Lady Wolves wrestlers helped win a milestone match-up at the first Olympic League Girls Dual Meet on Dec. 15 at Sequim High.
As part of the North squad, Sequim and its teammates won 36-30 with Sarah Ulmer, 190 pounds, winning the decisive match with a pin of North Mason’s Ashlee Johnson in 1:51.
Three more Wolves won their matches by pin including — Kiara Pierson, 125 pounds, pinning Angel Collins of North Kitsap in 1:05; Aylee Bennett, 145, pinning Summer Blackwell of Olympic in 3:02; and Alma Mendoza, 155, pinning Cynari Green of Bremerton in 3:10.
Sequim’s Megan Puksta lost narrowly 14-13 to North Mason’s Marissa Covarrubias at 120 pounds.
Alexi Rampp-Taft, 120 pounds, was Sequim’s lone winner in JV match-ups pinning Klahowya’s Jenna Adams in 1:06.
Sequim coach Bill Schroepfer said the event was a success as they had enough participants for all but two weight classes, 100 and 235 pounds, at varsity and most of the junior varsity matches.
“Our girls never get to face each other in dual meets,” Schroepfer said. “They have to wait for tournaments or face boys. This gives them a chance to wrestle under the big light. We even have state finishers who never get a dual match.”
Sequim athletic director Dave Ditlefsen said the tournament will continue either again in Sequim or at another Olympic League school that wants to do it.
“We’re happy to host it and willing to host it in the future if needed,” he said.
“This is great to support girls wrestling. It helps them get the experience they need.”
SHS girls take 15th at Hammerhead Invitational
Sequim’s girls grapplers got plenty of top competition Dec. 16-17 at the Hammerhead Invitational in Silverdale, placing 15th in the 45-team tourney.
Kiara Pierson tied for fifth at 125 pounds, rebounding from a tough loss in her opener to go 3-2. She picked up pins against Aly Glaser of Yelm (2:53), Kylie Moore of Kelso (3:34) and Kailey Christoph of Graham-Kapowsin (2:21).
Aylee Bennett (145 pounds) also tied for fifth, earning a pair of quick first round pins — Helen Zhou of Bellevue in 25 seconds, Sarah Brewer of Kelso in 21 seconds — to go 2-2 overall.
Alma Mendoza (155) went 3-2 to tie for fifth place, earning three pins along the way: Shelaha Brown-Stephens of Yelm in 1:37, Hali Deck of South Kitsap in 2:43 and Cynari Green of Bremerton in 1:42.
Sequim’s Alexi Ramp-Taft (120) and Sarah Uhlmer (170) each went 1-2, with both of their respective wins coming by pin.
The Wolves scored 41 team points, with seven wrestlers seeing action.
Yelm took the tourney girls title with 163.5 points, with Federal Way (149) in second and Sunnyside (107) third. Port Angeles was 35th.
Aylee Bennett of Sequim waits to take her move against Summer Blackwell of Olympic at the Olympic League Girls Dual Meet in the varsity 145-pound match-up. Bennett won by pin in 3:02. Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash
Alma Mendoza, 155, works her way toward a pin of Bremerton’s Cynari Green in 3:10 on Thursday, Dec. 15. Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash
Alma Mendoza, 155, works her way toward a pin of Bremerton’s Cynari Green in 3:10 on Thursday, Dec. 15. Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash
Sequim’s Sarah Ulmer, 190, pins North Mason’s Ashlee Johnson in 1:51 at the first Olympic League Girls Dual Meet. Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash
Sequim’s Sarah Ulmer, 190, pins North Mason’s Ashlee Johnson in 1:51 at the first Olympic League Girls Dual Meet. Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash
