TACOMA – The Union girls wrestling team had already wrapped up the state title.
But that didn’t stop two Titans from going out on top.
Krista Warren and Annabelle Helm capped a remarkable weekend for their team with individual titles at Mat Classic XXXI on Saturday in the Tacoma Dome.
Warren won the 140-pound title, beating Haley Michaelson of Bremerton 12-1 in her second consecutive final.
Helm needed overtime, beating Kiley Hubby of Lake Stevens 3-1 with a sudden-victory takedown in the 170 final.
But just was important the those champions were Riley Aamold and Neveah Cassidy. Both were dealt tough losses in the quarterfinals. Both went on to win three more matches to place third, collecting pins and scoring points along the way.
That helped Union build a 16-point lead ahead of the finals, enough to clinch the title. Union finished with 135 points, 21 ahead of second-place White River.
“It’s just amazing because a loss is hard to take, especially at state,” Warren said. “But we’re just so close as a team, we boost each other up.”
Though the team was already celebrating the school’s first wrestling team title, boys or girls, Warren and Helm each capped their senior years with title.
“I knew that if I won too, I would be the best day ever,” Warren said.
Allison Blaine won her second state title. The Hudson’s Bay junior’s nose was bloodied, but that didn’t stop her from beating Viktorya Torres of Granger, also a champ last year, 5-1.
Blaine didn’t mind a tussle in the finals after a similarly physical 3-2 win in the semifinals.
“I really don’t mind it,” she said. “It’s a fight out there. That’s wrestling.”
Blaine dedicated the win to her grandparents, Janet and Ralph Langevin, who have supported in wrestling since she started as a child.
Woodland’s Ashlyn Daugherty capped her high school career with a state title at 105 pounds. She beat Emily Mendez of Othello 6-3.
“I think it will be a story I tell my kids,” Daugherty said. “It will always be with me. I feel very ecstatic about all the hard work I’ve put in and how much my teammates have pushed me.”
GIRLS WRESTLING
HUDSON’S BAY
135 – Allison Blaine def. Holly Butler (Snohomish) 17-2; def. Ivy Kraght (Kentwood) 3-2; def. Viktorya Torres (Granger) 5-1, CHAMPION.
LA CENTER
190 – Alexis Kysar p. Tayah Phillips (Everett) 2:48; lost by pin to Haley McAninch (Kelso) 2:05, eliminated.
MOUNTAIN VIEW
135 – Annika Rider p. Angelina Contreras (Centralia) 2:07; lost by pin to Mollee Weddle (Grandview) 1:30, eliminated.
SETON CATHOLIC
155 – Amanda Fry lost by pin to Tevahine Maiava (Federal Way) 2:49, eliminated.
SKYVIEW
155 – Mariana Juarez-Trejo p. Naveah Cassidy (Union) 1:00; lost by pin to Lourdes Torres (Sunnyside) 2:30; lost by pin to Autumn Ortega (Stanwood) 1:36; def. Oceonna Green (Washington) 13-11, FIFTH PLACE.
235 – Jaelyn Sayler lost by pin to Shaylynne Allen (Newport) 0:44, eliminated.
UNION
115 – Kayla Brosius def. Iyazely Barraza (Othello) 10-4; def. Raisa Pleassants (Thomas Jefferson) by forfeit; def. Leah Hiatt (Redmond) 6-3; lost by pin to Molly Williams (Redmond) 1:00; lost to Maizy Feltwell (Liberty-Spangle) 3-1, SIXTH PLACE.
120 – Alejandr Ayers lost by pin to Taralynn Fox (Oroville) 2:47, eliminated.
125 – Riley Aamold lost by pin to Ebonney Bowhay (Mount Baker) 3:52; p. Joanna Vanderwood (Graham-Kapowsin) 2:13; p. Reily Dogeagle (Franklin Pierce) 3:33; def. Cassidy O’Hara (Lakewood) 2-1; p. Ebonney Bowhay (Mount Baker) 2:43, THIRD PLACE.
140 – Krista Warren p. Amanda Rasoumoff (Jackson) 1:08; p. Xylia Warner (W.F. West) 3:19; def. Haley Michaelson (Bremerton) 12-1, CHAMPION.
145 – Envee Sakhoeun-Hem lost to Trinity Gonzalez (Toppenish) 8-5, eliminated.
155 – Naveah Cassidy lost by pin to Mariana Juarez-Trejo (Skyview) 1:00; p. Tayleen Reach (Yelm) 2:08; p. Oceonna Green (Washington) 2:02; def. Autumn Ortega (Stanwood) 15-2.
170 – Annabelle Helm p. Alycia Pidgeon (Snohomish) 2:59; def. Alice Brulotte (Ferndale) 3-1; def. Kiley Hubby (Lake Stevens) 3-1, OT, CHAMPION.
WASHOUGAL
235 – Emily Eakins lost to Quinn Lacey (Shelton) 5-0; lost to Ashleigh Buckley (Bethel) 6-0, eliminated.
WOODLAND
105 – Ashlyn Daugherty p. Mikayla Jardine (Snohomish) 1:03; def. Kayla McKinley-Johnson (Federal Way) 8-2; def. Emily Mendez (Othello) 6-3, CHAMPION.
