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USA Everett Wrestling Team Press Release Page Contact Dave Gilbertson for additional info 425 338-0266 or Office 425 745-4430 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/David_Gilbertson/ July 25, 1998 The National Junior and Cadet Wrestling Championships took place in Fargo, ND the week of July 20-25, 1998. USA Everett sent a total of twelve high school age wrestlers to compete and 5 of them earned All-American honors. Tyson Springer earned his first National title in the Cadet Greco-Roman competition and Coyte Cooper placed in both styles in his first year in the Junior division. Last year Coyte was a double National champion in the Cadet division. Other medal winers for USA Everett were Bryan Howson 2nd at 98 lbs. GR JR, Jon Maley 8th at 191.5 lbs. GR JR and Mike Bundy 4th in the 165 lbs. FS JR July 21, 1998 The National Junior Greco-Roman Wrestling Championships took place on July 21, 1998 in Fargo ND. Bryan Howson of USA Everett Wrestling Club placed 2nd in the 98 lb division. Howson lost to Terrence Thompson of Rock Hill, S.C. in an overtime match. Thompson is a three-time Southeast Regional champion. Tied 5-5 in regulation, the match moved into sudden death overtime. Thompson caught a tired Howson with a right arm headlock to get the pin and secure the title. USA Everett also had two other wrestlers place in the Junior Greco-Roman competition. At 132 lbs. we had Coyte Cooper taking 3rd place while Jon Maley placed 8th at 191.5 lbs. Washington state had a total of 5 wrestlers medal at Nationals. 3 of those wrestlers are from USA Everett. July 20, 1998 The National Greco-Roman Wrestling Championships took place on July 20, 1998 in Fargo ND. USA Everett's Tyson Springer of Monroe, Wash., scored a 4-3 decision over Zemoir Pittman, Flint, Mich. at 143 pounds to secure his first Cadet national title. Springer is a four-time Western Regional champion. Springer was named the Outstanding Wrestler of the tournament. This is the second year in a row that the USA Everett team has had one of its wrestlers win the Outstanding Wrestler award at the National Cadet tournament. The tournament will continue on July 21, 1998 with the Junior Greco-Roman competition and then the Freestyle will start for both groups. June 21, 1998 USA Everett Wrestling Team competed at the Western States Regional Freestyle and Greco-Roman Tournament in Butte, MT from June 17-20, 1998. Kelly Kubec successfully defended his Greco-Roman Championship from last year but lost an overtime decision 3-2 in the Freestyle finals to take second place. Medal winners are listed by age group. 10 and under Freestyle: Kelly Kubec 2nd at 55 lbs, Zach Burnett 3rd at 75 lbs. 12 and under Freestyle: Nathan Decker 3rd at 70 lbs. 10 and under Greco-Roman: Kelly Kubec 1st at 55 lbs, Zach Burnett 6th at 75 lbs. 12 and under Greco-Roman: Jonny Gilbertson 5th at 60 lbs, Tony Kubec 5th at 75 lbs, Kenny Kubec 6th at 60 lbs. June 4, 1998 1998 WESTERN JUNIOR REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS Brian Shaw of Marysville represented the USA Everett Wrestling team at the Western Junior Regionals in San Jose, Calif. on May 30-31, 1998. He placed 3rd in both Greco-Roman and Freestyle at 165 lbs. Brian lost to a Russian wrestler that was