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Five Marmot wrestlers win weights

Jason Crawford draws more than 2,100

SPOKANE — Five grapplers from the Lind-Ritzville Marmots club reached the championships at the Jason Crawford Memorial Wrestling Tournament on Saturday, March 30.

Four brought home a title in what is considered the youth wrestling’s “state” tournament across Eastern Washington and North Idaho.

Marmots winning their weight classes include 7-8-year-old girls Reece Glisson at 51-53 pounds and Quinn Glisson at 60-62 pounds.

Local boys winning their weights are Javier Villa in the 126-132-pound class in the ages 9/10 division and Timonthy Mathis in the boys 11/12 age division at 114-116 pounds.

Here are the Jason Crawford tournament results for the Little Marmots:

Ages 5/6

49 Pounds

Tripp Mathis’s place is unknown and has scored 0.0 team points. Quarterfinal - Kash Sherman (Elite Wrestling Club) won by fall over Tripp Mathis (Lind-Ritzville Marmots Wrestling) (Fall 0:08) Cons. Round 1 - Duke St. Pierre (Nespelem Braves Wrestling) won by fall over Tripp Mathis (Lind-Ritzville Marmots Wrestling) (Fall 0:16)

Ages 7/8

55 Pounds

Wyatt Reeder’s place is unknown and has scored 0.0 team points. Quarterfinal - Brantley Druffel (Lionheart Wrestling Club) won by tech fall over Wyatt Reeder (Lind-Ritzville Marmots Wrestling) (TF 18-2) Cons. Round 1 - Emerson Hintz (Hardcore Wrestling) won by decision over Wyatt Reeder (Lind-Ritzville Marmots Wrestling) (Dec 8-3)

64-65 Pounds

Nash Glisson’s place is unknown and has scored 3.0 team points. Quarterfinal - Angus Arment (West Valley (Spokane) Wrestling Club) won by decision over Nash Glisson (Lind-Ritzville Marmots Wrestling) (Dec 4-4). Cons. Round 1 - Nash Glisson (Lind-Ritzville Marmots Wrestling) won by fall over Owen Wilcox (Cheney Mat Hawks Wrestling Club) (Fall 1:31). Cons. Semi - Leeland Schabell (Team Newport Tornadoes Wrestling Club) won by decision over Nash Glisson (Lind-Ritzville Marmots Wrestling) (Dec 8-6)

69-72 Pounds

Owen Mathis’s place is 3rd and has scored 16.0 team points. Quarterfinal - Owen Mathis (Lind-Ritzville Marmots Wrestling) won by fall over Colton Long (NW Spartans Wrestling) (Fall 0:23). Semifinal - Bentley Middlebos (Viper Wrestling Club) won by fall over Owen Mathis (Lind-Ritzville Marmots Wrestling) (Fall 1:29) Cons. Semi - Owen Mathis (Lind-Ritzville Marmots Wrestling) won by fall over Lucas Cline (Liberty Little Guy Wrestling) (Fall 0:45) 3rd Place Match - Owen Mathis (Lind-Ritzville Marmots Wrestling) won by fall over Colton Long (NW Spartans Wrestling) (Fall 0:24)

Girls 51-53 Pounds

Reece Glisson’s place is 1st and has scored 22.0 team points. Quarterfinal - Reece Glisson (Lind-Ritzville Marmots Wrestling) won by decision over Amri June Perez (Grandview Popeye) (Dec 5-0) Semifinal - Reece Glisson (Lind-Ritzville Marmots Wrestling) won by fall over Jolie Ayala (Sunnyside Little Grapplers) (Fall 2:39) 1st Place Match - Reece Glisson (Lind-Ritzville Marmots Wrestling) won by fall over Valerie Lopez (Prosser Wrestling Academy) (Fall 2:00)

Girls 60-62 Pounds

Quinn Glisson’s place is 1st and has scored 19.0 team points. Quarterfinal - Quinn Glisson (Lind-Ritzville Marmots Wrestling) won by major decision over Sonya Ochoa-Shiles (Tonasket Tigers Wrestling) (Maj 13-0) Semifinal - Quinn Glisson (Lind-Ritzville Marmots Wrestling) won by decision over Raegan Perales (Tri-Town Bullyz Wrestling) (Dec 4-2) 1st Place Match - Quinn Glisson (Lind-Ritzville Marmots Wrestling) won by decision over Janeyiah Ayala (Othello Little Guy Wrestling) (Dec 10-3)

Ages 9 /10

118-126 Pounds

Jax Glisson’s place is 2nd and has scored 18.0 team points. Quarterfinal - Jax Glisson (Lind-Ritzville Marmots Wrestling) won by fall over Theron Hamilton (Oroville Wrestling) (Fall 1:27) Semifinal - Jax Glisson (Lind-Ritzville Marmots Wrestling) won by fall over Cassius Taylor (Colfax Little Guy Wrestling) (Fall 0:27) 1st Place Match - Benjamin Palencia (Hardcore Wrestling) won by fall over Jax Glisson (Lind-Ritzville Marmots Wrestling) (Fall 0:34)

126-132 Pounds

Javier Villa’s place is 1st and has scored 20.0 team points. Quarterfinal - Javier Villa (Lind-Ritzville Marmots Wrestling) won by fall over Otto Eldred (Airway Heights Kingdom Wrestling) (Fall 0:29) Semifinal - Javier Villa (Lind-Ritzville Marmots Wrestling) won by decision over Collin Harmon (Gorge Wrestling Club) (Dec 4-2) 1st Place Match - Javier Villa (Lind-Ritzville Marmots Wrestling) won by decision over Gabriel Mount (Reardan Renegades Wrestling) (Dec 6-1)

Ages 11 / 12

80-81 Pounds

Briggs Glisson’s place is unknown and has scored 0.0 team points. Quarterfinal - Bradley Evans (Team Newport Tornadoes Wrestling Club) won by decision over Briggs Glisson (Lind-Ritzville Marmots Wrestling) (Dec 7-3) Cons. Round 1 - Kole Spradling (Lakeside Little Guys Wrestling) won by major decision over Briggs Glisson (Lind-Ritzville Marmots Wrestling) (Maj 13-0)

114-116 Pounds

Timothy Mathis’s place is 1st and has scored 24.0 team points. Quarterfinal - Timothy Mathis (Lind-Ritzville Marmots Wrestling) won by fall over Jeremiah Flores (Warden Elite Wrestling) (Fall 2:59) Semifinal - Timothy Mathis (Lind-Ritzville Marmots Wrestling) won by fall over Finn Hedden (Wapato Wrestling Club) (Fall 1:32) 1st Place Match - Timothy Mathis (Lind-Ritzville Marmots Wrestling) won by fall over Jayden Vallee (Coulee Crushers Wrestling) (Fall 1:58)

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