Two East Jefferson Rivals qualified and competed at this year’s Mat Classic State Wrestling Tournament in Tacoma last weekend.

Mi Amada Lanphear-Ramirez placed third overall in the small schools division, which covers all 1B/2B/1A/2A schools in the state. She wrestled hard in six matches, winning five of them. In the championship round, she won by second round fall over Serenna Swiger of Mary Walker. Her quarterfinal match was a close loss to Miley Blanton of Forks 10-7. Her third match was a decision over Madison Mounts of Black Hills, 9-2. Her fourth match was a 14-12 decision over Aleeciya Meredith of Frankling Pierce. Her fifth match was a pin over Hayden Morris of Quincy, and her final match for third place was a win by second round pin over Natallie Pinon of Toppenish.

This is Lanphear-Ramirez’s second year in a row earning a medal in the State Tournament. The only loss she suffered during the tournament was to the eventual fifth place award winner from Forks.

Manaseh Lanphear-Ramirez won a match at his tournament, and dropped two matches to narrowly miss out of the medal rounds. Due to his first place last week at the Regional Tournament, he received a first-round bye. In his second match, he lost 17-7 to Shea Stevenson of Royal. His third match was a win by points 15-4 over Joshtyn Elmer of Meridian. His fourth and final match was a loss by fall to Connor Goff of Colville. The two opponents who beat Manaseh placed second and third in this tournament.

Coach Steve Grimm was pleased to see Mi Amada battle back to take third place.

“Sometimes after a devastating defeat, you need to pick yourself back up, fight on and not give up,” Grimm said. “She did that and it was amazing to watch. What an inspirational finish. Manaseh was one win away from a state medal. He showed his skills and was right in the match. He’ll be attempting to outshine his sister next year, I am sure of it.”