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Conk News
3-12-09
Kentwood places 4, takes 8th at
State; Girls place 2, take 8th
The Kentwood Conquerors wrestled
an outstanding state tournament, placing 4 of the 6 wrestlers they
brought. There were no easy victories here either; each
wrestler had to fight through some of the best competition in the
state to end up on their respective spot on the podium. Teddy
Zografos took 8th place at 125 pounds, pulling off one of the bigger
upsets in the tournament by controlling Kelly Maughan of Auburn in
the first consolation match 4-1. Teddy had one of the toughest
draws in the tournament, and still emerged as a state placer!
Nathan Herrick (285) also shocked many of the people who packed the
Tacoma dome on Friday and Saturday, pulling off a feat accomplished
by only him in all of 4A! Nathan lost his 1st match to
eventual state champ Tevyn Tillman of Decatur despite throwing the
talented heavyweight to his back. Nathan then pinned his next
two opponents, won with a last second reversal in his next match,
beat rival Nick Conlan of Auburn in his next match with a reversal
in the third period, and finally beat one of the favorites of the
tournament in his last match to take 3rd place! So Nathan lost
his 1st match and then stormed back to take third place by winning 5
straight matches. Cody Quinn (140) dominated his way through
the front door, teching his first two opponents to win a match in
the semifinals that was never in any real doubt. In the finals
Cody met up with freshman Jordan Rogers of Mead, an accomplished
freestyle and greco wrestler at the national level. Cody
secured the first takedown of the match, but Rogers tied it up in
the third period to send it to overtime. In overtime, Rogers
got the final takedown, but it doesn't take away from the amazing
career Cody has had with the Conquerors. He leaves as not only
Kentwood's first 4-time state placer (5th, 3rd, 4th, 2nd), but the
first 4-time placer in Kent School District history as well.
Cody also has the most wins in Kentwood history with 138 wins...wow!
Ruben Navejas (103) made his way easily to the finals, teching his
first opponent, and then pinning his next two opponents. In
the finals met up with long-time nemesis Bryce Evans of Rogers High
School. Both wrestlers know each other well from summer
wrestling, and are highly ranked wrestlers in the national circuit.
On the year, Ruben was 1-2 against Bryce before the finals.
Ruben and Bryce traded points early on, leaving Ruben with a 1 point
lead late in the match. A stalling call tied the match up with
time still remaining, forcing Navejas to hold on for dear life as
time expired to force overtime. In overtime, Navejas went back
to his old trusty shuck by to win his final match 4-2 and emerge as
only the 2nd sophomore state champion in Kentwood History! In
the girls' tournament, both Jolene Crook-Meyers (140) and Antonia
Navejas (152) ran through the front doors of their bracket to make
the finals. In the finals, Antonia Navejas didn't come out on
top, but still left with a first place and two second places in her
four years at KW. Jolene Crook-Meyers avenged two near misses
in the state finals to win become a state champion! Over her 4
years at KW she also took two second places and now a first place.
Despite only having two wrestlers, the girls finished in 8th place.
The next step for the Conks is summer wrestling and conditioning.
If you are hoping to improve on this year's finish, be proactive and
work to get better! More details will be coming up in the
future.
3-2-09
Toughest Region leaves KW with 6
to state, 5th Place
Region I proved its worth as the
toughest region in the state at this year's regionals. 6
Conquerors emerged as 2009 State Competitors, and will make the trip
down I-5 next week to Tacoma to battle with the toughest in the
state. Ruben Navejas won his 2nd straight 103 pound regional
title, dominating his competition throughout the tournament.
Ruben beat Lake Stevens sophomore Ryan Rodorigo in the finals 4-1.
Cody Quinn (140) won his third straight regional title, and is
looking to be the first 4-time placer in Kentwood history next
weekend. Cody dominated his final opponent, beating Luke Perry
of Snohomish 19-5. Eric Alonzo (119) earned a trip to state
with a 4th place finish at a very tough weight. Teddy Zografos
continued to wrestle well, finishing in 5th place at 125 pounds.
Greg Smith won some clutch matches to punch his ticket to the dome
as well. Nathan Herrick (285)came so close to reaching the
finals, then fell to 5th place to make his 2nd straight appearance
at state. Hayden Peterson (112) came a match short for the
Conks, finishing in 6th and will be an alternate. Billy
Creighton (130) lost two matches by a total of 3 points to knock him
out of the state tournament, but still finished with a win to take
7th place. Zach Steele's Cinderella ways were halted at
regionals as he did not place. Altogether, the Conks advanced
6 to state and took 5th place as a team.
2-9-09
Conks take 3rd at League; 9
advance to Regionals
Kentwood went into the league
tournament without a few Varsity wrestlers, but managed to take 3rd
place on the backs of 3 Champions, 6 finalists,  and 9
regional qualifiers. While Auburn and Tahoma duked it out in
what would turn out to be a narrow Auburn win, Kentwood focused on
getting as many people through to the next week as possible.
