Wildcats take 5th at Battle of the Axe / Boys wrestling

The Oak Harbor High School boys wrestling team finished fifth at the 13-team Battle of the Axe dual tournament Saturday, Jan. 4, in Port Angeles.

“(It) was a great tournament,” Oak Harbor coach Larry Falcon said. “We were able to see some great wrestling from that side of the state.”

The Wildcats opened the tournament with a 55-23 win over Fife, lost to eventual champion Forks 52-24 and then nipped North Mason 37-36.

In the match for fifth place, Oak Harbor topped River Ridge (Lacy) 40-24.

The Wildcats return to Wesco action when they travel to Marysville Getchell for a 5:30 p.m. match Thursday, Jan. 9.

Oak Harbor 55, Fife 23

138, Taylor Burton: won 15-6.

145, Miles Erikson: lost 20-3.

152, Timothy Luttrell-Dingler: won 12-7.

160, Evan Beerbower: won by fall, :33.

170, Jaden Scott: won by fall, 3:21.

182: Oak Harbor forfeit

195, Derek Jacques: lost by fall, 5:41.

220, Salvador Tirado: won by fall, 2:57.

285, Ivan Snyder: lost by fall, 3:01.

106, Ezekiel Egli: won by forfeit.

113: Oak Harbor forfeit.

120, Cole Valdez: won by forfeit.

126, Shamus Warden: won by fall, :52.

132, Jamal Graham: won by fall, 1:42.

Forks 52, Oak Harbor 24

145, Erikson: lost by fall, 4:41.

152, Luttrell-Dingler: lost by fall, 1:57.

160, Beerbower: won by forfeit.

170, Scott: lost by fall, :52.

182: Oak Harbor forfeit.

195, Jacques: lost by fall, 5:14.

220, Tirado: won 5-2.

285, Snyder: lost by fall, 3:01.

106, Egli: won 9-0.

113: Oak Harbor forfeit.

120, Valdez: won by forfeit.

126, Warden: lost by fall, :51.

132, Graham: won 8-6.

138, Burton: lost by fall, 1:01.

Oak Harbor 37, North Mason 36

160, Beerbower: won by fall, 1:02.

170, Scott: won by fall, :26.

182: Oak Harbor forfeit.

195: Jacques: won by forfeit.

220, Tirado: lost by fall, 2:15.

285, Snyder: lost by fall, 1:03.

106, Egli: won by forfeit.

113: Oak Harbor forfeit.

120, Valdez: won 17-3.

126, Warden: won by fall, 3:40.

132, Graham: won 11-8.

138, Burton: lost by fall, 1:53.

145, Erikson: lost by medical forfeit.

152, Luttrell-Dingler: lost by fall, 4:55.

Oak Harbor 40, River Ridge 24

170, Scott: lost 21-10.

182: Oak Harbor forfeit

195, Jacques: won by fall, 2:30.

220, Tirado: lost by fall, 1:24.

285, Snyder: won by forfeit.

106, Egli: won by forfeit.

113: Double forfeit.

120, Valdez won by fall, 1:05.

126, Warden: won 21-4.

132, Graham: won 14-3.

138, Burton: lost 13-12.

145: Oak Harbor forfeit.

152: Luttrell-Dingler: lost by fall, 1:35.

160, Beerbower: lost by fall, 4:00.