the eventual champion in both styles. Brian had a 9-2 lead in the freestyle competion when he got caught in a move and was pinned. Brian will be training at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado for a week starting June 6th in Greco-Roman under the Olympic coaching staff. This is open to all top 8 ranked Greco-Roman wrestlers. WRESTLING USA MAGAZINE Mike Bundy of Lake Stevens has been named to the Wrestling USA Magazine 1998 Scholastic All-America Wrestling Team. Bundy competes for USA Everett in Freestyle and Greco-Roman and is preparing to compete in Nationals this July. May 14, 1998 USA Wrestling came out with the Kids National Rankings in their May/June publication. USA Everett's Kelly Kubec of Everett, WA was ranked 5th at 50 Midget Greco-Roman. Also ranked from Washington state are Mason Tobin 5th at 90 Novice Freestyle, Matt Pell 2nd at 95 Schoolboy Freestyle , Burke Barnes of Lake Stevens, WA 1st at 100 Schoolboy Freestyle, Cade Roller 2nd at 80 Midget Freestyle, Matt Pell 1st at 95 Schoolboy Greco-Roman , Burke Barnes of Lake Stevens, WA 1st at 100 Schoolboy Greco-Roman and Chet Slevin 5th at 115 Schoolboy Greco-Roman.Best of luck to these wrestlers at the upcoming regionals and nationals. May 3, 1998 USA Everett Wrestling Team competed at the Washington State Kids Championships(FS) in Olympia,WA on 05/03/1998 and had more state champions than they have had in several years. The team sent 16 wrestlers to the tournament and 12 of them won top six medals. Leading the team were Kelly Kubec and Jonny Gilbertson who each won state titles for the third time. Zach Burnett won his second state title while Zack Zweifel and Mason Mazza won for the first time. Kenny Kubec and JJ Pugh were also in the finals but were facing fellow USA Everett teammates and finished in second place. The wrestlers that are over 8 years of age and finished in the top six qualify to go on the Western Regionals in Butte, Mt. during the week of June 16-21, 1998. Medal winners are listed by age group. 8 and under: Zack Zweifel 1st at 45 lbs, Mason Mazza 1st at 50 lbs, Sam Ottow 4th at 45 lbs, George King 5th at 55 lbs. 10 and under: Kelly Kubec 1st at 55 lbs, Zach Burnett 1st at 75 lbs, JJ Pugh 2nd at 75 lbs. 12 and under: Jonny Gilbertson 1st at 60 lbs, Kenny Kubec 2nd at 60 lbs, Tony Kubec 3rd at 75 lbs. 14 and under: Jonathan Decker 3rd at 105 lbs, Trent Peterson 6th at 105 lbs. April 26, 1998 USA Everett Wrestling Team sent a partial team to compete at the Hawkeye Invitational in Anacortes,WA on 04/25/1998.The team sent a total of eleven wrestlers to the tournament which is the final tournament before the Kids State Wrestling Tournament on May 2-3, 1998 in Olympia , WA. Medal winners are listed by age group. 8 and under: Zack Zweifel 1st at 45 lbs, George King 1st at 55 lbs, Sam Ottow 2nd at 45 lbs. 10 and under: Kelly Kubec 1st at 55 lbs, Kai Bruno 1st at 60 lbs, Zach Burnett 1st at 75 lbs, Kai VanLevuen 3rd at 75 lbs. 12 and under: Jonny Gilbertson 1st at 60 lbs, Tony Kubec 1st at 75 lbs. 14 and under: Jonathan Decker 2nd at 105 lbs. 16 and under: Ryan Lee 1st at 112 lbs. 18 and under: Brian Shaw 1st at 165 lbs. April 18-19, 1998 USA Everett Wrestling Team (High School age wrestlers) competed at the Washington State Freestyle and Greco-Roman Championships in Battle Ground, WA on 04/19/1998. The top three placers in each group qualify to compete at the Cadet and Junior Nationals in July, 1998. Medal winners are listed by age group. Cadet Freestyle Championship (16 and under): Tyson Springer 1st at 143 lbs. Cadet Greco-Roman Championship (16 and under): Tyson Springer 1st at 143 lbs. Junior Freestyle Championship (18 and under): Buck Bisby 1st at 122 lbs, Coyte Cooper 1st at 132 lbs, Mike Bundy 1st at 165 lbs, Brian Shaw 3rd at 165 lbs, Jon Maley 3rd at 191.5 lbs, Joe Kubec 4th at 143 lbs, Mike Christian 5th at 215 lbs. Junior Greco-Roman Championships (18 and under): Coyte Cooper 1st at 132 lbs, Brian Shaw 1st at 165 lbs, Jon Maley 1st at 191.5 lbs, Jon Sharpe 3rd at 132 lbs, Joe Kubec 3rd at 143 lbs, Mike Bundy 3rd at 165 lbs, Mike Christian 3rd at 215 lbs April 18, 1998 USA Everett Wrestling Team (14 and under) competed in the Team Championship Tournament in Lake Stevens, WA on 04/18/1998. All the wrestlers performed admirably and the team finished in a tie for 3rd place with the Eastside Club from the Bellevue-Renton area. Individual wrestlers came from all over the state and there were 11 teams who entered the 10 man team competition part of the tournament. Top Three Placings for the Team Championship Tournament are as follows: 1. Auburn 41 points (New points record beating the old record of 39 points, 1997) 2. Olympia 38 points 3. Tie: Eastside and USA Everett 36 points Medal winners for USA Everett are listed by age group. 8 and under: Zack Zweifel 1st at 45 lbs, Mason Mazza 1st at 50 lbs, Lucas Musseau 2nd at 65 lbs. 10 and under: Kelly Kubec 1st at 55 lbs, JJ Pugh 1st at 75 lbs, Zach Burnett 3rd at 75 lbs. 12 and under: Kenny Kubec 1st at 60 lbs, Jonny Gilbertson 2nd at 60 lbs. 14 and under: Jonathan Decker 2nd at 105 lbs Two highlight matches of the tournament were between USA Everett Teammates in two different
divisions. Jonny Gilbertson returned to action for the first time this year after suffering a fractured
collarbone in February. When his first round opponent saw who he had to wrestle he forfeited on
the spot. In the second round he met his teammate Kenny Kubec who is undefeated this season
and has dominated the 60 lb Novice division. Jonny and Kenny were both finalist in the Western
States Regional Championships last year in Butte, MT. They went back and forth for the match
and it ended up in a 10-10 tie at the end of regulation. Jonny went for an Olympic Roll to try and
win the match in overtime but Kenny countered beautifully and scored the winning point. Kenny
and Jonny both teched their other opponents and finished 1st and 2nd . JJ Pugh and Zach Burnett
waged a bitter battle at 75 lb Midget. Both wrestlers hit the other with high elevation double leg
takedowns that resulted in injury timeouts on both sides. Pugh ultimately won by a score of 9-8
and then beat Maverick Port in the finals to win his division. The two wrestlers that Pugh beat in
the round robin finals were both State Champions in 1996.
