TACOMA–Pirate wrestlers competing at the Mat Classic XXXII here last weekend brought home some hardware after two challenging days on the mat.

Sophomore 170-pounder Braedyn White captured a sixth-place medal and Dayton-Waitsburg teammate Carlos Norris (138-lb.) fought back after a semifinal loss for a fourth-place finish. Will Winona, in the competitive 182-lb. division, was eliminated from the bracket after two hard-fought losses.

"The guys finished the season strong and were able to bring home a couple medals," Head Coach Ben Slaybaugh said.

Braedyn White "had a great outing" and landed on the medal podium in sixth place, Slaybaugh said. "He lost three really close matches all to opponents that ended up medaling," he said. "He showed some really good wrestling and as a sophomore has a bright future."

Dayton-Waitsburg senior Carlos Norris "wrestled well to finish off his career," Slaybaugh said. "He lost a tough semifinal match but battled back to finish fourth. He had a great season and will be missed next year."

Pirate Will Winona fought hard in his two losses to cap off his season, said Slaybaugh. "Will is an aggressive tough wrestler that always makes his presence known win or lose."

White opened the bracket by pinning Jerimyah Johnson (Wahkiakum) at 0:47. In the quarterfinals, Austin Brock of Tonasket took the match with a major decision of 13-5.

In the consolation round, White pinned Raymond's Eliot Niles at :54, then he won by major decision of 16-2 over Sven Rasmussen of Selkirk.

In the Consolation Semifinal, White was on the short side of an 8-5 decision to Paul Jones of Kittitas.

In the 5th Place Match, Colby Guzman of Oroville narrowly defeated White 3-2.

Norris received a fourth-place medal in the 138-lb. class.

-Photo courtesy of Fred Knebel

Braedyn White is proclaimed the winner of a Mat Classic XXXII match. Coach Ben Slaybaugh is optimistic about the Pomeroy sophomore's future in wrestling.

He started strong with win by fall over Josh Haas of Liberty-Spangle at :57. Then he ran into Ian Campbell of Kalama, who pinned Norris at 2:52, bumping the Dayton-Waitsburg senior into the consolation bracket.

Norris was hot for the next three matches, pinning Marcus Hamel of Life Christian Academy at 1:00; winning by fall over Chad Doyen of Republic/Curlew at 2:26, and taking the third match in an exciting 6-4 decision over Christopher Lake of Ilwaco.

In the third-place match, Norris was pineed by Kolby Mozingo of Onalaska) at 2:54.

Winona, in the 182-lb. division, was pinned in the first match by Jacob Sullivan of Life Christian Academy after a long battle, at 5:10. He received a bye in the first consolation round, then fell to Sam Nelson of Liberty-Spangle, pinned at 1:11.