Coral Shores and Marathon wrestlers spent last weekend at the Colby Singletary Memorial Invitational Tournament on Jan. 30 and 31. The annual event in Estero was jam-packed, with 45 teams of all sizes competing. The Hurricanes’ Gavin Matheis went 5-2, finishing in fourth place in the 132-pound division at the event.
Key West opted to compete at the 11th annual Tricounty Invitational at Olympic Heights High School in Boca Raton. There, 38 boys teams and 24 girls teams worked their way through the brackets. Yannesie Corrales finished third after going 3-1 over the tournament. Corrales, who competes in the 170-pound weight class, was the only Lady Conch to medal at the event. Michael Guzman (165) was 4-3 at the tournament, finishing in fourth place, and Allens Alexandre (285) went 4-2 to finish fifth.
The winter season’s longest-lasting sport is beginning to wind down this month. FHSAA’s 1A District 16 girls wrestling championships are Feb. 12 at Miami’s Coral Park Senior High School. Coral Shores’ Sabrina Demeritt and Marathon’s Autumn Wolfe join the Lady Conchs in the first district showdown in girls wrestling to feature three Keys teams. The boys will compete Feb. 20 at Key West High School.
