Amputee Ends Prep Career With Second

Many will remember Cosman Bishop. The senior at Snohomish, who wrestled despite both legs being amputated above the knee, was the subject of a Spokesman-Review feature last December.

Bishop finished second at 101 pounds, losing to Ben Vombauer 4-2 in overtime. Vombauer finished the year at 34-0, with two wins over Bishop.

Chris Montgomery of Gonzaga Prep defeated Bishop 9-2 at 103 pounds in the Tri-State tournament in Coeur d’Alene in December. Montgomery finished fifth at 108 pounds at state.

Giampetri winningest Bear

Central Valley senior 158-pounder Rick Giampetri ended his career as the Bears’ winningest wrestler with 103 victories and 30 defeats during a four-year period.

Giampietri finished third at state, losing in the semifinals when a scoring error cost him a tying point.

Rick Giampietri Sr., assistant CV coach, received numerous compliments on how well his son took the decision.

“It was hard to take, but a lot of coaches said he handled it with class,” said the father.

Rolling up the mats

Region IV, which includes Greater Spokane League and Big Nine schools, had six of the top 10 finishing AAA teams at Mat Classic VIII. Central Valley was second, University sixth and Mead eighth. Clarkston was ninth in AA and Lakeside seventh in A-B. … The region also produced 29 of 84 finalists and 16 of 42 champions. … Lakeside took seven wrestlers to state and six placed. Only one was a senior.

Four wrestlers each won a third state championship. Included were A-B competitors Jay McGuffin, 135, Cashmere, and Tony Harriman, 168, Blaine; AA athlete Andy Cook, 122, Burlington-Edison; and Otto Olson, 168, Everett. … McGuffin, with 101 wins and only one loss, is a junior. His loss was to Ryan Presta of Missoula Sentinel in sudden death at Tri-State this year. … Travis and Garrett Knutson of Kiona-Benton are the first brothers since Kennewick twins Dwayne and Darrell Keller in 1966 to win state championships in the same year.

Speaking of brothers, the Roberts three - Kevin, Dusty and Andy - of University have won five state titles between them. Kevin won at 115 as a senior in 1991. Dusty won at 135 and 148 in 1993 and 1995, respectively. Andy won as a freshman in ‘94 at 108 and last Saturday at 129.

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