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Local trio on top of state wrestling

Rotondo, Ingram, Rogers claim 4A state titles

By , Columbian Sports Editor
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Battle Ground's James Rogers has his hands raised as a champion after taking out Curtis' Ketner Fields during their 4A 160 lb. State Wrestling championship match Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017, in Tacoma.
Battle Ground's James Rogers has his hands raised as a champion after taking out Curtis' Ketner Fields during their 4A 160 lb. State Wrestling championship match Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017, in Tacoma. Rogers won 9-0 to take the title.(Photo by Patrick Hagerty) (Patrick Hagerty / for The Columbian) Photo Gallery

TACOMA — Three different wrestlers. Three different schools. Three different physiques.

They now have one thing in common — state champion.

Ethan Rotondo, James Rogers and Dylan Ingram spanned the spectrum of the wrestlers at the Mat Classic state championships Saturday.

The three Clark County wrestlers reached where every competitor at the Tacoma Dome wanted to get, the top of the podium.

Rotondo, a senior from Union, won his second state title in two years when he captured the 120-pound crown.

Rogers, a sophomore from Battle Ground, completed an undefeated season by winning the 160-pound championship.

Ingram, a Camas senior who won a state football title in the Tacoma Dome in December, added the 220-pound state title to his trophy case.

“It didn’t feel real back then and this still doesn’t feel real, like I have a couple more matches to wrestle,” Ingram said.

Rotondo became Union’s first two-time state champion in the program’s 10 seasons when he beat Elias Romero of Sunnyside 5-4. He is also the first two-time champ in John Godinho’s 26 years of coaching.

When asked why Rotondo has become such a successful wrestler, Godinho pointed to his aggressive style.

“It’s his attacks,” he said. “He always stays on his opponent. He always looks to score when he’s on his feet.”

Rotondo is so confident on his feet, he chose to fall behind 4-3 early in the third period. He allowed one point by letting his opponent go free so they could wrestle standing up.

The strategy worked.

Rotondo scored a two-point takedown with 50 seconds remaining, then rode out the match to win 5-4.

Rotondo said his second title is a much greater thrill than last year, when he won at the smallest weight class, 106 pounds.

“I went up two weights and I’m not even cutting weight,” he said. “So to win it at 120 is just huge. It means so much more to me than winning at 106, when I was cutting weight and just bigger than everyone.”

Rogers was in control throughout his 160-pound title match, beating Ketner Fields of Curtis 9-0. Through two periods, he had built a 7-0 lead on his opponent from University Place.

“I just had a vision,” said Rogers, who finished the season 42-0. “I’d like to think my famous line is ‘tunnel vision.’ This was at the end of the tunnel. And I made it.”

Like Rotondo, Rogers also went up two weight classes from last year, when he placed second at 145 pounds.

Rogers said a growth spurt over the past year made wrestling at that higher weight feel natural.

Ingram also started fast in his 7-4 win over Dagan Kramer of Tahoma. He took a 5-0 lead and nearly pinned his opponent from Covington in the first period.

“The first period is always a big part of my match,” Ingram said. “If I can get that first takedown, I feel like I’m in pretty good position.”

Two Clark County wrestlers came within one point of their state-title goals.

Jackson McKinney of Skyview lost 5-4 to Trevor Senn of Mead in the 182-pound final. The junior trailed narrowly for much of the match. In the final minute, his late shots were well defended by his opponent from Spokane.

Battle Ground senior Izaiah Duran lost 2-1 in overtime of the 152-pound final to Hunter Cruz of Moses Lake.

After he couldn’t break free for a point during his period of overtime in the down position, Duran chose to allow a point and let Cruz up. With 30 seconds to get a two-point takedown, Duran’s efforts were denied.

Jeffrey Mayolo of La Center reached the championship match at 152 pounds in Class 1A with a 10-9 overtime win in the semifinals. But there was little drama in the final as he was pinned in 23 seconds by Adrian St. Germain of Vashon Island.

Wrestling

4A State Championships

At the Tacoma Dome

Team scores — 1, Tahoma 158; 4, Union 99; 9, Camas 55.

BATTLE GROUND

152 – Izaiah Duran def. Nolan Martinez (Puyallup) 9-3; lost to Hunter Cruz (Moses Lake) 2-1, OT; SECOND PLACE.

160 – James Rogers p. Baylee Tran (Curtis) 2:58; def. Ketner Fields (Curtis) 9-0; STATE CHAMPION.

CAMAS

126 – Tanner Craig lost by pin to Austin Cleland (Sumner) 0:47; lost by pin to Cameron Hanson (Tahoma) 3:50; EIGHTH PLACE.

132 – Rylan Thompson lost to Nick Hara (Moses Lake) 7-1; def. Marcus Peterson (Sumner) 7-1; SEVENTH PLACE.