At 103 pounds, sophomore Ruben Navejas easily ran through the
tournament, beating highly ranked Jesus Valdez of KM in the finals
13-0. This is Ruben's second straight league title, and he
heads in next week to defend his regional title at 103 pounds.
At 112 pounds, Hayden Peterson just did not have enough to finish
off Nick Aliment from KR and ended up in 2nd place. At 119
pounds, Eric Alonzo truly earned his way to the finals, beating two
wrestlers that had previously beaten Eric during the year.
Eric finished up in 2nd place and looks to make his first trip to
state in the upcoming weekend. At 130 pounds, Billy Creighton
lost his back and forth battle with Tahoma's Jordan Higa to finish
in 2nd place. Billy whipped through the competition on the way
to finals, and looks to make his 2nd straight trip to the state
tournament. Cody Quinn made a statement at 140 pounds, beating
highly touted Kyle McIntosh of Thomas Jefferson 15-0 in the
semifinals, and then pinned JR Rea of Tahoma after accumulating a
large lead in the finals. Saturday marked Cody's 4th straight
league finals, and his 3rd straight league title. Cody is also
the two-time defending regional champ, and is on a collision course
for his 3rd. At 285 pounds, Nathan Herrick claimed his first
league title in a back-an-forth match with Auburn's Nick Conlan.
Nathan earned the victory by getting away in triple overtime, and
then defending that lead with just seconds to spare. Teddy
Zografos (125, 3rd place) wrestled like a man possessed for most of
the tournaments, only losing a heartbreaker in the semifinals to
Ivan Mukomol from Thomas Jefferson. Zack Steele (160,
5th place) was a bit of Cinderella story, and taking over the 160
pound Varsity position late in the week. Zack earned some
tough wins, and got into the regional tournament. Greg Smith
(171, 5th place) lost a match in the consolations that was unlike
him, but came back strong in the 5th/6th match to earn his way to
the regional tournament. Isaac Pearson at 103 pounds finished
in 6th place which secured him the role of alternate. Other
placers were: Michael Hedges (130, 8th), Eli Peterson (145, 7th),
Spencer Brewer (189, 7th), Jakob Shewey (7th, 215), and Clemente
Welding (8th, 285). Friday and Saturday's Regional Tournament
will be held at Snohomish H.S., and we will be staying overnight on
Friday night (more details to follow). You can
view
brackets (and print them easily) here.
2-6-09
KW splits with Auburn & TJ;
Seniors prevail 80-0
In the SPSL's first foray into
Triple Duals, the Kentwood Wrestling Team managed to break even,
with a hard-fought loss to Auburn (36-30) and a dominating win
against Thomas Jefferson (60-12). Wrestlers that went 2-0 on
the night were: Ruben Navejas (103), Hayden Peterson (112), Eric
Alonzo (119), Billy Creighton (135), Cody Quinn (145), Zack Steele
(160), and Nathan Herrick (285). Greg Smith at 171 pounds beat
the TJ wrestler following an overtime loss to highly ranked Dylan
Rutledge of Auburn. The class of 2009 had a odd coincidence;
they left on Senior night the same way they came in as freshmen.
In 2005, with Cody Quinn being the only freshman on Varsity, the
Conks shut out Auburn-Mountainview 75-0. 4 Years later, these
former freshman leave the same way; with a shutout. This time
they beat a very young Federal Way team 80-0, on the backs of 12
pins or forfeits. The coaches would like to congratulate our
seniors on making it through a very tough sport for four years.
The 2009 Senior Class is: Eric Alonzo, Joe Angevine, Luke Angevine,
Spencer Brewer, Billy Creighton, Jolene Crook-Meyers, RJ Gilbert,
Antonia Navejas, Cody Quinn, Greg Smith, Robert Smith, and Zack
Steele. We wish you all the success in the world, and look
forward to seeing back in the room passing on your knowledge to the
next generation. Congratulations Seniors!
2-6-09
Conks go 2-0 vs KL, KR; takes
2nd at Jag Invite
The Kentwood Conquerors
continued a solid dual meet season, beating Kentlake and Kentridge
in duals. The Conks beat the Falcons 42-22 in the much
anticipated "Covtown Throwdown," in front of a boisterous and
energetic crowd. Pins by Ruben Navejas (103), Greg Smith
(171), Jakob Shewey (215), and Nathan Herrick (285) distanced the
Conks from their cross-town rival, while big matches from Eric
Alonzo (beating a wrestler he had previously lost to at 119) and
Chris Beck (nearly got pinned with no time left to win by 1) sealed
the deal for Kentwood. Kentwood then traveled to Kentridge to
face off against a much-improved Chargers squad. Despite the
improvement by yet another rival, Kentwood was able to take home a
39-12 win. Eric Alonzo won yet another big match, beating a
very tough Kentridge wrestler at the very end of the match. At
the Jag Invite, Kentwood settled for second place despite placing 13
wrestlers in the top 4. 6 wrestlers made the finals, and
Kentwood took home 4 champions: Ruben Navejas (103), Eric Alonzo
(119), Billy Creighton (130), and Cody Quinn (145). Other
placers were: Isaac Pearson (103, 3rd), Brian Polkinghorn (112,
4th), Jonathan Ohashi (119, 2nd to Alonzo), Teddy Zografos (125,
3rd), Hayden Peterson (125, 4th), Chris Beck (3rd, 152), Luke
Angevine (2nd, 160), Spencer Brewer (4th, 215), and Nathan Herrick
(2nd, 285).
