Vancouver wrestler wins national championship

FARGO, N.D. — Kyle Bounds of Vancouver's Columbia River High School captured the 145-pound Greco-Roman title at the USA Wrestling Cadet Championships at the FargoDome this week.

Bounds, who finished second in this tournament a year ago, beat Illinois' Brett Ambrosino 10-1 in Monday's 145-pound final.

Bounds placed second a year ago in this tournament, which attracts the United States' top 15- and 16-year-old wrestlers.

Two Washingtonians recorded runner-up finishes: Levi Jones (Lakeside HS/Nine Mile Falls) at 98 pounds and Brandon Sitch (Kelso) at 130 pounds.

Notes

• Seven members of the Everett Expressions team have qualified for the Artistic Roller Skating National Championships in Lincoln, Neb. that began yesterday and run through Aug. 5: Christine Beckett, 33, Snohomish; Kylee Berger, 13, Shoreline; Adrienne Erickson, 18, Everett; Trace Hansen, 31, Mukilteo; Alex Mitchell, 12, Everett; Jackie Simmons, 13, Lynnwood; and Jessica Williams, 14, Lake Stevens.

• Michael Christianson, who has coached the boys and girls teams at Tacoma's Mount Tahoma High School the past seven seasons, has been named men's soccer coach at Pierce College.