April 11, 1998 USA Everett Wrestling Team competed at the Norseman Classic in Silverdale, WA on 04/11/1998. A small group attended the tournament as several kids took the weekend off to rest up for the Washington Team Championships which are at Lake Stevens on 4/18/98. Medal winners the Norseman Classic are listed by age group. 8 and under: Mason Mazza 1st at 50 lbs. 10 and under: Kai Bruno 3rd at 60 lbs. 12 and under: Kenny Kubec 1st at 70 lbs. April 11, 1998 1998 Cadet World Team Trials Greco-Roman champions were determined at the 1998 Cadet World Team Trials for men, held at Northwestern Univ. in Evanston, Ill., April 9, 1998. The top 14-16 year old wrestlers in the nation competed in the international styles. Champions qualify for the U.S. team that will compete at the 1998 Cadet World Greco-Roman Championships, held in Pretoria, South Africa on July 29-August 1. In addition, competitors will also be eligible for the World Youth Games in Moscow, Russia this summer. Washington state had three wrestlers medal at this tournament including Tyson Springer of USA Everett. Tyson took 3rd place at 138.75 lbs with a technical fall over Jason Woodall of DuPont, Pa.12-1. Other Washington wrestlers placing were Burke Barnes of Lake Stevens,3rdat 99 lbs. and Nick Pell of Benton City, 3rd at 125.5 lbs. The Freestyle champions were determined for the 1998 Cadet World Team Trials for men, held at Northwestern Univ. in Evanston, Ill., April 10-11, 1998. The top 14-16 year old wrestlers in the nation competed in the international styles. Champions qualify for the U.S. team that will compete at the 1998 Cadet World Freestyle Championhips in Manchester, England, July 2-5. In addition, competitors will also be eligible for the World Youth Games in Moscow, Russia this summer. Washington state had two wrestlers medal at this tournament including Burke Barnes of Lake Stevens. Burke lost in the finals by a score of 4-1 to Nathan Schy of Hampton, VA and finished in second place. The other wrestler from Washington state to medal was Steve McGettrick, Olympia, Wash., who also lost in the finals 4-0 to Rich Cordova of Ogden, Utah and also finished in second place. Complete tournament results are located at USA Wrestling. April 5, 1998 USA Everett Wrestling Team competed at the I-5 West Coast Championships that were held in Marysville, WA on April 4, 1998. Wrestlers came from Washington, Alaska, Oregon, California and Idaho. A total of twenty USA Everett wrestlers medaled at this tournament. I had not mentioned California wrestlers in my first article about the I-5 but Roque Calderon of the So/Cal club in California called and let me know that California was represented there. His son Orsy Calderon took 1st place at 55 lb Bantam and his toughest match was with our own Cameron Zwaller when he hit a 2 point throw near the end of the match to come from behind and win 3-2. Medal winners are listed by age group. 8 and under: Mason Mazza 1st at 50 lbs, Zack Zweifel 2nd at 45 lbs, Sam Ottow 4th at 45 lbs, Cameron Zwaller 4th at 55 lbs. 10 and under: Kelly Kubec 1st at 55 lbs, Zach Burnett 1st at 75 lbs, Thayne Horner 5th at 60 lbs, JJ Pugh 5th at 70 lbs. 12 and under: Kenny Kubec 1st at 60 lbs, Tony Kubec 1st at 75 lbs. 14 and under: Jonathan Decker 1st at 105 lbs, Trent Peterson 4th at 105 lbs. 16 and under: Mathew Symons 3rd at 143 lbs. 18 and under: Coyte Cooper 1st at 143 lbs, Jon Maley 1st at 191.5 lbs, Joe Kubec 2nd at 143 lbs, Brian Shaw 2nd at 165 lbs, Jon Sharpe 2nd at 132 lbs, Sean Wright 3rd at 122 lbs and PJ Simpson 5th at 143 lbs. March 28, 1998 