Courtesy of VHS Wrestling Coach
The Valdez Buccaneer wrestling squad traveled up to Anchorage this past weekend to compete at the annual MCCA (formerly ACS) invitational. The Bucs had a very strong showing placing 4th out of 54 teams, the highest finish as a team since 2012. Leading the way individually for the Bucs was Kaden Vanbuskirk (2nd place 130 lbs), Dalen Beck (2nd place 160 lbs), Logan Beck (3rd place 135 lbs), Warren Blood (3rd place 189 lbs), AJ Tudela (5th place 189 lbs), Melanie Leeds (6th place 114G), Carlie Vanbuskirk (6th place 145G), and Kirstyn Passin (4th place 145G). There was also some strong performances from some of the underclassmen/newer wrestlers which contributed to the strong finish as a team. The next competition will be in two weeks at the annual Lancer Smith Invitational. Go Bucs!
See below for results.
Mountain City Wrestling Invitational Results for Valdez High School
Varsity Boys 112
Gerald Rice’s place is unknown and has scored 3.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 – Laiton Pingayak (Chevak) won by fall over Gerald Rice (Valdez High School) (Fall 1:21)
- Cons. Round 1 – Gerald Rice (Valdez High School) won by fall over Nathan Calacday (Barrow High School ) (Fall 0:38)
- Cons. Round 2 – Darren Salazar (Barrow High School ) won by decision over Gerald Rice (Valdez High School) (Dec 13-9)
Varsity Boys 119
Rylen Case’s place is unknown and has scored 6.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 – Rylen Case (Valdez High School) won by decision over Austin Merriner (Grace Christian School) (Dec 7-3)
- Champ. Round 2 – Rylen Case (Valdez High School) won by fall over Sam Brandell (King Cove High School) (Fall 1:38)
- Quarterfinal – Alvino Vasquez (Bethel High School) won by fall over Rylen Case (Valdez High School) (Fall 1:58)
- Cons. Round 4 – Christian Chandler (Scammon Bay High School) won by fall over Rylen Case (Valdez High School) (Fall 4:53)
Varsity Boys 125
Cirque Carter’s place is unknown and has scored 7.5 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 – Cirque Carter (Valdez High School) received a bye () (Bye)
- Champ. Round 2 – Cirque Carter (Valdez High School) won by tech fall over Michael Harris (Cordova ) (TF 19-1)
- Quarterfinal – Dylan McCambly (Dillingham High School) won by fall over Cirque Carter (Valdez High School) (Fall 0:35)
- Cons. Round 4 – Cirque Carter (Valdez High School) won by major decision over Jb Carlos (Unalaska) (Maj 12-4)
- Cons. Round 5 – Brandon Ayapan (Bethel High School) won by major decision over Cirque Carter (Valdez High School) (Maj 11-1)
Varsity Boys 130
Brad Wheeler’s place is unknown and has scored 6.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 – Brad Wheeler (Valdez High School) received a bye () (Bye)
- Champ. Round 2 – Anthony Kapotak (Dillingham High School) won by fall over Brad Wheeler (Valdez High School) (Fall 3:22)
- Cons. Round 2 – Brad Wheeler (Valdez High School) won by fall over Noah Playle (Nikiski High School) (Fall 0:48)
- Cons. Round 3 – Brad Wheeler (Valdez High School) won by fall over Parker Rizer (Grace Christian School) (Fall 0:32)
- Cons. Round 4 – Eddie Uwekoolani Iv (Homer High School Mariners) won by tech fall over Brad Wheeler (Valdez High School) (TF 18-1)
Varsity Boys 130
Kaden Vanbuskirk’s place is 2nd and has scored 26.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 – Kaden Vanbuskirk (Valdez High School) received a bye () (Bye)
- Champ. Round 2 – Kaden Vanbuskirk (Valdez High School) won by fall over Ronan Hawley (Galena Hawks) (Fall 0:38)
- Quarterfinal – Kaden Vanbuskirk (Valdez High School) won by fall over Young Erikson (Nome High School) (Fall 3:48)
- Semifinal – Kaden Vanbuskirk (Valdez High School) won by fall over Sheldon Smith (Bethel High School) (Fall 4:47)
- 1st Place Match – Cache Henning (Unalaska) won by major decision over Kaden Vanbuskirk (Valdez High School) (Maj 11-1)
Varsity Boys 135
William Gittens’s place is unknown and has scored 4.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 – William Gittens (Valdez High School) won by fall over Jadon Rioux (Kenai Central High School) (Fall 0:58)
