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 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.