USA Everett Wrestling Team competed at the Steelclaw Classic in Sedro Woolley, WA on March 28, 1998. The team sent 18 wrestlers and had 14 of them medal with 8 winning first place. Kai VanLevuen had one of the fastest pins in the tournament win he pinned his first opponent in 8 seconds (:08). USA Everett swept the top three places in the 50 lb Bantam (7-8) division. Mykayla Gilbertson took a 3rd in that group and was the only girl that we saw place in the tournament. Mykayla does not attend any turnouts for freestyle and her "training" consists of fighting with her two older brothers! Medal winners are listed by age group. 8 and under: Zack Zweifel 1st at 45 lbs, Mason Mazza 1st at 50 lbs, Sam Ottow 2nd at 50 lbs, Mykayla Gilbertson 3rd at 50 lbs, Lucas Musseau 2nd at 65 lbs, George King 3rd at 55 lbs. 10 and under: Kelly Kubec 1st at 55 lbs, Thayne Horner 1st at 60B lbs, Zach Burnett 1st at 75 lbs, JJ Pugh 2nd at 75 lbs. 12 and under: Kenny Kubec 1st at 60 lbs, Tony Kubec 1st at 75 lbs, Blake Tate 1st at 80 lbs 14 and under: Jonathan Decker 2nd at 110 lbs. March 21-22, 1998 Northwest Junior Regionals (FS) at Chehalis, WA 18 and under: Coyte Cooper 1st at 143 lbs, Mike Bundy 1st at 178 lbs, Mike Christian 3rd at 220 lbs, Bryan Howsen-Gilbert 3rd at 98 lbs. Coyte Cooper was named the outstanding wrestler for the freestyle tournament. Northwest Junior Regionals (GR) at Chehalis, WA 18 and under: Coyte Cooper 1st at 143 lbs, Bryan Howsen-Gilbert 1st at 98 lbs, Mike Christian 2nd at 220 lbs. Northwest Senior Regionals (GR) at Chehalis, WA Boyd Ballard 1st at 187.25 lbs March 21, 1998 USA Everett Wrestling Team competed at the Ferndale Mat Classic (FS) in Ferndale, WA on March 20th and 21st of 1998. The tournament featured both Freestyle as well as Greco-Roman competition. Freestyle medal winners are listed by age group. 8 and under: Sam Ottow 1st at 45A lbs, Zack Zweifel 1st at 45B lbs, Cameron Zwaller 1st at 55 lbs 10 and under: Kelly Kubec 1st at 55 lbs, Zach Burnett 1st at 75 lbs,Thayne Horner 2nd at 60 lbs, JJ Pugh 2nd at 70 lbs, Kai Bruno 4th at 60 lbs, Kai VanLevuen 5th at 70 lbs. 12 and under: Kenny Kubec 1st at 60 lbs, Tony Kubec 1st at 75 lbs. 14 and under: Jonathan Decker 1st at 105 lbs. 16 and under: Ryan Lee 5th at 112 lbs. 18 and under: Joe Kubec 1st at 154 lbs. The Following wrestlers also won first place in the Greco-Roman Competition: Kelly Kubec 1st at 55 lbs, Zach Burnett 1st at 75 lbs, Kenny Kubec 1st at 60 lbs, Tony Kubec 1st at 75 lbs, Joe Kubec 1st at 154 lbs. March 14, 1998 USA Everett Wrestling Team competed at the Bellingham Freestyle Classic on March 14, 1998. The team sent a large group to the tournament and had 19 kids medal including 11 champions. Medal winners are listed by age group. 8 and under: Mason Mazza 1st at 50 lbs, Cameron Zwaller 1st at 55 lbs, Sam Ottow 2nd at 50 lbs, Lucas Musseau 2nd at 65 lbs, George King 3rd at 55 lbs. 10 and under: Kelly Kubec 1st at 55 lbs, Zach Burnett 1st at 75 lbs, Kai Bruno 2nd at 60 lbs, Thayne Horner 3rd at 60 lbs. 12 and under: Kenny Kubec 1st at 60 lbs, Tony Kubec 1st at 75 lbs, Blake Tate 1st at 80 lbs. 14 and under: Jonathan Decker 1st at 105 lbs. 16 and under: Dom Harris 2nd at 132 lbs, Josh Decker 2nd at 154 lbs. 18 and under: Joe Kubec 1st at 154 lbs, Isreal Silva 1st at 275 lbs.
