Bonney Lake Wrestling: Seven Panthers Advance to State

The Bonney Lake wrestling team had a solid showing at the regional meet on Saturday and will send seven wrestlers to the state tournament.

Andrew Cunningham led the way for the Panthers, winning the 112-pound weight division with a finals win over Tyke Reid of Enumclaw.

Bonney Lake was bolstered by strong finishes by its freshman wrestlers. Colton Tracy finished second in the 103-pound division, losing in the finals to Josh Newberg of Kelso in a match-up of the top-two 103-pound wrestlers in the state according to washingtonwrestlingreport.com.

Fellow freshman Chili Sabin finished third in the 140-pound weight division, losing only to eventual champion Emilio Alcantar of Hudson Bay.

Tyler Hernandez finished fifth in thebrutal 152-pound division, while Jake Lueders finished second in the 160-pound division, losing in the finals to Kario Wallin of Enumclaw. Justin Rush finished third in the 145-pound division and Matt Yuste took fourth in 135-pound division.

The Mat Classic state championship meet begins on February 18 at the Tacoma Dome.