Orting’s Arcadius Cruz raise his hand after beating Toppenish’s Audon Clark in the Boys 2A 120-pound Championship match during the Mat Classic XXXVII at the Tacoma Dome, on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026, in Tacoma, Wash.
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These South Sound wrestlers (1B/2B/1A/2A) won individual state titles at the Tacoma Dome’s Mat Classic XXXVII:
Orting’s Michael Fritz reacts to beating Deer Park’s Emmitt Priddy in the Boys 2A 165-pound Championship match during the Mat Classic XXXVII at the Tacoma Dome, on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026, in Tacoma, Wash. Brian Hayes Brian Hayes / bhayes@thenewstrib
2A BOYS
113 — Nery Rivas, Orting
120 — Arcadius Cruz, Orting
126 — Trevor Anderson, Orting
150 — Dakota Anderson, Orting
165 — Michael Fritz, Orting
1A BOYS
157 — William Moran, Life Christian Academy
2A GIRLS
105 — Kyler Menza, Washington
135 — Amayrany Rodriguez, Franklin Pierce
190 — Ashley Rodriguez, Clover Park
1B/2B/1A GIRLS
155 — Persephone Puz, Vashon Island
Toppenish’s Justice Zuniga attempt to takedown Orting’s Dominic Thomas in the Boys 2A 138-pound Championship match during the Mat Classic XXXVII at the Tacoma Dome, on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026, in Tacoma, Wash. Brian Hayes Brian Hayes / bhayes@thenewstrib
Tyler Wicke joined The News Tribune in 2019 as a sports clerk. A graduate of the University of Washington Tacoma in 2021, Wicke covers the Mariners, preps, and maintains clerical duties. Was once a near-scratch golfer, but now, he’s just happy to break 80. Support my work with a digital subscription