Arm Wrestling Championships Held

Thu., June 8, 2000

By Mike Vlahovich mikev@spokesman.com (509) 927-2180

Nearly 100 entrants put their best arms forward during the sixth annual Northwest High School and Open Arm Wrestling Championships at East Valley High.

Jesse Bales was grand champion, overall open male winner and first place in the 151-175 pound bracket.

Nick Johnson won in two categories: the 201-pound and over and left-handed overall male categories. Zach Lange was high school overall Male winner and 176-200 pound high school classification champion. Colleen Ripatti was open female and overall female winner.

Other open male champions were Josh Birt in the 176-200 pound category and Dan Harris in the 136-150 pound category.

Katie Knodel is the High School female champion.

Other high school male champions were Tony Beggs in the left-hand and 151-175 pound category, Dan Durham at 201-plus, Paul Hunt at 136-150 pound and John Sommer at 135 and under.

All told, there were 84 male and 13 female entrants.

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