Bainbridge beats Metro League foes in wrestling

SEATTLE - The Bainbridge High varsity wrestling squad made short work of their opponents from both Rainier Beach and West Seattle during a recent quad match hosted by Bishop Blanchet.

SEATTLE – The Bainbridge High varsity wrestling squad made short work of their opponents from both Rainier Beach and West Seattle during a recent quad match hosted by Bishop Blanchet.

The Spartans soared through their first round against West Seattle, 33-18, and beat both wrestlers they faced from Rainier Beach in Round 2 as well.

BHS claimed a win in nearly every single match in Round 1.

A double forfeit negated the 106-pound bracket, and Bainbridge senior Jordan Jackson won by forfeit in the 113-pound match.

Koa Goff also claimed a forfeit win in the 120-pound match, and then, in the 126-pound bracket, Cade Topham pinned West Seattle’s Anthony Tran in 1:49.

West Seattle’s Keagen Reidt won the 132-pound match by forfeit, as did Nick Outley in the 138-pound class.

Bainbridge’s Nate Michaels claimed a forfeit win in the 145-pound bracket and West’s Sam Blackett did likewise to take the 152-pound match.

Then, in the 160-pound match, Bainbridge’s Aaron Jumpa won a 5-2 decision over Miguel Cervantes.

Double forfeits marked the end of the 170-, 195-, 220- and 285-pound matches, however. In the 182-pound bracket, Liam Topham pinned W. Seattle’s James Applewhite in 1:25.

In the first of two matches against Rainier Beach, Goff pinned his opponent in 1:46 to lock up the 120-pound match for Bainbridge.

Then, in the 126-pound final match of the night, Cade Topham pinned his Rainier Beach opponent in 4:53.