- Champ. Round 2 – Joshua Barron (Kotzebue High School) won by fall over William Gittens (Valdez High School) (Fall 3:15)
- Cons. Round 2 – Sebastian Hidalgo (Cordova ) won by tech fall over William Gittens (Valdez High School) (TF 18-1)
Varsity Boys 135
Logan Beck’s place is 3rd and has scored 23.5 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 – Logan Beck (Valdez High School) received a bye () (Bye)
- Champ. Round 2 – Logan Beck (Valdez High School) won by fall over Ronin Brown (Nenana High School) (Fall 1:04)
- Quarterfinal – Logan Beck (Valdez High School) won by fall over Eli Banks (Houston) (Fall 2:43)
- Semifinal – Jaxson Young (Nikiski High School) won by fall over Logan Beck (Valdez High School) (Fall 1:24)
- Cons. Semi – Logan Beck (Valdez High School) won by tech fall over Elden Andrew (Mt. Edgecumbe High School) (TF 17-2)
- 3rd Place Match – Logan Beck (Valdez High School) won by fall over Eli Banks (Houston) (Fall 4:28)
Varsity Boys 140
Malin Blood’s place is unknown and has scored 4.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 – Malin Blood (Valdez High School) won by fall over Chase Wright (Cordova ) (Fall 2:23)
- Champ. Round 2 – Ben Milton (Nome High School) won by fall over Malin Blood (Valdez High School) (Fall 5:46)
- Cons. Round 2 – Mitchell Sachsenmaier (Sitka High School) won by fall over Malin Blood (Valdez High School) (Fall 0:45)
Varsity Boys 152
Jax Salmeri’s place is unknown and has scored 0.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 – Jacob Wassily-Merlino (Dillingham High School) won by fall over Jax Salmeri (Valdez High School) (Fall 0:55)
- Cons. Round 1 – Jax Salmeri (Valdez High School) received a bye () (Bye)
- Cons. Round 2 – Talan Johnson (Nome High School) won by fall over Jax Salmeri (Valdez High School) (Fall 2:50)
Varsity Boys 160
Dalen Beck’s place is 2nd and has scored 28.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 – Dalen Beck (Valdez High School) won by fall over Kendall Ulroan (Nome High School) (Fall 3:07)
- Champ. Round 2 – Dalen Beck (Valdez High School) won by fall over Kaysan Mccormack (Houston) (Fall 1:00)
- Quarterfinal – Dalen Beck (Valdez High School) won by fall over William Pettit (Mountain City Christian Academy) (Fall 3:05)
- Semifinal – Dalen Beck (Valdez High School) won by fall over Keagan Stanley (Kenai Central High School) (Fall 3:20)
- 1st Place Match – Brayden Woods (Homer High School Mariners) won by fall over Dalen Beck (Valdez High School) (Fall 2:24)
Varsity Boys 160
Travis Ray’s place is unknown and has scored 2.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 – Brody Nelson (Nikiski High School) won by fall over Travis Ray (Valdez High School) (Fall 0:38)
- Cons. Round 1 – Travis Ray (Valdez High School) received a bye () (Bye)
- Cons. Round 2 – Travis Ray (Valdez High School) won by decision over Alexander Van Meter (Homer High School Mariners) (Dec 4-2)
- Cons. Round 3 – Theo Garcia (Grace Christian School) won by fall over Travis Ray (Valdez High School) (Fall 4:48)
Varsity Boys 171
Romen Weber’s place is 4th and has scored 20.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 – Romen Weber (Valdez High School) won by decision over Abram Donham (Homer High School Mariners) (Dec 8-3)
- Champ. Round 2 – Romen Weber (Valdez High School) won by fall over Samuel Atchak (Bethel High School) (Fall 3:10)
- Quarterfinal – Kaden Duke (Petersburg) won by fall over Romen Weber (Valdez High School) (Fall 2:58)
- Cons. Round 4 – Romen Weber (Valdez High School) won by fall over Kai Tuttle (Nikiski High School) (Fall 1:53)
- Cons. Round 5 – Romen Weber (Valdez High School) won by fall over Ryan Earhart (Mountain City Christian Academy) (Fall 4:14)
- Cons. Semi – Romen Weber (Valdez High School) won by decision over Kaidon Parker (Unalaska) (Dec 6-1)
- 3rd Place Match – Dalton Henry (Haines High School) won by fall over Romen Weber (Valdez High School) (Fall 0:40)
Varsity Boys 189
