Lady Tigers dominate Ellensburg, take second at Warden Invite
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Tiger freshman Dee Bazan records a first-period pin at 125 pounds in Ephrata's 75-6 win over Ellensburg. Photos by Rylee Holt
The Ephrata girls wrestling team kept busy last week, bulldozing past Ellensburg 75-6 in a dual Thursday, then finishing second at Saturday's Warden Invitational.
Ellensburg Dual
EPHRATA — The Lady Tigers won 13 of 14 matches in the Dec. 11 romp over the visiting Bulldogs in a Central Washington Athletic Conference matchup.
Leading the way were Jasmine Hernandez (105), Dee Bazan (125), Iris Downs (130), Kashlynn Cobb (140), Adylene Sanchez (155), Gabbie Bafus (170) and Tessa Hausken (190), who all won by fall.
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Adylene Sanchez pins her Ellensburg opponent Thursday en route to a 75-6 Ephrata dual win. Two days later at the Warden Invitational, the senior went 3-0 with four falls to win the 155-pound title.
Natalin Abundiz, at 115, earned Ephrata's only decision win, surviving her match with Keetin Daugherty 5-3 after a takedown and reversal.
Padding the Tigers' team score were Peighton Black (100), Dawnie Hobrecht (120), Alexandra Estrada Rangel (135), Rayn Castillo (145) and Estephani Garcia (235), who all won by forfeit.
Gabbie Bafus records a fall at 170 pounds during Ephrata's 75-6 victory over Ellensburg.
Ellensburg Dual (Girls)
Dec. 11, Ephrata
Final score: Ephrata 75, Ellensburg 6
Wt.
Ephrata
Result
Opponent
100
Peighton Black
W FOR
—
105
Jasmine Hernandez
W F 1:51
Lily Collins
110
Chenille Garcia
L F 0:30
Chloie Biddle
115
Natalin Abundiz
W DEC 5-3
Keetin Daugherty
120
Dawnie Hobrecht
W FOR
—
125
Dee Bazan
W F 1:52
Chloe Stewart
130
Iris Downs
W F 1:35
Leah-Rin Grieve
135
Alexandra Estrada Rangel
W FOR
—
140
Kashlynn Cobb
W F 0:52
Piper Magruder
145
Rayn Castillo
W FOR
—
155
Adylene Sanchez
W F 1:44
Karsyn Green
170
Gabbie Bafus
W F 2:29
Darla Perry
190
Tessa Hausken
W F 0:56
Norah Joyce
235
Estephani Garcia
W FOR
—
Warden Invitational
WARDEN — On Saturday, Adylene Sanchez and Alexandra Estrada Rangel both brought home first-place medals as Ephrata scored 192.5 points to finish second among 18 teams at the invitational. Tonasket topped all teams with 225 points.
Sanchez went 3-0 at 155 pounds with three falls, winning the title with a pin over Tonasket's Milana Pilkington. Estrada Rangel (135) also went 3-0 with three falls, culminating in an all-Ephrata final match against teammate Addison Vasquez. Estrada Rangel secured the win in the first period after a takedown.
Vasquez pinned her first three opponents before her loss to Estrada Rangel in the championship match.
Five other Lady Tigers also finished second: Jasmine Hernandez (105), Dawnie Hobrecht (120), Kashlynn Cobb (140), Vasquez (135) and Carolina Monico (235).
Kashlynn Cobb earns a pin at 140 pounds in Ephrata's 75-6 dual win over Ellensburg on Thursday, Dec. 11. Two days later at the Warden Invitational, Cobb won an exciting 15-14 semifinal decision over Cashmere's Haile James before finishing second.
Hernandez won her opening match with a quick pin, followed in the next round by an 11-9 decision, before falling behind 6-0 in the championship match to Connell's Madison Magana, who went on to win by a fall.
Hobrecht had two quick pins (45 and 42 seconds) over Warden and Cashmere opponents before losing in the finals to Grandview's Heidy Larios Verduzco, who built a 10-1 lead before ending the match with a pin.
Cobb won a 15-14 decision thriller over Cashmere's Haile James in the semifinals before losing to Almira-Coulee-Hartline's Karis Butler by fall in the final round.
