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Tahoma wrestlers finish fourth at Tristate Tournament | Prep Wrestling

Published 12:04 pm Monday, December 22, 2014

The Tahoma wrestling team finished fourth at the 2014 Tristate Tournament held at Northern Idaho College.
The Tahoma wrestling team finished fourth at the 2014 Tristate Tournament held at Northern Idaho College.

Six members of the Tahoma wrestling team placed in the annual Tristate Tournament, held at Northern Idaho College, lifting the Bears to a fourth-place team finish.

Freshman Justin Hoyle led the crew with a second-place finish in the 98-pound weight class, which is not a standard weight class in Washington but is for schools in other participating states.

Nick Whitehead, sophomore,, finished third at 120 pounds, pinning a returning state champion, according to assistant coach Boomer Burnham. Senior 195-pounder Adam Hokenson took fourth, losing in the semifinals to a multiple time national champion from Hermiston, Oregon, Burnham said. Sophomore Justin Sipila, 132 pounds, finished in sixth-place in a loaded weight class and senior Kingston Suka took eighth at 285 pounds.

The Bears next compete at the SPSL Championships Jan. 1-2 at Auburn High School.

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