Warren Blood’s place is 3rd and has scored 25.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 – Warren Blood (Valdez High School) won by fall over Michael Woods (Galena Hawks) (Fall 2:49)
- Champ. Round 2 – Warren Blood (Valdez High School) won by fall over Pj Kanz (Redington Sr. Jr/Sr High School) (Fall 1:09)
- Quarterfinal – Warren Blood (Valdez High School) won by fall over Thaddeus Lingenfelter (Kenai Central High School) (Fall 0:43)
- Semifinal – Wyatt Ahmasuk (Nome High School) won by decision over Warren Blood (Valdez High School) (Dec 14-11)
- Cons. Semi – Warren Blood (Valdez High School) won by major decision over Zahcory Jacobs-McDonald (Bethel High School) (Maj 18-10)
- 3rd Place Match – Warren Blood (Valdez High School) won by fall over Thaddeus Lingenfelter (Kenai Central High School) (Fall 3:50)
Varsity Boys 189
Aj Tudela’s place is 5th and has scored 16.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 – Aj Tudela (Valdez High School) received a bye () (Bye)
- Champ. Round 2 – Aj Tudela (Valdez High School) won by fall over Bryce Jolicoeur (Kenai Central High School) (Fall 0:42)
- Quarterfinal – Aj Tudela (Valdez High School) won by major decision over Zahcory Jacobs-McDonald (Bethel High School) (Maj 15-6)
- Semifinal – Richard Didrickson (Mt. Edgecumbe High School) won by fall over Aj Tudela (Valdez High School) (Fall 3:32)
- Cons. Semi – Thaddeus Lingenfelter (Kenai Central High School) won by fall over Aj Tudela (Valdez High School) (Fall 4:01)
- 5th Place Match – Aj Tudela (Valdez High School) won by fall over Zahcory Jacobs-McDonald (Bethel High School) (Fall 2:56)
Varsity Boys 215
Oden Halley’s place is unknown and has scored 0.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 – Evan Doyle (Hutchison High School) won by fall over Oden Halley (Valdez High School) (Fall 1:21)
- Cons. Round 1 – Oden Halley (Valdez High School) received a bye () (Bye)
- Cons. Round 2 – Julian Crater (Valdez High School) won by fall over Oden Halley (Valdez High School) (Fall 2:03)
Varsity Boys 215
Julian Crater’s place is unknown and has scored 13.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 – Julian Crater (Valdez High School) won by fall over Kline Faasavalu (Unalaska) (Fall 2:35)
- Champ. Round 2 – Aiden Petla (Kenai Central High School) won by fall over Julian Crater (Valdez High School) (Fall 3:52)
- Cons. Round 2 – Julian Crater (Valdez High School) won by fall over Oden Halley (Valdez High School) (Fall 2:03)
- Cons. Round 3 – Julian Crater (Valdez High School) won by fall over Hawken Scotten (Galena Hawks) (Fall 2:47)
- Cons. Round 4 – Julian Crater (Valdez High School) won by fall over Wassillie Chunak (New Stuyahok) (Fall 4:41)
- Cons. Round 5 – Micah Howell (Delta) won by fall over Julian Crater (Valdez High School) (Fall 3:26)
Varsity Boys 285
Pirate Gracia’s place is unknown and has scored 0.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 – Angus Olsen (Petersburg) won by fall over Pirate Gracia (Valdez High School) (Fall 3:43)
- Cons. Round 1 – Allen Geffe (Kotzebue High School) won by forfeit over Pirate Gracia (Valdez High School) (FF)
Mountain City Wrestling Invite- Girls Results for Valdez High School
Varsity Girls 114G
Melanie Roseleeds’s place is 6th and has scored 13.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 – Melanie Roseleeds (Valdez High School) won by fall over Marisol Magana (East Anchorage High School) (Fall 1:57)
- Champ. Round 2 – Melanie Roseleeds (Valdez High School) won by decision over Charlotte Knox (Chugiak High School) (Dec 6-5)
- Quarterfinal – Melanie Roseleeds (Valdez High School) won by fall over Mary Evon (Mt. Edgecumbe High School) (Fall 3:26)
- Semifinal – Hayden VanderPool (Colony High School) won by fall over Melanie Roseleeds (Valdez High School) (Fall 3:37)
- Cons. Semi – Storey Cook (Homer High School Mariners) won by decision over Melanie Roseleeds (Valdez High School) (Dec 9-4)
- 5th Place Match – Mary Evon (Mt. Edgecumbe High School) won by decision over Melanie Roseleeds (Valdez High School) (Dec 5-2)
Varsity Girls 120G
Kaitlyn Morgan’s place is unknown and has scored 0.0 team points.
