Nguyen and Taylor take fifth at Mat Classic

Three Cheney Blackhawk wrestlers returned home with medals from Mat Classic XXIX, Feb. 17-18, in Tacoma.

Boedy Taylor (182 pounds) and Zack Nguyen (138) took fifth in their weight divisions while Francisco Martinez (145) was eighth in his.

"We knew we would be successful if we wrestled like we have been doing since day one," head coach Brad Rasmussen said. "For three of our guys to make it (to the podium) you can't help but be excited."

Taylor defeated Ridgefield's Dawson Lieurance, 10-5, then lost to Lindbergh's Diego Gallegos, 11-2, in the quarterfinals. In the consolation round, he defeated...