On Behalf of the Alaska School Activities Association
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Welcome from ASAA On behalf of the Alaska School Activities Association Sportsmanship Board of Directors and ASAA’s corporate partners, Creed welcome to the 2014 First National Bank Alaska “This contest is State High School Wrestling Championships! To being played under the author- the student-athletes, we applaud your dedication ity of the Alaska to doing your best for yourself and for your school . School Activities Association . ASAA To the coaches, counselors and parents, thank you rules provide for for continuing to support interscholastic sports and fair play and good activities . And to the spectators, we appreciate your sportsmanship among athletes and being part of this statewide championship event . coaches . Since booing and jeer- ing do not support anyone, we expect fans to be positive Gary Matthews, ASAA Executive Director in supporting their favorite team with encouraging com- ments and cheers . Table of Contents Please refrain from • History of Wrestling in Alaska . 3 words or actions that would reflect • 2014 4A Wrestling Tournament Schedule . 5 negatively on your school and team . • 2014 4A Regional Qualifiers by Weight Class . 7-15. In other words, BE A FAN----NOT A • 2014 Team Photos . 19-21. FANATIC .” • Recordbook: Team Titles Won . 23 About the Cover: Photos taken during the 2013 ASAA State High School Wrestling Championships . • Recordbook: State Tournament Results through the Years . 27 Photos by Kevin Lane Photography . 2014 State High School 4A Wrestling Championships 1 2 2014 State High School 4A Wrestling Championships History of Wrestling in Alaska Wrestling in Alaska had its beginning in 1961 . In those days, East High and West High were double shifting but no formal wrestling programs were in existence un- til Wally Smith agreed to coach an East team if Keith Johnson would coach a West team . Smith and Johnson introduced their teams during a halftime performance at a basketball game . The Eagles and Thunderbirds, clad in dyed longjohn underwear, wrestled Alaska’s first dual meet with each school winning two matches . Anchorage’s first tournament was in 1962-63 and con- sisted of five teams---East, West, Palmer, Kenai, and Ko- diak . Gary Bernardson replaced Wally Smith at East and coached for two years until Ron Lavalley took over . In 1967, Jerry Palmer assumed the Thunderbird helm . About this same time, Kent Hansen at Mt . Edgecumbe introduced wrestling to Southeast Alaska . Another pro- gram was also started at Seward . Southcentral teams competed in the Western Alaska High School Association Tournament from 1962 until 1972 . West Anchorage was a dominant team until 1969 when East Anchorage won three consecutive ti- tles . During those years, larger schools were classified as AA and smaller schools as A . Homer was the Division A winner in 1969, giving up the crown to Chugiak for 1970 and 1971 . Chugiak first began competing in wrestling in 1967 un- der the tutelage of Dick Kerbow and didn’t waste any time becoming recognized as a top grappling school statewide . The first Alaska State High School Wrestling Tourna- ment was held at Service High School in 1972 with the first and second place regional winners in each weight competing from the two geographic regions of Alas- ka---Southeast and Southcentral . Fifteen schools from throughout Alaska were represented but no scores were kept, but it was noted that the Southcentral schools had eight champs to only four for the Southeast schools . The 1973 State Championship was held in Juneau, but again no team scores were kept . In 1979, the state championships were divisional- ized into small schools (Division I) and large schools (Division II) . Then in 1985, the divisions were revised into classifications based on enrollments . At that point, any school under 400 students would wrestle for the 1A-2A-3A State Championships, while schools over 500 were 4A . 2014 State High School 4A Wrestling Championships 3 4 2014 State High School 4A Wrestling Championships 4A Tournament Schedule 2014 State High School 4A Wrestling Championships 5 special. like you. NOT EVERYONE CAN BE ALASKAN. Club 49 is our free loyalty rewards program only for Alaskans. Members get exclusive benefits, like two free checked bags when traveling to or from Alaska. Join today and get more travel, more shipping, more fun. With Club 49, Alaskans get more. alaskaair.com I Club 49 – Our exCLUSIVE PROGRAM FOR ALASKANS I 6 2014 State High School 4A Wrestling Championships 4A Tournament Qualifiers WRESTLER SCHOOL CONFERENCE PLACE Scott Harris Dimond Cook Inlet Conference 1st Place Val Shuman West Anchorage Cook Inlet Conference 2nd Place Andrew Hampton Dimond Cook Inlet Conference 3rd Place Oscar Garcia Bartlett Cook Inlet