1-20-09
KW loses to Bears, beats Ravens,
places 6th at Matman
The week started off in a manner
unaccustomed to the Conks in the last couple of years; with a loss.
At Tahoma's Alumni night, the Bears foiled Kentwood's more than 2
year winning streak with a 37-27 win. The Conks had their
chances, but failed to capitalize in several tight matches.
Wins by Ruben Navejas (103), Hayden Peterson (112), and Eric Alonzo
got KW off to a good start, but 6 straight losses pretty much sealed
Kentwood's fate. A solid win at 160 by Luke Angevine, followed
by a gutsy effort by Greg Smith at a supersized 189 pounds that led
to a pin kept the Conks in it, but it just wasn't enough.
Kentwood followed up this disappointing loss with a dominant 59-6
victory over Auburn-Riverside, losing only two close matches.
Pins by Isaac Pearson (103), Teddy Zografos (130), Matt Gordon
(140), Matt Herrick (189), and Jakob Shewey (215) led the Conks to
the big win. Finally, Kentwood traveled west to the
prestigious Central Kitsap Matman Tournament, a tournament that
featured 7 of the top 10 teams from the Pacific Coast Tournament.
Kentwood ended up in 6th place, despite forfeiting 3 weights.
Although Kentwood left with no champions on the night, one of the
biggest matches took place in the semifinals as Cody Quinn faced off
against returning state champion (and winner over Cody last week)
Brandon Yeik of Olympic. Yeik secured an early takedown to go
up 2-0, but it was all Quinn after that as Cody scored 14 of the
final 15 points of the match. It was a flurry of takedowns and
nearfalls that led to the astounding 14-3 victory for Quinn.
Overall, Kentwood has started to get better in several positions,
and now looks to peak right towards the end of the season. The
final list of placers were: Ruben Navejas (2nd, 103), Isaac Pearson
(5th, 103), Hayden Peterson (3rd, 112), Billy Creighton (5th, 130),
Cody Quinn (2nd, 140), Greg Smith (3rd, 171), and Nathan Herrick
(2nd, 285). Kentwood has a match against Kentridge this
Wednesday @KR, the ever-so-popular Covtown Throwdown against
Kentlake @KW on Thursday, and the Jaguar Invite at Emerald Ridge on
Saturday (both Varsity and JV will be wrestling at ER). There
has also been a change to the schedule, as the Federal Way match
missed due to snow in December has been moved to January 30th, and
will also become our new senior night!
1-13-09
KW finishes 3rd at Panther
Classic; Dual Wed at Tahoma
The Conks finished just one
point behind Kamiak to end up in third place at the Panther Classic
at Snohomish High School, despite a lineup not yet at full strength.
Kentwood emerged with 10 placers altogether, despite forfeiting 3
weights. Ruben Navejas continued his winning ways, earning another
championship at 103 pounds. Cody Quinn came up short in the
final against Olympic's returning State Champ Brandon Yeik, to
finish in 2nd place at 140 pounds. Hayden Peterson (112) made
a valiant run to the finals, but was turned back by Ares Carpio, an
extremely tough freshman from Todd Beamer High School.
Wrestlers who took 3rd Place were: Teddy Zografos (125), Billy
Creighton (130), and R.J. Gilbert (189). Wrestlers who took
5th Place were: Eric Alonzo (119), Jonathan Ohashi (119), Greg Smith
(171), Luke Angevine (171), and Jakob Shewey (215). League
action picks back up in a major way this Wednesday, as we travel the
full 2 miles over to Tahoma High School to face off against the
Bears of Tahoma. Tahoma has had a lot of success this year
already, and looks to be a "bear" of a dual. This is also
Tahoma's Alumni night, with Mat Classic staple Ed Aliverti
announcing the dual. There is still no word on whether he will
be singing "America, the Beautiful" yet. For more information
on the dual,
click here.
1-6-09
Conks finish 6th at Pac Coast;
Navejas repeats as Champ
The Kentwood Conqueror Wrestling
team finished in 6th place out of 34 teams at the prestigious
Pacific Coast Championship wrestling tournament held in Vancouver,
WA. The bookends of the tournament proved to be tough on KW,
as they faced difficult first and last rounds.
