RANCHO CORDOVA, CA (MPG) - The Mitchell Middle School wrestling team dominated the 2018 Twin Rivers Athletic League (TRAL) wrestling team championship tournament.  The TRAL final tournament, which included Mills Middle School, Capital Christian School, Bradshaw Christian School and Natomas Charter School, was hosted at Mitchell Middle School on Thursday February 8^th. 

The TRAL wrestling championship tournament is the culmination of the regular wrestling season and pits the league’s best wrestlers against one another in their respective weight classes.  Marauder wrestlers who stood out in their weight classes included First Place finishers Blake Albert (95), Jakobe Knox (135), Aaron Fernandez (142), and Justin Mendiola (185); Second Place finishers Aman Dhillion (112), Destinee Pacheco (116), Nick Gargalikas (122), Bogdan Peretyatko (128), Madison Daw (135), and Sam Tarusov (205); Third Place finishers Brayden Ropp (76), Kevin Mcfarlane (95), Isabel White (100), Giovanni Pinedo (108), Nathan Garoutte (103), Kavon Hayes (108), Mark Edwards (116), and Morgan Sebastian (128).

“I’m very proud of all my wrestlers today,” said Coach Joe Zilles, “It’s a long season and they worked so hard to learn everything they could and it all paid off.”

Overall the Marauder wrestler’s outscored their opponents with 44 points, Mills 28, Capital Christian 24, Natomas Charter 21, and Bradshaw Christian 18.  Next up for a select few Marauder wrestlers is the Area Finals tournament for boys being held at Ponderosa High School on February 17^th, and the Sacramento Area Regional tournament for the girls at Casa Robles High School on February 18^th.