March 8, 1998 Pacific Northwest Wrestling Championships USA Everett Wrestling Team competed at the Pacific Northwest Wrestling Championships in Silverdale, Washington on March 7, 1998. The medal winners on the team were led by the Kubec family who won three gold medals. Tony Kubec took first-place in the 75 lb. 12 and under group. During the tournament no points were scored against Tony by his opponents and he was named the "Outstanding Wrestler" in his age group. His brother Kelly took first-place in the 55 lb. 10 and under division while their cousin Kenny Kubec took first-place in the 60 lb. 12 and under group. Also placing for USA Everett was Blake Tate who took second in the 80 lb. 12 and under division. Zach Burnett entered a tournament that was held in Othello, Washington. He placed 2nd at 10 and under 75 lb class. Two alumni of the team had great results at the National Junior College Wrestling Championships in Bismarck, ND on February 27-28, 1998. Justin Springer wrestling for North Idaho college placed 5th at 150 lbs while his brother Brandon was runner-up at 167. Both brothers competed for Monroe high school and USA Everett while in high school. February 28, 1998 Marysville and Elma Freestyle Tournaments USA Everett opened the freestyle season with representatives at two separate tournaments this weekend. A number of the younger wrestlers attended the Marysville event which is a "pick your opponent" tournament. This is a practice tournament with no scores kept and no set weight groups. Wrestlers are paired by closest age and weight and can decide to wrestle someone or not to wrestle that person. Also at this tournament were Brian Shaw and Joe Kubec who just last week were both in the State AAAA High School Finals. The rest of the 14 and under team was at Elma, WA. Scores and placings are awarded at this
tournament and the USA Everett contingent did well. Tony Kubec took first place in the 12 and
under 75 lb class while his younger brother Kelly took first in the 10 and under 55 lb class. Zach
Burnett was first in the 10 and under 75 lb division and Blake Tate finished in 2nd place in the 12
and under 80 lb division. Blake lost a tough overtime decision to the champion in his group.
Conspicuous in his absence was Jonny Gilbertson. Gilbertson incurred a fractured clavicle on
February 26, 1998 and will be out of commission for 6-12 weeks.
February 22, 1998 Washington State Prep Wrestling Championships The USA Everett wrestlers had great success while competing for their individual high school teams at the Washington State Prep Wrestling Championships. Fourteen of our team members medaled, nine were in championship bouts with four of them winning first-place. In the 2A competition we had Juan Badillo as champion in the 135 lb. division. In the 3A portion of the tournament we had six wrestlers in the finals. At 122 we had Eric Burnett of Sedro Woolley in first-place winning by a score of 5-1 in the finals. Next was Garrett O'Brien of Bellingham who lost a tough to decision to a defending state champion at 129. Coyte Cooper of Anacortes defended his 1997 championship by winning a close decision in the 141 lb. division. The tournament announcer noted the both Coyte and his opponent have 3.90+ GPA's!! Competing at 148 was Tyson Springer from Monroe. Tyson controlled the match until the very end of the third round when his opponent scored three points to tie up the match. His opponent then scored a take down to win the title in sudden death overtime. Mike Bundy of Lake Stevens also defended his 1997 championship winning about 168 lb. division. Jon Maley of Anacortes competed in the 190 lb. division and had the misfortune of being on the receiving end of a five point throw to start to match. Jon fought back hard but couldn't overcome the five points and ultimately lost 9-4. Two of our wrestlers were in the finals of the 4A competition. At 141 Joe Kubec of Marysville lost to a two-time defending state champion. At 168 Brian Shaw, also of Marysville, lost his first match of the year and finished in second place. Results from other team members that placed at state can be found in the results section of our
Web page.
February 15, 1998 Kubec wins gold at Northwest Championships USA Everett wrestling team sent four of their younger members to the Northwest Wrestling Championships in Portland, Oregon on February 14, 1998. All four representatives medaled at the tournament with three of the athletes making the finals. Tony Kubec led the team with a first-place finish in the 75 pound 12 and under group. None of his opponents went the distance as he won every match by fall or technical fall. Only one point was scored against him in the entire tournament. Jonny Gilbertson took second-place in the 60 pound 12 and under group losing a 1 point decision in the finals to a wrestler from Salem, Oregon. Kelly Kubec added a second-place finish in the 55 pound 10 and under group where he too lost a close match to a wrestler from Salem, Oregon by a score of 4-1. Zach Burnett was the final competitor and he finished in fourth place in the 75 pound 10 and under group. Although the freestyle season has not yet started for the high school age wrestlers the team members did perform admirably for their individual high schools at the recent Regional Championships. In the AAA Region I Championships 7 of the 14 wrestlers placing first also compete for USA Everett during the freestyle season. Two more members won Championships in the AAAA Region I tournament. |
