Emmeline Weaver tries to take her opponent to the matt on her way to placing 3rd in the 114 weight class last weekend in the Pojoaque Tournament. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
Sports News:
The Los Alamos High School (LAHS) Girls Wrestling Team battled hard to claim 3rd place in the Pojoaque Tournament held Friday and Saturday in the Ben Lujan Gymnasium at Pojoaque High School.
“Each athlete wrestled many matches during the two day tournament,” LAHS Girls Wrestling Head Coach Emily Tew said. “They battled hard and it shows in their 3rd place finish. We finish our regular season at Sandia on Wednesday the 31st and the post season begins on February 9th with the Regional Tournament at Capital High School in Santa Fe.”
Results:
- The team came in 3rd overall.
Individual:
- Sophia Pacheco – 3rd
- Emmeline Weaver – 3rd
- Wendy Sheppard – 3rd
- Olivia Van De Water – 5th
- Jade Blackhart – 1st (improving her season record to 27-0)
Jade Blackhart pins her opponent and remains undefeated (27-0) winning 1st place in the 145-weight class. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
Wendy Sheppard, pinning her opponent, took 3rd place in the 138-weight class on Saturday. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com