Senior Josh Wessels (170 pounds) ended his Cheney High School wrestling career on a high note after he took third place in his weight division at the Mat Classic XXVI championships, Feb. 21-22, in Tacoma.
Wessels made it to state in his junior year, but was eliminated in the early rounds of the competition. This year, he defeated Othello’s Jesus Montes in the finals of the consolation bracket by decision, 5-4.
Wessels’ road to third place was not an easy one. In his first match, he came back from a 5-0 deficit to pin Aberdeen’s Tavo Sanchez in the third period. In his’ next match, he lost to t...
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