In the first round, several Kentwood wrestlers looked at their
bracket only to find the number one or two ranked wrestler. In
the last round, only sophomore sensation Ruben Navejas managed to
take home a win (in the championship no less). Navejas's
biggest test was in the semifinal round, beating longtime rival
Bryce Evans from Rogers in an emotional 6-2 battle. Ruben then
wrestled in the finals against Terrill Wilson of South Kitsap, which
ended at 1:04 in the first round with a pin and a second straight
Pac Coast Championship for Navejas. He is the first Kentwood
wrestler to win this tournament twice in a career. Cody Quinn
wrestled some tough competition throughout the tournament, including
a highly anticipated match between Cody and Enumclaw's Jacob Jokela
in the quarterfinals. After amassing a 13-0 lead, Quinn
stacked up his Enumclaw opponent and finished with a pin in the
third round. After winning in the semifinals, Cody wrestled
returning state finalist Addison Tracey from Bonney Lake, losing a
heartbreaker 6-5. Cody's best friend Luke Angevine also wrestled
well on the day, finishing in 4th place at this very tough
tournament. Hayden Peterson finished in 6th, while Billy
Creighton and Nathan Herrick both took 8th. One of the best
moments of the tournament actually happened in a KW loss, as senior
Eric Alonzo easily took down returning state champ Drew Acorn of
Deer Park twice in the third round of their match. It did not
end up as a win for Alonzo, but was impressive nonetheless.
The Conks will travel up to Snohomish for the Panther Classic this
Saturday, while the JV will be at the Rogers JV Duals at the same
time. The poster above was created by Tahoma Coach Doug
"Boomer" Burnham- thanks Doug!
1-6-09
KW handles KM; 3rd at "Battle,"
Navejas and Quinn Win
Kentwood started the league dual
meet season on the right note, beating a much improved Kent-Meridian
wrestling team 54-9 (dual was on 12/10). Pins by Eric Alonzo
(119), Teddy Zografos (130), Kolby Crook (152), and Greg Smith (171)
helped seal the victory for the Conks. Nathan Herrick gutted
out a 3-1 overtime win against a quality opponent to open up his
season at heavyweight, while Luke Angevine overcame an early deficit
to win 10-9 right at the end of the match. The Conks then traveled
to the Canadian border to wrestle in the extremely tough Battle at
the Border Tournament (12/13). Kentwood managed to take third place,
despite not bringing their full lineup. Ruben Navejas (103)
and Cody Quinn (145) both took first place at the Battle.
Ruben beat his opponent decisively in the finals 12-1 while Cody
earned a quick fall with his signature figure four to the head just
32 seconds into the first round.
Billy Creighton (130) added a 4th place, while Hayden Peterson (112)
and freshman Jonathon Ohashi (119) both finished in 6th place.
12-5-08
2nd at Takedown Tourney; Split
duals with ER, Rogers
The Kentwood High School
wrestling team starting the 2008-09 season at the
Beamer Takedown Tournament this
past Tuesday. While the Conks did not bring their full lineup, the Conks
still had a good showing. After wins against Emerald Ridge and
Decatur, the Conks dropped the final against a fired up
Auburn-Mountainview squad for a 2nd place finish. This was a
chance for all of our wrestlers to shake some of the rust off while
getting some quality mat time on our feet. On Wednesday the
Conks traveled the treacherous two miles to Tahoma High School for a
double dual with SPSL South powers Emerald Ridge and Rogers.
KW handed Emerald Ridge a 63-10
defeat, with pins by several of the team members. In the
second match of the day, the Conks
dropped a close one to Rogers, 33-27. This match did not
have its usual tense and spirited atmosphere, as both teams were
without several key wrestlers. A couple of close losses
decided the match with Rogers, but learning from our mistakes will
help us prepare for our upcoming matches and tournaments. Cody
Quinn had an especially solid couple of days, adding to an
outstanding summer where he took 2nd in Senior Nationals. On
his way to the championship match, he met up with Stephan St. Marie
of Snohomish (2nd place at Cody's weight last year), and Cody
dominated St. Marie by a score of 11-1. Ruben Navejas also had
a great summer, becoming an All-American in both Greco and
Freestyle. Kentwood's next match is
at Kent-Meridian on Wednesday,
followed by the Varsity traveling north to the
Battle at the Border at Blaine High
School (12/12-13), and the JV going south to the
Franklin Pierce JV Tournament
(12/13).
8-12-08
12 New Alumni from 1987-2007;
Navejas AA's Twice!
The Alumni page has started to
get pretty crowded, as 12 former wrestlers have joined since early
summer. Kentwood's first ever 3-time placer
(1985-6th,
1986-5th, 1987-3rd), Clint Manny
joined our Alumni page.
