Newman Goes 2-0 at Lind-Ritzville Meet

RITZVILLE – WP wrestler Tristan Newman posted a 2-0 record at the Lind-Ritzville match on Tuesday, Jan. 27. The Cardinals competed against Lind-Ritzville, Pomeroy, Moses Lake JV, Royal City JV.

132 lb. Devin Newman dropped two matches by pin in 1:27 to Joseph Roberts and in :43 to Robert Hipolato, both of Moses Lake. 138 lb David Just lost by pin in 1:53 to Adrian Suarez of Moses Lake before pinning Mike Wheeler of L-R in :43. At 145 lbs. Dejay Lalka dropped two by pin, first to David Phillips of Moses Lake in :25 and then to Jose Galindo or Royal City in :30. 285 lb. Tyler Hoffman was pinned by Jacob Duvall in 1:04. WP senior Tristan Newman came out on top, pinning Grayson Whitaker of L-R in 2:13 and Alex Guitar, also of L-R, in 1:20.

“Tristan wrestled Grayson again and came out working on new moves. He wrestled Alex for the first time tonight. Alex was quick on his feet, but not quick enough to get out from under Tristan,” said WP Coach Lanny Adams. Adams said that Devin Newman is recovering from illness and that Hoffman is coming back from an elbow injury. WP wrestlers traveled to Reardon on Jan. 31 for the final league meet of the season.