Middle School Wrestling 2011-02-28 @ Anacortes

After having their first meet (and only home meet) canceled due to snow, the Wildcat United wrestling team took to the mat for the first time Monday at Anacortes Middle School.

Anacortes didn't have a JV team, so all the JV matches were WU wrestlers going against each other.

Catanzaio beat Bennett 12-5, Curtin pinned Lamar in 1:03, Zuniga pinned Felipe in 2:11, Ewing needed all but 5 seconds of his match before pinning Bryant. Papuga beat Cetin 15-10 and Quinday defeated Graves 7-4, only after Graves nearly pinned Quinday.

The varsity matches went back and forth with both schools winning and losing in streaks.

Winners for Wildcat United were Raimondi (pin 2:13), Constant (pin 1:11), Altman (pin 0:58), Vester (8-3), Bertram (pin 3:58), and Gerber (pin 2:46). Eccleston and Cosper both won by forfeit.

However, the wins weren't enough as Anacortes squeaked out a 50-39 win.

Next for the wrestlers is a trip to Burlington on March 8th and Mt. Baker on March 11th.

Highlights from 4 matches, featuring Orien Altman, Jackson Constant, Eric Raimondi and Jeremy Vester, are posted HERE.

A total of 85 photos from the meet are posted HERE.

41 photos from Wednesday's practice, including group photos, are posted HERE.