 Clint made the semifinals at state all three years, back
when Kentwood was still a three-year high school. 2006 is the
leading class on the Alumni page, with 8 of our former wrestlers on
there!
If you would like to join, click here
to get to the Alumni Update Link, and PLEASE send pictures
(if possible) to
John.Anderson@kent.12.wa.us so that we can make up your page.
On another note, soon-to-be sophomore Ruben Navejas recently
competed in the Cadet Freestyle and Greco Nationals at the ripe
weight of 91 pounds. He excelled, earning an amazing 3rd place
finish in Freestyle, and 5th place in Greco! That makes him an
All-American twice this year! In Freestyle, Ruben's only loss
was to eventual champion Hayden Zillmer of Minnesota 1-0, 3-1.
Congratulations Ruben on your outstanding showing! If you
would like to see Ruben's brackets, go here for
Freestyle (3rd) and here for
Greco (5th).
6-4-08
2007-08 Highlight Video- New
Alums "Big Shew" and Merton
Make sure to check out our
Highlight Video from this past season below. It is about 16
minutes long (making it too long for
youTube, although it is on
there split into two-
Part 1 here
and Part 2 here) and a lot of fun to watch. If you would
like a DVD copy of the video, just bring Coach Anderson a blank DVD
(room 809) so he can make a copy of it for you.
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Also, we have
several new former KW wrestlers on the
Alumni page, including Justin "The Big Shew" Shewey (2007),
Merton Nanquilada (2006), Herb Lengel (1995), Mark Nickels (1996),
Marlee Lucas (1996), Ian Staaleson (2005), Kellan Hale (2006), and
Peter Logar (2006). Also, we have both Coach Andersons
updating their alumni profiles soon as well. On a related
note, Congratulations goes out to Coach Kendall Anderson for earning
a 4.0 this quarter at CWU. Not only is he a good coach, but
apparently he is brilliant too! Make sure to study hard in
these past few weeks and end this spring quarter on a great note.
Congratulations to all of our seniors!
3-12-08
Banquet set for Fri, March 21st
at 6pm in KW Commons
The banquet has been officially
set for next Friday, March 21st at 6pm in
 the Kentwood Commons. Wrestlers and their families
are invited to attend as we hand out Varsity and JV Letters, as well
as specific individual awards. Please turn in gear to either
Coach Sroka (Portable 4) or Coach Anderson (Room 809) BEFORE the
banquet. Please do not bring your gear to the banquet.
You can also click the picture to see
award winners for the past two years on our
Stats page.
2-28-08
Kentwood places 6 at State,
finish 7th; Girls both finish 2nd
Mat Classic XX was an
interesting tournament, to say the least, for the Kentwood Wrestling
Team. In all, Kentwood placed 6 wrestlers between 3rd and 6th
place, good enough to be the 2nd highest number of placers in
Kentwood history, ahead of two State Champion teams! But in
this crazy tournament, it was nowhere near enough to see the Conks
near the top of the podium, relegating them to 7th place with 88
points. In the recorded history of the Mat Classic, 88 points
would have placed KW no lower than 4th in any other year. In
fact, it would have taken first one time, second or third several
times, and fourth a couple of times. This just happened to be
an interesting year for team scoring, and Kentwood was left at the
tail of a 4 team race for 4th. A lot of wrestlers may have
fallen short of their goals on the year, but the coaches are
extremely proud of the way they fought through adversity from the
start of their careers here. Returning state champion Brandon
Rodgers took third place at 119 pounds, losing an extremely close
semifinal match to put him in the backdoor, where he won his
next two matches. Cody Quinn took 4th place at 135 pounds,
getting caught in his first round matchup, but then battled all the
way back to reach the consolation finals. Sean Staaleson also
took 4th place (215), earning his way to the semis before losing,
then reaching the consolation finals by winning his next match.
Ruben Navejas took 5th place at 103, losing a hard-fought OT match
to close friend Josh Martinez of Oak Harbor. Ruben finished
his year with only two losses, but ended his season on a win.
Derek Lipp also placed 5th (112), avenging his loss in the
quarterfinals to Zach Holland of Evergreen, by beating him 5-2 for
5th place. Nick Zografos placed 6th at 152 pounds, earning his
way to the semifinals before losing an extremely close match to
runner-up Kyle Foster of Rogers 6-4. Nick earned himself quite
a shiner in that match, which led to some tough matchups the rest of
the way for him (view the picture page to see his black eye up
close!). Josh Kutterer (135) had the unfortunate luck of
meeting up with teammate Cody Quinn in the backdoor, which hurt his
chances of placing. Hayden Peterson (112), met the same fate
as Josh, but to teammate Derek Lipp. Nathan Herrick fell one
match short of placing as well at 215 pounds. Ryan Patterson
(140), hit a tough draw, but battled as he always does. Lance
Larsen (160) never did get fully healthy, but still wrestled well
until he was caught in both matches. Billy Creighton (125) and
Joe Angevine (171) both got some great experience at state that will
hopefully carry over to next year when they are seniors. In
the girls' state meet, both Antonia Navejas (119) and Jolene
Crook-Meyers (135) took 2nd place in a much improved state meet.