Conference 4th Place Patrick Khang East Anchorage Cook Inlet Conference 5th Place Jimmy Phillips South Anchorage Cook Inlet Conference 6th Place Bryce Adams Colony Northern Lights Conference 1st Place Dillon Simpson Wasilla Northern Lights Conference 2nd Place Bruce Hill Wasilla Northern Lights Conference 3rd Place Odin Andersen Palmer Northern Lights Conference 4th Place 98 lb. Bryan Gonzales Kodiak Northern Lights Conference 5th Place None Mid Alaska Conference 1st Place None Mid Alaska Conference 2nd Place None Mid Alaska Conference 3rd Place Juan Fisher Thunder Mountain Southest Conference 1st Place None Southest Conference 2nd Place WRESTLER SCHOOL CONFERENCE PLACE Greg Shack South Anchorage Cook Inlet Conference 1st Place Jack Divelbiss Dimond Cook Inlet Conference 2nd Place Quest Lema Service Cook Inlet Conference 3rd Place Zx Dio Abobon Bartlett Cook Inlet Conference 4th Place Victoria Treder West Anchorage Cook Inlet Conference 5th Place Dallas Mayhew Chugiak Cook Inlet Conference 6th Place Brandon Abbott Wasilla Northern Lights Conference 1st Place Berit Sturgeon Wasilla Northern Lights Conference 2nd Place Soren Simpson Colony Northern Lights Conference 3rd Place Masami Kageyama Kodiak Northern Lights Conference 4th Place 106 lb. Yuto Ohki Kodiak Northern Lights Conference 5th Place Wyley Spencer Lathrop Mid Alaska Conference 1st Place Cole Vinton North Pole Mid Alaska Conference 2nd Place James Tammed West Valley Mid Alaska Conference 3rd Place JT Nell Thunder Mountain Southest Conference 1st Place None Southest Conference 2nd Place 2014 State High School 4A Wrestling Championships 7 8 2014 State High School 4A Wrestling Championships 4A Tournament Qualifiers WRESTLER SCHOOL CONFERENCE PLACE Weston Martin South Anchorage Cook Inlet Conference 1st Place Aaron Egoak Bartlett Cook Inlet Conference 2nd Place Slava Hoffman Service Cook Inlet Conference 3rd Place Rafael Rivera West Anchorage Cook Inlet Conference 4th Place Paul Tandy West Anchorage Cook Inlet Conference 5th Place Matt Glover South Anchorage Cook Inlet Conference 6th Place Chace Booth Colony Northern Lights Conference 1st Place Joel Valdez Kodiak Northern Lights Conference 2nd Place Russel Delacruz Kodiak Northern Lights Conference 3rd Place Atom Skiba Soldonta Northern Lights Conference 4th Place 113 lb. Anthony Torres Wasilla Northern Lights Conference 5th Place Peyton Music North Pole Mid Alaska Conference 1st Place Isiah Nickoli Lathrop Mid Alaska Conference 2nd Place Colin Stanley North Pole Mid Alaska Conference 3rd Place Trevor Wutzke Ketchikan Southest Conference 1st Place None Southest Conference 2nd Place WRESTLER SCHOOL CONFERENCE PLACE Brennan Girard East Anchorage Cook Inlet Conference 1st Place Noah Ottum South Anchorage Cook Inlet Conference 2nd Place Jejomar Briones West Anchorage Cook Inlet Conference 3rd Place Riley Stewman South Anchorage Cook Inlet Conference 4th Place Tad Martynowicz Service Cook Inlet Conference 5th Place Austin Deville Dimond Cook Inlet Conference 6th Place Andrew Caballa Kodiak Northern Lights Conference 1st Place Keith Jonson Kodiak Northern Lights Conference 2nd Place Bryan McKimson Wasilla Northern Lights Conference 3rd Place Matthew Bracker Colony Northern Lights Conference 4th Place 120 lb. Logan Albrecht Wasilla Northern Lights Conference 5th Place Andrew Hendrix Lathrop Mid Alaska Conference 1st Place James Bartley North Pole Mid Alaska Conference 2nd Place Alexis Kisgen Lathrop Mid Alaska Conference 3rd Place Marcus Martin Ketchikan Southest Conference 1st Place David Dumesnil Juneau-Douglas Southest Conference 2nd Place WRESTLER SCHOOL CONFERENCE PLACE Gavin Alvarado South Anchorage Cook Inlet Conference 1st Place Andrew Concepcion South Anchorage Cook Inlet Conference 2nd Place Aric Kennedy East Anchorage Cook Inlet Conference 3rd Place Slade Lindsoe Service Cook Inlet Conference 4th Place Jamie Green Bartlett Cook Inlet Conference 5th Place Riley Romero Service Cook Inlet Conference 6th Place Paul Steffensen Kenai Central Northern Lights Conference 1st Place Jay-Ar Small Kodiak Northern Lights Conference 2nd Place Aaron Molesky Palmer Northern Lights Conference 3rd Place Justin Gentz Wasilla Northern Lights Conference 4th Place 126 lb. Samuel Wolff Wasilla Northern Lights Conference 5th Place Gino Velarde North Pole Mid Alaska Conference 1st Place Genesis Blatchford West Valley Mid Alaska Conference 2nd Place Mariah Huff West Valley Mid Alaska Conference 3rd Place Keenan Spencer Ketchikan Southest Conference 1st Place Edwin Meyer Thunder Mountain Southest Conference 2nd Place WRESTLER SCHOOL CONFERENCE PLACE Joshua Malnoske East Anchorage Cook Inlet Conference 1st Place Zachary Ritchie South Anchorage Cook Inlet Conference 2nd Place Joshua Fetko Service Cook Inlet Conference 3rd Place Rami Pellumbi South Anchorage Cook Inlet Conference 4th