Ferndale’s Wyatt Strait celebrates with coaches after winning his first match on Day 1. (Photo by Joshua Hart)
Class 3A and 4A wrestlers prepare for the first day of the largest Mat Classic ever Feb. 20 at Mat Classic XXXVI in the Tacoma Dome. (Photo by Joshua Hart)
Ferndale’s Yesena Zuniega tries to fight out of a hold from Peninsula’s Olivia Griffin in a 3A girls 105-pound match on Day 1. (Photo by Joshua Hart)
The referee looks for two shoulders on the mat as Peninsula’s Olivia Griffin pins Ferndale’s Yesena Zuniega in a 3A girls 105-pound match on Day 1. (Photo by Joshua Hart)
Ferndale’s Ryder Abbott takes down Decatur’s Rayden Swigart on his way to a second-round pin in the 3A boys 126-pound division on Day 1. (Photo by Joshua Hart)
Ferndale coaches celebrate with Ryder Abbott after he won his first match on Day 1. (Photo by Joshua Hart)
Ferndale’s Carmen Finkbonner shoots for a takedown against Edmonds-Woodway’s Grace Fitting in a 3A girls 140-pound match on Day 1. (Photo by Joshua Hart)
Ferndale coach Caleb Schlack claps for Kennedy Medley after she pinned Timberline’s Marley Miller in the 3A girls 145-pound division on Day 1. (Photo by Joshua Hart)
Ferndale’s Chanelle Bill-Kinley grapples with Kennewick’s Genesis Habana Corcuera in a 3A girls 145-pound match on Day 1. (Photo by Joshua Hart)
Ferndale’s Mason Filippini flips North Thurston’s Donovan Bowles in a 3A boys 138-pound match on Day 1. (Photo by Joshua Hart)
Ferndale’s Evelyn Nogales hand fights with Oak Harbor’s Madelynne Brooks in a 3A girls 155-pound match on Day 1. (Photo by Joshua Hart)
Oak Harbor’s Madelynne Brooks cradles Ferndale’s Evelyn Nogales in a 3A girls 155-pound match on Day 1. (Photo by Joshua Hart)
Mount Vernon’s Joaquin Lucatero jumps in the air to avoid a takedown against Heritage’s Logan Lewi in a 3A boys 150-pound match on Day 1. (Photo by Joshua Hart)
Ferndale’s Parker Merwin grapples with White River’s Joshua Hanson in a 3A boys 157-pound match on Day 1. (Photo by Joshua Hart )
White River’s Joshua Hanson, wearing a protective mask, gets into position against Ferndale’s Parker Merwin in a 3A boys 157-pound match on Day 1. (Photo by Joshua Hart)
Ferndale’s Alex Depass wriggles out of a hold from Lakes’ Benjamin Klein in a 3A boys 150-pound match on Day 1. (Photo by Joshua Hart)
Ferndale’s Alex Depass pins Lakes’ Benjamin Klein in a 3A boys 150-pound match on Day 1. (Photo by Joshua Hart)
Ferndale’s Adam Baader, with his headgear around his eyes, fights against University’s Jaxon Lefler in a 3A boys 175-pound match on Day 1. (Photo by Joshua Hart)
Ferndale’s Wyatt Broyles scores four near-fall points against Interlake’s Khasar Tulga in a 3A boys 165-pound match on Day 1. (Photo by Joshua Hart)
The referee explains an unsportsmanlike conduct call to Ferndale’s Wyatt Broyles in a 3A boys 165-pound match on Day 1. (Photo by Joshua Hart)
Ferndale’s Wyatt Strait pins Lincoln’s James Ongosia in a 3A boys 285-pound match on Day 1. (Photo by Joshua Hart)
Ferndale’s Wyatt Broyles pins Khasar Tulga in a 3A boys 165-pound match on Day 1. (Photo by Joshua Hart)
Ferndale’s Wyatt Strait lets out a roar after his first victory in the 3A boys 285-pound division on Day 1. (Photo by Joshua Hart)
Class 3A and 4A boys and girls wrestlers kicked off Day 1 of Mat Classic XXXVI on Thursday, Feb. 20 at the Tacoma Dome.