Enumclaw wrestlers take Classic title | Wrestling


December 20, 2012 · 5:54 PM

Enumclaw and Yelm continued a heated wrestling rivalry Saturday at the Rogers Holiday Classic and, in the end, it was the Hornets taking top honors.

EHS totaled 253 team points to win the tournament on the South Hill, with Yelm a close second at 248. No one else was in the running.

Enumclaw sent seven grapplers into the finals and had six walk away as No. 1. Claiming individual titles were Kyle Opland at 106 pounds; Hunter Haney, 113; Tyke Reid, 132; Jayden Fend, 138; Lucas Somera, 152; and Justin Mitchell, 160. Making his way to the finals and taking second-place honors was 170-pounder Falani Gill.

Somera shared tournament MVP honors.

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