These two girls combined for a team score good enough for 5th in the
girls' tournament! Congrats girls! The coaches would
like to congratulate the wrestlers on an incredible season that
included several tournament wins, an undefeated dual meet season, an
SPSL League Tournament Championship, a Region II Championship, and a
7th place finish at state. We appreciate all the work that the
seniors have put in over their 4 years here, and look forward to
seeing the impact from it in the years to come.
2-12-08
Conks obliterate Region II; 6
champs, 10 finalists, 13 SQ
"Open Season" was the saying on
the back of Kentwood's new state camouflage shirt, and the Conks
took it to heart with a thoroughly dominating
 performance
at the Region II Championships at Inglemoor High School.
Kentwood advances a statewide high 13 wrestlers to next week's State
Championships, on the backs of 6 champs and 10 finalists.
Kentwood scored an amazing 269.5 points, more than doubling 2nd
place Tahoma's 132 points. In fact, no wrestler from Kentwood
actually lost in the finals to another opponent, as 6 Conks faced
off against each other, and Lance Larsen defaulted at the 160 pound
weight class. Kentwood is taking the most participants to
state in Region Coach of the Year Ken Sroka's tenure here at
Kentwood, and perhaps the most in KW's entire history.
Kentwood looks to battle for the state championship next week thanks
to the performances of the following state participants: Ruben
Navejas (1st, 103), Derek Lipp (1st, 112), Hayden Peterson (2nd,
112), Brandon Rodgers (1st, 119), Billy Creighton (3rd, 125), Cody
Quinn (1st, 135), Josh Kutterer (2nd, 135), Ryan Patterson (3rd,
140), Nick Zografos (1st, 152), Lance L arsen
(2nd, 160), Joe Angevine (4th, 171), Sean Staaleson (1st, 215), and
Nathan Herrick (2nd, 215). Also, Jolene Crook-Mey er took first
at 135 pounds, while Antonia Navejas took second at 119 to advance
to the Girls' State Tournament as well. This Friday and
Saturday marks the 20th Mat Classic, an incredible event in the
Tacoma Dome that has 24 matches all being wrestled simultaneously.
Come support our wrestlers as some of them wrestle for the very last
time. Be there for the Parade of Champions, as all of those
that have earned a state place make their way around the Dome in a
goosebump moment that requires as much Kentwood support as possible
for our wrestlers.
View the state
brackets here, or if you would like to save some money at the tournament, print
out the state brackets here. GO CONKS!
2-5-08
KW dominates League Tourney: 5
Champs, 17 RQ, 23 Placers
The Kentwood Conqueror wrestling
team improved on last year's finish, placing 23 of 28 wrestles in
the SPSL North League Tournament. Add i n 5 champions, 12 finalists, and
17 regional qualifiers, and you come up with an amazing 463.5
points! The Conks showed their depth by placing several JV
wrestlers, many of which will be moving on to the regional
tournament next week at Inglemoor High School. Kentwood was
paced by 12 finalists, 4 of which wrestled against each other in the
finals. At 103, Ruben Navejas continued his winning ways,
controlling Jesus Valdez of Kent-Meridian by a score of 6-2.
Two Conks faced off at 112 pounds, with Derek Lipp outscoring Hayden
Peterson 4-0. Brandon Rodgers got on the offense at 119,
beating up on a very strong opponent in Ivan Mukomol of Thomas
Jefferson before pinning him in the third round. At 125, Billy
Creighton made a great run to the finals, but was stopped short by
Tyler Lamb of Tahoma. At 135, Cody Quinn battled teammate Josh
Kutterer to a final result of 11-0. At 140, Ryan Patterson
dropped a decision to Kentlake's Austin Carillo 5-1. At 152,
Nick Zografos took home the crown 10-7 against Federal Way's Jacob
Conklin, despite making the match seem a lot closer than it really
was. At 160, Lance Larsen lost a hard-fought decision to Nick
Bayer of Tahoma 4-2. At 171, Luke Angevine won a tough
semifinal to avoid a match with brother Joe, but lost to highly
ranked Taylor Johnson of Kentlake. Sean Staaleson finished the
Conquerors night at 215 pounds with one of the most exciting matches
of the night. After being cradled twice in the second round,
Sean came back and missed tying the match by 1 second, as he only
got four nearfall counts good for two points to lost by 1 to Federal
Way's Jon Detzler. Other placers: Kevin Nguyen (6th, 103),
Eric Alonzo (5th, 119, Regional Alternate) Teddy Zografos (3rd, 125,
Regional Participant), Alex Hough (6th, 140), David Laird (145, 4th,
Regional Participant), Tom Creighton (6th, 160), Joe Angevine (3rd,
171, Regional Participant), Josh Loveland (189, 6th), Nathan Herrick
(215, 3rd, Regional Participant), Austin Haggin (4th, 285, Regional
Participant), and Alex Verhaar (6th, 285).
