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Wrestling: Close finish at Vancouver regional meet

Vancouver College Fighting Irish tie for first

Vancouver College tied with the North Shore’s Carson Graham secondary for top place in the regional wrestling championship Feb. 13 at John Oliver secondary. Both boys teams had 87 points.

The host Jokers were next with 86 points. 

In the girls flight, St. Thomas Aquinas came out on top with 37 points, followed by J.O. with 25.

Jokers Torrey Toribio won his 57kg class and Earl Lagos his 51kg class. Tupper’s Rio Sui won 38kg and Gladstone’s Jonathan Guervera won 54kg. Paul Oeda won 48kg for Vancouver College, and teammates Ian Vackart took 74kg, Russel Fernandez 110kg, and Aidan Lunny 110kg-plus class.

Joker Jenina Pascua won her 43kg class.

The top five wrestlers advance to the B.C. high school wrestling championship next week in Abbotsford.