Reed takes eighth in 1A state championships

Medical Lake High School senior Nick Reed added his name to the school's wrestling history after he took eighth in the 113-pound weight division at the Mat Classic XXVIII, Feb. 20, at the Tacoma Dome.

Reed's journey to the history books began after Highland's Manuel Cisneros-Vargas pinned him in the first-round of the bracket. In the consolation rounds, he pinned Klahowya's Mason Clark and defeated Vashon Island's Preston Petersen, 9-2, before he lost to Freeman's Hunter Nees, 4-1. Vashon Island's Luke Larson pinned Reed in the seventh-place match.

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