Monico posted two first-period pins before getting pinned in the third period of the finals by White Swan's Rianna Jo Castilleja, who was leading 5-1 at the time.
Also for Ephrata, Peighton Black (100) placed fourth, Tessa Hausken (190) took fifth, and Chenille Garcia (110), Rayn Castillo (145) and Mariyah Sabedra (100) each placed sixth.
The Tigers will be on the road Wednesday, Dec. 16, traveling to Cashmere for a tournament.
Warden Invitational (Girls)
Dec. 14, Warden
Team scores: Tonasket 225, Ephrata 192.5 (2nd), Grandview 139, White Swan 115, Washougal 114, Newport 111, Cashmere 105, Connell 97, Almira-Coulee-Hartline 96, Okanogan 67, Warden 53, Wilbur-Creston 49, Hanford 47, Lake Roosevelt 45.5, Nespelem 10, Mary Walker 7
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Lady Tigers dominate Ellensburg, take second at Warden Invite
The Ephrata girls wrestling team kept busy last week, bulldozing past Ellensburg 75-6 in a dual Thursday, then finishing second at Saturday's Warden Invitational.
Ellensburg Dual
EPHRATA — The Lady Tigers won 13 of 14 matches in the Dec. 11 romp over the visiting Bulldogs in a Central Washington Athletic Conference matchup.
Leading the way were Jasmine Hernandez (105), Dee Bazan (125), Iris Downs (130), Kashlynn Cobb (140), Adylene Sanchez (155), Gabbie Bafus (170) and Tessa Hausken (190), who all won by fall.
Adylene Sanchez pins her Ellensburg opponent Thursday en route to a 75-6 Ephrata dual win. Two days later at the Warden Invitational, the senior went 3-0 with four falls to win the 155-pound title.
Natalin Abundiz, at 115, earned Ephrata's only decision win, surviving her match with Keetin Daugherty 5-3 after a takedown and reversal.
Padding the Tigers' team score were Peighton Black (100), Dawnie Hobrecht (120), Alexandra Estrada Rangel (135), Rayn Castillo (145) and Estephani Garcia (235), who all won by forfeit.
Ellensburg Dual (Girls)
Dec. 11, Ephrata
Warden Invitational
WARDEN — On Saturday, Adylene Sanchez and Alexandra Estrada Rangel both brought home first-place medals as Ephrata scored 192.5 points to finish second among 18 teams at the invitational. Tonasket topped all teams with 225 points.
Sanchez went 3-0 at 155 pounds with three falls, winning the title with a pin over Tonasket's Milana Pilkington. Estrada Rangel (135) also went 3-0 with three falls, culminating in an all-Ephrata final match against teammate Addison Vasquez. Estrada Rangel secured the win in the first period after a takedown.
Vasquez pinned her first three opponents before her loss to Estrada Rangel in the championship match.
Five other Lady Tigers also finished second: Jasmine Hernandez (105), Dawnie Hobrecht (120), Kashlynn Cobb (140), Vasquez (135) and Carolina Monico (235).
Hernandez won her opening match with a quick pin, followed in the next round by an 11-9 decision, before falling behind 6-0 in the championship match to Connell's Madison Magana, who went on to win by a fall.
Hobrecht had two quick pins (45 and 42 seconds) over Warden and Cashmere opponents before losing in the finals to Grandview's Heidy Larios Verduzco, who built a 10-1 lead before ending the match with a pin.
Cobb won a 15-14 decision thriller over Cashmere's Haile James in the semifinals before losing to Almira-Coulee-Hartline's Karis Butler by fall in the final round.
Monico posted two first-period pins before getting pinned in the third period of the finals by White Swan's Rianna Jo Castilleja, who was leading 5-1 at the time.
Also for Ephrata, Peighton Black (100) placed fourth, Tessa Hausken (190) took fifth, and Chenille Garcia (110), Rayn Castillo (145) and Mariyah Sabedra (100) each placed sixth.
The Tigers will be on the road Wednesday, Dec. 16, traveling to Cashmere for a tournament.
Warden Invitational (Girls)
Dec. 14, Warden