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    Articles by Marian Easton
    Vashon senior Madeline Wolczko struggles to turn Hoquiam senior Dallas Wagner in the girls 119-pound semi-final. Wolczko won the match 5-1 and went on to take second place at state.
    Pirate wrestlers bring home hardware from state tournament
    By Marian Easton • February 22, 2011 2:52 pm

    More than 1,200 wrestlers from 270 teams across Washington descended upon the Tacoma Dome on Friday and Saturday for the…

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    Kevin Thomas holds down his Nooksack Valley opponent.
    Nine Pirate wrestlers advance to state tourney
    By Marian Easton • February 15, 2011 3:28 pm

    Vashon will send nine wrestlers and two alternates to the Mat Classic state wrestling tournament to be held on Friday…

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    Wrestlers advance to regional competition
    Wrestlers advance to regional competition
    By Marian Easton • February 8, 2011 2:55 pm

    Five Vashon wrestlers — Madeleine Wolczko, Iris Spring, Alex Sohl, Shane Armstrong and Vince Jovanovich — won first place at…

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    Pirate Dominik Stemer
    Pirate wrestlers earn second in league
    By Marian Easton • February 1, 2011 1:56 pm

    Vashon wrestling ended a strong season with a second-place finish in the Nisqually League after losing the league title showdown…

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    Vashon senior Sjors Steneker came back from a 13-17 deficit to pin Elma’s Jesse Anderson with two seconds left in their match Wednesday.
    Pirate grapplers display pinning prowess at tournaments
    By Marian Easton • January 25, 2011 2:12 pm

    Last week, Vashon wrestlers dominated their opponents with 28 pins. This pinning prowess allowed the Pirates to crown a girls’…

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    Preston Morris starts the takedown for a 6-4 overtime decision over Cascade Christian’s Tommy Kennedy in their 215-pound match.
    Pirates wrestle to success at two tourneys
    By Marian Easton • January 18, 2011 1:56 pm

    Vashon Wrestling had another successful week starting with a 42-25 win last Wednesday in its dual meet against Cascade Christian…

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    The referee signals the pin
    Pirate wrestlers finish strong at Rock Tournament
    By Marian Easton • January 4, 2011 2:23 pm

    This season many wrestling tournaments have seen reduced numbers of teams participating. Not so for Vashon wrestling’s “Haywire” Rock Tournament….

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    Grapplers face strong competitors at Tri-State in Idaho
    Grapplers face strong competitors at Tri-State in Idaho
    By Marian Easton • December 27, 2010 1:43 pm

    Eight select Vashon wrestlers joined more than 500 elite grapplers at the Tri-State Tournament at North Idaho College in Coeur d’Alene on Dec. 17 and 18. This year’s Tri-State competition was expanded to feature dozens of reigning state champions and marquee wrestlers hailing from Washington, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and as far away as California and Arizona.

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    Wrestlers take down the competition at dual meet
    Wrestlers take down the competition at dual meet
    By Marian Easton • December 14, 2010 2:13 pm

    On Saturday, the Vashon High School wrestling team pitted itself against four top 1A teams in a dual meet hosted…

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    Wrestlers show talent at tournaments
    Wrestlers show talent at tournaments
    By Marian Easton • December 7, 2010 2:41 pm

    Victories on the wrestling mat begin with long hours practicing moves against wrestling partners. When these practice partners meet in competition, they often don’t take the matches as seriously as they would against stranger, according to assistant wrestling coach Per-Lars Blomgren.

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    Wrestling team begins season with a packed roster
    Wrestling team begins season with a packed roster
    By Marian Easton • November 30, 2010 2:04 pm

    The Vashon High School Wrestling season is underway, and this year’s roster numbers almost 30 wrestlers.

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    Mustangs wrestle strong
    Mustangs wrestle strong
    By Marian Easton • March 16, 2010 3:14 pm

    At the West Sound Middle School League Wrestling Tournament on Saturday, McMurray wrestlers won one first place, four second places and one third place. The Mustang team took fourth place overall.

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    Wrestler Sam Chapman
    4 Vashon wrestlers bring home hardware from state...
    By Marian Easton • February 23, 2010 1:49 pm

    For senior Sam Chapman, the climax to his 15-year wrestling career hinged on the last 10 seconds of the championship match for the state 112-pound title on Saturday.

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