Mount Si wrestlers take control in 32-24 victory over Eastlake
January 13, 2010
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Mount Si's Trey Botten grabs Eastlake's Shay Fuentes during their 140-pound bout Jan. 7. Botten won by technical fall, 22-5. (Photo by Christopher Huber)
When Eastlake’s Max Boucher stepped onto the mat to face Cody Botten, of Mount Si, Jan. 7, he knew a pin would win it for the team, and a points decision would at least tie the match at 26.
What he didn’t know was that Botten had come off a particularly confident week of practice and was ready to get a personal best. Read more
New wrestling coach takes hold of Wildcats’ grapplers
December 3, 2009
Mount Si High School has a rich wrestling tradition, and new head coach Tony Schlotfeldt wants to build upon it. Schlotfeldt also wants the program to go a step further in its development.
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“I want every kid on the team to learn to love wrestling, and I want them to grow to be good citizens outside of wrestling,” he said. Read more
Ransavage comes up just short in heavyweight finals
February 24, 2009
Ryan Ransavage dominated everyone but the state champion. In the end, that might have been as good a finish as anyone could have expected.
The Mount Si senior finished state runner-up at the Class 3A state wrestling championships Feb. 21 at the Tacoma Dome, losing only to top-ranked and favorite John Camp of Port Angeles in the 285-pound finals. Camp pinned Ransavage in 38 seconds to win gold.
The match followed a dominant run by Ransavage, in which he won one match by a 13-0 decision and two others by way of fall.
Mount Si's Ryan Ransavage competes in the Class 3A state heavyweight championship match.
Ransavage, Makela win KingCo wrestling titles
February 11, 2009
The Mount Si wrestling team crowned two individual champions and placed fifth as a team at the KingCo 3A/2A championships at Liberty High School Feb. 7.
The Wildcats had 11 placers in all, as they finished with 129 team points. Bellevue ran away with the team title with 246 points. Read more
Wrestling team honors seniors between dual losses
January 30, 2009
The Mount Si wrestling team honored its seniors in between a pair of home duals Jan. 29.
Some of those seniors then returned the favor with impressive mat wins.
The Wildcats lost to former league rivals Skyline, 44-34, and Issaquah, 48-19. But senior standouts Ryan Makela and Ryan Ransavage combined to go 3-0 on the night with a fall, a technical fall and a decision victory.
Ryan Ransavage goes for a pin during Mount Si's match with Issaquah.
Mount Si wrestlers squeeze by Eastlake
January 27, 2009
Seven wins, including four by way of fall, were just enough for the Mount Si wrestling team at Eastlake Jan. 22.
The Wildcats picked up falls from Dan Peterson, Ben Larson, Shane Dixon and Doc Derwin, before holding off a late surge by the Wolves to post a 36-33 dual victory. Even though it was close, Mount Si still wasn’t feeling too fortunate — not after losing by a single point just one day earlier.
The Wildcats were, however, feeling grateful about getting a win.
Doc Derwin goes for the pin in the 189-pound match against Eastlake on Jan. 22. Derwin earned his pin and the Wildcats defeated the Wolves, 36-33.
Mount Si wrestler trying to become school’s first state champion heavyweight
December 31, 2008
When Ryan Ransavage runs out on the wrestling mat, he doesn’t look all that intimidating. He doesn’t look that strong. He doesn’t even look that quick.
Then again, he doesn’t much look like a pioneer either.
Nevertheless, the Mount Si senior is playing all four parts quite well this winter. Using a rare combination of strength and speed, the heavyweight has launched himself to a No. 2 state ranking in his weight class.
Mount Si senior Ryan Ransavage throws around 285-pound wrestlers like overmatched weights.
Mount Si wrestling rolls in dual opener
December 12, 2008
So far, so good for the Mount Si wrestling team in duals — and for listening to what coach Jeff Newcomer says.
The Wildcats opened up the dual portion of the season with a convincing 46-25 beating of Interlake Thursday night. The performance followed what Newcomer categorized as “disappointing” in a season-opening visit to the Auburn Invitational days earlier.
Mount Si's Ben Larson, bottom, tries to get out of a hold against Interlake.
