Vote for the Treasure Valley boys, girls wrestlers of the week (Feb. 23 to March 1)
Help us choose the best of the best in the latest Idaho Statesman boys and girls wrestler of the week contest.
Polls close at noon Wednesday. Read about all the candidates and their accomplishments below.
You can vote multiple times. This is meant to be a fun way to show support for athletes. This is not meant to be scientific.
Nominations are submitted by area coaches or taken from stats reported to the Idaho Statesman.
[Related: Boys state tournament recap | Girls state tournament recap]
GIRLS WRESTLER OF THE WEEK
Maritza Medina, Caldwell: Earned her first state championship with a pin at the 5:19 mark in the 100-pound title match at the Ford Idaho Center in Nampa.
Corianna Parsons, Weiser: Pinned her opponent in 3:44 to win the state championship at 105 pounds. She finished with three pins and a decision.
Charlee Noah, Tri-Valley: Finished the season 43-0, winning three rounds by pin and the championship match at 125 pounds with a 4-0 decision.
Alivia Lombardo, Middleton: Won by major decision, pin and a tiebreaker before falling in the championship match at 105 pounds to earn a runner-up finish at state.
Maliyah Garcia, New Plymouth: Worked her way to the championship match at 110 pounds with two pins and a decision to earn a runner-up finish at state.
Talea Nichols, Rocky Mountain: Earned two pins and a decision on her way to a second-place finish in the 115-pound bracket at state.
Caddy Tverdy, Eagle: Helped the Mustangs win the team championship with a runner-up finish at 125 pounds. She pinned two opponents and won her semifinal with a major decision.
Emma Stansell, Kuna: Battled her way to second place at 140 pounds with a tech fall and two decisions in the state tournament at the Ford Idaho Center in Nampa.
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BOYS WRESTLER OF THE WEEK
Bodee Williams, Meridian: Rolled to a title in the 98-pound bracket at the 6A state tournament, contributing a team-high 29.5 points as the Warriors shattered the all-class state tournament scoring record with 338.5 points.
Jaxson Freeman, Caldwell: Captured his elusive first state championship, avenging a district finals loss to Meridian’s Justus Briggs with a 14-9 decision in the 6A 126-pound title bout.
Konnor Fordyce, Kuna: Brought home the school’s first boys state title in four years with a 19-3 tech fall in the 6A 150-pound title bout.
Anthony Butler, Eagle: Pinned three straight opponents before scoring a 15-0 tech fall for the 6A 175-pound state title.
Ryan Hirchert, Nampa: Cruised to his fourth straight state championship, pinning three of the four opponents he faced in the 5A 113-pound bracket.
Ryan Lewis, Middleton: Pinned three of the four opponents he faced for the 5A 175-pound crown, becoming the school’s first back-to-back state champ since 1990.
Jake Mescher, Bishop Kelly: Racked up four straight pins for the 5A 150-pound state championship, his second straight title.
Braelyn Arredondo, Homedale: Pinned his way to the 4A 132-pound state title. Only one match reached the second round.
Ty Cobb, Weiser: Captured his first state title with a 15-4 major decision in the finals of the 4A 157-pound bracket.
Bill Avery, Tri-Valley: Brought home Southwest Idaho’s only title in the 3A classification. He scored a pair of pins before finishing with 3-2 and 3-0 decisions for the 126-pound championship.
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