Two seniors, Cody Paxman, 160 pounds, and Robby MacNair, 285 pounds, claimed silver medals in the double-elimination tournament. Teammates Carlos Toledano, a 145-pound junior, and Martin Vakamoce, a 170-pound senior, took fifth and sixth places, respectively.

Paxman  defeated East Valley’s Nick Gonzalez in a fall in 2:30 in the first round of the tournament, then Brennon Gulin of White River in a fall in 1:27. For the final, he faced Tumwater’s Riley Prentice, who won on points, 8-5.

MacNair defeated Monike Failuga of Fife in an 8-6 OT win to advance to the championship round. He faced Mt. Baker’s Alec Postlewait, who took first place with a fall in 38 seconds.

Cedarcrest also took home a team trophy, with 62 points and a fifth overall finish in the 64-school competition. This followed a second-place win with 171.5 points at the regional tournament, Saturday, Feb. 11, at Bellingham.

Wrestlers who placed at the region tournament to win a trip to state were: Bailey McBride, 109 pounds;  Curtis Chittenden, 120 pounds; Ely Malametz, 126 pounds; Austin Koons, 145 pounds; and Eli Gremmert, 152 pounds.

Also placing in the top six at region, were Nik Werner, 113 pounds; Nick Decker, 138 pounds; and DJ Bergquist, 152 pounds.