1-30-08
SPSL North Sub-Regional
Tournament Brackets Posted
Kentwood took home 6
number 1 seeds and 4 number 2 seeds out of 14 weights for
Friday-Saturday's SPSL North Sub-Regional Tournament held at
Kent-Meridian HS. Ruben Navejas (103), Hayden Peterson (112),
Brandon Rodgers (119), Cody Quinn (135), Nick Zografos (152), and
Lance Larsen (160) all earned number 1 seeds. Billy Creighton
(125), Ryan Patterson (140), Luke Angevine (171), and Sean Staaleson
(215) all earned number 2 seeds. Kentwood looks to defend
their league title from last year, as they outscored the 2nd place
team 412 to 261.5 to run away with the title.
View
the brackets here, or click the SPSL North team logos above to
view the brackets. If you would like
printable brackets (pdf
file), click here.
1-25-08
Conks beat Bears for League
Title! Seniors go undefeated!
The Conqueror wrestling team
finished an undefeated 7-0 as SPSL North League Champions for a
second straight season thanks to a 47-18 blowout against Tahoma.
The Conks won 10 of the 14 matchups on the night, several by
relatively close scores. The action started at 103 when frosh
phenom Ruben Navejas received a forfeit. Hayden Peterson
squeaked out a 3-2 victory against a fired up Bear at 112 pounds.
At 119, returning state champion Brandon Rodgers worked a 9-1 major
decision against his defensive opponent. After consecutive
losses at 125 and 130 pounds, the Conks ripped off 5 consecutive
wins starting with Josh Kutterer's nail-biting 7-6 win at 135
pounds. Cody Quinn controlled his Bear opponent with a
relatively close but dominant 5-2 decision at 140 pounds. The
unquestioned match of the night was Ryan Patterson's thrilling first
round stick of this year's Pac Coast Champion at 145 pounds.
After giving up the first takedown (and a full weight class),
Patterson got his opponent on his hip, wrapped up his head and got
underneath his arm for an extremely tight half. He left the
mat with pin, and with the entire crowd on their feet. This
was Ryan's first win in a green singlet, as documented in the
article in the Seattle Times about KW's league championship and
Ryan's match. Moving on to 152, Nick Zografos was nails on
his feet, crushing his Tahoma opponent 19-6. Tahoma then
forfeited to returning state placer Lance Larsen at 160 pounds, and
Luke Angevine wrestled well losing a tough one at 171 to his highly
ranked Bear opponent. Brother Joe lost to a much bigger
opponent, but the Conks finished the night with a pin at 215 from
Sean Staaleson and a win by forfeit for Nathan Herrick. The
night started off as Senior Night, and the seniors definitely
delivered by not losing a match at any level on the night. The
coaches would like to thank the seniors for all of their hard work
over the past 4 years. Not only have the seniors brought our
program to the two of the three league championships in KW history,
but are an incredible class of young men who we will miss very much.
You guys have done Kentwood proud, but your job is not done yet!
Thanks to the following seniors, and their parents, who have done so
much for our program: Ben Apo (285), Erik Bala (119), Tom Creighton
(160), Tony Creveling (145), Kyle Faulkner (152), Josh Kutterer
(130), David Laird (145), Lance Larsen (160), Josh Loveland (189),
Michael Montgomery (285), Ryan Patterson (140), Brandon Rodgers
(119), Ryan Scarff (145), Sean Staaleson (215), Chase Valentine
(215), Colton Werner (119), and Nick Zografos (152).
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2007-2008 Season
Banquet set for Fri, March 21st
at 6pm in KW Commons
Kentwood places 6 at State,
finish 7th; Girls both finish 2nd
Conks obliterate Region II; 6
champs, 10 finalists, 13 SQ
KW dominates League Tourney: 5
Champs, 17 RQ, 23 Placers
SPSL North Sub-Regional
Tournament Brackets Posted
Conks beat Bears for League
Title! Seniors go undefeated!
KW zaps Chargers, outwrestles
Gators; 1st at Jag Invite
Kentwood wins Westburg Invite;
Rodgers (OW)
Conks continue winning ways
against KM, 63-7
KW downs TJ, 67-9; Match vs.
Tahoma changed to 1/23
Navejas dominates at Pac Coast;
KW takes 5th with 7 placers
Happy Holidays!
