Both have had longstanding state-tournament success - the Cardinals in Class 2A, and Toppenish in Class 1A (and 2A before ...

Cowlitz County County made its mark on the wrestling world over the weekend, including an emotional win for a Kalama athlete ...

Gonzaga Prep's Israel Acosta celebrates after winning his 4A boys 144-pound title match at Mat Classic 36 on Friday, Feb. 21, ...

JIM THRALL / MATFOCUS.COM Elma junior Xavier Espinoza (top) contorts Life Christian Academy’s Elijah Miller during the 1A 113 ...

Lincoln’s Tavarre Lee (Boys 3A 132) and Bradley Amsden (Boys 3A 285) captured individual state titles, and the Abes grabbed ...

The match referee lifts up the arm of Orting’s Madison Watts after she defeated Aberdeen’s Felicia Bell to win the Class 2A, ...

Vote for The News Tribune’s Boys Athlete of the Week for contests played between Feb 17-22. Voting will remain open until ...

With Mat Classic now a three-day competition, doors at the Tacoma Dome open Thursday. Wrestling for 4A and 3A boys and girls begins at 9 a.m. and expects to continue until 7:30 p.m. On Friday ...

Anderson: “It was meant to be, you know? I could not see Toppenish beating us. ... It just doesn’t go through my mind, taking ...

At the end of last season’s Mat Classic state-championship meet, Elma wrestler Xavier Espinoza was crestfallen. After failing in the title match for the second consecutive season, the Eagles sophomore ...

Seventeen Valley wrestlers won individual championships in Tacoma and three teams brought home team titles in an onslaught of ...

North Kitsap senior Emily Gomez is a favorite among 140-pound girls as local wrestler look to keep title streak alive.