2008 Wrestling State championship
Sehome's Thayne Yazzie and Riverside's Jacob Desroches spin upside down on their heads during a 160-pound 2A match during the first day of the 2008 Mat Classic XX wrestling state championship at the Tacoma Dome. Yazzie lost the match.
Mount Baker's Ashlee Phy flexes her arms, celebrating her victory over Skyline's Alexis Willcher for the 145-pound girls championship title as well as a team title for the Mount Baker girls team during the 2008 Mat Classic XX wrestling state championship at the Tacoma Dome. In order for Mount Baker's girls team to win the state title, Phy needed to win by a pin and she did.
Blaine head coach Craig Foster comforts Blaine's Jacob Humphrey after Humphrey lost to Black Hills' Nick Burnham in the 119-pound 2A championship match during the 2008 Mat Classic XX wrestling state championship at the Tacoma Dome. For the second year in a row, Humphrey won second place in his division.
This was my first year covering a wrestling state championship. I am very thankful that I was able to be there. The emotion that the athletes showed on the mats was amazing. I was deeply impressed by all of them and hope to be able to photograph more wrestling events in the future.