Boys prep wrestling: Eight local wrestlers qualify for Mat Classic

Edmonds-Woodway’s Mika Serafinas looks for a fall against Erblin Gllareva of Kent-Meridian. (Photos courtesy of Matt Rapelje)

Eight Edmonds School District wrestlers placed in the top five at the 3A Region 3 tournament Saturday and advanced to Mat Classic XXXV at the Tacoma Dome on Feb. 16-17.

Edmonds-Woodway finished the 21-team tournament in 9th place and will send four grapplers to state. Going to state for the Warriors are AP Tran (5th at 113 pounds), Ever Yamada (2nd at 175), Camelo LaRocca (4th at 215) and Mika Serafinas (5th at 215).

Mountlake Terrace finished 15th in the tournament will send two to state. Headed to state for the Hawks are Isaac Williams (5th at 144) and Owen Boswell (5th at 175).

Maddox Milikan placed 5th at 132 pounds advanced to state for Meadowdale, and Eric Ly from Lynnwood placed 5th at 126 pounds to qualify for state.

Boys Wrestling

3A Region 3 Tournament 

at Todd Beamer High School (Federal Way)

Team Scores:

1. Lincoln 216.5

2. Kent Meridian 178.5

3. Silas 156.5

4. Auburn Riverside 131.5

5. Auburn 123.5

6. Spanaway Lake 120

7. Lakes 117

8. Bonney Lake 93

9. Edmonds-Woodway 86

10. Shorecrest 75.5

11. Todd Beamer 67

12. Auburn Mountainview 60

13. Bainbridge 55

14. Stadium 47 

15. Mountlake Terrace 43 

16. Lynnwood 42

17. Shorewood 34

18. Kentlake 29

T19. Meadowdale 14

T19. Thomas Jefferson 14

21. Mount Tahoma 6

Edmonds School District wrestlers who finished in the Top 6 of their weight classifications (Top 5 advance to the state tournament, 6th-place wrestlers are state alternates):

Second place:

175 lbs.  Ever Yamada, Edmonds-Woodway

Fourth place:

215 lbs.  Carmelo Larocca, Edmonds-Woodway

Fifth place:

113 lbs.  AP Tran, Edmonds-Woodway

126 lbs.  Eric Ly, Lynnwood

132 lbs.  Maddox Millikan, Meadowdale

144 lbs.  Isaac Williams, Mountlake Terrace

175 lbs.  Owen Boswell, Mountlake Terrace

215 lbs.  Mika Serafinas, Edmonds-Woodway

Sixth place:

126 lbs.  Braedyn Clark, Lynnwood

157 lbs.  Nathan Williams, Lynnwood

175 lbs.  Ryan Pineda, Mountlake Terrace

190 lbs.  Alex White, Edmonds-Woodway

— Compiled by Steve Willits and Mike Cooper

Lynnwood’s Eric Ly (right) goes for a single-leg takedown against teammate Braeden Clark.
Meadowdale’s Maddox Milikan scores a victory over Masayoshi Taura of Shorewood.
Mountlake Terrace’s Owen Boswell bars the arms of Kid Faaifo of Lincoln (Tacoma).
Isaac Williams of Mountlake Terrace attempts an escape from Aydin Nuraddinov of Kent-Meridian.
Edmonds-Woodway’s Ever Yamada (top) looks for a near-fall against Carson Bailey from Lakes.
AP Tran of Edmonds-Woodway (top) works for a near-fall against Calab Do from Spanaway Lake.

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