182 – Sam Malychewski def. Dylan Sanders (Rogers-Puyallup) by injury default; def. Daiman Vazquez (Moses Lake) 5-0; lost to Cole Washburn (Auburn) 5-3; FOURTH PLACE.

220 – Dylan Ingram def. Brennan Dalgleish (Mount Si) 12-0; def. Dagen Kramer (Tahoma) 7-4; STATE CHAMPION.

SKYVIEW

182 – Jackson McKinney def. Daiman Vasquez (Moses Lake) 9-2; lost to Trevor Senn (Mead) 5-4; SECOND PLACE.

UNION

120 – Vitaliy Manolov lost to Ethan Rotondo (Union) 12-1; def. Joe Novak (Tahoma) 8-0; lost to Matt Jones (Mead) 6-4; FOURTH PLACE.

120 – Ethan Rotondo def. Vitaliy Manolov (Union) 12-1; def. Elias Romero (Sunnyside) 5-4; STATE CHAMPION.

145 – J.J. Talavera lost to Sebastian Robles (South Kitsap) 2-0; def. Danny Snediker (Union) 7-6; def. Ryden Fu (Tahoma) THIRD PLACE.

145 – Danny Snediker def. Riley Cissne (Chiawana) 7-6; lost to J.J. Talavera (Union) 7-6; def. Chad Simonson (Graham-Kapowsin) 2-1; FIFTH PLACE.

152 – Tommy Strassenberg lost to Hunter Cruz (Moses Lake) 7-2; def. Ricky Kranz (Glacier Peak) 8-2; p. Layn Pannkuk (Olympic) 1:28; THIRD PLACE.

152 – Six Buck lost to Layn Pannkuk (Olympic) 11-10; def. Justin Sippila (Tahoma) by injury default, SEVENTH PLACE.

3A State Championships

At the Tacoma Dome

LOCAL RESULTS

Team scores – 1, Bonney Lake 137; 2, Kelso 134.

EVERGREEN

120 – Ryan Logan lost to Austin Almaguer (Kamiakin) 10-0; def. Grayson Lecompte (Edmonds-Woodway) 4-3; SEVENTH PLACE.

170 – Dylan Goodpaster lost to Adam Benson (Timberline) 7-2; p. Pavel Kolbert (Ferndale) 2:32; SEVENTH PLACE.

HUDSON’S BAY

138 – Jon McMillan lost to Gavin Rork (Arlington) 14-0; def. Ryan Nett (Southridge) 4-1; SEVENTH PLACE.

MOUNTAIN VIEW

182 – Alton Culver def. Nick Dugan (Oak Harbor) 11-5; lost to Zach Borisch 5-0; def. Arie Van Veen (Stanwood) 8-7; FIFTH PLACE.

PRAIRIE

220 – Bryan Person def. Dustyn Camacho (O’Dea) 5-2; lost to Ethan Calapp (6-1); lost to Ricky Victoriano (Kelso) 3-1; SIXTH PLACE.

2A State Championships

At the Tacoma Dome

LOCAL RESULTS

Team scores – 1, Toppenish 157; 21, Washougal 25.5.

RIDGEFIELD

126 – Trevor Newburn def. Kyle Herbruger (Highline) 3-2; lost to Tyler Sophomanican 5-3; def. Raul Barajas (Quincy) 5-2, FIFTH PLACE.

WASHOUGAL

145 – Tanner Lees lost by pin to Nate Moore (White River) 0:45; def. Austin Spader (Orting) 11-5; lost to Kiran Srikanth (Pullman) 13-4; FOURTH PLACE.

145 – Nick Wolfe lost to Kiran Srikanth (Pullman) 7-1; p. Francisco Martinez (Cheney) 2:19; SEVENTH PLACE.

1A State Championships

At the Tacoma Dome

LOCAL RESULTS

Team scores – 1, Granger 190; 16, Stevenson 30.5.

KING’S WAY CHRISTIAN

195 – Mike Garrison lost by pin to Jack Dahlgren (Forks) 2:34; def. Eden Cisneros (Forks) 2-1, OT; lost by pin to Conner Krouse (Jenkins-Chewelah) 1:10; FOURTH PLACE.

LA CENTER

152 – Jeffrey Mayolo def. Tony Almaguer (Granger) 10-9, OT; lost by pin to Adrian St. Germain (Vashon Island) 0:23: SECOND PLACE.

STEVENSON

132 – Cody Miller def. Kaden Mackowiak (Jenkins-Chewelah) 9-5; lost by pin to Rodrigo Ozuna (Warden) 0:54; def. Tyler Izatt (Montesano) 14-3; FIFTH PLACE.

160 – Jesse Hoffberger lost by pin to Austin Cain (Montesano) 1:23; def. Kaleb Dennis (Sultan) 7-2; def. Sammy Desroches (Riverside) 6-4; THIRD PLACE.

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