KW outduels #1 ranked Enumclaw, #3
ranked Auburn
Conks take narrow victory from
Heritage at Shelton
Conks sink Kentlake 54-15 to
take home "Throwdown" Trophy
Conks win Battle; Navejas, Lipp,
Rodgers (OW), Zografos 1st
Kentwood clips Eagles, 65-6;
Battle at Border Fri-Sat
KW takes down Beamer Tourney;
Defeats Rogers 34-21
2006-2007 Season
Mandatory Parent Meeting Thurs
11/15 @ 7:30 pm; Updates
Meeting Wed. Oct. 24, 2:20
Portable 4; Eastbay 20% Off
Wrestle Tues (7/24, 7/31) @
Bethel-Thurs (7/26) @ Sumner
Attention Wrestlers! Meeting @
2:15pm, Wed (6/13) Port 4
KW needs you on team at North
Idaho Camp, 6/28-7/2
History Lesson: Kentwood
Wrestling through the years
Help needed Friday at 6pm; MS
Tournament Brackets posted
Rodgers, Quinn, Larsen, Zografos
top 10; Freestyle Starts
State Champ Rodgers, 3rd Placers
Quinn, Larsen lead KW to 7th;
Navejas (1st), Crook-Meyers (2nd) push
to 4th
Conks win Regional Title,
Advance 10 to State
Sroka, K. Anderson Coaches of
the Year; Brackets posted
KW SPSL N Tournament Champs by
150 points! 3 champs, OW
Brackets are up; Cameron,
Rodgers, Quinn all claim
top seed
KW downs Tahoma, KM on way to
2nd league title ever!
Seniors dominate Senior Night;
KW is ER Tourney Champs
KW wins Ray Westberg Invite with 5 champs, 11
placers, OW
Rodgers, Quinn, Zografos, Larsen all Champs; KW 62,
TJ 9
KW 1-2 in duals; Rodgers only 2nd KW Pac Coast Champ
ever
Conks dismiss Falcons 33-28, take home trophy &
league lead
KW blasts FW 72-0; 9th/10th
1st@ AM; Varsity 3rd @ Blaine
Pictures Monday 2:30; Cert Tuesday 4:30; 4 Conks
Ranked
Takedown Tourn. Snowed Out- Parent Meeting, Pictures
WED
Order due Wed--checks to Kentwood; Wed. Parent Night
KW Wrestling clothing order
upcoming; Season in full swing
New Message Board; Calendar updated; Alumni
represents
Jarrett Joseph Sroka weighs in at 5 pounds 10
ounces!
OSU Clinic this Saturday at
KL; Time to start working out!
Oregon State Clinic at
Kentlake October 14
KentwoodWrestling.com's First Alumni: Dan Glomski,
'06
Attention Alumni, we want to hear from you! +Rodgers
Update
2005-2006 Season
30% off at Eastbay until July 28th;
Rodgers at Fargo
Kent Camp Complete, Champs Crowned;
Camp Notes are Up
Kent Camp June 26-29 @KW; Cameron
makes Junior Duals
Rodgers selected to All-Star Dual
Team; Meet is Sat. May 20
Rodgers & Cameron 2nd at State FS;
Navejas, Crook Ranked
Meridian adds title to perfect season;
Tournament a success
Brackets are up! K-T Middle School
Tourn. at 10 am Saturday
Rodgers wins all 3 styles; Middle
School Tourney help needed
Quinn cleans up at Banquet; Seniors
leave legacy
Banquet Thurs (3/9) 5:45 pm; Quinn,
Cameron, Rodgers excel
Bear Claw on Mon. and Wed.; Banquet
March 9th
One-man show Quinn 5th; KW's first
freshman placer ever
Region 1 K.O.'s Conks; Only Cody Quinn
survives
Conks impress on way to 3rd at SPSL
Tourney; 9 advance
KW trumps Royals on Senior Night,
72-6; Postseason Next
Conks earn Gold at Jag Invite; Larsens,
R. Phillips, Shewey 1st
Surprise! KW upends Tahoma, thumps
improved KR
KW Conquers Westburg Invite; Quinn, S.
Larsen (OW) 1st
Conks lose close one to undefeated AR,
next stop is E-burg
Tale of Two Duals; KW beats Sumner,
Dismantled by Auburn
Pac Coast Lives up to Reputation;
Quinn, R. Phillips Place
KW Gears Up for Pac Coast; Brackets
Posted
Varsity Takes 2nd at Shelton; Quinn,
L. Larsen Champs
KW Wins First "Throwdown" 28-21 over
Kentlake
Varsity 9th at Blaine; JV 2nd at FP
Kentwood Splits First Set of Duals
against AM, Enumclaw
Conks Place 2nd at Beamer; Aub-Mt.
View, Enumclaw up next
Varsity Spots up for Grabs
Kent Wrestling Camp a Hit
Future Conks Shine in Middle School
Tournament
Kentwood Presence Felt at State |
