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Feltwell takes first at 115; Johnson second at 170
OTHELLO – The Liberty (Spangle) girls wrestling team finished 20th Saturday in the Lady Huskies Invite.
The Lancers girls came home with 56 team points, the best of any 1B/2B school in the competition.
The Top 5 teams were Hanford with 163 points, Sunnyside with 156.5, Othello with 116, Toppenish with 110 and Wapato with 101.
Maizy Feltwell brought home gold, topping the 115-pound class and Charlie Johnson was second at 170.
Feltwell remains undefeated this season.
She opened the tournament with a by then topped Iyazely Barraza of Othello, 7-1, to advance to the quarterfinal.
In the quarterfinal, she pinned Alexis Cleaver of Vale in 1:01. Feltwell followed that up by pinning Cami Anderson of Prosser in 1:54 in the semifinal.
In the championship, she edged Bianca Johnson of Moses Lake, 4-1, to take the gold.
Like her teammate, Johnson opened with a bye.
She then pinned her next three opponents: Jasmin Lopez of Ontario, Ore., in 2:00; Divinna Munioz of Quincy in 1:26; and Leslie Rodriguez of Othello in 8:29 (OT).
In the championship bout, she lost, 6-4, to Sierra Mason of Newport.
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