Shorewood wrestlers qualify for state tournament

Kody Carpenter (in blue) will wrestle at State
Photo by Wayne Pridemore

The WIAA 3A Region 3 tournament was held at Everett High School on Friday and Saturday this week.

Joining the Wesco South 3A schools were the Wesco North 3A and the Mid-Colombia Conference from the Tri-Cities area.

Shorewood qualified 9 wrestlers to wrestle for one of four qualifying berths to the state tournament next week.

After a grueling two day affair, three T-Birds wrestled their way into State. Sophomore Nick Lotz 3rd @ 106lbs, freshman Kody Carpenter 4th @ 113lbs and senior Troy Beach 4th @ 195lbs will be representing Shorewood under the lights of the Tacoma Dome.

Second Alternates for the T-Birds include senior Tae Thongdee 6th @138lbs and senior Elias Thorne 6th @152lbs. Shorewood placed 7th out of 15 teams. Wrestling starts at 10:00am in the Tacoma Dome on Friday morning.

--Derek Norton