLaPena becomes schools first 4 time district champion.
2000 Record Set: Ale DeLaPena breaks school record for wins with 133.
2000 Ale DeLaPena becomes schools 2nd 3x State Champion.
2001 Ben Hill takes over after 11 seasons under Bob Mars.
2002 Elizabeth Goeke becomes the first girl to wrestle for Ki-Be. She records
3 wins, all by pin.
2002 Record set: 5 wrestlers win district titles.
2002 Josh Corke becomes the 4th Ki-Be State Champion. Finishes season 34-0.
2002 Record tied: 4 wrestlers place at state. This is the 4th time this has
been done (1998, 1999, 2000).
2003 Record tied: 5 wrestlers win district titles.
2003 Record Set: Josh Corriell sets record for wins in a season with 37.
2003 Josh Corriell becomes the 5th Ki-Be State Champion.
2003 Record tied: 4 wrestlers place at state. This is the 5th time this has
been done (1998, 1999, 2000, 2002).
2004 Record tied: Junior Gonzalez wins 37 matches.
2005 Brandon Ashley becomes the 6th Ki-Be State Champion. His state title is
the 10th won by the 6 individuals.
2005 Record Tied: 3 wrestlers win regional titles (1999)
2007 Record tied: Troy Cunningham wins 37 matches.
2007 Troy Cunningham becomes the 7th Ki-Be State Champion. His state title is
the 11th won by the 7 individuals.
2008 First Girls wrestlers to beat boys - Delene Rucker and Sheridan McDonald.
2008 First Girls Regional Champions - Rucker & McDonald
2008 Troy Cunningham wins 2nd straight State Championship. Becomes the third multi-time
champ in Ki-Be history.
2008 Sheridan McDonald becomes first Ki-Be girls state champion. Rucker places 6th.
2008 Girls place 7th at the Mat Classic State Tournament.
2009 Girls place 7th at the Mat Classic State Tournament for 2nd straight year.
2009 Sheridan McDonald wins 2nd straight Mat Classic title. 4th multi-time champ in
Ki-Be history
2010 Sheridan McDonald wins 3rd straight Mat Classic title. Becomes the 3rd Bears
wrestler to win 3 state tiles.
2011 Sheridan McDonald wins 4th state title to become first girl to win 4 state titles in the state of Washington.
2011 6 combined state medalists (boys and girls) is the most in Ki-Be History
2012 Cruz DelAngel goes 39-0 (record) to win the state title
2013 Cruz DelAngel goes 39-0 again and wins his 2nd state title
2013 Cody Zyph becomes the first heavy weight state champ for Ki-Be
2013 Cruz Del Angel breaks Ale DeLaPena's record of 80 straight wins with his 81st at the Bob Mars Invite.
2014 Cruz Del Angel wins 3rd straight State title going 38-0, unbeaten streak reaches 116 matches.
2014 Record tied: 4 wrestlers place at state. This is the 6th time this has
been done (1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003).
2014 Record Set: Ki-Be sends 8 Boys wrestlers to state. 10 combined boys and girls is also a new record.
2015 Record Set: Kareem Johnson becomes the first wrestler to win 40+ matches in a season (42-4)
2015 Record Set: First time in school history with 4 combined boys and girls placing in top
3 at state (3-boys and 1-girl). 5 combined in top 4 at state (3-boys, 2-girls)