Top-ranked CJ Hamblin of Mountain View, Ethan Freund of Kelso win 3A regional titles

Top-ranked CJ Hamblin of Mountain View and Ethan Freund of Kelso advanced to the 3A state meet with wins at the regional meet Saturday at Eastside Catholic in Sammamish.

3A Greater St. Helens League teams fared very well with Kelso taking the team title with 208 points, followed by Mountain View (199.5). Prairie placed fourth and Heritage and seventh.

Freund was one of five individual champions for Kelso, joined by Wesley Leeper (106), Ashton Ammons (113), Michael Hause (182) and Brady Phillips (285).

Hamblin was joined on the top podium by Mountain View teammate Jeffrey Chilson, who won at 138, and Nathan Wadleigh, who won at 145. Prairie’s Alex Ford took the title at 160.

3A REGION 2 MEET

At Eastside Catholic HS, Sammamish

Team scores — 1, Kelso 208; 2, Mountain View 199.5; 3, Ingraham 190.5. Also: 4, Prairie 190; 7, Heritage 57; 15, Evergreen 24.5.

Local state qualifiers

106 — 1, Wesley Leeper (Kelso); 2, Preston Myren (Kelso); 3, James Stager (Prairie); 5, Alex Ovando (Prairie); 113 — 1, Ashton Ammons (Kelso); 2, Andy Santos (Mountain View); 3, Evan Sturdivant (Prairie); 120 — 2, Lucas Lyle (Prairie); 126 — 2, Justin Broxton (Kelso); 4, Nicholas Crousore (Prairie); 132 — 1, Ethan Freund (Kelso); 5, Kingston McPherson (Mountain View); 138 — 1, Jeffrey Chilson (Mountain View); 145 — 1, Nathan Wadleigh (Mountain View); 4, Felix Estrada (Evergreen); 152 — 1, Mason Frei (Prairie); 2, Quincy Lopez (Heritage); 160 — 1, Alex Ford (Prairie); 2, David Mirenta (Kelso); 170 — CJ Hamblin (Mountain View); 4, Tyler Roggow (Kelso); 5, Josh Blick (Prairie); 182 — 1, Michael Hause (Kelso); 3, Caleb Blick (Prairie); 4, Jurell McDade (Mountain View); 195 — 3, Ayden Denbo (Mountain View); 4, Seth Blick (Prairie); 220 — 2, Austin Taylor (Mountain View); 3, Jose Garcia (Mountain View); 4, Austin Steinbach (Heritage); 5, Tate Steinbach (Heritage); 285 — 1, Brady Phillips (Kelso); 3, Quincy Preston (Mountain View); 4, Myles Greener (Prairie).