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In a first for the Pirate wrestling program, Michealle DeBord, left, pinned three opponents to win the Women's 120-lb. Division at the Pomeroy Christmas Tournament last Saturday. Curtis Winona, center, was the champion of the 182-lb. class, and Nick Hastings, right, accepted the challenge of competing in a higher weight class, and finished third in the 220-lb. bracket.
POMEROY––It may be matched, but it'll never be bettered: for the first time in the history of the Pomeroy Wrestling Program, wrestler Michealle DeBord won three matches to win the Women's 120-lb. division at the Pomeroy Christmas Tournament here last Saturday.
"In a first for Pomeroy Wrestling," commented Head Coach Mat Slaybaugh, "we had two girl wrestlers today. Michealle DeBord wrestled well and placed first place in the girls 120 Bracket."
Competing at the annual Christmas Tourney here were River View, Enterprise, Lind-Ritzville, Colfax, White Swan, Tekoa-Oakesdale, Waitsburg, and Kittitas, which finished on top with 95.5 points. The Pirates finished fifth with 32 points.
"The Pirates wrestled very well for their first competition of the season," Slaybaugh observed.
"Junior Curtis Winona looked very tough as he wrestled his way to first place," the coach said, "and Nick Hastings wrestled up to 220 because of numbers and finished third despite giving up over 30 lbs."
Freshman Peyton Cannon wrestled hard but ran into some tough upper classmen, Slaybaugh noted.
"Overall, it was a great showing for Pomeroy," he said.
Winona drew a bye in the opening round then faced Thomas Sheeley of Kittitas, winning by a 6-0 decision to advance to the championship round. There he faced Gabriel Smith of Lind-Ritzville, pinning Smith at :53.
DeBord pinned two Colfax Bulldog wrestlers to end up in the third round facing teammate Jaycee Ames, whom she pinned for the championship.
Nick Hastings opted out of the 195-lb. division up to the 220-lb. class, defeating Landon Los of River View by fall at 3:43. He was then pinned by Gunnar McDowell of Enterprise at :48, in the second round, and lost by fall in the third round to Hans Miles of River View.
Cannon, in the 160-lb. bracket, opened against James Gibson of White Swan, winning by technical fall, 15-0. His next opponent was Josiah Skindzier of Kittitas, who pinned Cannon at 11:06. Cannon then wrestled Brody Stewart of Kittitas, losing by technical fall.
Pomeroy's other female wrestler, Jaycee Ames, lost to two Colfax opponents by fall, and to DeBord.
