Wrestling teams prep for state

Chloe Mills

Arts Editor

Posted Feb. 23, 2026

Girls wrestling placed sixth at the 6A District Regionals against 24 other teams at Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Portland, and finished with numerous placers, state participants and a champion.

The team scored 123 points, with junior Sequoia Chorn qualifying as a meet champion. 

“Sequoia Chorn was able to dominate this weekend, pinning every opponent in sight and pin her way to a regional championship,” coach Johnnie Martinez-Isaac said. “She did not give up a single point throughout the tournament.”

Sophomore Faith Williams placed second, at 132-144, and also ended as a state qualifier.

Fourth place was unior Saray Alfaro, who also ended as Douglas’s third state qualifier.

Fifth place went to junior Esmeralda Irbe Ramirez 128-134, and Sixth place to junior Zeyra Guzman Rosales.

“My hope for state is to make sure we learn from our matches, win or lose,” Martinez-Isaac said. “Our three participants are all returning next year, meaning they’ll all get another go.”

Boys wrestling faced off against Gresham Barlow on the 6th, winning 4 of 14 matches. Junior Milo Jimenez-Buerkle won, in an MD of 13-4. Junior Jeremiah Pilat won his match against Barlow. Amaziah Brown won, pinning at 5:52. Sophomore Tyler Hockett also won against Barlow.

Boys go to districts next on Feb. 20–21.

Boys and girls will go to state on the 27th and 28th, at Memorial Coliseum. 

“From here to the end of the season our goal is to just make tweaks, No major changes at this point,” Martinez-Issac said. “And finally I hope I can get some cool footage on my new Meta Glasses for my TikTok page. Go follow!”