Port Angeles’ Natalie Johnson shows off her first-place medal she won at the state folkstyle wrestling tournament held Sunday at the Tacoma Dome.

Port Angeles’ Natalie Johnson shows off her first-place medal she won at the state folkstyle wrestling tournament held Sunday at the Tacoma Dome.

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Port Angeles’ Natalie Johnson wins first place at state wrestling meet

TACOMA — Port Angeles’ Natalie Johnson on Sunday won the championship in her division at the Washington State Wrestling Association Folkstyle Wrestling tournament held at the Tacoma Dome.

This is a tournament for youth private clubs, separate from the Mat Classic wrestling tourney.

Folkstyle wrestling puts more of an emphasis on controlling an opponent than freestyle wrestling and has different scoring.

Johnson competed in the 106-pound 9-12 grade division, winning with two pins and a major decision in three matches. She won her state championship the day after she finished eighth at the Mat Classic in the girls’ 100-pound division.

Other Port Angeles Wrestling Club members also placed at the folkstyle meet:

Jack Harrelson, second, USA Jr., 138 pounds

Reed Lancaster, third, U6 37-40.

Faye Dachs, fourth, 9-12 girls, 122

Willow Harvey, fourth, 9-12 girls, 132

Raymond Rodriguez, fifth, USA Jr., 126

Anthony McMahan, fifth, USA Jr., 145

Cooper Nees, sixth, U14 130.

Kody Williams, sixth, U16 182.

Chloe Snavely, seventh, 1-5 girls, 101-105.

Everett Kiser, eighth, U8 70.

Noah Kiser, eighth, U10 84.

Mauro Infante Carrasquillo, eighth, U10, 56.

The Forks Wrestling Club also had kids at the event and several members placed.

Jade Blair in the grades 6-8 127-pound girls’ division finished third and Easton House in the U6 53-57 division came in third.

Other Forks placers include:

Kenneth Daman, fifth, U14 250.

Adrian Sanchez, sixth, U16, 152.

Emmanuel Hernandez-Stansbury, fourth, U14 130.

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