Howard, Andrews earn berths at Mat Classic

February 12, 2018 5:00 pm
Photo courtesy of Billy Pruchno Mercer Island 195-pound grappler Donnie Howard (pictured) captured fourth place at the Class 3A Region IV tournament in Spokane on Feb. 10.
Photo courtesy of Billy Pruchno Mercer Island 195-pound grappler Donnie Howard (pictured) captured fourth place at the Class 3A Region IV tournament in Spokane on Feb. 10.

Mercer Island 152-pound wrestler Jonah Andrews and 195-pound grappler Donnie Howard (pictured) captured fourth place in their respective weight classes at the Class 3A Region IV wrestling tournament on Feb. 10 in Spokane. Andrews and Howard will compete at the Mat Classic Class 3A state tournament at the Tacoma Dome on Feb. 16-17. Andrews will face Eastside Catholic’s Nick Reeves in his first match on Feb. 16 at the Tacoma Dome. Howard will battle Ferndale’s Taylor Trissel in his first match of the state tournament.