Tacoma Dome, Mat Classic

Mat Classic 2025: WIAA state wrestling 2A, 1A and B championship results, team scores In Tacoma Dome
Both have had longstanding state-tournament success - the Cardinals in Class 2A, and Toppenish in Class 1A (and 2A before that). Both came into Mat Classic XXXVI with big-match champions - ones who came into the weekend on four-peat quests.
Kalama, Woodland wrestlers notch championship wins at Mat Classic
Cowlitz County County made its mark on the wrestling world over the weekend, including an emotional win for a Kalama athlete and an exuberant victory for a Woodland senior. Cowlitz County had six individual state champions at the Mat Classic wrestling state tournament, and Kelso girls also won a team title.
Mat Classic 36: List of area champions and medal winners from the Tacoma Dome
Gonzaga Prep's Israel Acosta celebrates after winning his 4A boys 144-pound title match at Mat Classic 36 on Friday, Feb. 21, 2025, at the Tacoma Dome in Tacoma, Washington. (Madison McCord/For The Spokesman-Review)
Which 2A, 1A South Sound wrestlers won titles at Mat Classic XXXVI?
The match referee lifts up the arm of Orting’s Madison Watts after she defeated Aberdeen’s Felicia Bell to win the Class 2A, 125-pound state title on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025, at Mat Classic XXXVI at the Tacoma Dome in Tacoma, Wash. Pete Caster/Pete Caster / pcaster@thenewstribune.com
Matt Classic XXXVI: Wapato boys top Zillah for 1A title, Wolves' first team state championship in 51 years
Seventeen Valley wrestlers won individual championships in Tacoma and three teams brought home team titles in an onslaught of accolades at Mat Classic XXXVI in the Tacoma Dome.
Mat Classic begins Thursday in Tacoma: Here's what to know to get ready
North Kitsap senior Emily Gomez is a favorite among 140-pound girls as local wrestler look to keep title streak alive.
Mat Classic XXXVI: Harding, Salguero Jr. guide Orting to fourth consecutive 2A state title
Anderson: “It was meant to be, you know? I could not see Toppenish beating us. ... It just doesn’t go through my mind, taking second.”
27 local 1A/2A wrestlers place at Mat Classic
Although Whatcom and Skagit counties did not have a state champion this year, the two combined for 27 athletes reaching the podium, including six wrestlers advancing to their respective championship matches.
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Elma’s Espinoza, Hoquiam’s Bryson win state titles at Mat Classic
JIM THRALL / MATFOCUS.COM Elma junior Xavier Espinoza (top) contorts Life Christian Academy’s Elijah Miller during the 1A 113 ...
Mat Classic XXXVI, Day 2: Capital’s McEwen, Lincoln’s Lee capture state titles in Tacoma
Lincoln’s Tavarre Lee (Boys 3A 132) and Bradley Amsden (Boys 3A 285) captured individual state titles, and the Abes grabbed ...
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Mat Classic XXXVI: Toppenish girls win fourth straight crown with trio of three-time champions
Sophia Torrez became the first three-time state champion for Toppenish’s girls wrestling program. Twenty minutes later, ...
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Third time’s a charm: Elma wrestler Xavier Espinoza’s journey to an elusive state championship
At the end of last season’s Mat Classic state-championship meet, Elma wrestler Xavier Espinoza was crestfallen. After failing in the title match for the second consecutive season, the Eagles sophomore ...
Vote now for The News Tribune’s Boys Athlete of the Week (Feb. 17 to 22)
Vote for The News Tribune’s Boys Athlete of the Week for contests played between Feb 17-22. Voting will remain open until ...
Jackson’s Emily Ortiz wins state title after stressful morning
TACOMA – All it took was 58 seconds for Emily Ortiz to make history. With her pin against Spanaway Lake’s Karlee Brummett in the Girls 4A 145-pound championship at Mat Classic XXXVI on Feb. 21, Ortiz ...
Moses Lake student sings national anthem at Mat Classic
Nearly 300 schools were at the first day of the Mat Classic wrestling tournament at the Tacoma Dome on Thursday, with thousands of wrestlers, parents, coaches and fans. But one voice cut through the ...
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Skyview's Madisyn Cardens also captures state title at 235 pounds
Faith Tarrant now stands alone. But it’s not lonely at the top for the first wrestler, boy or girl, from Clark County to ...