- Prelim – Kaitlyn Morgan (Valdez High School) won by decision over Sarah Riley (Selawik High School Wolves) (Dec 13-6)
- Champ. Round 1 – Caydence Nunley (Redington Sr. Jr/Sr High School) won by fall over Kaitlyn Morgan (Valdez High School) (Fall 2:21)
- Cons. Round 1 – Danielle Steiner (Wasilla High School) won by fall over Kaitlyn Morgan (Valdez High School) (Fall 0:47)
Varsity Girls 132G
Jewely Weber’s place is unknown and has scored 0.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 – Jewely Weber (Valdez High School) received a bye () (Bye)
- Champ. Round 2 – Olivia Probasco (Wasilla High School) won by fall over Jewely Weber (Valdez High School) (Fall 5:58)
- Cons. Round 2 – Ashlynn Lonewolf (Bethel High School) won by decision over Jewely Weber (Valdez High School) (Dec 5-4)
Varsity Girls 138G
Sophia Neahr’s place is unknown and has scored 0.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 – Sophia Neahr (Valdez High School) received a bye () (Bye)
- Champ. Round 2 – Cynthia Stolz (Student Wrestling Development Program) won by fall over Sophia Neahr (Valdez High School) (Fall 1:34)
- Cons. Round 2 – Zoe Fuller (North Pole Patriots ) won by fall over Sophia Neahr (Valdez High School) (Fall 0:31)
Varsity Girls 145G
Kirstyn Passin’s place is 4th and has scored 22.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 – Kirstyn Passin (Valdez High School) received a bye () (Bye)
- Champ. Round 2 – Kirstyn Passin (Valdez High School) won by fall over June Kakaruk (Chugiak High School) (Fall 0:33)
- Quarterfinal – Lacey Sherman (Nome High School) won by fall over Kirstyn Passin (Valdez High School) (Fall 2:40)
- Cons. Round 4 – Kirstyn Passin (Valdez High School) won by fall over Lydia Taysom (Wasilla High School) (Fall 3:28)
- Cons. Round 5 – Kirstyn Passin (Valdez High School) won by fall over Bre Stone (Glennallen High School) (Fall 1:47)
- Cons. Semi – Kirstyn Passin (Valdez High School) won by fall over Carlie Vanbuskirk (Valdez High School) (Fall 4:28)
- 3rd Place Match – Daisy Hannevold (Soldotna) won by fall over Kirstyn Passin (Valdez High School) (Fall 2:35)
Varsity Girls 145G
Carlie Vanbuskirk’s place is 6th and has scored 15.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 – Carlie Vanbuskirk (Valdez High School) won by fall over Violet Cole (Susitna Valley Jr/Sr High School) (Fall 0:48)
- Champ. Round 2 – Carlie Vanbuskirk (Valdez High School) won by forfeit over Reghan Harris (Service High School Cougars) (FF)
- Quarterfinal – Carlie Vanbuskirk (Valdez High School) won by fall over Calyse Clark (Delta) (Fall 1:38)
- Semifinal – Saige Morris (South Anchorage High School) won by decision over Carlie Vanbuskirk (Valdez High School) (Dec 8-7)
- Cons. Semi – Kirstyn Passin (Valdez High School) won by fall over Carlie Vanbuskirk (Valdez High School) (Fall 4:28)
- 5th Place Match – Sadie Rockhold (North Pole Patriots ) won by injury default over Carlie Vanbuskirk (Valdez High School) (Inj. 0:00)